Lighthouse

Lighthouse Trails Research Project

  • HOME
  • ABOUT/CONTACT
  • STORE
  • RESEARCH JOURNAL
  • TOPICAL BOOKLETS
  • FREE E-NEWSLETTER
  • RESEARCH ARCHIVE

bringing light to areas of darkness

Rick Warren

NEW BOOKLET: Global Revival or Global Deception: 10 Critical Warnings From the Titanic to the Church

November 16, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

Global Revival or Global Deception: 10 Critical Warnings From the Titanic to the Church by Warren B. Smith is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are available. Our booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own personal … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Discernment, Ecumenism, False Signs and Wonders, Interspirituality, JESUS CALLING, New Age movement, One-World Religion, pantheism & panentheism, Purpose Driven Movement, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, THE SHACK Tagged: bill johnson, Brian McLaren, false revival, global revival, god's dream, greg laurie, holy laughter, Leonard Sweet, Necromancy, New Age movement, oneness, quantum spirituality, revival, Rick Warren, rodney howard browne, talking to the dead, titanic, toronto blessing, warren b smith

“Pope to Focolare-Linked Bishops: Help Realize God’s ‘Dream’ of Harmony in World”

October 18, 2021 by Miscellaneous News Source 3 Comments

LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. If you are not familiar with the term “God’s Dream,” please read Warren B. Smith’s “GOD’S DREAM”—Satan’s Ultimate Scheme. In that booklet/article, you will see how that concept is being used by some of today’s top Christian leaders. I am not fully forgiven until … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Interspirituality, New Age movement, One-World Religion, Rick Warren, The New Spirituality, Universalism Tagged: catholic church, Christian leaders, god's dream, joel osteen, New Age movement, pope francis, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Robert Schuller, roman catholiism, universalism, vatican, Warren B. Smith

Letter to the Editor: Rick Warren’s Past and Present Troubling Connections

October 7, 2021 by Letters to the Editor 6 Comments

Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace. (Ezekiel 13:10) Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none. (Ezekiel 7:25) And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Ecumenism, One-World Religion, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Signs of the Times Tagged: cfr, covid, Ecumenism, new world order, one world government, purpose driven, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Tony Blair

How the “Quantum Christ” (God is in everything) Is HAS Transformed the World . . . and Entered the Church!

September 20, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

By Warren B. Smith (From his book A “Wonderful” Deception) The New Age/New Spirituality is already heralding quantum physics as a “scientific” basis for their contention that God is not only transcendent but also immanent—“in” everyone and everything. Physicist Fritjof Capra’s 1975 best-selling book on quantum physics—The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Interspirituality, One-World Religion, pantheism & panentheism, Rick Warren, Saddleback, The "New" Sciences Tagged: eastern mysticism, fritjof capra, Leonard Sweet, new sciences, quantum physics, quantum spirituality, Rick Warren, warren b smith

Booklet Highlight: Rick Warren’s Dangerous Ecumenical Pathway to Rome And How One Interview Revealed So Much

August 24, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

To order copies of Rick Warren’s Dangerous Ecumenical Pathway to Rome And How One Interview Revealed So Much in booklet format, click here. By Roger Oakland In 2014, Rick Warren (called “America’s Pastor) was interviewed by Catholic T.V. network host Raymond Arroyo. The interview took place at the Saddleback Church campus and was posted on YouTube by … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Ecumenism, One-World Religion, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, The New Evangelization Tagged: Ecumenism, one world religion, purpose driven, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Roman Catholicism

Christian Leaders—A New Openness . . . to the Catholic Church

July 6, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

LTRP Note: The information in this article was written a few years ago, but it remains as relevant today as it did back then—in fact, more so as you can see from the articles we link to at the bottom of this article. If you do not understand what the Catholic Church really teaches and … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Beth Moore, Ecumenism, One-World Religion, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, The New Evangelization Tagged: alpha, Beth Moore, brother lawrence, catholic church, Ecumenism, james robison, jean vanier, kenneth copeland, lifeway, mystics, nicky gumble, one-world religion, Ray Yungen, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Roger Oakland, Roman Catholicism, salvation army, sbc, Southern Baptist, tony palmer

A Party Jesus?

June 22, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 9 Comments

By Warren B. Smith Disregarding Danger AFTER the Titanic collided with the iceberg, and with water flooding into the bowels of the vessel, some of the passengers frolicked in an almost party-like atmosphere around the estimated two tons of ice that had spilled out onto the foredeck of the already sinking ship. Several hours later, some of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Discernment, REVIVAL, Rick Warren, Signs of the Times Tagged: Brian McLaren, discernment, false revival, purpose driven, randy clark, revival, Rick Warren, titanic

A Word From the Past for Today: “Open Letter To Evangelical and Protestant Pastors – Now is the Day to Turn Back to God’s Word”

March 29, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

LTRP Note: Ten years ago, author and evangelist Roger Oakland wrote an open letter to evangelical pastors beseeching them to turn away from false teachings, complacency, and ecumenicalism and stand true to God’s Word in these last days. Although Roger is no longer in active ministry, his words and warnings are as relevant today as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Discernment, Ecumenism, Eschatology, One-World Religion, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Saddleback, The Emerging Church, The Gospel, The New Spirituality Tagged: apostasy, Calvary Chapel, Ecumenism, ichabod, one world religion, purpose driven, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland

Taking a Quantum Leap into the New Age

May 30, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

From Roger Oakland and Caryl Matrisciana’s book, The Evolution Conspiracy. There is a clear but complex marriage between physical evolution and transcendental evolution. Ironically, while forcing out creationism, many scientists and educators push for an equally religious alternative. They cling to the Eastern concept that the next stage of man’s evolution will arrive in spiritual … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Creation/Evolution, Defending the Faith, Ecumenism, Eschatology, Hinduism, Interspirituality, New Age movement, One-World Religion, Oprah Winfrey, pantheism & panentheism, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, THE SHACK, YOGA Tagged: caryl matrisciana, evolution, Henri Nouwen, kenneth copeland, Leonard Sweet, oprah winfrey, pope francis, quantum spirituality, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, spiritual evolution, The Shack, Warren B. Smith

Emergent Manifesto of Hope Despair Revisited—How It Has Affected Today’s Church

March 10, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 9 Comments

In 2007, Lighthouse Trails wrote a book review on a book titled Emergent Manifesto of Hope. Today, thirteen years later, we are seeing the “fruit” of the emergent church (that, incidentally, was spawned by leaders like Rick Warren, Bob Buford, and Bill Hybels as is documented in Faith Undone by Roger Oakland). The so-called fruit … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, Marxism/Socialism, Persecution, Remembering Communism, Rick Warren, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: bob buford, Brian McLaren, communism, contemplative prayer, critical race theory, doug pagitt, emergent church, emerging church, Homosexuality, manifesto, marxism, Ray Yungen, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, socialism, tony jones

NEW BOOKLET: MAITREYA: What We Can Learn From This False New Age Christ

June 26, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

Just as we were about to go to press with this new booklet by Warren B. Smith—MAITREYA: What We Can Learn From This False New Age Christ—we learned that a prominent Bethel Church worship leader has described Jesus as “an enlightened master,” which is exactly what Maitreya and almost all New Age figures call him. While … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Course in Miracles, JESUS CALLING, New Age movement, Purpose Driven Movement, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, Signs of the Times, THE SHACK Tagged: anticrhist, false christ, jesus calling, maitreya, New Age movement, purpose driven life, The Shack, Warren B. Smith

Purpose-Driven Mandate: Those Who Focus on Bible Prophecy “Not fit for the kingdom of God”

June 24, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 25 Comments

By Roger Oakland Many who were once looking for the return of Jesus have fallen asleep. We now live in a period of time where numerous prominent Christian leaders are telling the Christian masses that paying attention to the signs of our times in light of the Bible is a waste of time. And many … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eschatology, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Saddleback, The Emerging Church Tagged: Bible prophecy, Christ's return, purpose driven life, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland

Contemplative Mystic Jean Vanier Dies (90), But Influence Over Rick Warren Will Continue

May 16, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

God’s Dream for humanity is the gradual realization that we can become One.—Jean Vanier (1) On May 7th, Canadian Catholic humanitarian, Jean Vanier, died at the age of 90.2 Vanier, founder of L’Arche where Henri Nouwen spent the last ten years of his life, was a major proponent of contemplative spirituality, believing that all religions … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Saddleback, The New Evangelization Tagged: Catholicism, Henri Nouwen, Hinduism, interfaith, Interspirituality, jean vanier, kay warren, raymond arroyo, Rick Warren, spiritual director

The Significance of Understanding Quantum Spirituality and Leonard Sweet’s “More Magnificent Way” of Seeing Christ

March 6, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 2 Comments

Over the past few decades, a number of New Age sympathizers have had a significant influence in the evangelical church. One of the chief is Methodist author, speaker, and teacher Leonard Sweet. Sweet openly calls the Father of the New Age Movement—the late Jesuit priest Teilhard de Chardin—“twentieth-century Christianity’s major voice.” Sweet also teaches the foundational New Age doctrine that God is “in” everyone and everything—that God is embedded in all creation. Brought forward and popularized by Rick Warren, Leonard Sweet and his New Age sympathies have not been adequately addressed by today’s pastors and church leaders. A look on Sweet’s website shows he has partnered with numerous popular figures such as Brian McLaren, Mark Batterson (Circle Maker), Erwin McManus, Mark Driscoll, Frank Viola, and Karen Swallow Prior (professor at Liberty University). The following booklet by Warren Smith reveals the “New Age Christianity” that Leonard Sweet has helped to bring into the church.

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Interspirituality, Methodists, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: Alice Bailey, Brian McLaren, Erwin McManus, frank viola, karen swallow prior, Leonard Sweet, Liberty University, Mark Driscoll, methodists, New Age movement, new spirituality, pierre teilhard de chardin, quantum spirituality, Warren Smith

LT Caller: What Are Breath Prayers?

December 7, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

Today, a Lighthouse Trails caller asked if we could tell her what “breath prayers” are and wondered if we had any information on them because someone in her church is advising others to practice them. Thus, we are posting some information we have previously posted on breath prayers. Breath prayers, like lectio divina, are a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Saddleback, The Role of Meditation Tagged: breath prayer, Breath prayers, brother lawrence, celebration of discipline, contemplative prayer, desert fathers, larry debruyn, meditation, purpose driven, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Rob Bell, sadhana

Release of New Booklet on “A Course in Miracles” Coincides With Marianne Williamson’s Announcement About 2020 Presidential Election

November 20, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

The journey to the cross should be the last “useless journey.”—The “Jesus” of A Course in Miracles Just as Lighthouse Trails was about to release this new booklet, a stunning news announcement by New Age leader Marianne Williamson was broadcast throughout America’s media. Williamson announced that she is seriously considering running for president in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Course in Miracles, A Global Spirituality, Book/Film Reviews, Interspirituality, New Age movement, One-World Religion, Oprah Winfrey, pantheism & panentheism, Persecution, Politics, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, Signs of the Times, The New Spirituality Tagged: A Course in Miracles, fearing god, helen schucman, hour of power, Marianne Williamson, New Age movement, oprah winfrey, Rick Warren, rober schuller, the light that was dark, Warren B. Smith

Warren B. Smith New YouTube Channel, Chuck Smith, Calvary Chapel, and Purpose Driven

November 9, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 14 Comments

  Former New Age follower and Lighthouse Trails author Warren B. Smith has a new YouTube channel created by Chris Lawson of Spiritual Research Network. Lawson will be adding numerous talks over the next several weeks that Smith has given over the past twenty-five years. Two particular videos on the channel took place in 2008 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Defending the Faith, New Age movement, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Saddleback, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church Tagged: Calvary Chapel, chris lawson, Chuck Smith, emerging church, New Age movement, purpose driven, Ray Yungen, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, Warren B. Smith, Warren Smith

Roma Downey Promotes New Age Doctrine (God “In” Everyone & Everything)—Christian Leaders Say Nothing

October 30, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 10 Comments

Proclaim 19 First she’s there; now she’s gone, or is she? New Age sympathizer Roma Downey was scheduled to speak at the National Religious Broadcaster’s 2019 convention, Proclaim 19. Sharing the docket with her are highly popular evangelical names like John MacArthur, Rick Warren, Greg Laurie, and Kirk Cameron. Lighthouse Trails reported on the story … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, New Age movement, Rick Warren, Roma Downey, Spiritual Deception Tagged: butterfly illusions, della reese, god in everything, greg laurie, greg reid, john macarthur, john-roger, kirk cameron, national religious broadcasters, New Age, nrb, proclaim 19, roma downey

“They Hate Christianity But Love (Another) Jesus – How Conservative Christians Are Being Manipulated and Ridiculed, Especially During Election Years”

October 25, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 9 Comments

  In May of 2013, Lighthouse Trails released a report titled, “They Hate Christianity But Love (Another) Jesus – How Conservative Christians Are Being Manipulated and Ridiculed, Especially During Election Years.” In view of the upcoming elections and some of the things going on around the country in the “background,” it seems diligent to repost … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, FOR MILLENNIALS, Homosexuality, Persecution, Politics, Remembering Communism, Rick Warren, The Emerging Church Tagged: America, bill hybels, bob buford, Brian McLaren, communism, Dan Kimball, diana butler bass, doug pagitt, elections, emergent, emerging church, John pavlovitz, Leadership Network, mark scandrette, marxism, Politics, Rick Warren, Samir Selmanovic, Shane Claiborne, socialism, terra nova project

Letter to the Editor on Proclaim 19: Lighthouse Trails Not Being Accurate About Speakers . . . Facts Prove Otherwise

October 25, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 10 Comments

To Lighthouse Trails: I looked up speakers for the Proclaim 19 and did not find Charles Stanley on their list – nor did I find John MacArthur as a speaker. He is only listed as holding the worship service. From the Proclaim 19 web site: “Join us in worshiping our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Ecumenism, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Roma Downey Tagged: Charles Stanley, Ecumenism, john macarthur, proclaim 19, Rick Warren, roma downey, roman catholic church

New Booklet: Butterfly Illusions: The New Age Implications of Roma Downey’s Box of Butterflies & the Christian Leaders Who Were Fooled

October 8, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 23 Comments

Roma Downey, who has never renounced her extensive New Age involvement, is now firmly entrenched and aligned with contemporary Christian leadership. Because Christian leaders and day-to-day believers have given Roma Downey a get-out-of-the-new-age free pass, Lighthouse Trails is releasing a second Roma Downey booklet today. This booklet emphasizes the danger of Downey’s most recent book, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, Interspirituality, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, Roma Downey, Spiritual Deception, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, Universalism Tagged: A Course in Miracles, box of butterflies, butterflies, Christian leaders, David Jeremiah, gregory reid, Henri Nouwen, mark batterson, mark burnett, Necromancy, New Age, new spirituality, panentheism, Rob Bell, roma downey, Thomas Merton, universalism, Warren B. Smith

A Book Review: To Unpack Roma Downey’s “Box of Butterflies” Is to Discover a Core False Teaching (And Christian Leaders Love It)

June 13, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 4 Comments

  LTRP Note: The fact that Roma Downey’s recently released, New Age-promoting book, Box of Butterflies, is being endorsed by numerous evangelical leaders like Rick and Kay Warren, Focus on the Family, Jonathan Falwell, Craig Groeschel, John Hagee, Max Lucado, Erwin McManus, Luis Palau Association, Hillsong, and Ronnie Floyd (the last SBC president) is reason … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, New Age movement, New Evangelicalism, Rick Warren, Roma Downey, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: box of butterflies, David Jeremiah, focus on the family, greg laurie, kay warren, lois putnam, Max Lucado, meditation, New Age, Rick Warren, roma downey, ronnie floyd, sbc

“A Life With Purpose” – A Glimpse at the Past to Better Understand the Present

April 27, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

LTRP Note: Six years ago this month, a man named George Mair passed away. He had written a glowing biography about Rick Warren, and what followed broke his heart and revealed many things that would clarify the roots of where the church was heading. By Warren B. Smith (The following is from Warren Smith’s book, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren Tagged: A "Wonderful" Deception, a life with purpose, george mair, hour of power, New Age, norman vincent peale, purpose driven, Rick Warren, Robert Schuller, Warren B. Smith

Many Just Now Learning About the Dangers of Spiritual Formation

March 14, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 12 Comments

Today, our office received a phone call from a woman who had signed up through her church (with her husband) to take a college course from a local Christian seminary. The course is being held at her church and is on Spiritual Formation. The woman said she was unfamiliar with what Spiritual Formation was when … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Rick Warren, Spiritual Formation Tagged: chuck swindoll, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, David Jeremiah, Eugene Peterson, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, spiritual formation

Letter to the Editor: The Handwriting on the Wall . . . and Rightnow Media

February 3, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 15 Comments

To Lighthouse Trails and readers: As I stood at the bedside of my dad in a hospital, in shock at his unexpected passing, I looked up at the wall, and there on the whiteboard was written, “Last rites- 2:00 pm.” I had spent two and a half months visiting daily in the hospital while my … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Labyrinths, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Rick Warren, Spiritual Deception, The New Spirituality Tagged: ann voskamp, Beth Moore, bill hybels, Dallas Willard, deception, Ecumenism, examen, francis chan, Gary Thomas, if: gathering, ignatian practices, john ortberg, John Piper, letter to the editor, patrick lencioni, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, rightnow media, Roman Catholicism, shawna niequist

NEW BOOKLET: Fearing God in a Fearless New Age

January 15, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author Leave a Comment

NEW BOOKLET: Fearing God in a Fearless New Age by Warren B. Smith is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own personal … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, JESUS CALLING, New Age movement, Oprah Winfrey, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, THE SHACK, The Word of God Tagged: A Course in Miracles, fearing god, gerald jampolsky, god's dream, jason mitchell, jesus calling, mark batterson, New Age, oprah winfrey, Rick Warren, Robert Schuller, The Shack, Warren B. Smith

“God’s Dream” – From the “Jesus” of Jesus Calling – A Deceptive Scheme

November 2, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author Leave a Comment

By Warren B. Smith Consistent with many other New Age implications contained in her channeled messages, Sarah Young’s “Jesus” introduces the New Age idea of “God’s Dream” in Jesus Calling when he states: I may infuse within you a dream that seems far beyond your reach.1 In Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids, the January 6th … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, JESUS CALLING, New Age movement, Rick Warren, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: bruce wilkinson, god's dream, jesus calling, joel osteen, Leonard Sweet, New Age, New Age movement, Oprah, Rick Warren, sarah young, Warren B. Smith

Revealing Quotes by Influential Contemplatives

October 14, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

These revealing quotes are from well-known figures who have significantly influenced the religious landscape in today’s culture. Sadly, they have helped to mislead millions with their promotion of contemplative prayer (a mystical, panentheistic-rooted practice). Shalem Prayer Institute “This mystical stream [contemplative prayer and other monastic traditions] is the Western bridge to Far Eastern spirituality.”—Tilden Edwards, Spiritual … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Mystical Practices, Rick Warren, Spiritual Deception, The Role of Meditation Tagged: basil pennington, Beth Moore, bruce wilkinson, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Ken Blanchard, matthew fox, meditation, mysticism, pope john paul, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, ruth haley barton, Thomas Merton, youth specialties

“Rick Warren, Calif. Bishop Hail Unity as Model for Evangelicals and Catholics to Follow”

September 20, 2017 by Miscellaneous News Source 1 Comment

LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes and not as an endorsement of the source or the content. “[Rick] Warren noted that union between the two traditions [Catholic and Protestant] can open the eyes of nonbelievers as well.” “A Pew Research Center survey, released last month during the 500th anniversary year … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Churches in Crisis!, Ecumenism, New Evangelicalism, One-World Religion, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Saddleback Tagged: bishop kevin vann, Ecumenism, Interspirituality, kay warren, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Roman Catholicism

Dallas Willard, John Ortberg, Richard Foster – Are We Wrong in Calling Them Emergent/Contemplative?

August 19, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 7 Comments

Recently, we were asked to give an account as to why Dallas Willard (d. 2013), Richard Foster, and John Ortberg were listed in Roger Oakland’s booklet How to Know When the Emerging Church Shows Signs of Emerging Into Your Church as part of the emerging church.  We would first like to say that it is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Rick Warren, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics, The Emerging Church Tagged: celebration of discipline, cloud of unknowing, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, lectio divina, mysticism, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Roger Oakland, spirit of the disciplines, Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton
1 2 … 5 Next »

Search the Research

Categories

  • A Global Spirituality (605)
    • Chrislam (37)
    • Ecumenism (207)
    • One-World Religion (127)
  • Book/Film Reviews (701)
    • A Course in Miracles (4)
    • Book/Music Excerpts (328)
    • JESUS CALLING (74)
    • THE CHOSEN (20)
    • THE SHACK (69)
  • CHILDREN AT RISK! (662)
    • Abortion (66)
    • Child Abuse (104)
    • Children and Homosexuality (48)
    • Children and Meditation (94)
    • Education (67)
    • Homeschooling at Risk (31)
    • Kids and the Occult (25)
    • The Lisa/Isabella Miller Case (26)
    • Transgenderism (103)
    • Youth and Drugs (2)
  • Christian Organizations (143)
    • The Salvation Army (1)
  • Christian Publishers/Bookstores (139)
    • InterVarsity Press (66)
  • Churches in Crisis! (1,075)
    • Alpha Course (9)
    • Assemblies of God (27)
    • Bethel Church (Redding) (19)
    • Calvinist/Reformed (116)
    • Charismatic (47)
    • Christian & Missionary Alliance (18)
    • Concerns for Calvary Chapel (196)
    • EFCA (12)
    • Mennonites (8)
    • Methodists (63)
    • Nazarene Church (38)
    • Saddleback (247)
    • Southern Baptist Convention (106)
      • Beth Moore (45)
      • Priscilla Shirer (31)
    • Wesleyan Church (41)
    • Willow Creek/Hybels (59)
  • Conference Alerts (117)
  • Contemplative Spirituality (1,034)
    • Contemplative Churches (66)
    • Contemplative Colleges (207)
    • Contemplative Denominations (272)
    • Contemplative Organizations (108)
    • Contemplative Practices (272)
      • Enneagram (6)
      • Labyrinths (6)
      • Lectio Divina (77)
    • The Ancient Mystics (81)
  • Critical Race Theory (44)
  • Defending the Faith (1,065)
    • Creation/Evolution (64)
    • Discernment (100)
    • God's Word Under Attack (10)
    • Legalism (14)
    • Persecution (219)
    • REVIVAL (9)
    • Spiritual Deception (332)
    • The Preaching of the Cross (151)
    • The Word of God (256)
  • General Information (346)
    • RESOURCES (272)
  • Health (305)
    • Coronavirus (70)
    • Drugs/Marijuana (27)
    • Mindfulness (49)
    • Reiki/Energy Healing (38)
    • Shepherd's Bible Verse Tea (7)
    • YOGA (96)
  • Hinduism (40)
  • Homosexuality (420)
    • Same-Sex Marriage (183)
    • Transgenderism (116)
  • Interspirituality (199)
  • Israel (159)
  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (348)
  • Missions (132)
    • BRYCE HOMES FOR WIDOWS & CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (97)
  • Music (49)
  • Native Spirituality (47)
  • New Age movement (439)
    • Oprah Winfrey (29)
    • Paganism (26)
    • pantheism & panentheism (109)
    • Roma Downey (14)
  • New Evangelicalism (119)
  • On Christian Faith (361)
    • Encouragement (67)
    • The Gospel (105)
  • Publishing News (70)
  • Purpose Driven Movement (282)
    • Rick Warren (143)
  • Remembering Communism (134)
    • Marxism/Socialism (85)
  • Remembering the Holocaust (129)
  • Road to Rome (266)
    • The New Evangelization (100)
  • Signs of the Times (1,213)
    • "Wokeism" (6)
    • Canada (64)
    • Dominionism (15)
    • Eschatology (113)
    • False Signs and Wonders (68)
    • FOR MILLENNIALS (30)
    • FREEDOM (252)
    • Hate Crime Laws (70)
    • Human Trafficking (7)
    • Islam (79)
    • Politics (436)
    • Pornography/Sexual Abuse (52)
    • The "New" Sciences (28)
  • Spiritual Formation (198)
  • The Emerging Church (533)
    • Social Justice (19)
    • The New Missiology (36)
    • Universalism (33)
  • The New (False) Spirituality (119)
  • The New Spirituality (233)
  • The Role of Meditation (288)
    • Mystical Practices (120)
  • World in Crisis (224)
  • YEARS IN REVIEW (87)

RSS Recent Posts

  • “Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case” January 27, 2023
  • “U.S. Is ‘Most Permissive Country’ When It Comes to Transgender Treatments, Study Shows” January 26, 2023
  • “New Zealand’s Prime Minister Is The First Covid Tyrant To Fall, But She Won’t Be The Last” January 23, 2023
  • What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer January 17, 2023
  • The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness January 16, 2023

Archives

  • “Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 27, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    “Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. Lighthouse Trails has been posting reports on the case of cake baker, Jack Phillips, for a number of years now. Mr. Phillips has been in a legal battle because he refused to create a cake honoring transgenderism because of his Christian beliefs. ... [Read more...] The post “Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “U.S. Is ‘Most Permissive Country’ When It Comes to Transgender Treatments, Study Shows”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 26, 2023 at 2:33 am

    “U.S. Is ‘Most Permissive Country’ When It Comes to Transgender Treatments, Study Shows” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. When Lighthouse Trails posts clips of out-of-house secular or religious news stories, it is not intended to be an endorsement of the source itself. But given that Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry, we post such items to provide information on events that are ... [Read more...] The post “U.S. Is ‘Most Permissive Country’ When It Comes to Transgender Treatments, Study Shows” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “New Zealand’s Prime Minister Is The First Covid Tyrant To Fall, But She Won’t Be The Last”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 23, 2023 at 2:12 pm

    “New Zealand’s Prime Minister Is The First Covid Tyrant To Fall, But She Won’t Be The Last” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Helen RaleighThe Federalist New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation this week after being the nation’s leader for six years. She cited “burnout” as the reason. But many believe Ardern chose to exit early because she expected to face a humiliating defeat in ... [Read more...] The post “New Zealand’s Prime Minister Is The First Covid Tyrant To Fall, But She Won’t Be The Last” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 17, 2023 at 8:02 pm

    What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer LTRP Note: With the majority of Christian colleges and seminaries now bringing in contemplative spirituality via Spiritual Formation programs, and with Christian leaders such as Rick Warren and Beth Moore endorsing the movement, and with countless pastors giving it a thumbs up to their congregations, isn’t it time professors, pastors, and leaders understand what the ... [Read more...] The post What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 16, 2023 at 1:07 pm

    The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness By Egerton Ryerson Young(Missionary to the Cree people in Manitoba in the late 1800s) The following incident occurred years ago on the great plains of the Canadian Northwest, long before the waves of Anglo-Saxon civilization began to surge over those glorious fertile prairies which for so many generations were hid from the gaze of the ... [Read more...] The post The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Federal Judge Finds West Virginia Law Barring Transgenders From Girls’ Sports Constitutional”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 13, 2023 at 1:47 pm

    “Federal Judge Finds West Virginia Law Barring Transgenders From Girls’ Sports Constitutional” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Michael TennantThe New American A federal judge upheld a West Virginia law requiring student athletes to compete with other members of their biological sex, dealing a blow to both the transgender movement and the Biden administration, which had supported the lawsuit challenging the ... [Read more...] The post “Federal Judge Finds West Virginia Law Barring Transgenders From Girls’ Sports Constitutional” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • My Journey Out of Catholicism
    by Lighthouse Trails author on January 12, 2023 at 4:00 pm

    My Journey Out of Catholicism By David Dombrowski Over the years, I have encountered many Christians who wonder, “What’s wrong with being Catholic? After all, they believe in the Cross; they believe Jesus is the Son of God. It can’t be all that bad.” If you are a Christian who has wondered about these things, this special testimonial report is ... [Read more...] The post My Journey Out of Catholicism appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Social Media’s Antisemitic Underbelly”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 7, 2023 at 1:13 pm

    “Social Media’s Antisemitic Underbelly” 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...] The post “Social Media’s Antisemitic Underbelly” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Exiled Moscow Chief Rabbi: Jews Should Leave Russia Before They Are Scapegoated”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 7, 2023 at 12:49 pm

    “Exiled Moscow Chief Rabbi: Jews Should Leave Russia Before They Are Scapegoated” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Ash ObelTimes of Israel Amid rising antisemitism, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt warns that historical precedent indicates Jewish community will be blamed for country’s problems Moscow’s exiled former chief rabbi, Pinchas Goldschmidt, has warned Russian Jews that they may become scapegoats for hardships brought on ... [Read more...] The post “Exiled Moscow Chief Rabbi: Jews Should Leave Russia Before They Are Scapegoated” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 10 Articles
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 2, 2023 at 3:43 pm

    Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 10 Articles (See Year in Review 2022, Part 1 – The Chosen; see Year in Review 2022, Part 2 – Letters and Comments) The Final part of the Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review lists the top 10 articles we posted this past year from guest writers and Lighthouse Trails authors. Listed in order of when they were ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 10 Articles appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

SHARE
Call Now
https://www.lighthousetrails.com

"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name [Jesus Christ] under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." Acts 4:12

HOME ABOUT US RESEARCH JOURNAL BOOKLETS RESOURCES OUR WEBSITES

Copyright 2002-2023. Lighthouse Trails Publishing, Inc.