Elder's Blog Archives

What the Early Enemies of Christianity Admitted About the Resurrection

Posted on March 22, 2026June 21, 2026 by Mountain Veteran Ministries

The most powerful evidence for the resurrection doesn't come from believers. It comes from the people who had every reason to destroy it. The resurrection of Jesus Christ has hostile witnesses — people who were present, who had power and motive to crush the Christian movement in its cradle, and...

Easter vs. the Pagan Holiday Claims

Posted on March 22, 2026April 22, 2026 by Mountain Veteran Ministries

Every spring the claims resurface alongside the daffodils — Easter is really a pagan holiday, the name comes from a fertility goddess, the eggs and bunnies prove it. These claims travel fast because they're delivered with confident authority. They deserve a serious answer. Not a defensive one...

Why the World Keeps Trying to Explain Away the Empty Tomb

Posted on March 22, 2026April 22, 2026 by Mountain Veteran Ministries

Every few years a new documentary drops, a new theory makes the rounds, and someone announces they've finally explained away the empty tomb. The disciples stole the body. Jesus survived the crucifixion. The resurrection was a legend that grew over centuries. None of these theories are new — most...

What do you do when the laws of the land drift away from the law of God — and you still have to live in it?

Posted on March 21, 2026April 22, 2026 by Mountain Veteran Ministries

Your phone lights up. Again. And somewhere between the outrage and the highlights, the hot takes and the heartbreak, something is quietly happening to the way you think — and the way you believe. Christians have always lived in cultures that push back. Today the push comes through a screen. This...

Love Thy Neighbor: What Jesus Meant and Why It Changes Everything

Posted on March 21, 2026June 26, 2026 by Mountain Veteran Ministries

Jesus was asked to name the greatest commandment. He gave two — and then He told a story about a beaten man on the side of a road, a religious leader who crossed the street, and a foreigner who stopped. The parable of the Good Samaritan isn't just a lesson about being nice. It's a demolition of...

What Does It Mean to Be One of God’s Children?

Posted on March 20, 2026April 22, 2026 by Mountain Veteran Ministries

Most people have a vague sense that God is somehow "Father of all" — a cosmic benevolence that covers everybody by default. Scripture tells a different story. The Bible is careful and specific about what it means to be a child of God, how that happens, and what it changes. This post works...

Why Should I Believe the Bible?

Posted on March 19, 2026April 22, 2026 by Mountain Veteran Ministries

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You Have to Be Born Again — But What Does That Actually Mean?

Posted on March 10, 2026June 21, 2026 by Mountain Veteran Ministries

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