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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
