by Jonathan Miles | Jun 6, 2019 | Culture and Society, Politics, Prayer
I think David Platt did just fine when President Trump showed up at McClean Bible Church and sat through the service. Platt brought him on stage and prayed for him. He showed us to the proper way to engage in prayer with our political leaders. I’ll get to how...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Apr 19, 2018 | Culture and Society, David Hogg, Events, Evil, Free Speech, Gun Control, Hate, Mass Shootings, Politics, Progressive education, Progressives
In 1968, the film Wild in the Streets was released. The premise was a simple and a somewhat satirical jab at the burgeoning “anti-establishment,” counter-cultural revolution that was rampant at the time. A senator, played by Hal Holbrook, and Max Frost, a 22 year...
by Joy A Veinot | Mar 22, 2018 | Christ and the Church, Church, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Resurrection, Salvation, Theology
(This originally appeared in the March/April 1997 edition of the MCOI Journal) I was raised in a Christian home but, in my teens and early twenties, I became very skeptical of Christian claims, the good book, and especially of God Himself. Looking back, I cannot say I...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Sep 7, 2017 | Abortion, Civil War, Culture and Society, Grace, Hero, Slavery, Social tyranny
Lately, barely a day goes by that doesn’t have a news story about the removal or destruction of a Civil War historical monument or the unearthing of the graves of Confederate soldiers. The destruction extends to historical figures such as Christopher Columbus as well....
by Jonathan Miles | Mar 2, 2017 | Apocalyptic, Christian Life, Christian living, Culture and Society, Homosexuality, Intentional Community, Morality, Pedophilia, Politics, Scripture
I don’t always agree with Doug Wilson at Blog and Mablog, which goes without saying but, of course, must be said in the age of Twitter where guilt by association has risen to high art. Don’t even assume I agree with everything he says in the blog...
by Jonathan Miles | Feb 23, 2017 | Christian Life, Culture and Society, Liberal Left, Political Correctness, Politics, Social tyranny
There are a whole lot of people right now that are very happy. They are happy because the tide of the culture war seems to have shifted. The President nominated a sane and fair man for the Supreme court. The department of Education won’t declare war on...
