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Learning From Rome

November 19, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

By Ray Yungen From a theological viewpoint, there now exist two branches (so to speak) of the Catholic Church—the traditional (as defended by someone like Karl Keating in his book Catholicism and Fundamentalism) and the progressive or contemplative* element (as exemplified by Thomas Merton and Henri Nouwen).1 And while these two branches (or movements) can … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Interspirituality, Road to Rome, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: catholic church, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, emergent, emerging church, eucharist, Eugene Peterson, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, kenneth boa, larry crabb, New Age, panentheism, pete scazzero, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Road to Rome, Roman Catholicism, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: My Former Baptist Pastor Went From Spiritual Formation Into the Orthodox Church

October 19, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 7 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Yesterday, I was reading 1 Corinthians 1 and 2, where Paul is writing about the wisdom of God versus the wisdom of the world. I was reminded of our former Baptist pastor in the early ’80s who was highly intellectual, which attracted a lot of people from academia in our college town. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Road to Rome, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: ancient fathers, baptist, candles, desert fathers, emerging church, eucharist, incense, infant baptism, letter to the editor, mystical practices, orthodox church, Ray Yungen, Road to Rome, Roger Oakland, spiritual formation

Welcome to the New (Contemplative) Christianity – Just Breathe In . . . Breathe Out

September 13, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 16 Comments

The acceptance of contemplative prayer has hit an all-time high in the church. And is it any wonder? Christian media, Christian publishers, pastors, mission societies, Bible societies, authors, radio hosts, youth leaders, women’s group leaders, and Christian ministry leaders are all promoting it more than ever.  The video below that was posted on Charisma Magazine’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Mystical Practices, New Evangelicalism, Spiritual Formation, The New Spirituality Tagged: charisma magazine, Christian leaders, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, ken shigematsu, meditation, mysticism, New Age, new spirituality, Rick Warren, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton, YWAM

Yoga at T.D. Jakes’ Church . . . And the Rest of the Story

August 21, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

In an August 13th Christian Post article titled “Serita Jakes’ Endorsement of Yoga at Potter’s House Sparks Debate,” popular pastor T.D. Jakes’ wife is reportedly promoting Yoga to congregants at Jake’s church. The CP article begins: Serita Jakes, wife of popular televangelist Bishop T.D. Jakes, has reignited debate over the practice of yoga among Christians … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, Saddleback, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, YOGA Tagged: catholic mysticism, contemplative prayer, jesus calling, John Piper, Richard Foster, spiritual formation, t.d. jakes, The Shack, Thomas Merton, Yoga

Sending Your Child to a Christian College This Fall? – Read This First!

August 2, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 4 Comments

LTRP Note: The following is a chapter from the Lighthouse Trails book Castles in the Sand, the only novel we know of that exposes the dangers of contemplative spirituality and spiritual formation. The story, based on true facts, is about a young Christian college girl who is introduced to mysticism through her spiritual formation professor. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Colleges, RESOURCES, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Castles in the Sand, Christian colleges, contemplative colleges, meditation, mysticism, novel, seminaries, spiritual formation, Teresa of Avila

D is for Deception: The Language of the “New” Christianity

June 29, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 2 Comments

By Kevin Reeves and the Editors at Lighthouse Trails A number of years ago, a book written by emerging-church leaders Brian McLaren and Leonard Sweet was released. The book was called A is for Abductive: the language of the emerging church. Going through the alphabet, the authors identified many terms they hoped would be picked … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Discernment, New Evangelicalism, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: Brian McLaren, emerging church, glossary, higher self, kevin reeves, language, lectio divina, Leonard Sweet, meditation, NAR, new spirituality, paradigm shift, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, spiritual formation, taize, transformational, tribal, Warren B. Smith

Is Your Church Doing Spiritual Formation? (Important Reasons Why it Shouldn’t)

June 16, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

By Lighthouse Trails Editors Is your church involved in a Spiritual Formation program? If so, you might want to ask the question, what exactly is Spiritual Formation? It’s a fair question, and one that, if not asked, could end up surprising you when your church changes in ways you never imagined. A Christianity Today article … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Buddhism, Catholicism, chuck swindoll, contemplation, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, desert fathers, Interspirituality, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Roger Oakland, ruth haley barton, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Jesus Calling, Contemplative Prayer, the New Age, and Psalm 46:10

May 16, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 5 Comments

By Warren B. Smith Countless references to meditating, being quiet, being still, relaxing, resting, letting go, and reciting Psalm 46:10 are found throughout God Calling and Jesus Calling. They are all suggested ways of entering into “the silence” to experience God’s presence. The New Age/New Spirituality likewise places great emphasis on these same ways of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, JESUS CALLING, The New Spirituality Tagged: "another jesus" calling, contemplative prayer, jesus calling, New Age movement, panentheism, psalm 46:10, sarah young, spiritual formation, Warren Smith

Focus on the Family STILL Defends Contemplative Prayer—Says Jesus and Disciples Practiced It

April 3, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 7 Comments

A Lighthouse Trails reader recently asked our editors to take a look at a page on the Focus on the Family website defending the practice of contemplative prayer. Those of you who have been readers of Lighthouse Trails for a while will know that Lighthouse Trails has challenged Focus on the Family on more than … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, focus on the family, fof, meditation, New Age, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual formation

Many Just Now Learning About the Dangers of Spiritual Formation

March 14, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 8 Comments

Today, our office received a phone call from a woman who had signed up through her church (with her husband) to take a college course from a local Christian seminary. The course is being held at her church and is on Spiritual Formation. The woman said she was unfamiliar with what Spiritual Formation was when … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Rick Warren, Spiritual Formation Tagged: chuck swindoll, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, David Jeremiah, Eugene Peterson, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, spiritual formation

Biola University – Going . . . Going . . . Gone As President Takes Sabbatical At Catholic Contemplative Monastery

January 12, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

For many years, Lighthouse Trails has written about the slide that Biola University in Southern California has taken into contemplative spirituality. Our first indication that the school was heading that way was in February of 2006 when we learned that Biola was actively participating in a publication called Conversations Journal, a magazine whose primary purpose … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: adele ahlberg calhoun, Biola, biola university, Catholicism, Christian colleges, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, dr. barry corey, dr. corey, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, mysticism, New Age, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Christian University Graduate Agrees—Celebration of Discipline/Richard Foster Bypass the Cross—As CoD Soon Celebrates 40-Year Anniversary!

November 21, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Just as Lighthouse Trails was about to issue a post this week about Celebration of Discipline’s (by Richard Foster) 40-year anniversary announcement (that we received by e-mail this month), we received the following e-mail from a Christian university graduate: Three years ago this past September, I began my studies at Tyndale University in Toronto, Ontario. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: A Time of Departing, altered states, celebration of discipline, contemplative prayer, drugs, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, lsd, matthew fox, Ray Yungen, renovare, Richard Foster, shalem institute, spiritual classics, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton, tilden edwards

Letter From Dallas Theological Seminary to Lighthouse Trails Reader Reveals “Required” Spiritual Formation

September 20, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

A Lighthouse Trails reader sent Lighthouse Trails a copy of a letter he recently received from Dallas Theological Seminary. DTS has consistently said the school does not promote the” bad” Spiritual Formation, but we have reported on a number of occasions that the Spiritual Formation taught and promoted at DTS IS contemplative spirituality (which is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: association of theological schools, ats, christian formation, contemplative prayer, dallas theological seminary, dts, spiritual formation

Letter to the Editor: Husband Brought Home This Contemplative Book From Conference – “The Spiritual Formation of Leaders”

August 22, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Dear Lighthouse Trails, I want to thank you again and possibly alert you on another author you should watch. Recently, my husband went to a pastor’s conference and brought a book back home titled The Spiritual Formation of Leaders by Chuck Miller, Ed. D. Immediately I saw the title, the bells went of in my head, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: books, Christian leaders, chuck miller, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, meditation, mysticism, Richard Foster, spiritual formation, spiritual formaton of leaders, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: Popular Group Publishing’s Vacation Bible School Curriculums Promoting Contemplative/Emergent Ideas

August 7, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

LTRP Note: Group Publishing has been listed as a contemplative publisher on the LT Research site for many years. Just take a look at this 1999 article in the Group Publishing archives written by contemplative pioneer Mark Yaconelli to see an example of their early efforts. This particular article is one that is discussed in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Children and Meditation, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: CHILDREN AT RISK!, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, group publishing, letter to the editor, spiritual formation

NEW BOOKLET: Teresa of Avila – An Ancient Mystic Who Helped Shape Today’s Spiritual Formation Movement

May 15, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

NEW BOOKLET: Teresa of Avila – An Ancient Mystic Who Helped Shape Today’s Spiritual Formation Movement by Carolyn A. Greene is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 18 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: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Mystical Practices, RESOURCES, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics, The Role of Meditation Tagged: altered states, ancient mystics, avila, carolyn a. greene, Castles in the Sand, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, Gary Thomas, meditation, mysticism, prayer of quiet, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, roman catholic church, spiritual formation, Teresa of Avila

When a Young Girl Meets a Mystic and Is Introduced to Lectio Divina

May 8, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: The following is an excerpt from Carolyn A. Greene’s novel, Castles in the Sand, the first novel published that addresses the contemplative prayer (spiritual formation) movement. In this excerpt, the young Christian Teresa [Tessa], now attending a Christian college, is in her dorm room, thinking about her new spiritual director, Ms. Jasmine, who has … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Children and Meditation, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Lectio Divina, RESOURCES, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: ancient mystics, carolyn a. greene, Castles in the Sand, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, meditation, novel, spiritual direction, spiritual director, spiritual formation, Teresa of Avila

Letter to the Editor: AWANA Now Teaching Children to Hear the Voice of God

May 1, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: Today, the church is “reaping the fruit” of nearly 40 years of Spiritual Formation influence (since Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline was released in 1978). Lighthouse Trails has warned its readers on a number of occasions about the direction AWANA children’s club is going with regard to contemplative spirituality (i.e., Spiritual Formation) (see links … [Read more…]

Posted in: Children and Meditation, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: awana, awanas, contemplative prayer, letter to the editor, spiritual formation

Our Daily Bread (i.e., Radio Bible Class) Still on the Contemplative/Emergent Path

March 31, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

It was ten years ago that Lighthouse Trails wrote its first article about Radio Bible Class ministries (now called Our Daily Bread Ministries). That article shocked many readers because Radio Bible Class is a ministry that has been around since 1938 when Dr. Martin DeHaan founded it in 1938. It has been considered a staple … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, emergent, m. scott peck, mart dehaan, our daily bread, philip yancey, radio bible class, spiritual formation

Evangelical Universities & Seminaries Offering Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation – Going into the Deeper Waters of Contemplative Spirituality

February 8, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Over the past decade, while most evangelical colleges, seminaries, and universities have allowed the influence of the Spiritual Formation movement into their schools to one degree or another, not all of them had gone so far as to create a Master’s Degree program in Spiritual Formation. In fact, ten years ago, there weren’t that many … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Christian colleges, Christian leaders, Contemplative Spirituality, evangelical schools, seminaries, spiritual formation

Letter to the Editor: Spiritual Formation at Bible Camp – Our Warnings Being Ignored

February 6, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: I have been going to a non-denominational church for years, and last year I noticed the term “Spiritual Formation” being used in the website of the Bible camp this church sponsors. I brought it to their attention, only to be met with indifference and the impression that I was somehow “over the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Beth Moore, bible camp, Dallas Willard, lectio divina, letter to the editor, New Age, repetition of words, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, silence, spiritual formation

Thomas Merton, Richard Foster, and a Sufi Master

February 4, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

“Richard J. Foster’s Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth is hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality with millions of copies sold since its original publication in 1978.”—Publisher description LTRP Note: Keep in mind three things as you read this article: 1) a strong link exists between Thomas Merton … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, pantheism & panentheism Tagged: celebration of discipline, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, doctrine of atonement, fana, higher self, Islam, muslims, panentheism, pantheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual formation, sufism, Thomas Merton

Lighthouse Trails Sends Out Third Letter and Two Booklets to 130 Christian Leaders

December 20, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Lighthouse Trails has now mailed out the third letter along with two booklets to about 130 Christian leaders in the U.S. As we reported earlier this year in our article titled “Lighthouse Trails Publishing to Make Contact with Over 100 Christian Leaders to Warn About Jesus Calling,” we prayerfully made the decision to start sending … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith Tagged: churches in crisis, david dombrowski, deception, letter to christian leaders, spiritual formation, the gospel

David Jeremiah Admits Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline Promotes New Age Practices!

November 28, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

For many years now, Lighthouse Trails has been trying to warn the body of Christ about the book that first introduced contemplative spirituality into the evangelical/Protestant church. That book, Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster, was released in 1978, and in that first edition, Foster said, “we should all without shame enroll in the school … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: celebration of discipline, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, David Jeremiah, meditation, New Age, new spirituality, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, spiritual formation, The New Spirituality

Spiritual Formation—A Dangerous Substitute For the Life of Christ

October 31, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Sometimes we think of spiritual formation as formation by the Holy Spirit. Once again. That’s essential. . . . But now I have to say something that may be challenging for you to think about: Spiritual formation is not all by the Holy Spirit. . . . We have to recognize that spiritual formation in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Formation Tagged: A Time of Departing, brother lawrence, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, donald whitney, J.P. Moreland, kenneth boa, Klaus Issler, larry debruyn, lectio divina, n.t. wright, parker palmer, paul pettit, philip yancey, practicing god's presence, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, Thomas Aquinas

Southern Baptist’s Gateway Seminary Added to Contemplative-Promoting College List – A Gateway to Apostasy

September 15, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

After a request by a Lighthouse Trails reader to check into Southern  Baptist Convention’s Gateway Seminary which has locations in five different US cities, Lighthouse Trails has added Gateway Seminary to the Lighthouse Trails Contemplative-Promoting College list. If you are not familiar with that list, it is a list of NOT recommended Christian colleges, universities, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Southern Baptist Convention Tagged: Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, david benner, gateway seminary, mark buchanan, seminaries, spiritual formation, stillness, tilden edwards

Letter to the Editor: Does Lighthouse Trails Only Cover the Contemplative Prayer Issue?

August 16, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I was thinking about the cost of mail and how it affects your ministry.  I wonder whether it would now require broader topics to keep it going.  So many of your readers like me have read your warnings about the contemplatives for many years now and perhaps there could be other areas … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: America, Bible prophecy, Catholicism, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, deception, emerging church, end-times, Homosexuality, Interspirituality, Islam, Israel, meditation, mysticism, Rick Warren, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church

The Spirituality of Teresa of Avila – A Mystic to Whom Contemplatives Turn

June 2, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails author

Castles in the Sand by Carolyn A. Greene is a story based on true facts and addresses the fast growing contemplative prayer movement within the evangelical/Protestant church. The story is about a 21st century Christian college girl who is introduced to the writings of a 15th century mystic girl, Teresa of Avila in her Spiritual Formation … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Children and Meditation, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Denominations, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: ancient mystics, caroly a. greene, Catholicism, Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, mysticism, spiritual formation, Teresa of Avila

Letter to the Editor: Ministry Ventures Brings Contemplative Influence to Pregnancy Pro-Life Center

May 26, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I work at my local pregnancy help center as Client Services Director. I have been following you for years and am thankful for your warnings. When I first started reading your material I would have never thought I would need the information to guard my own spiritual life. Sadly I had to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Abortion, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, fil anderson, Henri Nouwen, letter to the editor, ministry ventures, monasteries, pregnancy centers, shalem institute, silence, silent retreats, spiritual formation

Lighthouse Trails Begins Second Booklet-Mailing Project – This Time to 235 Christian College/Seminary Presidents

May 25, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On the week of May 16, 2016, Lighthouse Trails began a second booklet-mailing project. Whereas our first booklet-mailing project is sending out booklets and short letters to over 130 Christian leaders every 2-3 months, this new project is reaching out to 235 Christian college and seminary presidents (and some deans). After 14 years of research, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: Christian colleges, Christian leaders, Contemplative Spirituality, cornerstone university, emerging church, Ray Yungen, reformed theology, Richard Foster, seminaries, spiritual deception, spiritual formation
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  • 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. […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Is “New City Catechism” by Gospel Coalition OK?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 28, 2019 at 10:11 pm

    Letter to the Editor: Is “New City Catechism” by Gospel Coalition OK? Dear Lighthouse Trails: Enclosed please find this announcement that was in our church’s bulletin (see image below) titled “New City Catechism.” We do not have a computer to do research on this, and we were wondering if you would be so kind as to do this for us. We are wondering if it is a ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: Is “New City Catechism” by Gospel Coalition OK? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • How to Know if You Are Being Spiritually Abused or Deceived—A Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 28, 2019 at 8:49 am

    How to Know if You Are Being Spiritually Abused or Deceived—A Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire Below is a portion of the content of Chris Lawson’s booklet, How to Know if You Are Being Spiritually Abused or Deceived—A Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire. The full booklet has 101 questions. To order copies of the booklet, click here.  How to Know if You Are Being Spiritually Abused or Deceived—A Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire By Chris ... [Read more...] The post How to Know if You Are Being Spiritually Abused or Deceived—A Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

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