Don Veinot's Blog, page 29
June 25, 2020
The Art of Manipulation
Why do you believe what you believe? Why do you behave the way you behave? Peer pressure has a dramatic impact on social conformity. Human beings are quite susceptible to “group behavior,” and have an almost overwhelming desire to imitate the group they are a part of without even questioning why. As I watched the […]
June 18, 2020
The Last PantheaCon
PantheaCon was the largest Pagan convention in the world. Started in 1994, PantheaCon developed into one of the most important gatherings for the growing neo-Pagan community. Held at the DoubleTree Hilton in San Jose, California as an annual conference, the event became a national focal point where Pagans of all sorts could network and advance […]
June 11, 2020
Atheists Need Christianity
Suggesting that atheists need Christianity may trigger serious heartburn and provoke angry denials from your average atheist. The atheist’s angry reaction at the mere suggestion would of course be nothing new. There has been a long and storied history of atheists ridiculing, lambasting and calling for an end of Judeo/Christian ideas of absolute truth and […]
June 4, 2020
Why do Good Things Happen to Bad People?
When talking with unbelievers, non-Christians, atheists, etc., the question underlying their objection to the faith is almost never, “Why do good things happen to bad people?” Usually their question is more along the lines of “Why is there evil?” “Why is there rape?” “Why is there ______” (fill in the blank)? Why, in other words, […]
May 28, 2020
Errors in Understanding Biblical Texts
Sometimes errors in understanding biblical texts stem from not paying close enough attention to the language. They can occur if we do not have a good working knowledge of the time period wherein the text was written and/or the cultural background. Other times errors arise from making assumptions about the text or perhaps from holding […]
May 21, 2020
Admonishing with Tears
Very often when we read Scripture we do not enter emotionally into the story. As a result, we miss the very real human elements in exchanges like the one Paul had with the Ephesian elders in Acts 20 as he gave them a charge which included: Therefore, be alert, remembering that for three years I […]
May 14, 2020
Education and Safeguarding our Children
In the late 19th Century there was concern over “inroads of secularization in higher education and as a base for the education of lay workers and full-time Bible teachers, evangelists, and pastors.”1“Bible college” The main concern for parents then was how they could protect their children while ensuring them a good higher education? The other […]
May 7, 2020
April 30, 2020
Journeys in Paganistan (Part 2)
Editor’s Note: As Carl pointed out last week in Journeys in Paganistan (Part 1), Occult themes abound in children’s literature, on television shows, and in the movies. The entertainment industry has made a handsome profit in selling the supernatural. In part 2, Carl Teichrib further exposes the reality beyond books and TV screens – a […]
April 23, 2020
Journeys in Paganistan (Part 1)
Editor’s Note: Occult themes abound in children’s literature, on television shows, and in the movies. The entertainment industry has made a handsome profit in selling the supernatural. But as this article by Carl Teichrib demonstrates, there is a reality beyond books and TV screens – a spiritual worldview that honors creation over the Creator. Is […]
