by Don and Joy Veinot | Jul 28, 2016 | Brian McLaren, Emerging Church, False Teacher, Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, mysticism, Pagan Celebrations, Relativism, Self-empowerment, Social Justice, Theological liberalism
I had a call last week from one of our supporters, wondering if I knew that Brian McLaren, Emerging Church leader and writer, is involved with the Wild Goose Festival. For those who do not know, the Wild Goose Festival is a gathering of the fallen away, eager to share...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Sep 24, 2015 | Brian McLaren, Cults and Religions, Emerging Church, Hinduism, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Mormonism, Politics
Over the years we have observed a wide variety of groups who outright reject the Jesus of Scripture but somehow feel the need to attach His name to their group or cause in order to give them an air of legitimacy. It happens with world religions, cults, social causes...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jul 21, 2015 | Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, MCOI Journal, November/December 1998, Postmodernism, Social Justice
(This originally appeared in the November/December 1998 edition of the MCOI Journal) We live in an increasingly postmodern age. Our leading universities are the setting for a revolutionary change in the manner in which we view past events. The history of the ancient...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Apr 2, 2015 | Christ and the Church, Church History, Jesus Resurrection, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Resurrection
The celebration of the resurrection of Jesus will take place for many this Sunday. For most people these days, it is more-or-less a cultural event. I don’t necessarily mean they deny that the resurrection happened, but that they believe it based on their family and...
by Don Veinot | Mar 19, 2015 | Apologetics, Atheism, Bart Ehrman, Brian McLaren, Church History, Cults and Religions, Defend the Faith, Divination, Jesus Seminar, Wicca
I never really know when I start the day what questions, comments or challenges may come up but they are often interesting. This past week was no exception. On March 13 “Gary” posted a comment to Dr. Tom Howe’s blog, “Brian McLaren, ‘Is Jesus the Only Way to What?,’...
by Don Veinot | Jan 29, 2015 | Apologetics, Church Fathers, Church History, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Islam, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan
Not long ago Barack Obama proclaimed, “ISIL is not Islamic.” Certainly he has a right to express his opinion, no matter how uninformed or perhaps emotionally informed he may be but that doesn’t make his declaration correct or accurate. I have always been intrigued by...
