by Don and Joy Veinot | May 2, 2016 | Christ and the Church, Christian Life, Church, Church leadership, MCOI Journal, Psychology, Willow Creek Community Church
by Don & Joy Veinot & Ron Henzel (Originally printed in the Winter/Spring 2003 Issue of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 1) In a world awash in new religious movements—or what could properly be termed the “repaganization” of the world—Russell D. Moore raises...
by Guest Writer | Apr 10, 2016 | Fall 2003, Hermeneutics, John C. Maxwell, MCOI Journal, mysticism, New Age, Psychology, Volume 9
(Originally printed in the Fall 2003 Issue of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 10) Richard G. Howe INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS There are certainly many resources available to the Christian community pertaining to the various aspects of building the Kingdom of God. I do...
by Don Veinot | Mar 5, 2016 | Authoritarian, Christian Therapy, Cults and Religions, False Teacher, Legalism, MCOI Journal, Psychology
(This originally appeared in the Summer/Fall 2001 edition of the MCOI Journal, Beginning on page 8) Back in the late 1980s, Joy and I were discussing a personal issue and felt the need to get some solid spiritual advice. We thought the input of a godly Christian...
by Joy A Veinot | Jan 11, 2016 | Abortion, MCOI Journal, Psychology, Self-Esteem, Summer 2000
(This originally appeared in the Summer 2000 edition of the MCOI Journal) “Low self-esteem” is taking the blame for practically all the ills of our society today. Everything from criminality to poor performance in school is blamed on low self-esteem. It is running...
by Don Veinot | Oct 23, 2014 | Culture and Society, Homosexuality, Pedophilia, Political Correctness, Psychology, Social tyranny
2 Timothy 3:1-5 has an interesting description of people in the “last days.” One of the descriptors is “unappeasable.” I like that word. It is also an accurate description of what we are seeing today. The definition is simple and easy to understand. According to the...
by Don Veinot | Nov 29, 2012 | Abortion, Apologetics, Christ and the Church, Church History, Culture and Society, Economy, Evangelical Left, Homosexuality, Human Rights Violations, Liberal Theology, Marxism, Mormonism, Pedophilia, Politics, Psychology, Theology
I have to admit, this started out to be a very different blog than it ended up. Like many, I was discouraged at the results of the election. Yes, I know that God is in control and uses even government for His purposes but sometimes those purposes are to punish His...
Ron, great research, insight, and a fair differentiation between MacArthur and Gothard. I had to laugh at the "Gothard 5:8"…
Lordship salvation and the "Umbrella of protection" are different things. Bill Gothard is an eclectic mystic who hears ideas he…
Question? Does this have anything to do with Lordship Salvation's concepts that MacArthur teaches? I am glad you brought this…
“ Now, in every theological error, there is usually an element of truth.” There is always real cheese in a…
That is an interesting and, as it turns out, a false accusation. The criteria we draw on are not of…