Mega-church pastor T. D. Jakes, evangelical defector Rob Bell, and emergent church pastor Steve Furtick were among the list of mostly New Age names given on Oprah’s Super Soul 100 list of “awakened leaders.” As Lighthouse Trails has documented for many years, Oprah Winfrey is the most influential New Age leader today and has given … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network GRANDVILLE, Mich. — Kent Dobson, who took over the leadership role at Mars Hill in 2012 after controversial author and speaker Rob Bell left the congregation he founded, has now also decided to step down, stating that “being a pastor is not who I am.” “My place here has … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: We post this because it is important for people to understand what the deception looks like that young Christians are being saturated with through individuals such as Rob Bell. Bell’s tour, Everything is Spiritual, is panentheistic in nature but disguised in some Christian vernacular. Bear in mind, Rob Bell isn’t the only one … [Read more…]
“There are churches who are moving forward and there are churches who are almost regressing and making it more of a battle”—Kristen Bell (Rob Bell’s wife) By A.S. Rob Bell and his wife, Kristen, are making headlines again, this time about gay marriage and the church. Before we start, just a point to our emergent … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following “notes” were written by an attendee at the recent Oprah Winfrey tour in San Jose, California, Oprah’s Life You Want Weekend Tour 2014. Along with a number of New Age speakers was emergent former pastor Rob Bell. While the following is lengthy, it is well written—and we have posted it because … [Read more…]
This past weekend, former evangelical pastor Rob Bell and former television icon Oprah wrapped up their national 8-city “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend” New Age tour. Joining Bell and Oprah on the tour were other two New Age sympathizers – Deepak Chopra and Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love). There was a time, not too … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following article is posted for informational and research purposes only and is not an endorsement of the content or the news source.This particular news source is a regular promoter of Purpose Driven, contemplative, and emerging church figures. To read Lighthouse Trails articles about Oprah and Rob Bell, you can type their names … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Please also read the Lighthouse Trails article below the Christian News Network article to understand more about Rob Bell’s beliefs and teachings. By Christian News Network Author and speaker Rob Bell is set to release a teen version of his book Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who … [Read more…]
Even though New Age sympathizer Rob Bell has left his position at Mars Hill Church in Grand Rapids, MI, Bell’s influence won’t be disappearing from the “Christian” scene anytime soon. As The Grand Rapids Press article below states, Harper Collins is releasing a study guide to Bell’s book Love Wins. For several years, Lighthouse Trails has … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following article written by Christianity Today is in no way meant as an endorsement of Christianity Today, which is a magazine that promotes contemplative spirituality and the emerging and Purpose Driven church. The article is posted for informational and research purposes only. “Bell to Move to L.A. and Launch a Tour” Sarah … [Read more…]
For almost 2000 years, human civilizations have had opportunities to grow “progressively” in generosity, forgiveness, etc. The fact that today’s culture is no closer to perfection suggests that [Rob] Bell’s utopian vision is merely an illusion based in man’s lofty imagination. – Berit Kjos by Berit Kjos Kjos Ministries “Mocking Truth: Rob Bell’s False Hope, … [Read more…]
by Christian Retailing Best-selling author Rob Bell’s controversial new book, Love Wins (HarperOne), has debuted at No. 2 on the New York Times Hardcover Advice & Miscellaneous best-seller list for the week of April 3. HarperOne brought forward publication of the book—subtitled “Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived”—from March 29 … [Read more…]
by Menno-Lite A newly released book called Love Wins by Rob Bell is (supposedly) causing a huge controversy in Christendom. The issue is over the doctrine of hell, which the emergent Bell hasn’t been very clear about in certain interviews and promotional videos lately. Because it’s no secret that in the past Mennonites have been … [Read more…]
Emerging church/mysticism promoter Rob Bell is making the circuit in American media to promote his newest book, Love Wins. The book is receiving a lot of publicity, largely because of a pre-release video (see bottom of this post) by Bell where he suggests that in the end everyone will go to Heaven, regardless of beliefs. In our February … [Read more…]
A Commentary by IndyWatchman (Steve Blackwell) “Warning!! Love Wins, by Rob Bell” Every marketer knows that it is the headline or title that causes most people to read news papers, or buy books. Advertisers will tell you that the most important thing when advertising is the headline. Pick up a Readers Digest, they have mastered … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: In view of the fact that Rob Bell’s Nooma films and his book, Velvet Elvis, are still popular within evangelical circles, this article by Bob DeWaay, on Bell’s “Mindblowing”* model New Ager Ken Wilber, should be taken seriously. by Bob DeWaay author of The Emergent Church In rejecting a “downward spiral” (that history is heading … [Read more…]
by Mike Stanwood Free-Lance Writer What has red gilded pages, a hard cover, and costs more than the average person might pay for a book that can be read in one sitting? From a distance, Rob Bell’s gigantic new book Drops like Stars is reminiscent of the Twilight Series look, with red flower and broken … [Read more…]
On August 4th, it was reported by Transplant Ministries (a radio ministry that “follows,” but is opposed to, Rick Warren on Twitter) that Rick Warren sent the following message to emergent leader, Rob Bell: @RickWarren: “thenoomaguy Hey Rob, Just wanted to encourage you to ignore critics. If you weren’t impacting & making a difference, they’d … [Read more…]
The Reiki News Magazine is a prominent publication that represents Reiki masters around the world. The Spring 2008 issue of Reiki News has an article titled “Reiki Centers: How Seven Owners Achieved Success.” One of the seven featured is the Dominican Center at Marywood (DCM) in Michigan. Roger Oakland, in his emerging church expose, Faith … [Read more…]
In the mid 1970s interreligious efforts began within the monastic stream of the Catholic church with the hope that a mystical (East-West) spirituality could be absorbed into Christianity at large. Thomas Keating, Basil Pennington, and David Steindl-Rast were among those who shared this vision and effort, as was Swami Satchidananda, and eventually the Dalai Lama. … [Read more…]
From Roger Oakland Understand the Times There are pastors (including Calvary Chapel pastors) who are promoting Rob Bell’s view that Christianity must be “reinvented for the 21st century.” Rob Bell is one of the prominent leaders of the Emerging Church movement. In Faith Undone – the emerging church – new reformation or last day deception, … [Read more…]
“A lot of people see Jesus as just for Christians but I keep discovering that his teachings are really about what it means to be human.” – Rob Bell, Manchester Evening News (June 15, 2007) According to a news report from Manchester Evening News (Britain), emergent leader Rob Bell is “setting out on an … [Read more…]
More and more concerned parents are contacting Lighthouse Trails, telling us that their teens (in church and Christian schools) are being introduced to the writings and the films (Noomas) of Rob Bell. Listen to this sermon by Rob Bell, whose new book, Sex God, will be released next spring. On this sermon, Bell leads the … [Read more…]
Zondervan Publishing will be releasing a new book by emergent leader, Rob Bell, next spring. The book is called Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections between Sexuality and Spirituality. Of the book, on Zondervan’s site it says: “God and sex go together. You can’t separate the two, says Rob Bell, because this physical world is … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. It is from the Christian publication, Israel My Glory. The publishers, The Friends of Israel, just released a special edition on antisemitism: “A Biblical Look at Antisemitism. Below is one of the articles in that edition. You may read the entire edition by clicking … [Read more…]
Today, we received this letter to the editor: Recently my church hosted an IF Gathering conference. I had already done research and found some disturbing facts about some of the various speakers. I wrote a letter to the leadership detailing all the information I had gathered. I thought I would pass it along for your … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network Just days after word broke that Rob Bell, author of the best-selling and controversial book Love Wins, which challenges the Christian teaching of Hell, came out in support of the homosexual lifestyle, Bell has reiterated his beliefs to the media. This week, Odyssey Networks posted a video interview with … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network San Francisco, California – Rob Bell, author of the best-selling and controversial book Love Wins, which challenges the Christian teaching of Hell, came out in support of homosexual marriage on Sunday and called “narrow” Christians to repentance. According to reports, Bell was speaking at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco … [Read more…]
After being alerted by a concerned parent who’s child attends Campbell University in North Carolina, and after doing our own research, Lighthouse Trails has added Campbell University to its Contemplative College list, a list that includes the names of Christian colleges, seminaries, and universities, which promote spiritual formation (i.e., contemplative spirituality). In virtually every case where a college … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: I have been learning so much from your research. I am so thankful for all your work in exposing the things that are entering the church and deceiving people. My friend had received a monthly newsletter from CBN, which we both have been having questions about anyway, but she still gets their newsletters and reads them now with … [Read more…]