Ken Blanchard

Revealing Quotes by Influential Contemplatives

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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…]

A Rose By Any Other Name OR A Deception By Any Other Name – It’s All the Same

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Dear Lighthouse Trails: This is from a circulating email from Prairie [formerly Prairie Bible Institute or PBI in Three Hills Alberta]. It sounds so good, but I suspect it is dangerous. S. ____ Email Our Reader Received from Prairie: What’s NEW for our upcoming year New Student Orientation begins tomorrow! This time of year campus … [Read more…]

The Who’s Who List in Bringing the New Spirituality into the Church

By Chris Lawson Spiritual Research Network Each of the following authors professes to be Christian and/or uses biblical terminology in his or her writing, yet promotes at least one of the following serious false teachings: contemplative spirituality (i.e., Spiritual Formation), the emergent, progressive “new” spirituality, the seeker-friendly, church-growth movement (e.g., Willow Creek, Purpose Driven) and/or … [Read more…]

The Quantum Christ: Entering the World AND the Church Through Popular New Age & Christian Leaders

by Warren B. Smith The New Age/New Spirituality is already heralding quantum physics as a “scientific” basis for their contention that God is not only transcendent but also immanent—“in” everyone and everything. Physicist Fritjof Capra’s 1975 best-selling book on quantum physics—The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism—was … [Read more…]

“Servant Leadership” … A Christian Idea? … Not Exactly

LTRP Note: Today, there is much talk about teaching people to become good leaders. In reality, what is happening is people are being taught to be “good” followers. The term (and the concept) Servant Leadership, used by many of the most prolific Christian authors and teachers today, did not originate with them. This is a … [Read more…]

Revisting Awana’s Move Toward Contemplative – And Another Look at “Perspectives on Children’s Spiritual Formation

Update April 2012: Because Awana’s book, Perspectives on Children’s Spiritual Formation is circulating the market, and because we hear from Lighthouse Trails readers who ask about Awana and their promotion of Spiritual Formation (i.e., contemplative), we are reposting this information about this book. Prior to posting this revisit article, we contacted Broadman and Holman, the … [Read more…]

2011 YEAR IN REVIEW – PART 1 – Top 10 Book and Film Reviews

This is the first posting of several covering our 2011 YEAR IN REVIEW. In this first posting, we are listing the top ten book and film reviews that we covered in 2011. Other categories will follow over the next several days.  While we realize it is very difficult to read everything that comes from Lighthouse Trails, we … [Read more…]

Self-help Guru of “The Secret,” James Arthur Ray, Gets 2 Years in Sweat Lodge Deaths

LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails wrote several times about The Secret (book and film) when it became a New York Times best-seller from Oprah Winfrey’s promotion of it. James Arthur Ray was one of the “teachers” interviewed in the film. See links below this posting for information on The Secret. Felicia Fonseca Associated Press PRESCOTT, Ariz. – A … [Read more…]

Little Wave and Old Swell (A Course in Miracles for Children with a Foreword by Ken Blanchard)

 Little Wave and Old Swell (released by Beyond Words Publishing) is packaged as a children’s picture book, one that moms and dads will sit and read to their young ones at bedtime. The story is woven within the pages of colorful abstract paintings of the ocean and the sky. It begins with a conversation between … [Read more…]

TBN Hosts “Ancient Wisdom” Author Laurie Beth Jones

On June 30th, TBN (Trinity Broadcasting) hosted an event that focused on Christian counseling. One of the speakers was “Ancient Wisdom” author Laurie Beth Jones.  A little research on and quotes by Laurie Beth Jones describing her spirituality: Her Mission: “To inspire the divine connection in all of us” (from back cover, Jesus, Entrepreneur: Using Ancient Wisdom … [Read more…]

A Revolutionary World Peace – Whose Revolution?

LTRP Note: Last week, we posted an article titled  “Sojourners Founder Jim Wallis’ Revolutionary Anti-Christian “Gospel” (and Will Christian Leaders Stand with Wallis?).” As more and more talk arises about a “spiritual revolution” or awakening, believers should be asking, is this a revolution from God? Or is this coming global “revolution” part of the great falling away of … [Read more…]

Exponential Conference 2010 – Propelling the New Spirituality into the Church

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On April 19-22, in Orlando Florida, Exponential 2010 will present a large number of speakers, many of whom are proponents of the New Spirituality. Just another effort to build momentum for what has become obvious to many discerning believers – an apostate leadership racing toward a “New Christianity” for millions of unsuspecting proclaiming Christians. This year’s speaker list: Obe … [Read more…]

Warren, Blanchard, Hybels, Laurie, Buford – Launching New York Leadership Center This Week

A Lighthouse Trails Commentary This week marks the Launch of the New York City Leadership Center. This is a inter-religious venture that is being supported by some of the country’s most prolific Christian figures including Rick Warren, Bill Hybels, Greg Laurie, Ken Blanchard, Bob Buford and Frances Hesselbein (representing the late Peter Drucker). The new … [Read more…]