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Letter to the Editor: Brian Brodersen’s Creation Fest Coming Out of the Contemplative Closet

May 26, 2017 by Letters to the Editor

Dear Lighthouse Trails: You may recall previous e-mails from me about the state of some Calvary Chapel fellowships here in the UK. It would appear that the majority are maintaining links with Brian Brodersen’s new CCGN including our pastor. I made mention that our pastor is very unhappy with organizations such as yourselves and questions your ability … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Lectio Divina, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Breath prayers, brian brodersen, Calvary Chapel, ccgn, chris lawson, Contemplative Spirituality, creation fest, labyrinth, lectio divina, letter to the editor, prayer stations, silence, sound doctrine, taize, Warren B. Smith

Letter to the Editor: Please Send Your Evidence and Examples for Calvin College ASAP

August 30, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: You list Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, as being contemplative, formation.  Please give me evidence, examples of this, also any emergent info, too on them.  ASAP, please. Our Response: Finding evidence and examples to show Calvin College’s contemplative/emergent persuasions is NOT like finding a needle in a haystack. This college is saturated … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Lectio Divina, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Marxism/Socialism, Spiritual Deception Tagged: calvin college, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, gungor, Henri Nouwen, Jim Wallis, labyrinth, lectio divina, sabbath, Shane Claiborne, socialism, spiritual formation, taize

The Labyrinth Journey: Walking the Path to Fulfillment?

April 25, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

The following article is also in booklet form. Click here to see if there are labyrinths in your region. The number of them is growing significantly as contemplative spirituality continues overtaking many denominations and ministries. Carl Teichrib Symbols are keyholes to doors in the walls of space, and through them man peers into Eternity . . … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, New Age movement, Spiritual Formation, The Role of Meditation Tagged: carl teichrib, Contemplative Spirituality, kate mcmanus, labyrinth, labyrinth journey, meditation, mysticism

Letter to the Editor: Texas Christian University’s Labyrinth – School Needs to be Added to Contemplative College List

November 18, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: After receiving this letter to the editor and after doing some of our own research, Lighthouse Trails has placed Texas Christian University on our “Contemplative Colleges List.” To see an example of the “fruit” of contemplative spirituality, check out Texas University’s Interfaith Initiative. Dear Lighthouse Trails: I read you recent article on the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, labyrinth, letter to the editor, paganism, texas christian university

Letter to the Editor: Church of 43 Years Builds Labyrinth, Promotes Mystical Rituals and Social Gospel

December 5, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails, I left my church of 43 years, because they were promoting books like Ruth Haley Barton’s “Solitude and Silence”; they had built a Labyrinth next to the Memorial garden where my parents ashes lay and were performing mystic rituals along with contemplative prayer and Spiritual Formation. Before I left my church, I … [Read more…]

Posted in: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, labyrinth, missional, new spirituality, Paul Proctor, proctor, ruth haley barton, silence, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church

Letter to the Editor: How Does Lighthouse Trails Determine if a College Should Be on the Contemplative College List?

August 11, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: I was given your email info. by Stand Up For The Truth on Facebook. There was some information (a list of colleges) they posted on Aug. 2 titled Christian Colleges That Promote Contemplative Prayer.  Stand Up For The Truth told me that you were the researcher responsible for the information they posted … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Breath prayers, Christian colleges, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, cornerstone university, desert fathers, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, labyrinth, lectio divina, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Roger Oakland, ruth haley barton

NEW BOOKLET – The Labyrinth Journey: Walking the Path to Fulfillment?

March 19, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

The Labyrinth Journey: Walking the Path to Fulfillment?, written by Carl Teichrib, is our newest Lighthouse Trails Print Booklet. The booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.85 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail.  Below is the content of the booklet. To order copies of The Labyrinth Journey, click here. The … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Mystical Practices, RESOURCES, The Ancient Mystics, The Role of Meditation Tagged: carl teichrib, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, labyrinth, meditation, paganism, panentheism, prayer walks, print booklet tracts

2012 YEAR IN REVIEW – Part 3 – “Top 8 Out-of-House Articles By Like-Minded Ministries”

December 29, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

1/A Special Report: The Healing Codes – The secret of health and prosperity revealed? by Mike Oppenheimer (Let Us Reason) The Healing Code book has been seen in USA Today, People, Time magazine, as well as many other print media publications and has been printed in 16 languages to over 17 countries. It is the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Concerns for Calvary Chapel, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: Berit Kjos, Bible prophecy, bill randles, Calvary Chapel, carl teichrib, Catholicism, chris lawson, Chuck Smith, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, deception, discernment, emerging church, end-times, healing codes, herescope, homeschooling, ihop, Interspirituality, Israel, john lanagan, labyrinth, mike bickle, mike oppenheimer, Road to Rome, tony jones, Warren B. Smith

The Labyrinth Journey: Walking the Path to Fulfillment?

October 9, 2012 by A Ministry in His Service

by Carl Teichrib Forcing Change “Symbols are keyholes to doors in the walls of space, and through them man peers into Eternity…Symbolism, then, is the divine language, and its figures are a celestial alphabet…” – Manly P. Hall . “…symbolical rites are the external expressions of man’s inward desire to unite with Divinity.” – Roberta … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: carl teichrib, forcing change, labyrinth, New Age, occult, paganism

Letter to the Editor: Baptist Standard Promoting Contemplative Spirituality

September 23, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Baptist students walk the labyrinth in 2004 Dear Lighthouse Trails: I just received the latest edition of The Baptist Standard.  It has been one of the leading state papers in Southern Baptist work.  Though independent in production now, it has been closely associated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas through the years.  The BGCT … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: baptist standard, Catholicism, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, Henri Nouwen, labyrinth, lectio divina, meditation, phyllis tickle, Richard Foster, silence, solitude, southern baptist convention, Thomas Merton

Enter the Labyrinth

November 22, 2009 by A Ministry in His Service

by Mike Oppenheimer Let Us Reason Ministries Walking the labyrinth has become a popular spiritual exercise across the country and around the world. I first read of it in Leadership Magazine, a Christian publication and became a bit concerned, since looking into it further I’m definitely concerned. Labyrinths are said to been used for over … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, eastern-style practices, labyrinth

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  • “Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 27, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    “Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. Lighthouse Trails has been posting reports on the case of cake baker, Jack Phillips, for a number of years now. Mr. Phillips has been in a legal battle because he refused to create a cake honoring transgenderism because of his Christian beliefs. ... [Read more...] The post “Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “U.S. Is ‘Most Permissive Country’ When It Comes to Transgender Treatments, Study Shows”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 26, 2023 at 2:33 am

    “U.S. Is ‘Most Permissive Country’ When It Comes to Transgender Treatments, Study Shows” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. When Lighthouse Trails posts clips of out-of-house secular or religious news stories, it is not intended to be an endorsement of the source itself. But given that Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry, we post such items to provide information on events that are ... [Read more...] The post “U.S. Is ‘Most Permissive Country’ When It Comes to Transgender Treatments, Study Shows” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “New Zealand’s Prime Minister Is The First Covid Tyrant To Fall, But She Won’t Be The Last”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 23, 2023 at 2:12 pm

    “New Zealand’s Prime Minister Is The First Covid Tyrant To Fall, But She Won’t Be The Last” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Helen RaleighThe Federalist New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation this week after being the nation’s leader for six years. She cited “burnout” as the reason. But many believe Ardern chose to exit early because she expected to face a humiliating defeat in ... [Read more...] The post “New Zealand’s Prime Minister Is The First Covid Tyrant To Fall, But She Won’t Be The Last” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 17, 2023 at 8:02 pm

    What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer LTRP Note: With the majority of Christian colleges and seminaries now bringing in contemplative spirituality via Spiritual Formation programs, and with Christian leaders such as Rick Warren and Beth Moore endorsing the movement, and with countless pastors giving it a thumbs up to their congregations, isn’t it time professors, pastors, and leaders understand what the ... [Read more...] The post What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 16, 2023 at 1:07 pm

    The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness By Egerton Ryerson Young(Missionary to the Cree people in Manitoba in the late 1800s) The following incident occurred years ago on the great plains of the Canadian Northwest, long before the waves of Anglo-Saxon civilization began to surge over those glorious fertile prairies which for so many generations were hid from the gaze of the ... [Read more...] The post The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 13, 2023 at 1:47 pm

    “Federal Judge Finds West Virginia Law Barring Transgenders From Girls’ Sports Constitutional” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Michael TennantThe New American A federal judge upheld a West Virginia law requiring student athletes to compete with other members of their biological sex, dealing a blow to both the transgender movement and the Biden administration, which had supported the lawsuit challenging the ... [Read more...] The post “Federal Judge Finds West Virginia Law Barring Transgenders From Girls’ Sports Constitutional” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • My Journey Out of Catholicism
    by Lighthouse Trails author on January 12, 2023 at 4:00 pm

    My Journey Out of Catholicism By David Dombrowski Over the years, I have encountered many Christians who wonder, “What’s wrong with being Catholic? After all, they believe in the Cross; they believe Jesus is the Son of God. It can’t be all that bad.” If you are a Christian who has wondered about these things, this special testimonial report is ... [Read more...] The post My Journey Out of Catholicism appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 7, 2023 at 1:13 pm

    “Social Media’s Antisemitic Underbelly” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. It is from the Christian publication, Israel My Glory. The publishers, The Friends of Israel, just released a special edition on antisemitism: “A Biblical Look at Antisemitism. Below is one of the articles in that edition. You may read the entire edition by clicking ... [Read more...] The post “Social Media’s Antisemitic Underbelly” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Exiled Moscow Chief Rabbi: Jews Should Leave Russia Before They Are Scapegoated”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 7, 2023 at 12:49 pm

    “Exiled Moscow Chief Rabbi: Jews Should Leave Russia Before They Are Scapegoated” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Ash ObelTimes of Israel Amid rising antisemitism, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt warns that historical precedent indicates Jewish community will be blamed for country’s problems Moscow’s exiled former chief rabbi, Pinchas Goldschmidt, has warned Russian Jews that they may become scapegoats for hardships brought on ... [Read more...] The post “Exiled Moscow Chief Rabbi: Jews Should Leave Russia Before They Are Scapegoated” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 10 Articles
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 2, 2023 at 3:43 pm

    Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 10 Articles (See Year in Review 2022, Part 1 – The Chosen; see Year in Review 2022, Part 2 – Letters and Comments) The Final part of the Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review lists the top 10 articles we posted this past year from guest writers and Lighthouse Trails authors. Listed in order of when they were ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 10 Articles appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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