by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 29, 2018 | Bart Ehrman, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Resurrection, Theological liberalism
Most of us will celebrate the resurrection of our Lord this Sunday. 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 event and its...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Nov 16, 2017 | Atheism, Atheist, Bart Ehrman, Darwinism, Zeitgeist: The Movie
Is atheism based upon faith or fact? How does one arrive at belief in unbelief? There is probably no one answer to these questions. In his book Ends and Means, Aldous Huxley, known as “Darwin’s Bulldog,” was clear that his atheism was not based on faith, facts, or...
by Don Veinot | Mar 19, 2015 | Apologetics, Atheism, Bart Ehrman, Brian McLaren, Church History, Cults and Religions, Defend the Faith, Divination, Jesus Seminar, Wicca
I never really know when I start the day what questions, comments or challenges may come up but they are often interesting. This past week was no exception. On March 13 “Gary” posted a comment to Dr. Tom Howe’s blog, “Brian McLaren, ‘Is Jesus the Only Way to What?,’...
by Don Veinot | May 30, 2013 | Atheism, Bart Ehrman, Christ and the Church, Church, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Discernment
While most Evangelical churches are thrilled when an individual goes from unbelief to belief. They embrace the Bible, they recognize they are a sinner and turn to Jesus Christ and are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Cults and false teachers...
by Don Veinot | Mar 28, 2013 | Atheism, Bart Ehrman, Christ and the Church, Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Resurrection
It is that time of year again. The faithful celebrate the commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Liberal media will trot out “experts” like Bart Ehrman who will assert that the resurrection never occurred or John Dominic Crossan who will offer up that the...
by Don Veinot | Jan 19, 2013 | Bart Ehrman, Church History, Deity of Christ, Fall 2010, Jesus Resurrection, Jesus Seminar, MCOI Journal, Reliability of the Bible, Resurrection
(Originally printed in the Fall 2010 Issue of the MCOI Journal) Watching a court jury trial and watching a debate have a number of similarities. In both cases, you have one set of evidence, but you have two opposing sides that attempt to explain the evidence in such a...