Oct 11, 2006
THIS
IS A SPECIAL ALERT:
The following Audio clip is a sermon
by Rob Bell. In this audio, Bell
leads the audience through a meditation
exercise and talks about various
aspects of contemplative spirituality.
Please use caution when listening
to this audio file (not suitable
for children). Click
here for audio file - then scroll
to bottom of page.
Lighthouse
Trails has been contacted by several
concerned parents and grandparents
whose teens are being introduced
to the teachings and films of emerging
church leader, Rob
Bell (a strong proponent of
mysticism, i.e., contemplative).
Bell, the creator of the Nooma films,
is pastor of Mars
Hill Bible Church and the author
of Velvet Elvis: Repainting the
Christian Faith.
Christian schools and youth groups
are presenting the Nooma films to
their youth, and many of these groups
are having teens read Velvet
Elvis. Because Bell promotes
and teaches New Age mystical practices
in a Christian context, young people
may accept these teachings as biblical
Christianity. And when trusted teachers
are presenting this material, both
teens and parents alike may be caught
off guard.
In our recent article "Will
the Next Billy Graham Be a Mystic? " we documented important information
regarding Bell's spiritual affinities.
Here is a small portion of that
article:
On
March 19th 2006 Bell ... invited
a Dominican sister from the Dominican
Center at Marywood in Michigan to speak at a church service at
Mars Hill. The Dominican Center
is a "Spirituality center," which
offers a wide variety of contemplative
opportunities, including Reiki
[an occult-based, i.e., chakra,
healing technique], a Spiritual
Formation program, a Spiritual
Director program, labyrinths, Celtic
Spirituality, enneagrams and more.
Zondervan
Publishing will be releasing Bell's
new book, Sex
God: Exploring the Endless Connections
between Sexuality and Spirituality,
next spring.
For further information:
Our research
on Rob Bell
Will
the Next Billy Graham Be a Mystic?
Breath
Prayers
A
Time of Departing
"We're
rediscovering Christianity as an
Eastern religion, as a way of life."- Rob Bell, from "The
Emergent Mystique"
Note: In order to protect the privacy
of the families who have contacted
us, we are not able to list the
names of these high schools. In
most cases, the parents who called
have very little support from other
parents and teachers. If your teen's
Christian school is using the materials
mentioned in this article, please
contact your school and share your
concerns.
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