Don Veinot's Blog, page 28
August 20, 2020
The Apostle and the Enneagram
There is no doubt that the Enneagram is taking much of the Christian church by storm. There are currently over 15 titles being sold by “Christian” publishers with more on the way, selling in the hundreds of thousands of copies. It is being used as a 9-week sermon series in many churches, and also used […]
August 19, 2020
The Three-Legged Stool
(Originally printed in the Winter/Spring 2016 Issue of the MCOI Journal, Page 14) I often find myself reflecting on how it was that I went from being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs)1Jehovah’s Witnesses, aka JWs, are followers of the teachings of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society (WTBTS). to being an Evangelical Christian. A full […]
August 13, 2020
Who is My Neighbor?
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. One very interesting question is found in Luke chapter 10, […]
August 6, 2020
Standing on Conviction
Standing on conviction can be an intimidating and scary proposition. Publicly standing on an unpopular conviction, in the woke “cancel culture” of our day can perhaps drive even the braver hearts to seek shelter. There is much hatred in the land today aimed at Christians, the Bible – and just plain hatred of almost any […]
August 5, 2020
90 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR OUR NATION
One of our prayer partners is Joy’s cousin, retired pastor Keith Heyn. We appreciate he and his wife Margaret. They, like so many of us, are concerned about our current national distresses and a few days ago Keith sent a proposal which I would like to ask you to consider joining in with us: 90 […]
July 30, 2020
That Person, Those People
“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 rain on the righteous […]
July 23, 2020
A Prayer for the Czar?
In one of our all-time favorite films, Fiddler on the Roof, the Jewish citizens of the fictional Russian shtetl of Anatevka ask the rabbi if there is a prayer for the Czar. With a twinkle in his eye, he assures them there certainly is, and then goes on to recite the prayer for his listeners. […]
July 16, 2020
Will the Real Joel’s Army Please Stand Up?
In 2002 we published an MCOI Journal article, “Camping With Gwen or Will the True Remnant Please Stand Up?” Both Harold Camping and Gwen Shamblin had convinced their followers that their group and their group alone was the remnant spoken of in scripture. Of course, Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that they are the true remnant as […]
July 9, 2020
Where Did You Hear That?
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 premiere dream that Christmas was to find […]
July 2, 2020
Black Lives Are Sacred
All. Of. Them. Some reading this will say “amen,” while others will wince. Examine your response. But the recognition that all black lives are sacred should resolve the politicized controversy for Christians over the use of the phrase “black lives matter” vs. the organization BLM dot com without need for further politicization. Of course, while […]
