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Letter to the Editor: Brennan Manning Book Review by John Caddock Saved Me From Years of Wandering in the Wilderness

February 15, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is one we received a few years ago, referring to a book review about Brennan Manning’s book, The Signature of Jesus. The review was written by John Caddock and was the first piece we ever read on the Internet refuting contemplative prayer shortly after we met Ray Yungen and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Brennan Manning, centering prayer, contemplative prayer, david steindl rast, john caddock, kierkegaard, monks, Signature of Jesus, Thomas Merton, walter brueggemann

Neglecting to Test the Spirits—A Tragedy of Enormous Proportions

June 10, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 9 Comments

If there is one thing we don’t hear much about from today’s Christian leaders and pastors, it is the importance of testing the spirits. The idea comes from the Bible in 1 John 4:1, which states: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try [test] the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Discernment, On Christian Faith, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Brennan Manning, centering prayer, contemplative prayer, david dombrowski, deception, discernment, doctrine, esoteric, false prophets, Henri Nouwen, jesus calling, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, testing the spirits, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, Warren Smith

Navigators Welcomes 2019 With Their Contemplative Trend By Promoting Jesuit Prayer Practice

February 5, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 17 Comments

Navigators is a Christian organization, founded in 1933 by a young man named Dawson Trotman, that eventually became a household name in the evangelical church.* The Navigators motto is, “To Know Christ and to Make Him Known.” However, Navigators and its publishing arm NavPress have been on a contemplative trend for over 15 years, and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Road to Rome, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics, The New Evangelization, The New Spirituality Tagged: Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, dawson trotman, Eugene Peterson, Henri Nouwen, ignatian exercises, jan johnson, mysticism, navigators, navpress, Richard Foster, Roger Oakland, st. ignatius, the daily examen, the Message

Letter to the Editor: My Church—Heading Into Troubled Waters With One Deceptive Teacher After the Next

November 13, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 8 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I recently began reading A Time of Departing. A very well-documented book. I am blown away by the amount of research Ray Yungen put into that book! Thank you for publishing it. Thank you also for your posts dealing with the Spiritual Formation movement, contemplative prayer, etc. I do not know exactly … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: Brennan Manning, chris heuertz, Contemplative Spirituality, desert fathers, enneagram, if: gathering, Interspirituality, john ortberg, letter to the editor, pete scazzero, phileena heuertz, Ray Yungen, richard rohr, shawna niequist

“Father of the New Age Movement” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin – on List of “40 Influential Christian Books”

March 19, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 2 Comments

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, often called the “Father of the New Age movement,” is on a list of “40 influential Christian books” on two popular Christian news sites, The Christian Post and The Christian Examiner. The article, which provides the list, states: Every thoughtful Christian can probably appreciate these 40 volumes in the journey to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Interspirituality, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism Tagged: Brennan Manning, Henri Nouwen, matthew fox, pierre teilhard de chardin, pope francis

Letter to the Editor: Former Pastor and Popular Author, Brian Zahnd, Becomes a Mystic

March 4, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I read the story behind Lighthouse Trails a couple of times, and it hit me that we are going to reach only a fraction of evangelical believers because the movement has progressed so much farther into Contemplative Spirituality (CS) than I had realized. I became aware of CS five years ago, so … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, The Ancient Mystics, The Emerging Church, The Preaching of the Cross, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Brennan Manning, brian zahnd, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, Eugene Peterson, karl rahner, letter to the editor, meditation, mysticism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, richard rohr, Roger Oakland, Thomas Merton, water to wine

Letter to the Editor: Brennan Manning Book Review by John Caddock Saved Me From Years of Wandering in the Wilderness

February 17, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: This week, we received the following letter to the editor referring to a book review about Brennan Manning’s book, The Signature of Jesus. The review was written by John Caddock and was the first piece we ever read on the Internet refuting contemplative prayer shortly after we met Ray Yungen and read his … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: alan jones, Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, david steindl-rst, john caddock, matthew fox, meditation, monasticism, monks, new monks, Ray Yungen, the ragamuffin gospel, the signature of jesus, Thomas Merton

Andy Stanley and “New” Christianity’s “Bibliolatry”

September 10, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

As we reported earlier this week, mega-church pastor (and son of Charles Stanley) says that Christian leaders need to “get the spotlight off the Bible.” Stanley may think he has come up with some unique idea and saying, but he hasn’t. It’s the same ol’ emerging talk that has been going on with emergent figures … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Mindfulness, New Evangelicalism, On Christian Faith, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Word of God Tagged: andy stanley, bibliolatry, Brennan Manning, Charles Stanley, contemplative prayer, emerging church, J.P. Moreland, mindfulness, scot mcknight, Thomas Merton, walter brueggemann, william shannon

New Age Leader Deepak Chopra Asks? “Will Pope Francis Become a Holy Man for the World?”

March 8, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By Ray Yungen and the Editors at Lighthouse Trails In an article released in January 2016 written by New Age leader Deepak Chopra titled, “Will Pope Francis Become a Holy Man for the World?,” Chopra states, Pope Francis I is poised to be more than a very popular pontiff . . . He could rise … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Ecumenism, Hinduism, Interspirituality, New Age movement, One-World Religion, The Emerging Church Tagged: Alice Bailey, Brennan Manning, Buddhism, Deepak Chopra, higher consciousness, pope francis, Ray Yungen, superconsciousness, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: Inspired by LT’s Reaching Out to Christian Leaders – Wants to do the Same

March 4, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Wow, so glad to hear about your efforts to reach out to Christian Leaders to warn them about Jesus Calling.  Whether they heed the warnings or not, thank you for doing this!! While I don’t have any names to add to your list, (you covered most of the major leaders), the idea … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, JESUS CALLING, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: booklets, Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, letter to the editor, mysticism, spiritual deception, spiritual formation

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

Southern Baptist Leaders Call for a “Great Awakening” in US—But SBC Continues Promoting the Anti-Gospel New Spirituality

August 10, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In the Summer 2015 Journal of the Southern Baptist Convention, an article titled “Great Awakening” states: Thousands of messengers at the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention knelt in prayer and raised their hands to heaven July 16 as they prayed for revival in the church and a great awakening across the United States. . . . … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Spirituality, JESUS CALLING, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, New Age movement, New Evangelicalism, Southern Baptist Convention Tagged: adele ahlberg calhoun, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, christan leaders, Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, deception, emerging church, god calling, Henri Nouwen, jesus calling pete scazzero, lifeway resources, mysticism, New Age, new spirituality, Richard Foster, sbc, southern baptist convention, spiritual formation, tony campolo

In Case You Still Aren’t Sure About The Shack and Its Author . . .

July 16, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In case you still aren’t sure about William Paul Young and his book The Shack—in case you still have some doubts as to whether Young is really of a New Age/New Spirituality persuasion—in case after reading articles at Lighthouse Trails revealing Young’s anti-biblical views on atonement and the Cross—and in case after reading Warren B. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, THE SHACK Tagged: atonement, brad jersak, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Hinduism, Interspirituality, n.t. wright, panentheism, richard rohr, Roger Oakland, The Shack, William Paul Young

Contemplative Prayer or the Holy Spirit – It Can’t Be Both

July 9, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Ray Yungen Two authors from Great Britain portray a stunningly clear picture of New Age spirituality. They explain: [T]he keynote of it appears to be a movement for synthesis derived from an understanding of the underlying unity behind all things and the sense of oneness that this brings. This oneness of all life is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Hinduism, Interspirituality, Mystical Practices, The Role of Meditation, Universalism Tagged: Brennan Manning, Buddhism, Catholicism, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, david steidl-rast, end-times, gethsemane encounter, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, last days, meditation, mysticism, New Age, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Thomas Merton, zen

NEW BOOKLET: IF it is of God—Answering the questions of IF:Gathering

May 8, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

IF it is of God—Answering the questions of IF:Gathering by Cedric Fisher is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 14 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 use.  … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Human Trafficking, Interspirituality, Lectio Divina, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, Universalism Tagged: ann voskamp, bill hybels, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, human trafficking, If:gathering, jen hatmaker, jennie allen, jesus feminist, john ortberg, lectio divina, melissa greene, one thousand gifts, phyllis tickle, progressive Christianity, Rob Bell, sarah bessey, spiritual formation, tony campolo, tony jones

Christian Pastors and Leaders – Exchanging the Word of God for a “New” Way of Doing Things

April 12, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By David Dombrowski Editor at Lighthouse Trails The church of today is very much astir. Everywhere we turn,  embellishments are being added to Christianity as if to improve it. The old ways do not seem to satisfy anymore. A great influx of new teachings and practices have exchanged the God of old as depicted in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Deception, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: Brennan Manning, Christian leaders, creeping, david dombrowski, Henri Nouwen, pastors, progressive Christianity, quantum spirituality, Ray Yungen, spiritual deception, Thomas Merton, william shannon

How the New Age Has “Creeped” Into the Church

August 21, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

by Ray Yungen If you have ever wondered why New Age authors and their teachings are creeping past many Christians, then maybe the definition of creeping might help. The term means: slowly advancing at a speed that is not really apparent until you look back over a long time period. For instance, creeping inflation is not noticed in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Reiki/Energy Healing Tagged: A Time of Departing, Brennan Manning, evangelicalism, mysticism, New Age, Ray Yungen, Reiki, Richard Foster, therapeutic touch, Thomas Merton

The Dangers of Spiritual Formation?—And Some Ways it is Influencing Your Children

August 9, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Berit Kjos (author of How to Protect Your Child From the New Age and Spiritual Deception) The Spiritual Formation movement is widely promoted at colleges and seminaries as the latest and the greatest way to become a spiritual leader. It teaches people that this is how they can become more intimate with God and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Children and Meditation, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Mystical Practices, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: awana, awana club, awanas, Berit Kjos, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, celebration of discipline, CHILDREN AT RISK!, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, lectio divina, meditation, mysticism, navpress, panentheism, perspectives on Children's spiritual formation, Richard Foster, richard rohr, Roger Oakland, samadhi, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton, TM, transcendental meditation, Yoga

California Church Disaffiliates With the Calvary Chapel Movement Over Heretical Connections

July 9, 2014 by A Ministry in His Service

LTRP Note: As many of you know, Roger Oakland, of Understand the Times, International, and Chris Lawson, of Spiritual Research Network, are former Calvary Chapel pastors/teachers, who both left the movement when their warnings about the infiltration of serious false teachings fell on deaf ears for several years and when they felt they could no … [Read more…]

Posted in: Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Denominations, Defending the Faith, Homosexuality, Purpose Driven Movement, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, THE SHACK Tagged: Brennan Manning, Calvary Chapel, chris lawson, heresy, Homosexuality, let there be light, purpose driven, refuge church, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, steve shively, The Shack

Faith Baptist Bible College & Seminary “Crossed Off” “Good” College List – Hopefully Temporarily

February 13, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Update: Feb. 23, 2014: When this article below was written on Feb. 13, 2014, the Faith Baptist Bible College bookstore was not carrying Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling (though they were carrying a couple of her other books). They had been carrying Jesus Calling last year but removed the book when Lighthouse Trails had informed the … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Education, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: Brennan Manning, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, faith baptist bible college, jesus calling, john ortberg, philip yancey, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, sarah young, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: Evangelical Free Church Snowballing into Spiritual Deception Through Contemplative/Emerging

January 22, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Greetings Lighthouse Trails: I never thought I would be writing you, but I would like to tell you how much I appreciate your efforts, for few are those doing your type of ministry, certainly not in my experience, especially at the local level by church leadership! Let me get straight to the point of my writing—my … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Denominations, EFCA, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Brennan Manning, bruce demarest, Buddhism, Catholicism, Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, david benner, efca, emerging church, evangelical free church, henry blackaby, john ortberg, mark buchanan, meditation, meister eckhart, pete scazzero, quakerism, Richard Foster, richard rohr, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, spiritual transformation, zen

Anti-Religion Jeff Bethke Hits the News Again – New Book, Same Message: “Imagine No Religion”

November 17, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

 Not only are there political quests being achieved through the indoctrination of these young people, but these young followers are becoming convinced that a socialistic religion-killing society is the only solution for man. Jeff Bethke, the 24-year-old man who did the anti-religion YouTube video in 2012, is back in the news again. This time, he has a book about his subject … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Spirituality, Eschatology, Homosexuality, Interspirituality, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Preaching of the Cross, The Role of Meditation, Universalism Tagged: basil pennington, Beth Moore, Bible prophecy, Brennan Manning, Calvary Chapel, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, death by church, deception, emerging church, foxe's book of martyrs, frank viola, george barna. dan kimbal, Henri Nouwen, Homosexuality, Interspirituality, jeff bethke, jefferson bethke, last days, Mark Driscoll, mike erre, New Age, new spirituality, panentheism, ragamuffin gospel, Ray Yungen, spiritual deception, The Emerging Church, vintage jesus, Yoga

Letter to the Editor: Concerns About Home Church Using Book by Renovare’s James Bryan Smith

September 10, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: Recently my home church added a new pastor as the leader of Small Groups/Spiritual Formation. I am very concerned. Soon after taking this position he introduced a book by James Bryan Smith titled The Good and Beautiful God.  This book is to be studied at each of our church’s small groups in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Methodists Tagged: Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, james bryan smith, meditation, methodists, mysticism, renovare, Richard Foster, Thomas Merton

NEW BOOKLET: Brennan Manning’s “New Monks” & Their Dangerous Contemplative Monasticism

August 26, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

 Brennan Manning’s “New Monks” & Their Dangerous Contemplative Monasticism written by John Caddock 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.  Below is the content of the booklet. To order copies of Brennan Manning’s “New Monks” & Their … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, RESOURCES, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: abba's child, Brennan Manning, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, john caddock, meditation, monasticism, mysticism, new monks, ragamuffin gospel, Signature of Jesus, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: Christian & Missionary Alliance OK With Ruth Haley Barton and Other Contemplatives

May 16, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Two and a half years ago the leadership of the Western PA District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance invited Ruth Haley Barton to speak to its pastors and lay delegates at its annual District Conference. I sat in amazement as I watched my fellow pastors nod their heads in affirmation as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian & Missionary Alliance, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Brennan Manning, christian missionary alliance, cma, Contemplative Spirituality, ruth haley barton

A Statement from Lighthouse Trails About Some Who Have Recently Died

April 15, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Over the past year, there has been a number of deaths among those whom Lighthouse Trails has critiqued for their doctrinal and theological teachings. Last week, we received the following e-mail:  To Lighthouse Trails: As much as I disagree with the doctrines that are being taught by Rick Warren and his church, we should still “weep … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: Brennan Manning, calvin miller, Christian leaders, death, matthew warren, richard twiss, Rick Warren

They Call It “Bibliolatry” (Bible Worship)- But Could it Be a Contemplative Smoke Screen?

February 3, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In a article titled “How Evangelicals Became Over-Committed to the Bible and What Can Be Done About It,” Biola University professor J.P. Moreland says that  evangelical Christians are too committed to the Bible. He states: “In the actual practices of the Evangelical community in North America, there is an over-commitment to Scripture in a way that is false, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: Biola, biola university, Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, J.P. Moreland, Talbot, The Emerging Church, Thomas Merton

“5 Things You Should Know About Contemplative Prayer” Booklet Will Help Share Truth

January 21, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

5 Things You Should Know About Contemplative Prayer written by Ray Yungen is one of the new Lighthouse Trails Booklets and is a concise primer on understanding contemplative prayer. The booklet is 16 pages long and sells for $1.50 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. This is a great way … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, RESOURCES Tagged: booklet tracts, Brennan Manning, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, mysticism, New Age, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Thomas Merton, tracts, william shannon, Yoga

The Top 50 “Christian” Contemplative Books – A “NOT RECOMMENDED Reading List” and 25 Christian “Bridgers” to Them

December 10, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: Ray Yungen and the editors at Lighthouse Trails have put together our Top 50 “Christian” Contemplative Books  – A “Not Recommended Reading List.” If your pastor, your professor, your children, or your friends are reading any of these books, then they are being led down a path that will take them toward a mystical, panentheistic spirituality … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Calvinist/Reformed, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: ann voskamp, Anne Lamott, basil pennington, Beth Moore, bill hull, bill hybels, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, calvin miller, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, Dan Kimball, david benner, donald miller, doug pagitt, driscoll, Eugene Peterson, Henri Nouwen, J.P. Moreland, john eldredge, ken boa, Mark Driscoll, mark yaconelli, mike bickle, philip yancey, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, robert webber, Shane Claiborne, Thomas Merton, walter brueggemann

The Idolatry of “I am!”

November 15, 2012 by A Ministry in His Service

LTRP Note: After you read what Larry DeBruyn is saying in this article below, consider how many of the contemplatives promote this idea that we  (man) are also “I AM” (God). See below Larry’s article where Ray Yungen discusses Brennan Manning in relation to this. By Larry DeBruyn Guarding His Flock Ministries One of my seminary professors stated … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Deception Tagged: beatrice bruteau, Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, larry debruyn, mysticism, new spirituality, panentheism
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  • Three Vital Questions to Navigating Discernment
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 25, 2021 at 11:08 am

    Three Vital Questions to Navigating Discernment Question #1 – Should Christians Expose Error? By Harry A. Ironside Objection is often raised—even by some sound in the faith—regarding the exposure of error as being entirely negative and of no real edification. Of late, the hue and cry has been against any and all negative teaching. But the brethren who assume this attitude ... [Read more...] The post Three Vital Questions to Navigating Discernment appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor: Todd Bentley Is Back to Deceive Unwitting Sheep
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 20, 2021 at 6:12 pm

    Letter to the Editor: Todd Bentley Is Back to Deceive Unwitting Sheep Dear Lighthouse Trails: I am writing to  warn of Todd Bentley’s Jan.27, 2021 announcement of his plans for 2021. Bentley went “radio silent” last year, but has reappeared, apparently/supposedly with a “25 year mandate” from God. He is launching via various media platforms, and not just in America, but in other continents. In a 27 ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: Todd Bentley Is Back to Deceive Unwitting Sheep appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Middle School: Ground Zero for Indoctrinating America’s Children”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 18, 2021 at 12:06 am

    “Middle School: Ground Zero for Indoctrinating America’s Children” By Linda Harvey Did you know that math supports capitalist and imperialist views, and that teachers need to deconstruct its inherent racism? This “woke” message from the Oregon Department of Education to the state’s educators is just the latest example of radical instruction in American schools. And some of the worst is found in middle schools. Middle ... [Read more...] The post “Middle School: Ground Zero for Indoctrinating America’s Children” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Rush Limbaugh Dies at 70 After Battle With Lung Cancer”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 17, 2021 at 11:48 pm

    “Rush Limbaugh Dies at 70 After Battle With Lung Cancer” LTRJ Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Zachary StieberThe Epoch Times Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has died at age 70, according to his wife. Limbaugh passed away at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, his wife, Kathryn Adams Limbaugh, said on his radio show on Feb. 17, hours after his death. Limbaugh ... [Read more...] The post “Rush Limbaugh Dies at 70 After Battle With Lung Cancer” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Look Up, But Look Out!
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 16, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    Look Up, But Look Out! By Warren B. SmithFrom his new book, The Titanic and Today’s Church SADLY, the warnings issued by those of us who came out of the New Age have been as casually and complacently disregarded as the iceberg warnings given to the Titanic before it collided with the iceberg. As church leaders minimized and marginalized our warnings about the ... [Read more...] The post Look Up, But Look Out! appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Former Ohio [Yoga] Instructor Calls Term ‘Christian Yoga’ Stretching the Truth”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 16, 2021 at 3:55 am

    “Former Ohio [Yoga] Instructor Calls Term ‘Christian Yoga’ Stretching the Truth” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. Lighthouse Trails has been warning about Yoga and so-called “Christian Yoga” for many years; yet, the practice of Yoga in churches is accelerating. By Frontlines Ohio One former yoga instructor says some church-goers and school educators mistakenly believe yoga is just stretching. ... [Read more...] The post “Former Ohio [Yoga] Instructor Calls Term ‘Christian Yoga’ Stretching the Truth” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor: Brennan Manning Book Review by John Caddock Saved Me From Years of Wandering in the Wilderness
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 15, 2021 at 4:46 pm

    Letter to the Editor: Brennan Manning Book Review by John Caddock Saved Me From Years of Wandering in the Wilderness LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is one we received a few years ago, referring to a book review about Brennan Manning’s book, The Signature of Jesus. The review was written by John Caddock and was the first piece we ever read on the Internet refuting contemplative prayer shortly after we met Ray Yungen and ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: Brennan Manning Book Review by John Caddock Saved Me From Years of Wandering in the Wilderness appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Open Letter From the International Board of Directors of RZIM on the Investigation of Ravi Zacharias”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 13, 2021 at 8:35 am

    “Open Letter From the International Board of Directors of RZIM on the Investigation of Ravi Zacharias” LTRP Note: The following is posted as a follow up of a previous post from December 2020.* “Open Letter From the International Board of Directors of RZIM on the Investigation of Ravi Zacharias” From the RZIM Board: It is with shattered hearts that we issue this statement about the allegations against RZIM’s Founder, Ravi Zacharias. ... [Read more...] The post “Open Letter From the International Board of Directors of RZIM on the Investigation of Ravi Zacharias” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Biden Admin. to Keep US Embassy in Jerusalem, Recognize It as Capital of Israel”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 11, 2021 at 12:07 am

    “Biden Admin. to Keep US Embassy in Jerusalem, Recognize It as Capital of Israel” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Michael GryboskiThe Christian Post The Biden administration plans to keep the U.S. embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, upholding a controversial decision by former President Donald Trump.  Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that he recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.  ... [Read more...] The post “Biden Admin. to Keep US Embassy in Jerusalem, Recognize It as Capital of Israel” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor: K.P. Yohannon (Gospel for Asia) Going Contemplative?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 10, 2021 at 2:16 pm

    Letter to the Editor: K.P. Yohannon (Gospel for Asia) Going Contemplative? LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is written by one of our readers out of a deep sadness and concern that K.P. Yohannon, in his 2020 book, Never Give Up, is showing a strong affinity to contemplative mystics. In that book, Yohannon says he is learning things from the Desert Fathers and the ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: K.P. Yohannon (Gospel for Asia) Going Contemplative? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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