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The Cloud of Unknowing – “Take a little word, and repeat it.”

January 18, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 2 Comments

The Cloud of Unknowing, written by an anonymous monk, has passed under the radar of many church libraries,  Christian bookstores, and theological seminaries and colleges. But this book is a primer on mystical contemplative spirituality. Check your church library and see if this book is sitting on the shelves. by Ray Yungen To my dismay, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: cloud of unknowing, john of the cross, julian of norwich, mantras, meister eckhart, Ray Yungen, Teresa of Avila, willigis jager

What Your Church Needs to Know Before Doing a Priscilla Shirer Study

June 2, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

The repetition [of a word or phrase] can in fact be soothing and very freeing, helping us, as Nouwen says, “to empty out our crowded interior life and create the quiet space where we can dwell with God.”—Jan Johnson, When the Soul Listens, p. 93 Years ago, I got a chance to meet Jan Johnson. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, Lectio Divina, Mystical Practices, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Deception Tagged: A Time of Departing, chardin, cloud of unknowing, contemplative prayer, Interspirituality, jan johnson, lectio divina, mantras, matthew fox, meditation, panentheism, pierre teilhard de chardin, priscilla shirer, Ray Yungen, richard rohr

NEW BOOKLET: Meditation! Pathway to Wellness or Doorway to the Occult?

January 19, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails author

NEW BOOKLET: Meditation! Pathway to Wellness or Doorway to the Occult? by Ray Yungen is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet.  The Booklet is 14 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Health, Mystical Practices, RESOURCES, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Buddhism, health, Hinduism, john randolph price, Ken Wilber, mantras, mayo clinic, meditation, mysticism, New Age, occult, Ray Yungen, spirit guides, spiritual deception, stress management, Taoism, wellness, Yoga

NEW BOOKLET: Is Your Church Doing Spiritual Formation? (Important Reasons Why It Shouldn’t)

October 2, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Is Your Church Doing Spiritual Formation? (Important Reasons Why it Shouldn’t)  by  the editors at Lighthouse Trails is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklets. The Booklet is 16 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklets are designed to give away to others or … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Publishing News, RESOURCES, Spiritual Formation, The Role of Meditation Tagged: booklet tract, chuck swindoll, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, donald whitney, Henri Nouwen, mantras, meditation, mysticism, Ray Yungen, renovare, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, ruth haley barton, silence, spiritual deception, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church, Thomas Merton

Baylor University Professors Using Meditation and Mantras to “Help” Students

April 21, 2014 by Miscellaneous News Source

This just sent to us from a Lighthouse Trails reader. We have written about Baylor University over the years and watched their move in the contemplative/emerging direction. This news story from the Waco Tribune-Herald online paper confirms what is happening at Baylor (and incidentally is happening in Christian schools across North America). “Baylor professors using … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices Tagged: baylor, baylor university, Christian colleges, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, mantras, meditation, mysticism, New Age

Dangerous Prayers

December 7, 2013 by A Ministry in His Service

by Paul Proctor (Free-lance writer; used with permission) Mindless mantras are an abomination to God I once came across a video clip that was taken from a popular television talk show called The View, where liberal former co-host of the show, Joy Behar and conservative former co-host, Elizabeth Hasselbeck got into a heated on-air argument about … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: contemplative prayer, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, joy behar, mantra meditation, mantras, Paul Proctor, prayer, proctor, spiritual formation

Walk to Emmaus – A Walk to Contemplative Spirituality

August 19, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

The Walk to Emmaus is a program put on by Upper Room Ministries. Upper Room promotes Spiritual Formation (i.e., contemplative spirituality), and if you want to understand the dynamics of Walk to Emmaus, then understanding the spirituality of Upper Room will help you: “The Walk to Emmaus is an adaptation of the Roman Catholic Cursillo … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, cursillo movement, mantras, meditation, tres dias, upper room, walk to emmaus

Lectio Divina: What it is, What it is Not, and Why It is a Dangerous Practice

August 29, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Lectio Divina – There’s a lot of talk about it today; umpteen books are published and more are on the way about lectio divina; and an increasing number of evangelical/Protestant figures are writing about it, endorsing it, and teaching it. Some people think lectio divina simply means to read a passage of Scripture slowly (or … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Mystical Practices Tagged: A Time of Departing, anthony de mello, Breath prayers, Christian leaders, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, divine reading, estern religion, Hinduism, lectio divina, mantra meditation, mantras, meditation, mysticism, praying the Scriptures, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, the silence, Thomas Keating

What is Meditation?

January 7, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

by Ray Yungen  What exactly is meditation? The meditation many of us are familiar with involves a deep, continuous thinking about something. But New Age meditation does just the opposite. It involves ridding oneself of all thoughts in order to “still” the mind by putting it in pause or neutral. An analogy would be turning … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Role of Meditation Tagged: altered states of consciousness, for many shall come in my name, mantras, meditation, mysticism, New Age movement, Ray Yungen

Letter to the Editor: Our North Carolina Churches and Christian Schools Turning to the “New” Spirituality

July 18, 2011 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Greetings Lighthouse Trails:  While ordering DVD’s and books today, my wife and I were reminded how much we depend on you for quality helps as we watch churches and schools submit and succumb to the “New Spirituality” invasion. You provide superb materials that we use regularly. I only wish there were others who would buy … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Churches, Spiritual Formation Tagged: labyrinths, mantras, new spirituality, north carolina

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  • How Should the Christian Contender of the Faith Speak and Behave?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 18, 2019 at 2:52 pm

    How Should the Christian Contender of the Faith Speak and Behave? By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12) Lighthouse Trails has always ... [Read more...] The post How Should the Christian Contender of the Faith Speak and Behave? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Parents Beware: Indiana Education Bill Seeks “Mental Health” Control Of All Kids
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 16, 2019 at 12:30 pm

    Parents Beware: Indiana Education Bill Seeks “Mental Health” Control Of All Kids LTRP Note: The following out-of-house news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Alex NewmanFP Media Draconian “education” legislation to further erode parental rights and gather all sorts of “mental health” data on children, among other controversial elements, is making its way through the Indiana legislature now. Activists are in an uproar about ... [Read more...] The post Parents Beware: Indiana Education Bill Seeks “Mental Health” Control Of All Kids appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Taizé, the Eucharist, and Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 13, 2019 at 4:24 am

    Taizé, the Eucharist, and Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson LTRP Note: The following is from Chris Lawson’s book Taizé—A Community and Worship: Ecumenical Reconciliation or an Interfaith Delusion? Taizé is an ecumenical interfaith community in France where over 100,000 young people travel to each year; and Taizé worship is becoming very popular in the United States. This particular section below is about the “Eucharist,” which is ... [Read more...] The post Taizé, the Eucharist, and Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Striking Similarities Between God Calling and the Jesus Calling Series
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 12, 2019 at 9:40 am

    Striking Similarities Between God Calling and the Jesus Calling Series Chris Lawson of Spiritual Research Network has posted a compelling online booklet titled Striking Similarities Between God Calling and the Jesus Calling Series. If you have friends or family members who are reading Jesus Calling, this project presented by SRN may be very helpful in pointing out to Jesus Calling readers that Jesus Calling has many similarities to the ... [Read more...] The post Striking Similarities Between God Calling and the Jesus Calling Series appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Letter to the Editor: LT Wrong to Warn About Walk to Emmaus
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 11, 2019 at 6:12 pm

    Letter to the Editor: LT Wrong to Warn About Walk to Emmaus LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is in regard to our article: Walk to Emmaus and Tres Dias – A Walk to Deception. To Lighthouse Trails: There are NO MANTRAS in the Walk to Emmaus or any other cursillo movement. We follow a strict Bible centered curriculum covered with prayer and praise. I ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: LT Wrong to Warn About Walk to Emmaus appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Out of My Mindfulness – Final Part
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 11, 2019 at 1:53 pm

    Out of My Mindfulness – Final Part By Lynn Lusby Pratt Part 1 and Part 2 of this little series lead in to this foundational question: Is mindfulness/meditation an Eastern religion practice or not? With its use in schools, businesses, and psychologists’ offices, it tends to be billed as neutral. Sometimes, though, the Eastern-ness is cheered, and (it had to happen!) you ... [Read more...] The post Out of My Mindfulness – Final Part appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Out of My Mindfulness – Part 2
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 9, 2019 at 4:00 pm

    Out of My Mindfulness – Part 2 By Lynn Lusby Pratt Part 1 of this series told of the ACLJ’s action against Buddhist meditation being forced on school kids. The ACLJ’s researchers dug into general (not just school-related) reports on mindfulness/meditation. Turns out that with this current craze, mindfulness being trendy and cool, studies don’t report the negative side effects (or they ... [Read more...] The post Out of My Mindfulness – Part 2 appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Navigators Welcomes 2019 With Their Contemplative Trend By Promoting Jesuit Prayer Practice
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 5, 2019 at 9:02 pm

    Navigators Welcomes 2019 With Their Contemplative Trend By Promoting Jesuit Prayer Practice Navigators is a Christian organization, founded in 1933 by a young man named Dawson Trotman, that eventually became a household name in the evangelical church.* The Navigators motto is, “To Know Christ and to Make Him Known.” However, Navigators and its publishing arm NavPress have been on a contemplative trend for over 15 years, and ... [Read more...] The post Navigators Welcomes 2019 With Their Contemplative Trend By Promoting Jesuit Prayer Practice appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Understanding the Spirituality of Sue Monk Kidd (author of The Secret Life of Bees)
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 2, 2019 at 5:12 pm

    Understanding the Spirituality of Sue Monk Kidd (author of The Secret Life of Bees) By Ray Yungen Sue Monk Kidd’s spirituality is spelled out clearly in her book When the Heart Waits. She explains: There’s a bulb of truth buried in the human soul [not just Christian] that’s “only God” … the soul is more than something to win or save. It’s the seat and repository of the inner ... [Read more...] The post Understanding the Spirituality of Sue Monk Kidd (author of The Secret Life of Bees) appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Out of My Mindfulness – Part 1
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 30, 2019 at 10:12 pm

    Out of My Mindfulness – Part 1 By Lynn Lusby Pratt ACLJ attorney Jay Sekulow’s bulletin of December 11, 2018 focused on complaints about Buddhist/Eastern meditation being forced on school kids. More from that in a minute. Various “relaxation” programs have been appearing in the public schools for years. Most parents and teachers didn’t pick up on the religious implications because (1) ... [Read more...] The post Out of My Mindfulness – Part 1 appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

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