by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 11, 2021 | Church History, Depression, Discipleship, Economy, History, Holiness, Persecution, Sin
Joy once asked her mother’s mother, Grandma Price, how in the world she had raised 6 children, one not yet four years old, in a converted garage in Chicago during the Great Depression? Her husband had died in 1934, leaving her to manage all on her own. Even as we type...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Dec 17, 2020 | #Blacklivesmatter, #BLM, bigotry, Evolution, Homosexuality, Morality, Racism, Rape, Sin, Slavery, Transgender, Transgendered
When most of us think about a moral dilemma, it involves moral choices we might be forced to make in particular life situations. Perhaps an unmarried adult child is coming to visit for a few days and is bringing their “significant other” with whom they are currently...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 13, 2020 | Abortion, Adultery, CriticalThinkingNotCriticalTheory, Homosexuality, Politically Incorrect Jesus, Racism, Salvation, Sin, Slavery, Social Justice, Social tyranny, Socialism, White Fragility
Young religious legal experts were always asking Jesus questions, trying to stump or trap him into an answer they could use against him in some way. Kind of like our modern-day press corps, except that these 1st century Jewish young guns were probably better educated....
by Jonathan Miles | Jul 30, 2020 | bigotry, Christ, Christian Life, Culture War, Politics, Sin, Slavery, Social Justice
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends...
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 Steven Mark | Apr 16, 2020 | Christ, context, Cross, Gospel, Jesus, Jewish, Sacrifice, Sin
I recently read a critique of Biblical prophecy (specifically, Messianic prophecy), which was alleged to have been taken out of context by selectively quoting a verse or two, rather than quoting the entire passage. This claim stems from either a lack of understanding...
