by Kjos Ministries “Conversations with [a] God” by Berit Kjos: The quotes below reflect the mystical teachings of the “New Thought Movement.”1 Each is part of a dialogue between author Neale Donald Walsch and a spiritual entity (spirit guide) that calls itself “God.” The result is a seductive occult message spoken with divine authority. Apparently, … [Read more…]
By WILLIAM ARNOLD P-I MOVIE CRITIC “The inspirational drama, “Conversations With God,” is the latest in what is getting to be a deluge of low-budget, religious-minded movies that have been getting limited theatrical distribution in the wake of the box-office bonanza of “Passion of the Christ.” “This one essentially is a rags-to-riches biography of Neale … [Read more…]
“These are the Five Steps to Peace, and if you take them, you can shift everything on our planet.”––Neal Donald Walsch “The New Revolutions also contains a five-step plan for peace in the world. We call it the Five Steps to Peace…. We are suggesting that people become modern day Martin Luther’s and take the … [Read more…]
With the new release of the movie, ““Conversations with God” (based on New Ager Neale Donald Walsch’s books), it seems timely to share the following articles with you.
by Prophezine News David Rogers; with files from Joanne Laucius National Post; CanWest News Service Tuesday, October 24, 2006 “OTTAWA – The Quebec Ministry of Education has told unlicensed Christian evangelical schools that they must teach Darwin’s theory of evolution and sex education or close their doors after a school board in the Outaouais region … [Read more…]
by Ray Yungen The following is Part I of an excerpt from Ray Yungen’s important book, For Many Shall Come in My Name. His explanation of what “New Age” is shows why Lighthouse Trails says the New Age has infiltrated Christendom. When we realize that mystical meditation is at the heart of the New Age … [Read more…]
by Kjos Ministries Conspiracies have darkened the visible “Church” (not God’s invisible Church) from its birth — just as Jesus warned. For two thousand years, His disciples have been challenged to stand firm on His Word and follow Him on His uncompromising narrow way, resisting the wide, popular way of the world. Are we willing? … [Read more…]
The Imitation of Christ is a popular book in Christendom that most likely sits on the book shelves of many Christian homes and churches. In a google search, the title shows up over 145,000 times. Who was Thomas a Kempis, and was he a mystic? In Henri Nouwen’s book, Thomas Merton: Contemplative Critic a Hindu … [Read more…]
Teen Mania’s Fall 2006 “Battlecry Leadership Summit” will take place in several US cities this fall, and unfortunately one of the speakers is contemplative-promoting Jack Hayford. Hayford has been an ally with contemplative Richard Foster for some time now and has his endorsement on the back cover of Richard Foster’s book, Streams of Living Water, … [Read more…]
Taize Community is an international, ecumenical community in France. Taize Worship is practicing the silence with icons, candles, incense and prayer stations, and is a very contemplative/Buddist oriented community attracting young people from around the world. As an article on Taize worship explains: Short chants, repeated again and again, give it a meditative character,” the … [Read more…]
One of the most dangerous places for a Christian believer to go today is a Christian bookstore. But while Christian bookstore owners and buyers are responsible and lacking discretion for stocking their shelves with popular, fast selling titles that compromise the gospel, many of the largest Christian publishing houses are even more guilty for publishing … [Read more…]
“SAN FRANCISCO – Plans for a public high school meditation club evaporated this week after parents caught wind that students would be taught Transcendental Meditation, which critics argue is a form of religion. “Faced with protests from parents, a foundation backed by filmmaker David Lynch on Tuesday withdrew the $175,000 it had pledged to Terra … [Read more…]
Red Moon Rising: How 24-7 Prayer is Awakening a Generation (2003, Relevant Books), by UK author Pete Greig, is becoming an increasingly popular book among Christian youth. Greig is the founder of an international prayer movement called 24-7 Prayer and Boiler Rooms. In a magazine interview with Greig, he explains that his organization is now … [Read more…]
“VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict said on Thursday Muslim, Jewish and Christian leaders needed to work harder to improve dialogue and promote ‘authentic respect’ among cultures and religions. “Benedict, who became embroiled in controversy over remarks about Islam last month, made the comment during an audience for a delegation of Jews from the Anti-Defamation … [Read more…]
In June of this year, we reported that several Christian colleges and seminaries now have Spiritual Formation programs. One of those we listed was Cedarville University of Ohio. The Spiritual Formation course, titled BEGE 1720 is taught by Dr. Richard Blumenstock, and while the course outline lists no use of contemplative authors, Cedarville’s 64-page Student … [Read more…]
Baker Books, another Christian publisher that is getting on the contemplative/emerging bandwagon, will be releasing a book next spring called Emergent Manifesto. Here is a link to a 32 page excerpt of the book (from the publishers website). The book, edited by Jones and Pagitt, is a conglomeration of the writings of several emerging leaders, … [Read more…]
by Berean Beacon Ministries East of Eden Book Review by Iain H. Murray “At first sight this is a text-book on the errors of Roman Catholicism and today that is enough for numbers to pass it by. We live in an age when the contentions of Protestants and Catholics belong to the past. A friendly … [Read more…]
by Paul Proctor Used with permission I was again reminded last week of just how far the perceived church has strayed from the Great Commission upon reading an article published in the Baptist Press entitled: Mid-life adults can move from ‘Success to Significance.’ It begins by quoting the renowned and now deceased business management guru … [Read more…]
Children have become a particular target for those who promote New Age and contemplative spiritualities. Movies like Bee Season and Indigo Children are examples of this, and many public schools are introducing meditation practices to students. Christendom may take the lead in teaching children how to practice the spiritual discipline of meditation. One of the … [Read more…]
by Understand the Times with Roger Oakland Over the past few days a number of news items have been posted revealing that dialogue for world peace between Pope Benedict XVI and other world religious leaders (Islamic, Jewish and Buddhist) has been intensifying. While these events are happening and line up with what we would expect … [Read more…]
Movement to fight global warming pushes divisions aside News article from Houston Chronicle: By ERIC BERGER “An unlikely evangelist showed up in more than 20 Houston churches last week — former Vice President Al Gore. “Gore didn’t preach the gospel, he preached green. As part of a nationwide campaign involving more than 1,000 churches, including … [Read more…]
by Kjos Ministries by Richard Nathan I’m going through a worldview shake up. A great image, a great icon that I have cherished, is being torn down before my eyes–the image of C. S. Lewis as the premier modern, intellectual Christian. I don’t think C. S. Lewis created this image, but the difference between how … [Read more…]
In a time when the church desperately needs leaders who are willing to take a stand against New Age teachings coming into Christendom, it is with sadness to report on an upcoming AIDS conference in which Franklin Graham (president and C.E.O. of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association) will join contemplative-promoting leaders John … [Read more…]
For those who have been following our articles over the past year, showing our growing concern for David Jeremiah’s lean towards contemplative, it is worth noting that Shadow Mountain Community Church (Jeremiah’s church)is also incorporating Purpose Driven into its church life. Shadow Mountain participated in 40 Days of Community in 2005 and is listed as … [Read more…]
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. Lighthouse Trails has … [Read more…]
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. Lighthouse Trails has … [Read more…]
“As part of the Ben H. Williams Distinguished Speaker Series, the Hankamer School of Business has invited best-selling author Ken Blanchard to speak at a noon luncheon Monday. “Blanchard’s published works include Lead Like Jesus: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time and The One Minute Manager, which has sold more … [Read more…]
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This summer’s Pentecost 2006 conference, titled “Building a Covenant for a New America,” is another example of how a move towards interspirituality (the coming together of all religions) is quickly taking place. Speakers included mysticism-promoting Jim Wallis and Tony Campolo as well as Hilary Clinton and other political and religious figures. According to a Wall … [Read more…]
Contemplative spirituality has been influencing many evangelical denominations, and the Foursquare denomination is one of those that has been affected. The Lake is a Foursquare Church and according to their Mission Statement, they are helping “wanderers … restore and rebuild their lives around Jesus.” But The Lake is also introducing these “wanderers” to contemplative spirituality … [Read more…]
