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Emergent Village

The “Kingdom of God” in the Emerging Church: A Theology of Despair and Hopelessness

June 5, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By Bob DeWaay Imagine a world where the polarity of time is reversed so that history moves backward toward Paradise rather than forward toward judgment. Consider a world in which God is so immanently involved in the creation that He is undoing entropy1 and recreating the world now through processes already at work. Think of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Dominionism, Eschatology, The Emerging Church, Universalism Tagged: Brian McLaren, doug pagitt, Emergent Village, emerging church, francis schaeffer, jurgen moltmann, pannenberg, tony jones, universalism

Question to the Editor: What’s Up with Lilly Endowment – Funding Pastoral Sabbaticals with a Contemplative Agenda

March 25, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: Eli Lilly, a major pharmaceutical company, in conjunction with Christian Theological Seminary (a liberal seminary in Indianapolis, IN) is funding pastoral sabbaticals.  It appears it is just a part of a national program. Seems highly suspect to me.  I wouldn’t be looking twice except that I know a local  pastor applying for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Methodists, Saddleback, The Emerging Church Tagged: bethel, Brian McLaren, christian theological seminary, clergy renewal program, Contemplative Spirituality, Dan Kimball, deception, doug pagitt, Emergent Village, emerging church, Erwin McManus, faith undone, Interspirituality, lilly endowment, mark yaconelli, methodists, mysticism, peter drucker, Rick Warren, Saddleback, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church, tony jones, universalism

50 Top Organizations With a Significant Role in Bringing Contemplative Spirituality to the Church

January 21, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

From 10 years of research at Lighthouse Trails Research Project, we have found the following fifty organizations to have had a significant role in bringing contemplative spirituality into the evangelical/Protestant church. If you do not know or understand the implications of this, we urge you to educate yourself as soon as possible. Note: We have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian & Missionary Alliance, Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Organizations, InterVarsity Press, Nazarene Church, Saddleback, Spiritual Formation, Wesleyan Church Tagged: aacc, abs, acts 29 network, ats, baker books, breakforth, CCEL, center for action and contemplation, christian missionary alliance, cma, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, conversations journal, ct, elca, Emergent Village, emersion, focus on the family, group magazine, Henri Nouwen, ihop, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, kairos, Leadership Network, lifeway resources, meditation, mennonites, metamorpha, national worship conference, navpress, Nazarenes, new church specialties, presbyterian church usa, Purpose Driven Movement, relevant magazine, renovare, robert webber, Saddleback, sdi, Sojourners, teen mania, the ooze, thomas nelson, transforming center, upper roon, wesleyan, wesleyan church, willow creek association, Worship Leader Magazine, youth specialties, zondervan

EMERGENT MANIFESTO: Emerging Church Comes Out of the Closet

April 25, 2007 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Emergent Manifesto of Hope is the new release from Emersion, a publishing partnership between Baker Books and Emergent Village. The book, edited and compiled by emergent leaders Tony Jones and Doug Pagitt, is a collection of essays by various emerging church leaders. Pagitt says the book “provides a rare glimpse inside the emerging church.” This … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, The Emerging Church Tagged: Christian publishers, doug pagitt, emergent, Emergent Village, The Emerging Church, tony jones

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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.

  • Booklet Highlight: Forgiving—A Story of Forgiveness and How and Why We Should Forgive
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 10, 2021 at 11:55 am

    Booklet Highlight: <em>Forgiving—A Story of Forgiveness and How and Why We Should Forgive</em> LTRP Note: The following is a Lighthouse Trails topical booklet. Lighthouse Trails now publishes 145 booklets, written by over 30 authors. These inexpensive ($1.95 each) booklets are designed to give away, and based on comments and feedback from our readers, they are very effective in helping explain difficult and misunderstoo topics. PART 1: MASK-E-PE-TOON: A ... [Read more...] The post Booklet Highlight: <em>Forgiving—A Story of Forgiveness and How and Why We Should Forgive</em> appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “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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