God’s Dream for humanity is the gradual realization that we can become One.—Jean Vanier (1) On May 7th, Canadian Catholic humanitarian, Jean Vanier, died at the age of 90.2 Vanier, founder of L’Arche where Henri Nouwen spent the last ten years of his life, was a major proponent of contemplative spirituality, believing that all religions … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The Shack movie is about to be released. Millions of Americans will go to theaters to watch the movie. Most likely, the majority of them will be church goers and proclaiming Christians since The Shack book is vetted as a Christian story. Recently, a church contacted Lighthouse Trails and ordered 300 copies of … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The Pew Research Center is a liberal secular think tank. We sometimes post the results of their studies as they can show the direction that Americans are going, spiritually. In this particular study, it states that over one fourth of millennials are raised in homes where more than one religion is represented. No … [Read more…]
By Patrick Quinn Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The leaders of the world’s Orthodox Christian churches ended a historic gathering on the Greek island of Crete on Sunday hoping to repeat the meeting within a decade, despite a boycott by the Russian church—the most populous in a religion of some 300 million people — and … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purpose. By Philip Oltermann The UK Guardian . . . A group of Christians, Muslims and Jews is trying to crowdsource funds to build a place where they can all worship: Berlin’s “House of One” is aiming to become the world’s first building … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational purposes and not as an endorsement. OMAHA, Neb. —A unique vision for religious unity in Omaha is quickly becoming reality. The concept is to build a Jewish temple, Islamic center, and Episcopalian church all on one property and connected by walkways that meet at a … [Read more…]
Recently some of our readers have contacted us to ask why we have not posted a review on Jonathan Cahn’s The Harbinger, a New York Times best-selling book written in a narrative fictional format presenting a dire warning for America’s future. A companion documentary DVD titled The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment is also available wherein Cahn … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: If you are attending a church that is using the Alpha Course, this article may be of interest to you. For more information on the Alpha Course, click here. By UK Press Association “Religion Deeply Important says Tony Blair at Leadership Conference with Nicky Gumbel” Former prime minister Tony Blair has defended religion, … [Read more…]
By Dan Gilgoff and Eric Marrapodi, CNN (From 2/2011) The White House announced a dozen appointments to its faith advisory council on Friday (in Feb), with the leader of the nation’s largest evangelical group and the head of the nation’s leading Christian denomination serving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people are both on the list. … [Read more…]
by Steve McKonkey Contact: http://www.ChristianInvestigator.com, 608-469-7956 MADISON, Wisc., Dec. 6, 2010 /Christian Newswire/ — Last week, the Tony Blair Foundation announced that Wheaton College has become the first Associate University of the Foundation in the United States. According to the Foundation’s website, the Foundation “aims to promote respect and understanding about the world’s major religions … [Read more…]
From Sun-Times Media The Wheaton Sun An out of house news source Intended for informational and research purposes only, not as an endorsement The Tony Blair Faith Foundation has announced that Wheaton College has become the first American Associate University of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation’s Faith and Globalization Initiative. The Faith and Globalization Initiative … [Read more…]
(Courtesy Understand the Times with Roger Oakland) The Nation Web Paper ISLAMABAD – In a development that could be duly termed as one and only of its kind, an incumbent Government’s Minister has urged US President Barrack Obama to offer Eid prayers at Ground Zero Mosque and become “Ameer-ul-Momineen” of Muslim Ummah. Minister of State … [Read more…]
by Carl Teichrib Forcing Change (courtesy Kjos Ministries) Points to Ponder About Christian Interfaith Involvement: 1) The interfaith approach is rationally directionless. If all religions are equally valid or hold some common level of spiritual authenticity, as the interfaith movement asserts, then all religions are ultimately baseless. Therefore, the nonbeliever can logically reject Christianity as … [Read more…]
From OneNewsNow: According to a Christian renewal alliance, a California seminary affiliated with the United Methodist Church is revisiting its plans to launch schools of ministry for non-Christians. Two years ago, officials at the Claremont School of Theology (CST) set in motion its plans for “The University Project” to “rethink classical models of theological education” as part … [Read more…]
The following out of house news story is connected with Michael Carl’s (WorldNetDaily) recent article, WorldNetDaily on Mark Driscoll and Rick Warren: Growing trend to meet with Muslims rings alarm bells for some by Jamie Glazov Front Page Magazine Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Michael Carl, a veteran pastor and journalist who has written on terrorism, … [Read more…]
