by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 24, 2021 | Critical Race Theory, CRT, Racism, Redemption, SBC
At the 2021 SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) Annual Meeting in Nashville last week, quite a few people wondered if the SBC, as currently established, would survive the great turmoil going on within its ranks. One friend said that the SBC would indeed survive, “but...
by Joy A Veinot | Mar 31, 2021 | Incarnation, Jesus the Messiah, Redemption, Sacrifice, Salvation, Suffering
When we think in terms of the sacrifice made for us nearly 2,000 years ago, we naturally think in terms of the sacrifice made by the Son. Braveheart. He gave His life for you and me, and the enormity of that fact should never be obscured by the passage of time or by...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Nov 26, 2020 | Friends, Prayer, Redemption, Thanksgiving
Life is complicated, wouldn’t you say? Many important and/or urgent issues vie for our attention on a daily basis. As human beings, we attempt triage, tackling the most vital issues first so the “patient” does not expire. Unfortunately, giving daily thanks to God for...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jul 9, 2020 | Christmas, Evangelical Left, Forgiveness, Holiness, Hypocrites, Identity Politics, Morality, Redemption, Sin, Social Justice, Social tyranny
At some point in December, the popular film “A Christmas Story” is always aired. Set in 1947 Indiana at Christmastime, we find we can easily identify with that earlier time and culture, as do many people our age. Ralphie was a typical boy with simple dreams, and his...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 5, 2020 | Christ, Church Councils, Church Fathers, Contemplative Prayer, Cosmic Christ, Council of Nicea, Early Church Fathers, Enneagram, Incarnation, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Progressives, Redemption, Richard Rohr, Theological liberalism
In Matthew 16:15 Jesus the Christ asks his disciples an all-important question with eternal consequences, “But who do you say that I am?” It was the follow-up question in an exchange we read in Matthew 16:13-18: Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 16, 2020 | Deity of Christ, Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus the Messiah, Redemption, Salvation, Trinity
If we began this post with the words, “Once upon a time…†and went on to tell the tale of two Jehovahs, most would assume it was just a story, perhaps a fairly-tale. In actuality, the story is true, it’s in the Bible, and the One telling it is Jehovah Himself....
On issues of doctrine, that have been put forward in the public eye: I have experienced(in my active heart and…
Spot on Don. If it looks like a dog, barks like a dog, smells like a dog and behaves like…
It is my understanding that none of the Chosen was written by Mormons. It's true that Jenkins consults with a…
Well this has aged well. Don Veinot - "We talk about it in our article, “The Chosen Dilemma” and Dallas…
'For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways..." Isaish 2 reminds…