by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 4, 2026 | Bible study, Church, context, Deity of Christ, Docetism, Ebionites, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, Pastors, Resurrection, Salvation
Many of our readers are aware that a little over two years ago, we began teaching at a church in Kenya. The opportunity surprised us. It started with a message from a pastor with a simple request on our MCOI Facebook page: “Can you teach my people the Bible?” Like...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 19, 2026 | Biblical Ethics, Charter Schools, Christian Nationalism, Church, Church and State, Culture War, Deception, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Liberalism
In the daily course of answering questions by email, phone, and in person, related to matters of faith, we invariably have to begin with the reminder that: A text, without a context, is a pretext1“Errors in Understanding Biblical Texts” by Don and Joy Veinot Sometimes...
by Don and Joy Veinot | May 9, 2024 | Antisemitism, Atheism, Bible, Born Again, Christ, Church, Church History, context, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Liberal Left, Progressives
Some have been shocked at what seems like a sudden explosion of anti-Semitism on university campuses. It is shocking, but perhaps we should not be all that astonished. Why should we be so surprised? William F. Buckley Jr. raised the alert in his 1951 book, God and Man...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 15, 2024 | Apologetics, Church, Church leadership, Defend the Faith, False Teacher, Heresy
The position of Pastor (shepherd) is a calling, and for those who do it well, it is both “a blessing and cursing.” Ideally, they love the people they serve, but they are also, at times, exasperated by the people they love and serve. That is often the way in human...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 25, 2024 | Church, Culture and Society, Evangelical Left, Human Rights Violations, Israel, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Politics, Progressives, Racism
As we in the Western world shake off the last vestiges of a Judeo/Christian worldview and morality, it seems to be easier to look the other way when it comes to religious hate crimes. We have instances of attacks on churches – and more and more, we hear Christians...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 31, 2022 | Church, Divided Families, False Teacher, Pastoral Counseling, Pastors, Prayer, Word Faith
Over the years, we have written numerous articles calling attention to false teaching and dangerous trends in the church corporate. Among them is “Missionary Pastor in a Pagan Culture,” where we discussed the difference between the mission of the church...
