by Ron Henzel | Dec 3, 2016 | Church History, Culture and Society, Evangelical Left, Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, Liberal Left, Political Correctness, Politics, Progressives, Social Justice, Theological liberalism
[Trigger warning: statements that might qualify in some minds as offensive hate-speech will be quoted in this post. Heck, I might even throw in a few of my own!] You know Joe. He’s the VP whose favorability ratings go up every time he puts on Ray-Bans. And you know...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jul 28, 2016 | Brian McLaren, Emerging Church, False Teacher, Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, mysticism, Pagan Celebrations, Relativism, Self-empowerment, Social Justice, Theological liberalism
I had a call last week from one of our supporters, wondering if I knew that Brian McLaren, Emerging Church leader and writer, is involved with the Wild Goose Festival. For those who do not know, the Wild Goose Festival is a gathering of the fallen away, eager to share...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jul 21, 2015 | Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, MCOI Journal, November/December 1998, Postmodernism, Social Justice
(This originally appeared in the November/December 1998 edition of the MCOI Journal) We live in an increasingly postmodern age. Our leading universities are the setting for a revolutionary change in the manner in which we view past events. The history of the ancient...
by Don Veinot | Aug 21, 2014 | Culture and Society, Human Rights Violations, Political Correctness, Racism, Social Justice, Social tyranny
Watching Lou Costello abandon definition and context in his math equations is a bit fun I have to admit. Those of us who laugh at the joke do so because we know the truth. But what if you lived in a time or culture that had become bereft of sound logical thinking and...
by Don Veinot | Jul 17, 2014 | Abortion, Black Liberation Theology, Christ and the Church, Culture and Society, Discernment, Homosexuality, Marxism, Social Justice, Socialism
We regularly receive books from publishers for possible reviews. Many of them are good and by authors we are familiar with on topics we know well and can commend the new resource. On rare occasions we receive a book that is something more. As I sat down to read Urban...
by Don Veinot | Oct 3, 2013 | Christ and the Church, Church, Culture and Society, Culture Driven Church, Emerging Church, Evangelical Left, Homosexuality, Liberal Theology, Rick Warren, Social Justice, Socialism, Willow Creek Community Church
I have to admit I have been very much drawn to want to comment on the healthcare/government shutdown this week but steeled myself against jumping in as little more than one more noisy voice in the din and clatter of 2 seemingly armed camps trying to commit politicide....