by Don and Joy Veinot | Dec 26, 2024 | Aliens, Christmas, Hinduism, Incarnation, Islam, Political Correctness, Politically Incorrect Jesus, Progressives, Salvation
Have you ever noticed how many people believe in a one-dimensional “cardboard Christ”? We may not think about it in those terms, but it surfaces in various ways. At this time of year, the babe in the manger is certainly the predominant Christ. Everyone likes...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Nov 14, 2024 | Abortion, Abraham Lincoln, Christian living, Divided Families, Family, Morality, Political Correctness, Politically Incorrect Jesus, Politics, Progressives, Social tyranny
Nearly all Americans would admit this has been a difficult and divisive election season, and that might just be an understatement. Friends and in some cases family members have severed or “downgraded” relationships with their loved ones. Some media “talking heads” on...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Sep 7, 2023 | Bible, Biblical Ethics, Christian exclusivity, context, Evangelical Left, Holiness, Immorality, Inerrancy, Liberal Left, Liberalism, Morality, mysticism, Political Correctness, Politically Incorrect Jesus, Salvation
No True Christian – Part One examined what basis there is for an assertion that a true Christian would or would not do certain things or behave in certain ways. By way of reminder, those who do make such assertions commit the No True Scotsman Fallacy. Knowing...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 31, 2023 | Born Again, Cancel Culture, Definitions, Divided Families, Gospel, Political Correctness, Politics, Progressives, Salvation
The days of debating national issues and proposing solutions in a civil debate seem to be a thing of the past. The rancor between the small groups of very vocal activists among both Progressives and Conservatives1Approximately 20% of the nation is solid left and 20%...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Apr 8, 2021 | #BLM, Critical Race Theory, CRT, Gnostic, Political Correctness, Progressives, Racism, Salvation, Sin, Slavery, Social Justice, White Fragility
“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.”(Genesis 50:20) Joseph’s words to his enslavers in Genesis 50, who as it happens were his own brothers, is profound. Out of...
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...