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Charles Stanley

Letter to the Editor: Having Discernment – Both a Blessing and a “Curse”

December 3, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 19 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I have come to realize that discernment is a gift like no other. It is a blessing and a “curse” at the same time. A blessing because it provides a person with insight that allows them to take precautions so as to not be led astray by wolves and/or blind leaders. On … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Discernment, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Priscilla Shirer Tagged: Charles Stanley, Christian leaders, discernment, john macarthur, letter to the editor, pride, priscilla shirer

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

Letter to the Editor: Concerned About Charles Stanley/In Touch Ministry’s Adult Coloring Exercise

June 28, 2017 by Letters to the Editor 1 Comment

To Lighthouse Trails: I love your ministry and know that I’m talking to the choir when I say this, but it is mind blowing to me how widespread occultism has become.  That said, I stumbled upon the following FREE offer from Charles Stanley’s In Touch Ministries.  All I can say is “WOW!” https://www.intouchcanada.org/sharedjoy May God … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Health, Hinduism, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Mindfulness Tagged: Charles Stanley, coloring, contemplative, in touch ministries, letter to the editor, lois putnam, mandala, mandala coloring books, meditation, New Age, occulism

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

BOOK REVIEW ON ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, DEEP AND WIDE

May 26, 2015 by A Ministry in His Service

LTRP Note: For a number of years, Lighthouse Trails has identified Andy Stanley as part of the emerging church and has considered him to be a bridger (bridging the gap between the emerging church and evangelical Christianity). This excellent book review by Gary Gilley shows an example of the (sometimes subtle) deception that occurs in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, New Evangelicalism, The Emerging Church, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: andy stanley, bill hybels, Charles Stanley, church growth, deep and wide, gary gilley, seeker-friendly, Willow Creek

Letter to the Editor: Knew Something Was Wrong With In Touch Magazine

November 1, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Good morning: About two weeks ago, I received my monthly copy of IN TOUCH magazine.  Lately the magazine has seemed “off” to me, but when I read the article on L’arche — even knowing nothing about them at that time — I literally said out loud (to no one as I was home alone) “Are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Organizations, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Charles Stanley, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, in touch magazine, l'arche, spiritual deception

Another Episode with In Touch Magazine – A Puzzle That Isn’t Fitting Together

October 27, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Charles Stanley’s In Touch Magazine has been the subject of several Lighthouse Trails articles because of the magazine’s continued propensity toward contemplative/emergent people. Just this past summer, our most recent article, “Sad News About Charles Stanley’s In Touch Magazine,” reported how the August 2013 issue of In Touch featured Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove of the “New Monasticism” … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Ecumenism, Interspirituality, The Emerging Church Tagged: benjamin dolson, Charles Stanley, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, in touch magazine, Interspirituality, jonathan wilson-hartgrove, Ray Yungen, Thomas Merton

Sad News About Charles Stanley’s In Touch Magazine

July 25, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Lighthouse Trails has watched in dismay over the past few years as Charles Stanley’s In Touch magazine has made the decision to promote contemplative/emergent names. When our editors picked up a copy of the August 2013 issue and saw a feature article written by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, we decided to call In Touch Ministries to find out who … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian Organizations, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Brian McLaren, Charles Stanley, Christian leaders, common prayer, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, in touch magazine, in touch ministries, jonathan wilson-hartgrove, meditation, new monasticism, panentheism, phyllis tickle, richard rohr, rutba house, The Emerging Church, tielhard de chardin, tony campolo, Yoga

In Touch Magazine Draws Readers to “Celtic Spirituality”

June 24, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In the July 2012 issue of Charles Stanley’s In Touch magazine, in an article titled “Welcome In, Reach Out,” the author  writes glowingly of what is called “Celtic Spirituality, basing her article on George H. Hunter III’s The Celtic Way of Evangelism and John Finney’s book Recovering the past: Celtic and Roman Mission. The article talks about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Music, pantheism & panentheism, The Ancient Mystics, The Emerging Church Tagged: celtic christianity, celtic spirituality, Charles Stanley, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, george hunter, in touch magazine, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, john finney, missional, panentheism, taize, Thomas Merton, tielhard de chardin

Dear Dr. Charles Stanley, what are you trying to tell us? Are you a contemplative?

September 22, 2011 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Is Charles Stanley trying to tell Christians something but doesn’t want to come right out and just admit, “Hey, I’m a contemplative, and I am using my In Touch magazine to let everybody know it.” A Lighthouse Trails January 2010 article titled “Letter to Charles Stanley: Is In Touch Getting Out-of-Touch With the True Gospel?,”   discussed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: Anne Lamott, Charles Stanley, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, in touch magazine, Israel, jonathan wilson-hartgrove, mary demuth, meditation, mysticism, new spirituality, pete scazzero, sara miles, spiritual disciplines

Contemplative Spirituality Lands on Charles Stanley’s In Touch Magazine . . . Again

June 30, 2011 by Guest Writers

By Mike Stanwood Free-Lance Writer and Defender of the Faith Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a writer, speaker, and activist who is a leader in the “New Monastic” movement. He lives in North Carolina at the Rutba House, a new monastic community. Wilson-Hartgrove is most recently known for co-authoring Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals with new monastic … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: Brian McLaren, Charles Stanley, contemplative, in touch magazine, jonathan wilson-hartgrove, new monasticism, phyllis tickle, richard rohr, rutba house, Shane Claiborne, tony campolo

Hollywood Darling, Julia Roberts, To Play Elizabeth Gilbert in “Eat, Pray, Love”

January 28, 2010 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

This August a new film, starring one of Hollywood’s most popular actresses, Julia Roberts, will be released. The movie, Eat, Pray, Love, is based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoirs of the same name. Gilbert’s book hit the New York Times Best Seller list after becoming well known through Oprah’s ardent promotion, in which Oprah calls the book, the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Charles Stanley, Eat, Elizabeth Gilbert, Love, paradigm shift, Pray, the New Age

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  • Lighthouse Trails 19th Anniversary! – Reader Appreciation 2-Day Storewide Sale
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 19, 2021 at 1:06 pm

    Lighthouse Trails 19th Anniversary! – Reader Appreciation 2-Day Storewide Sale Note: This sale notice is in lieu of our regular e-newsletter that is e-mailed out 1-2 times a month. Check out our e-newsletter archives. Lighthouse Trails is 19 years old! It was March of 2002 when Lighthouse Trails officially began. Six months later, we published our first book, A Time of Departing by Ray Yungen. We are grateful ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails 19th Anniversary! – Reader Appreciation 2-Day Storewide Sale appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Keep Thy Heart With All Diligence
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 18, 2021 at 12:29 pm

    Keep Thy Heart With All Diligence By David Dombrowski It is all too easy in the busy world in which we live today to get caught up in worldly concerns that would tend to draw our hearts in a different direction than God intends. A Scripture that comes to mind is the one in Proverbs that says: Keep thy heart with ... [Read more...] The post Keep Thy Heart With All Diligence appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Vatican Invites Abortion Advocate Chelsea Clinton [and New Age Leader Deepak Chopra] To Talk About ‘Health’ And The ‘Soul’”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 17, 2021 at 1:34 pm

    “Vatican Invites Abortion Advocate Chelsea Clinton [and New Age Leader Deepak Chopra] To Talk About ‘Health’ And The ‘Soul’” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. To learn more about the Catholic Church and its role in helping to bring about a false ecumenical end-time “Christ,” read Roger Oakland’s book, Another Jesus: The eucharist christ and the new evangelization. Other speakers at this Vatican event include meditation advocates ... [Read more...] The post “Vatican Invites Abortion Advocate Chelsea Clinton [and New Age Leader Deepak Chopra] To Talk About ‘Health’ And The ‘Soul’” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “California lifts COVID-19 limits on indoor worship services following US Supreme Court rulings”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 15, 2021 at 1:05 am

    “California lifts COVID-19 limits on indoor worship services following US Supreme Court rulings” LTRJ Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Robert JablonFox News, KTVU LOS ANGELES – California on Monday lifted its limits on indoor worship services in the face of U.S. Supreme Court rulings that struck down the coronavirus public health mandates. However, the state Department of Public Health guidelines still said indoor ... [Read more...] The post “California lifts COVID-19 limits on indoor worship services following US Supreme Court rulings” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Canadian Government Agency Blocks Access to Church Building With Fencing Over Coronavirus Restrictions”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 12, 2021 at 10:35 am

    “Canadian Government Agency Blocks Access to Church Building With Fencing Over Coronavirus Restrictions” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. The pastor of this Edmonton, Alberta church was initially arrested and later released. He currently awaits trial in May. Provided by Christian News Network RCMP and members of Alberta Health Services were on scene at GraceLife Church west of Edmonton Wednesday morning to “physically close” the ... [Read more...] The post “Canadian Government Agency Blocks Access to Church Building With Fencing Over Coronavirus Restrictions” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 10, 2021 at 11:55 am

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  • “NEW DATA SHOWS HOMESCHOOLING EXPLOSION”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 5, 2021 at 11:48 pm

    “NEW DATA SHOWS HOMESCHOOLING EXPLOSION” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Alex NewmanFreedom Project Media New data from the U.S. Census Bureau confirm earlier polling results showing an unprecedented explosion in the number of families choosing to educate their children at home, free from government indoctrination, sexualization, forced masking, and dangerous dumbing down. Homeschooling ... [Read more...] The post “NEW DATA SHOWS HOMESCHOOLING EXPLOSION” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Canadian Father Jailed For Talking About Court-Ordered Transgendering Of His Teenage Daughter”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 5, 2021 at 11:41 am

    “Canadian Father Jailed For Talking About Court-Ordered Transgendering Of His Teenage Daughter” LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has been following the story of Canadian father Rob Hoogland since early 2020. Be sure and read our booklet, Transgenderism and Our Children (which we have been forbidden to mail to Canada by the Canadian government). To see a 2020 video interview with Mr. Hoogland (that was banned from YouTube), click ... [Read more...] The post “Canadian Father Jailed For Talking About Court-Ordered Transgendering Of His Teenage Daughter” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Resurrection! by Harry Ironside
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 3, 2021 at 11:18 am

    Resurrection! by Harry Ironside By Harry A. Ironside He preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection . . . And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof ... [Read more...] The post Resurrection! by Harry Ironside appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Republican States Push Back Against Critical Race Theory”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 1, 2021 at 11:10 am

    “Republican States Push Back Against Critical Race Theory” LTRP Note: In December of 2019, Lighthouse Trails first alerted its readers to Critical Race Theory and its entering the church with our article titled “Southern Baptist Convention Adopts “Critical Race Theory”—A Dangerous Marxist “Solution” That Will Not Work.” Later, in the summer of 2020, we released a booklet addressing Critical Race Theory and the ... [Read more...] The post “Republican States Push Back Against Critical Race Theory” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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