by Don Veinot | Oct 18, 2012 | Apologetics, Authoritarian, Bill Gothard / IBLP, Christ and the Church, Christian living, Culture and Society, Discernment, Legalism, Spiritual Abuse
Some groups which could be classified as cults or abusive religious groups by Evangelicals strongly discourage thinking independently from the groups leadership. Jehovah’s Witnesses Watchtower Bible and Tract Society went so far in the 1980s as to run articles which...
by Karen Campbell | Oct 23, 2011 | Christ and the Church, Fall 2011, MCOI Journal, Patriocentric, Spiritual Abuse
(Originally printed in the Fall 2011 Issue of the MCOI Journal) A couple years ago, I happened across an interesting blog article written by an older woman, I will call Anne, who lives in the Midwest. With refreshing honesty and engaging style, she wrote in poetic...
by Sarah Flashing | Nov 23, 1997 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Christ and the Church, Fear, MCOI Journal, November/December 1997, Spiritual Abuse
(This originally appeared in the November/December 1997 MCOI Journal) In part one of this series, we traced the history of the rise of Bill Gothard ‘s Institute in Basic Youth Conflicts (IBYC), the fact it grew during a very tumultuous time in American history...
by Don Veinot, Ron Henzel | Sep 23, 1997 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Christ and the Church, MCOI Journal, September/October 1997, Spiritual Abuse
By L.L. Don Veinot, Jr. and Ron Henzel (This originally appeared in the September/October 1997 MCOI Journal) In 1991 1This was 4 years prior to our legal incorporation on April1, 1995, Midwest Christian Outreach, Inc. began receiving phone calls from some residents in...
by Joy Veinot | Jan 23, 1997 | Cults and Religions, January/February 1997, Jehovah's Witnesses, MCOI Journal, Salvation, Spiritual Abuse
(This originally appeared in the January/February 1997 MCOI Journal) One of the most talked-about movies of 1995 was “Dead Man Walking.” Sean Penn played the part of a man convicted of a capital crime and under the death sentence. As such, his life was...
by Ron Henzel | Sep 23, 1996 | MCOI Journal, September/October 1996, Shepherding, Spiritual Abuse
(Originally printed in the September/October 1996 Issue of the MCOI Journal) After three frustrating and disillusioning years, my ministry position in an evangelical church came to a disappointing end in 1987. My wife and I searched for a new church home, but even...
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…