by Don and Joy Veinot | Oct 10, 2024 | Bible, Christ, Claudio Naranjo, Cosmic Christ, Deity of Christ, Enneagram, Heresy, Incarnation, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus a Buddhist, Mormon, Panentheism, Richard Rohr, Socialism, Yoga
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. (John 1:1-3) The Apostle John penned the opening lines of his...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 1, 2024 | Deity of Christ, Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, LGBTQA+, Liberal Theology, Pharisees, Progressives, Resurrection, Scripture, Self deceived, Trinity, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
In Matthew 22:23 — 33, we read of a group of Jewish religious leaders, the Sadducees, whose theology informed their understanding of Scripture rather than allowing Scripture to shed real light on their faulty theology. John D. Barry comments, “This Jewish group...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 13, 2024 | Atheist, Dads, Discipleship, Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, Prayer
How does one learn to be a father? There really isn’t a “father training school” per se. Like so many things in life, it mostly happens by observation and imitation. Some people are blessed with great fathers, uncles, or other male role models, while others do not...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 28, 2024 | Emerging Church, Enneagram, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Progressives, Resurrection, Richard Rohr
The great weapon with which the disciples of Jesus set out to conquer the world was not a mere comprehension of eternal principles; it was an historical message, an account of something that had recently happened, it was the message, “He is risen.” But the...
by Jonathan Miles | Mar 21, 2024 | Jehovah's Witnesses, Lament, Resurrection
In the months leading up to this Easter our church had several deaths. Not that unusual. Our church has a strange sort of age gap—either the members are young couples or 70+ couples. Both groups suffered losses of close friends or families. Others were facing...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 14, 2024 | Bart Ehrman, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Resurrection, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Resurrection, Theological liberalism
Most of us will celebrate the resurrection of our Lord in a little over two weeks. For many, the significance of the celebration gets lost in the now predominant popular “add-ons,” such as Easter eggs, bunny rabbits, and the like. The awe and wonder of the historical...
