by Don and Joy Veinot | May 18, 2017 | Apologetics, Deception, Gwen Shamblin, Jehovah's Witnesses, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Political Correctness, Politics
Good deception (by “good,” we mean effective) uses language to guide one’s thinking in a particular direction. Sometimes deception is harmless fun, as in the case of “magic” tricks, surprise parties, harmless pranks, etc. When our son, Lee, was a lad, he and his...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jul 7, 2016 | Abraham Maslow, B.F. Skinner, Benny Hinn, Bill Gothard / IBLP, Bob Larsen, C. Peter Wagner, Church Growth Movement, Creflo Dollar, Gwen Shamblin, Kenneth Copeland, MCOI Journal, Neil T Anderson, Robert H. Schuller, Summer 2004, T.D. Jakes, Volume 10, Weigh Down Workshop, Willow Creek Community Church, Word Faith
(Originally printed in the Summer 2004 Issue of the MCOI Journal ) When our children started school, we were introduced to the “Stranger Danger” program. With a growing concern about strangers abducting school children, we, along with most other parents, spent time...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 12, 2016 | Cults and Religions, Gwen Shamblin, Harold Camping, MCOI Journal, Spring/Summer 2002, Volume 8
(This originally appeared in the Spring/Summer 2002 edition of the MCOI Journal) In 1956, CBS launched the television game show To Tell the Truth. It ran weekly until 1968, at which time it went into syndication. The popular program has been revived from time to...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 6, 2016 | Cults and Religions, Deity of Christ, False Prophet, False Teacher, Gwen Shamblin, MCOI Journal, Trinity, Winter 2001
(This originally appeared in the Winter 2001 edition of the MCOI Journal) In the last issue of the Journal, our cover article exposed major problems in the doctrinal positions of Gwen Shamblin, leader of the very popular Weigh Down Workshops. As many of our readers...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 25, 2016 | Cults and Religions, Deity of Christ, Fall 2000, False Prophet, False Teacher, Gwen Shamblin, MCOI Journal, Trinity
(This originally appeared in the Fall 2000 edition of the MCOI Journal) We must admit that doing research on, or writing about, a weight-loss program, is not something that had previously crossed our minds. That is until Monday and Tuesday, August 22 and 23. On those...
by Sarah Flashing | Sep 28, 2014 | Cults and Religions, Featured, Gwen Shamblin
Editor’s forward: Adam Brooks fully expects to be vilified for exposing the inner workings of Gwen Shamblin’s Remnant Fellowship. He’s seen it happen before. Unable to accept the fact that something may be wrong with her teachings or practices, Shamblin routinely...
