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Spiritual Formation Leader, Larry Crabb, Says “The greatest need in modern civilization is the development of communities.”

May 13, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Larry Crabb’s recent remarks perfectly illustrate the “fruit” of contemplative spirituality – a move away from the Gospel and personal salvation through Jesus Christ and a move toward an emerging, ecumenical all-paths-lead-to-God kind of mentality. Where did Christ or the disciples ever say man’s greatest need in in the development of communities? The Greatest Need … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Contemplative Spirituality, Ecumenism, Environment/Climate Change, One-World Religion, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Brian McLaren, community, larry crabb, Rick Warren, spiritual direction, spiritual formation

Larry Crabb to Join Richard Foster’s Renovare Contemplative Conference – Christian Leaders Continue to Promote Crabb

March 10, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

I’ve practiced centering prayer. I’ve contemplatively prayed. I’ve prayed liturgically . . . I’ve benefited from each, and I still do. In ways you’ll see, elements of each style are still with me.—Larry Crabb in The Papa Prayer, p.9 I’m glad that as a conservative evangelical who still believes in biblical inerrancy and penal substitution, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Conference Alerts, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation Tagged: billy graham, centering prayer, Christianity Today, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, d.l. moody, erwin lutzer, harry ironside, larry crabb, Liberty University, moody church, Ray Yungen, renovare, Richard Foster, Rick Warren

The Moody Church of Chicago Welcomes Contemplative Advocate Larry Crabb As Guest Speaker

March 10, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

The Moody Church in Chicago Illinois has an impressive history. It was named after its founding pastor, the famous Dwight L. Moody. It’s been through a number of pastors and buildings since the early 1800s, and if Dwight Moody were here this coming Sunday to listen to the guest speaker, we think he might find himself shocked … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Formation Tagged: basil pennington, centering prayer, chicago, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, dwight l. moody, erwin lutzer, Henri Nouwen, larry crabb, mbi, meditation, moody, Moody Bible Institute, moody radio, mysticism, Ray Yungen, richard rohr, sacred companions, spiritual formation, the moody church, the papa prayer, Thomas Merton

Trusted Evangelical Leaders Endorse The Papa Prayer by Larry Crabb!

September 9, 2006 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Lutzer, Falwell, and Kennedy Endorse Contemplative Promoting Book Trusted Christian leaders, ones many would never suspect, have endorsed a book by contemplative proponent Larry Crabb, a “spiritual director” for the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) and a popular Christian author. Three pages of endorsements inside the book have several obvious names: Brian McLaren, Tony … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Denominations Tagged: mbi, moody, Moody Bible Institute, moody radio

Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why It Shouldn’t)

May 18, 2023 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Editor’s Note: Lighthouse Trails wrote this report in 2014. Since then, we have watched “Spiritual Formation” explode within the church. After over twenty years of warnings, to our dismay, the issue has not been challenged or even questioned by most of today’s Christian leaders and pastors. By Lighthouse Trails Editors Is your church involved in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, RESOURCES, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: altered states, Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, lectio divina, mystical practices, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, spiritual formation, the silence, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: Our Son Might Go to Grace College in Winoka Lake, Indiana -Why Is LT Warning About It?

December 9, 2022 by Letters to the Editor 5 Comments

To Lighthouse Trails Editors: Are you able to tell me the evidence that you gained by putting Grace College and Theological Seminary on your page of colleges you warn about? Our son is considering this college, and this was disappointing to see. C. Dear C., The school is on our list because they have incorporated … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: accreditation, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, critical race theory, Dallas Willard, grace college, larry crabb, letter to the editor, mystics, spiritual formation

Lighthouse Trails Research Journal Index of Articles (2013-2021)

September 22, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

As many of our readers know, Lighthouse Trails has been publishing a printed research journal since 2013. We started out with 6 issues a year and currently have 4 issues a year. These journals are 36-40 pages long and are filled with important articles, letters to the editor, resources, and news items. Many times, readers … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Discernment, General Information, RESOURCES Tagged: discernment, research journal, spiritual deception

InterVarsity’s “2030 Calling” – Raising Up Young Evangelicals to Be the Mystics of Tomorrow

January 15, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 7 Comments

For many years, Lighthouse Trails has tried to warn the church about evangelical publishing houses that are releasing countless materials which promote and teach contemplative spirituality. One of the publishing companies that is at the forefront of this effort to bring the New Age/new spirituality practice of contemplative prayer into the church is InterVarsity Press … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Education, Enneagram, InterVarsity Press Tagged: Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, enneagram, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, labryrinths, lectio divina, meditation, revival, richard rohr

Booklet Highlight: Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why They Shouldn’t)

August 11, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

By Lighthouse Trails Editors Is your church involved in a Spiritual Formation program? If so, you might want to ask the question, what exactly is Spiritual Formation? It’s a fair question, and one that, if not asked, could end up surprising you when your church changes in ways you never imagined. A Christianity Today article states: “Spiritual … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Lectio Divina, Spiritual Formation Tagged: contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, desert fathers, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, jesuits, lectio divina, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual directors, spiritual disciplines, spiritual exercises of st. ignatius, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

D is for Deception – The Language of the “New” Christianity

February 8, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 8 Comments

By Kevin Reevesand the Editors at Lighthouse TrailsA number of years ago, a book written by emerging-church leaders Brian McLaren and Leonard Sweet was released. The book was called A is for Abductive: the language of the emerging church. Going through the alphabet, the authors identified many terms they hoped would be picked up by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Missiology, The New Spirituality Tagged: emerging church, kevin reeves, new christianity, new spirituality, terms

Letter to the Editor: Continuing Concern About Moody Bible Institute

August 12, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 8 Comments

LTRP Note: When we received the following note this past week from a reader, we were reminded again about Moody Bible Institute and some of its professors. Moody, which claims to be a Bible-based learning institution, has an obligation to its donors and students to not veer from biblical truth and to make sure the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Ecumenism, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Deception Tagged: bryan litfin, contemplative prayer, Ecumenism, father robert barron, john armstrong, mbi, Moody Bible Institute, Roman Catholicism

Learning From Rome

November 19, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

By Ray Yungen From a theological viewpoint, there now exist two branches (so to speak) of the Catholic Church—the traditional (as defended by someone like Karl Keating in his book Catholicism and Fundamentalism) and the progressive or contemplative* element (as exemplified by Thomas Merton and Henri Nouwen).1 And while these two branches (or movements) can … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Interspirituality, Road to Rome, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: catholic church, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, emergent, emerging church, eucharist, Eugene Peterson, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, kenneth boa, larry crabb, New Age, panentheism, pete scazzero, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Road to Rome, Roman Catholicism, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

D is for Deception: The Language of the “New” Christianity

June 29, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 2 Comments

By Kevin Reeves and the Editors at Lighthouse Trails A number of years ago, a book written by emerging-church leaders Brian McLaren and Leonard Sweet was released. The book was called A is for Abductive: the language of the emerging church. Going through the alphabet, the authors identified many terms they hoped would be picked … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Discernment, New Evangelicalism, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: Brian McLaren, emerging church, glossary, higher self, kevin reeves, language, lectio divina, Leonard Sweet, meditation, NAR, new spirituality, paradigm shift, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, spiritual formation, taize, transformational, tribal, Warren B. Smith

Is Your Church Doing Spiritual Formation? (Important Reasons Why it Shouldn’t)

June 16, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

By Lighthouse Trails Editors Is your church involved in a Spiritual Formation program? If so, you might want to ask the question, what exactly is Spiritual Formation? It’s a fair question, and one that, if not asked, could end up surprising you when your church changes in ways you never imagined. A Christianity Today article … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Lectio Divina, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Buddhism, Catholicism, chuck swindoll, contemplation, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, desert fathers, Interspirituality, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Roger Oakland, ruth haley barton, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Biola University – Going . . . Going . . . Gone As President Takes Sabbatical At Catholic Contemplative Monastery

January 12, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 2 Comments

For many years, Lighthouse Trails has written about the slide that Biola University in Southern California has taken into contemplative spirituality. Our first indication that the school was heading that way was in February of 2006 when we learned that Biola was actively participating in a publication called Conversations Journal, a magazine whose primary purpose … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: adele ahlberg calhoun, Biola, biola university, Catholicism, Christian colleges, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, dr. barry corey, dr. corey, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, mysticism, New Age, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

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

Our Daily Bread (i.e., Radio Bible Class) Still on the Contemplative/Emergent Path

March 31, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

It was ten years ago that Lighthouse Trails wrote its first article about Radio Bible Class ministries (now called Our Daily Bread Ministries). That article shocked many readers because Radio Bible Class is a ministry that has been around since 1938 when Dr. Martin DeHaan founded it in 1938. It has been considered a staple … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, emergent, m. scott peck, mart dehaan, our daily bread, philip yancey, radio bible class, spiritual formation

2016 YEAR IN REVIEW – PART 4 – TOP 10 LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS EDITORS’ ARTICLES

December 31, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

See also Part 1 Year in Review | See also Part 2 Year in Review | See also Part 3 Year in Review (Listed in order of date posted) 1/A History of AWANA’s Contemplative Track Record and the Implications of Their New CEO On March 9th of this year, a press release came out announcing … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, InterVarsity Press, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: awana, brian brodersen, charismatic, Ecumenism, erwin lutzer, gatherint 206, greg laurie, homeschoolers, homeschooling, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, jesus calling, pope francis, revival, Road to Rome, Same-Sex Marriage, Skip Heitzig, together 2016, Warren Smith

Erwin Lutzer Tells Skip Heitzig’s Church: Don’t Attack False Teachers, But Spiritual Disciplines Are “Absolutely Critical”!

October 3, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Last week, a colleague sent a note to Lighthouse Trails asking us to review a sermon that Erwin Lutzer recently gave at Skip Heitzig’s Calvary Chapel of Albuquerque (New Mexico) Church. Lighthouse Trails has issued challenges and appeals to Erwin Lutzer on a number of occasions over the past ten years because of our concerns … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Calvary Chapel, contemplative prayer, erwin lutzer, larry crabb, Richard Foster, Skip Heitzig, spiritual direction, spiritual disciplines

Southern Baptist’s Gateway Seminary Added to Contemplative-Promoting College List – A Gateway to Apostasy

September 15, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

After a request by a Lighthouse Trails reader to check into Southern  Baptist Convention’s Gateway Seminary which has locations in five different US cities, Lighthouse Trails has added Gateway Seminary to the Lighthouse Trails Contemplative-Promoting College list. If you are not familiar with that list, it is a list of NOT recommended Christian colleges, universities, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Southern Baptist Convention Tagged: Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, david benner, gateway seminary, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, mark buchanan, seminaries, spiritual formation, stillness, tilden edwards

Letter to the Editor: Concerns About Erwin Lutzer

August 4, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: Christian leaders are giving a pass to Roman Catholicism and the Jesuits. After reading this letter to the editor, we cannot help but wonder how many other Christian leaders have attended Jesuit schools and could this be a reason so many of them are accepting of contemplative spirituality and Catholicism in general? One … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Road to Rome Tagged: billy graham, contemplative, dallas seminary, erwin lutzer, jesuits, letter to the editor, Moody Bible Institute, moody church, Roman Catholicism

Letter to the Editor: “Christian” Psychology Going Contemplative?

January 13, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: I have sent you some material I thought I would never be sending you. First of all, Dr. Clyde Narramore, founder of the Narramore Christian Foundation, has gone to be with the Lord on 7/27/15 at the age of 98. Second, the magazine Psychology For Living is put out by the Narramore … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Christian Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Beth Moore, Brennan Manning, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, larry crabb, letter to the editor, meditation, psychology, spiritual deception, spiritual formation, stillness

NEW BOOKLET: D is for Deception—The Language of the “New” Christianity

December 30, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

NEW BOOKLET TRACT: D is for Deception—The Language of the “New” Christianity by Kevin Reeves and the Editors at Lighthouse Trails is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet Tract.  The Booklet Tract is 16 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklet Tracts are … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Lectio Divina, New Age movement, New Evangelicalism, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, deception, emerging church, end-times, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, meditation, mysticism, New Age, new spirituality, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, spiritual deception, spiritual formation, terms, The Emerging Church, Thomas Merton, Warren B. Smith, Yoga

2014 LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS YEAR IN REVIEW—Final Part: Top 10 Articles by LT Editors

January 1, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

1. Evangelical Church Takes Another Big Step Toward Rome—This Time? Franklin Graham 2. Thomas Nelson Deletes Controversial Material From Jesus Calling 3. Larry Crabb to Join Richard Foster’s Renovare Contemplative Conference – Christian Leaders Continue to Promote Crabb 4. Mark Driscoll’s Distorted View on Noah and Salvation . . . (And How Some People Have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Calvinist/Reformed, Israel, Road to Rome, Signs of the Times, The New Spirituality, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: Beth Moore, david platt, emerging church, erwin lutzer, franklin graham, Henri Nouwen, Israel, jesus calling, larry crabb, Mark Driscoll, mars hill church, noah, ravi zacharias, salvation, sarah young, southern baptist convention, thomas nelson

Letter to the Editor: There is No Doubt That Moody Has Gone Contemplative – This Year’s Radio Programs Proves It.

December 20, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails first brought up the issue of Moody Bible Institute (and Moody Radio) heading in the contemplative direction over eight years ago (see links below). At one point, Moody issued a statement titled “Moody Responds to Lighthouse Trails,” denying our claims. That statement remained on their website for over 5 years. We … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Organizations, Lectio Divina, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Methodists Tagged: contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, dwight l. moody, harry a. ironside, james bryan smith, lectio divina, mbi, methodists, midday connection, moody bible, Moody Bible Institute, moody church, Richard Foster, spiritual formation

Chuck Swindoll’s Book “So You Want to Be Like Christ? (Eight Essential Disciplines to Get Your There)—A Fiasco of No Discernment Pointing to the “Silence”

October 22, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

 In Chuck Swindoll’s book, Wisdom for the Way, in a section titled “Segments of Solitude” (p. 14),  Swindoll states: “Henri Nouwen called solitude . . . ‘the furnace of transformation.’” A LT article, “Why Christian Leaders Should Not Promote Henri Nouwen” helps to clarify the serious problem with Henri Nouwen’s “solitude” and “transformation” meaning. A … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: chuck swindoll, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, Henri Nouwen, meditation, Richard Foster, silence, solitude, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation

NEW BOOKLET: Is Your Church Doing Spiritual Formation? (Important Reasons Why It Shouldn’t)

October 2, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Is Your Church Doing Spiritual Formation? (Important Reasons Why it Shouldn’t)  by  the editors at Lighthouse Trails is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklets. The Booklet is 16 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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Lectio Divina, Publishing News, RESOURCES, Spiritual Formation, The Role of Meditation Tagged: booklet tract, chuck swindoll, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, donald whitney, Henri Nouwen, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, mantras, meditation, mysticism, Ray Yungen, renovare, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, ruth haley barton, silence, spiritual deception, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church, Thomas Merton

David Benner’s The Gift of Being Yourself: A Great Book for Your Journey? Not!

March 13, 2014 by A Ministry in His Service

LTRP Note: David Benner has been referenced many times on Lighthouse Trails. He is the author of the contemplative promoting book Sacred Companions (foreword by Larry Crabb). By L. Putnam Wanda Walborn, Spiritual Formation Director, Instructor at Nyack College, and Teacher for the CMA Women’s Empower Program, touts David G. Benner’s The Gift of Being Yourself  … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: basil pennington, cma, Contemplative Spirituality, david benner, larry crabb, mysticism, nyack college, sacred companions, the gift of being yourself, Thomas Merton

Embracing Contemplative Shows Ill Effects at Moody Bible Institute in Ecumenical “Road to Rome” Event

December 14, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

For over seven years now, Lighthouse Trails has followed Moody Bible Institute’s continued promotion of contemplative spirituality. Although the organization has denied that they are promoting contemplative, the evidence has consistently existed. Those who have a good understanding of contemplative spirituality are aware of the inevitable outcome for followers of contemplative. This outcome is a change in … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Colleges, Ecumenism, Education, Interspirituality, Road to Rome, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: Catholicism, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, desert fathers, emerging church, Interspirituality, moody, Moody Bible Institute, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Roman Catholicism, The Emerging Church, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: Campus Crusade for Christ “Gospel Message” Includes Spiritual Formation/Contemplative Spirituality

November 28, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Hi, I am a semi-retired pastor who has been growing more and more troubled by the trend in evangelical churches toward new age, emergent, and eastern mysticism. We were looking for some sound material to give to a Korean lady who is showing interest in Christianity. We went to Power to Change, __________  (formerly Campus … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: adele ahlberg calhoun, Breath prayers, campus crusade for Christ, ccci, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, cru, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, lectio divina, mysticism, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, richard rohr, Rick Warren, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton
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  • Guest Commentary: On Behalf of Sheepdogs Everywhere
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 26, 2023 at 2:42 pm

    Guest Commentary: On Behalf of Sheepdogs Everywhere LTRP Note: The following article, which we previously posted five years ago, is written by a long-time Lighthouse Trails reader who is a lay preacher and evangelist from Canada. He encouraged us to post this specifically on behalf of the many dedicated commentators, authors, readers, and contenders of the faith who stand for truth and are ... [Read more...] The post Guest Commentary: On Behalf of Sheepdogs Everywhere appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails to Send Out 21st Mailing to Christian Pastors and Leaders
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 20, 2023 at 1:32 pm

    Lighthouse Trails to Send Out 21st Mailing to Christian Pastors and Leaders Since 2016, Lighthouse Trails has been sending out topical booklets (usually three times a year) to a growing list of pastors and Christian leaders. This week, Lighthouse Trails will be sending out our second mailing of 2023 to Christian leaders & pastors. Our current list has nearly 1100 names. If you would like your pastor ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails to Send Out 21st Mailing to Christian Pastors and Leaders appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor: God Protected My Family From Bill Gothard’s Damaging Teachings
    by Letters to the Editor on September 20, 2023 at 4:02 am

    Letter to the Editor: God Protected My Family From Bill Gothard’s Damaging Teachings LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is in response to an article Lighthouse Trails posted in June of this year titled “A Look at Shiny Happy People and What the Church Can Learn.” It also comes on the heels of the release of a new edition of a book published by Midwest Christian Outreach ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: God Protected My Family From Bill Gothard’s Damaging Teachings appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Meditation’s Role in the End of the Age
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 18, 2023 at 12:20 pm

    Meditation’s Role in the End of the Age By Ray Yungen Throughout my Christian life I have periodically heard fellow Christians suggest we are in the last days. Often these comments were initiated from current cases of violent crimes, sexual perversions, war, or natural disasters. Since I knew history had repeatedly encountered these calamities, such predictions of Christ’s imminent return rang hollow. However, ... [Read more...] The post Meditation’s Role in the End of the Age appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Southern Poverty Lawsuit Against Child Protectors Could Set Precedent for Normalizing Adult-Child Sex
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 14, 2023 at 4:18 pm

    Southern Poverty Lawsuit Against Child Protectors Could Set Precedent for Normalizing Adult-Child Sex By Philip Zodhiates The nature of this article is alarming and disturbing, and I’d be wrong not to warn you. But it is vital you know what is taking place in the ongoing battle to protect children. Our most innocent ones face perhaps the most egregious danger so far, something of which the most informed ... [Read more...] The post Southern Poverty Lawsuit Against Child Protectors Could Set Precedent for Normalizing Adult-Child Sex appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Victory: Canadian Father Rob Hoogland Set Free by Appeals Court After Conviction for Breaking ‘Gag Order’ on daughter’s ‘Transgender’ Medical Treatments”
    by Miscellaneous News Source on September 14, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    “Victory: Canadian Father Rob Hoogland Set Free by Appeals Court After Conviction for Breaking ‘Gag Order’ on daughter’s ‘Transgender’ Medical Treatments” LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has been covering the story of Canadian father, Rob Hoogland, who has been persecuted by the Canadian government for refusing to call his daughter a boy. The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. It is a follow up to other stories about Mr. Hoogland that Lighthouse Trails ... [Read more...] The post “Victory: Canadian Father Rob Hoogland Set Free by Appeals Court After Conviction for Breaking ‘Gag Order’ on daughter’s ‘Transgender’ Medical Treatments” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “California Passes Bill Requiring Parents to Affirm Kids’ Gender ‘Transitions’” Or They Could Lose Custody
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 12, 2023 at 11:08 am

    “California Passes Bill Requiring Parents to Affirm Kids’ Gender ‘Transitions’” Or They Could Lose Custody LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Tony KinnettThe Daily Signal The California State Assembly passed a bill Friday that would require judges in child custody cases to consider whether a parent has affirmed a child’s “gender transition” by making “gender affirmation” an equal part of a child’s ... [Read more...] The post “California Passes Bill Requiring Parents to Affirm Kids’ Gender ‘Transitions’” Or They Could Lose Custody appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • NYT: “Sarah Young, 77, Dies; Created an Empire Around a Christian Devotional”
    by Miscellaneous News Source on September 12, 2023 at 3:52 am

    NYT: “Sarah Young, 77, Dies; Created an Empire Around a Christian Devotional” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. (Photo from a 2-second video clip from YouTube; used in accordance with the U.S. Fair Use Act: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2BXgBRu11c&list=PLyTBJOX8CfX5kIzL4fpI54YoNkw4ueas4) By Clay RisenThe New York Times Sarah Young, whose book “Jesus Calling,” composed of devotional readings written in the voice of Jesus Christ, sold ... [Read more...] The post NYT: “Sarah Young, 77, Dies; Created an Empire Around a Christian Devotional” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Christianity Today Now Promoting AI Sermons
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 10, 2023 at 3:30 am

    <em>Christianity Today</em> Now Promoting AI Sermons LTRP Note: The following is posted for information and research purposes. By Bob UnruhWND News Center “Why?” An editorial at Not the Bee is reporting that Christianity Today has begun promoting pastors “that use AI for sermons” and is asking the obvious question, “Why?” The magazine, which actually was begun by Billy Graham but has changed significantly ... [Read more...] The post <em>Christianity Today</em> Now Promoting AI Sermons appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor From Two Women: What Are We Doing Wrong?
    by Letters to the Editor on September 4, 2023 at 4:53 pm

    Letter to the Editor From Two Women: What Are We Doing Wrong? Dear Lighthouse Trails: This note is actually from two people—my friend Elizabeth and myself (Ann).  Judy and I have known one another for 12 years—we met at a Bible study in my home. She still lives in ___________ and I’m now in ________, and we meet once a week for a Zoom prayer. Even though ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor From Two Women: What Are We Doing Wrong? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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