by Doug Duncan | May 22, 2025 | Brian McLaren, Climate Change, Cults and Religions, Global Cooling, Global Warming, Progressives, Scripture, Social Justice, Spiritual arrogance, Theological liberalism, Theology, Woke
Not too long ago, I was caught up in a political discussion on social media—something typically avoided by people wiser than me—and I found myself going back and forth about global warming with someone whose views are to the left of mine. Neither of us was winning the...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 14, 2024 | Bart Ehrman, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Resurrection, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Resurrection, Theological liberalism
Most of us will celebrate the resurrection of our Lord in a little over two weeks. For many, the significance of the celebration gets lost in the now predominant popular “add-ons,” such as Easter eggs, bunny rabbits, and the like. The awe and wonder of the historical...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 29, 2024 | Angels, Elohim, Hermeneutics, Jehovah's Witnesses, Resurrection, Theological liberalism
Have you noticed there is a strong attraction to secret knowledge?1The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary gives a number of definitions for “Secret” including: “kept from knowledge or view : HIDDEN,” “revealed only to the initiated : ESOTERIC,” “something kept hidden...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 5, 2020 | Christ, Church Councils, Church Fathers, Contemplative Prayer, Cosmic Christ, Council of Nicea, Early Church Fathers, Enneagram, Incarnation, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Progressives, Redemption, Richard Rohr, Theological liberalism
In Matthew 16:15 Jesus the Christ asks his disciples an all-important question with eternal consequences, “But who do you say that I am?” It was the follow-up question in an exchange we read in Matthew 16:13-18: Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 20, 2019 | Defend the Faith, Inerrancy, Jesus Seminar, Kolob, Liberal Theology, Liberalism, Mormon History, Mormonism, NAR, New Apostles and Prophets, New Apostolic Reformation, Reliability of the Bible, Theological liberalism
Sometimes when I speak in churches on the deity of Christ, I ask the congregation how many believe that Jesus is God? Most raise their hands. When I ask how many believe they could defend that claim, only a few would raise their hands. Then I’d pick someone with their...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 21, 2019 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Deception, Jesus, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Miracles, Progressives, Theological liberalism, Weigh Down Workshop
Earlier this week someone posted a meme of a church marquee with the message, “A Caravan of 5000 Migrants Confronted Jesus. So, He Fed Them.” This reminds us of the assertion made by many that Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were “homeless.” No, they were never homeless. They...
