Don Veinot's Blog, page 13
June 1, 2023
Diving Deep into Occultism: A Review of The Journey Home
(Editor’s Note: This is not a short review.) Christians hold a general idea that the indwelling Holy Spirit will completely protect them from being deceived. This idea is taken from a portion of John 16:13: When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, There are two fundamental problems with […]
May 25, 2023
Evangelicals and Progressives: The Great Divide
In our book, A Matter of Basic Principles: Bill Gothard and the Christian Life, the Epilogue, “Fear of Flying,” was included to help the readers understand how those in cults and high-demand authoritarian groups can feel trapped. They have been given a view of God as a malevolent being that is on the lookout for […]
May 18, 2023
You Shall Know Them by Their Fruits…
One of the most used and abused verses of scripture among cults and pseudo-Christian groups, in our opinion, is Matthew 7:16, where Jesus said to His disciples, “You will know them by their fruit.” Every cultic group, by ignoring the context, abuses this verse to prove to outsiders that their group are the true Christians. […]
May 11, 2023
Defending the Idol
One of the recurring themes in the book of Judges is the Israelites’ replacement of the One True God with created idols. We find it in Judges 2:11: And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals. God judged His people and then raised up […]
May 4, 2023
Easter is a Season, not a Holiday
Easter is my favorite holiday. More than Christmas. More than Thanksgiving. I love Easter. I know what you are thinking. Of course, Easter is your favorite. You are a Christian. A theologian of sorts. Big surprise. But, Dude, wasn’t that like weeks ago? We did the Sunrise service. We watched whatever Life of Jesus our […]
April 27, 2023
Religious Riptide: Eastern Spirituality Comes West – A Short History
Secularism didn’t supplant religion in the Western world, as some Twentieth Century humanists had anticipated. Instead, new spiritual expressions and movements entered the landscape, often with roots firmly planted in the metaphysical soil of the East. This article, excerpted from my book, Game of Gods: The Temple of Man in the Age of Re-Enchantment, explores […]
April 20, 2023
The Evangelical Press and the Church
Pastors and elders have difficult jobs. Biblically, they have two primary tasks. We find one in Acts 20. It is the shepherd’s role of protector: Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with […]
April 13, 2023
Unfair!
Most, well really ALL of us – at some point believe life isn’t fair. The truth is life isn’t fair, and it hasn’t been fair nor unaccompanied by pain and loss since the Garden of Eden. Doesn’t it seem that some people have all the “luck?” Life appears to come ridiculously easy to these people. […]
April 6, 2023
Inquiring Minds Want to Know: The Mystery Photo
Mark Twain once wrote, “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.”1“Mark Twain penned this amusing remark in a letter dated December 2, 1887 which he sent to ‘Mrs. Foote’. The letter was reprinted in the ‘Los Angeles Times’ on March 16, 1930. Also, in 1934 a facsimile of […]
March 30, 2023
The Druid’s Empty Box
In August of 1993 Joy and I, along with a handful of other Evangelical apologists, attended the second Parliament of the World’s Religions. The first one had been held 100 years earlier in 1893. The 1993 event was well attended: with 8,000 people from all over the world coming together to celebrate diversity and harmony […]
