by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 25, 2020 | Authoritarian, Culture and Society, Discernment, Fear, Franz Kafka, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Marxism, Political Correctness, White Fragility
Why do you believe what you believe? Why do you behave the way you behave? Peer pressure has a dramatic impact on social conformity. Human beings are quite susceptible to “group behavior,” and have an almost overwhelming desire to imitate the group they are a part of...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Sep 19, 2019 | ANTIFA, Civil War, End Times, Fear, Free Speech, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Liberalism, Mass Shootings, Offending Words, Violence
When we were children back in the stone age, it was not uncommon to hear a parent say, “Watch your language!” It was sometimes punctuated with “young man” or “young lady.” Our language reflected the cultural values of the time. Certain communications were expected,...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 20, 2019 | Defend the Faith, Inerrancy, Jesus Seminar, Kolob, Liberal Theology, Liberalism, Mormon History, Mormonism, NAR, New Apostles and Prophets, New Apostolic Reformation, Reliability of the Bible, Theological liberalism
Sometimes when I speak in churches on the deity of Christ, I ask the congregation how many believe that Jesus is God? Most raise their hands. When I ask how many believe they could defend that claim, only a few would raise their hands. Then I’d pick someone with their...
by Don and Joy Veinot | May 23, 2019 | Deity of Christ, Gnostic, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Morality, Socialism
In his 1923 book Christianity & Liberalism, J. Gresham Machen asserts that liberalism is another religion unto itself, far removed from the biblical Christianity out of which it came. We think he makes some good points. In Chapter Two of his book, he takes the...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 21, 2019 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Deception, Jesus, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Miracles, Progressives, Theological liberalism, Weigh Down Workshop
Earlier this week someone posted a meme of a church marquee with the message, “A Caravan of 5000 Migrants Confronted Jesus. So, He Fed Them.” This reminds us of the assertion made by many that Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were “homeless.” No, they were never homeless. They...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Dec 13, 2018 | Christmas, Islam, Islamophobic, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Muslim, Progressives, Redemption
The Christmas season is upon us in full swing, as it seems to be every year at this time. 😊 And, following recent trends, the public is being offered all sorts of novel ideas, in an attempt to dismiss as mere myth, the historical Jesus and message of the...
