by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 20, 2025 | Atheism, Atheist, Charles Taze Russell, Egypt, Evangelism, Faithful and Discreet Slave, False Prophet, False Teacher, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Paganism
In the 1990s, We were among the early adopters of a new service called America Online. Originally named PlayNET in 1985, they changed their name to America Online in 1988. We signed up in 1991 or 1992, and were so early that we didn’t need to have numbers at the end...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 30, 2025 | Adultery, Climate Change, Cults and Religions, Deceiver, Deception, Evangelical Left, Gaia, Gender, Gender identity, Global Cooling, Globalism, Identity Politics, Immorality, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Liberalism, Nature Religion, New Age, Paganism, Post Christian, Progressives, Social Justice
The 2002 musical film, Chicago, set in the 1920s, demonstrates the ease with which the public can be deceived – especially if you know how to manipulate the press into selling your narrative. The basic story line is that of a married woman, Roxie Hart (played by Renée...
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 Don and Joy Veinot | Nov 16, 2023 | Faithful and Discreet Slave, False Prophet, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
I (Don) have been to Israel twice. I was ordained in the Garden of Gethsemane the first time. Both times, it was with groups that had booked with a reputable company that handled the many details involved with travel by air and ground. Hotels and two meals a day were...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Oct 5, 2023 | Branch Davidians, context, Discipleship, False Prophecy, False Prophet, False Teacher, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus - Michael the Archangel
Understanding a word or Biblical turn of phrase can sometimes be difficult. The meaning of a particular text isn’t always apparent until we discover the potentially ill consequences of applying an unintended meaning. When we were young, married, and preparing to go...
by Don and Joy Veinot | May 18, 2023 | Heaven's Gate, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Marshall Applewhite, Mormon, Mormonism, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
One of the most used and abused verses of scripture among cults and pseudo-Christian groups, in our opinion, is Matthew 7:16, where Jesus said to His disciples, “You will know them by their fruit.” Every cultic group, by ignoring the context, abuses this...
