by Don and Joy Veinot | Sep 9, 2021 | Christ, Church, Sacrifice, Salvation, Terrorism, Thanksgiving
Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe. And Joshua said to them, “Pass on before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take up each of you a stone upon his shoulder, according...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 19, 2021 | Gospel, Grace, N.T. Wright, Redemption, Sacrifice, Salvation
We originally posted this on August 3, 2017, as a follow-up to a blog which MCOI Senior Researcher Ron Henzel had posted a week earlier. His blog, “N.T. Wright’s Long Farewell,” drew comments which seemed to indicate that some believed salvation can only be achieved...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Apr 29, 2021 | Communion, Mediatrix, No 1, Reformation, Rick Warren, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Salvation, Volume 13, Winter 2007
(Originally printed in the Winter 2007 Issue of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 1) On April 22 of 2005, I was surprised to come across the Special to the Tribune section of the Chicago Tribune with the headline: “Evangelical Christians have hailed the ‘Purpose...
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 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 | 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...
