by Don and Joy Veinot | Dec 31, 2020 | ANTIFA, Dayenu, Faith tested, Lawlessness, Mass Shootings, Mass Suicide, Offending Words, Persecution, Politics, Sacrifice, Salvation, Social tyranny, Suicide, Thanksgiving, Traditions
Today marks the last day of the year 2020. At midnight, with the tick of the clock, a new calendar year will be ushered in. Will the chaos of this past year continue on into 2021, or will that subside and give way to a more hopeful time? Folks will make New Year’s...
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 Ron Henzel | Oct 10, 2018 | Free Speech, Freedom, Offended, Offending Words, Political Correctness, Politics, Progressives
I would be very interested to know what the weather was like in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 22, 1856. It had been an unusually long winter across the Midwest and Eastern seaboard of the United States that year. The capital itself had seen remarkably cold...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 14, 2018 | Benny Hinn, Free Speech, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesse DuPlantis, Marriage, Offended, Offending Words, Pedophilia, Postmodernism, Progressives, Social tyranny
Every week, it seems, we receive an email, letter, phone call or comment on our blog or YouTube Channel proclaiming that someone is offended by something that was said, either by us or a guest. We have come to realize over the years of being involved with apologetics...
by Guest Writer | Dec 4, 2017 | Church Growth Movement, Evangelism, Fall 2004, Gospel, MCOI Journal, Offending Words, Pastors, Redemption, Rick Warren, Salvation, Volume 10, Willow Creek Community Church
(Originally printed in the Fall 2004 Issue of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 16) Many Church leaders today are engaged in a cultural struggle over the direction of the Church. How can loving, following, and serving Jesus Christ become so divisive? The question at...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Sep 21, 2017 | Communication, Definitions, Hinduism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Kolob, Mormonism, Offending Words
I often have to think about the challenge of communication, not only in our articles or public teaching but also in my day-to-day interaction with others. Sometimes when talking with someone, I get the distinct feeling that, although we may be using the same language,...
