by Richard Howe | Sep 14, 2023 | Born Again, Church History, Cults and Religions, Deity of Christ, January/February 1996, karma, MCOI Journal, New Age, Reincarnation, Resurrection
(Originally printed in the January/February 1996 Issue of the MCOI Journal) Introduction No doubt, some in our society today find the doctrine of reincarnation to be strange, at best; and false, at worst. In Christian circles, especially, reincarnation is looked upon...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 3, 2023 | Deity of Christ, Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, Resurrection, Scripture, Self deceived, Trinity, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
In Matthew 22:23 – 33, we read of a group of Jewish religious leaders, the Sadducees, whose theology informed their understanding of Scripture rather than allowing Scripture to shed real light on their faulty theology. “This Jewish group apparently based its...
by Jonathan Miles | May 4, 2023 | Christmas, Easter, Fear, Resurrection
Easter is my favorite holiday. More than Christmas. More than Thanksgiving. I love Easter. I know what you are thinking. Of course, Easter is your favorite. You are a Christian. A theologian of sorts. Big surprise.  But, Dude, wasn’t that like weeks ago? We did the...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Dec 8, 2022 | Christmas, Good Works, Incarnation, Paradise, Redemption, Resurrection, Roman Catholic, Salvation, Soul
I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round—apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that—as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of,...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 18, 2022 | Deity of Christ, Gospel, Hinduism, Islam, Jesus, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Jesus Resurrection, Judaism, Kolob, Liberal Theology, Mormon, Mormon History, Mormonism, mysticism, New Age, Resurrection
The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.†(John 10:33) Jesus the Messiah has been to many an enigma since he walked this Earth. He is near the center – or at...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Apr 14, 2022 | Emerging Church, Enneagram, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Progressives, Resurrection, Richard Rohr
The great weapon with which the disciples of Jesus set out to conquer the world was not a mere comprehension of eternal principles; it was an historical message, an account of something that had recently happened, it was the message, “He is risen.” But the...
