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by Roger Oakland In order for the emerging church to succeed, the Bible has to be looked at through entirely different glasses, and Christianity needs to be open to a new type of faith. Brian McLaren calls this new faith…
by Roger Oakland (from Faith Undone) In an article titled “Christ-Followers in India Flourishing Outside the Church,” the following statement is made regarding the research of Herbert Hoefer, author of Churchless Christianity: In striking research undertaken in the mid-eighties and…
by Ray Yungen Laurie Beth Jones will join Erwin McManus and Ken Blanchard this fall at the Lead Like Jesus Leadership Conference (see previous posting below). “My personal mission and vision is to Recognize, Promote and Inspire Divine Connection in…
by Kevin Reeves The following is an excerpt from Kevin Reeves’ book, The Other Side of the River. Back in about the early ’90s, we went through a series of divine healing videos put out by Charles and Francis Hunter,…
By Roger Oakland Over the past number of years I have been writing articles and producing radio programs in an attempt to urge evangelical Christians to wake up and see the light. Many Bible-believing Christians who were once concerned about…
by Ray Yungen Biola University Embraces Contemplative Spirituality Biola University, the traditional virtual bedrock of conservative Christian higher education, has opened itself to influences that would have its founders turning over in their graves. This Fall, at Biola’s Christian Spirituality…
by Ray Yungen See Part I of this paper on the New Age by Ray Yungen. Part II What is meditation? What exactly is meditation? The meditation many of us are familiar with involves a deep, continuous thinking about something….
by Ray Yungen The following is Part I of an excerpt from Ray Yungen’s important book, For Many Shall Come in My Name. His explanation of what “New Age” is shows why Lighthouse Trails says the New Age has infiltrated…
by Ray Yungen Biola University, the traditional virtual bedrock of conservative Christian higher education, has opened itself to influences that would have its founders turning over in their graves. This Fall, at Biola’s Christian Spirituality Soul Care series, contemporary Protestant…
Last week’s exposure of evangelical leader, Ted Haggard, is going to bring a lot of questions to the surface. Gay rights activists, the secular media, and many others are going to say, “See, why should we ban homosexual marriages? Even…
by Ray Yungen [M]ystical silence is accomplished by the same methods used by New Agers to achieve their silence–the mantra and the breath! Contemplative prayer is the repetition of what is referred to as a prayer word or sacred word…
by Ray Yungen The emerging church movement has gained the support of many Christian leaders. Rick Warren is one of those leaders who has actually helped to launch the movement. In Dan Kimball’spopular book, The Emerging Church, Rick Warren wrote…