Category: —Mennonites

Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match

According to one definition, Lent is: While the Bible does not give any instruction to practice or participate in Lent, many churches do. In fact, since the contemplative prayer movement has come into full swing, more and more churches are…

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“Mennonites Pass Resolution Repenting of Excluding Homosexuals”

LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Way of Life News At their annual assembly this summer, the Mennonite Church USA passed two resolutions on the issue of accepting unrepentant homosexuals as members. The “Resolution…

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Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match

According to Wikipedia, Lent is: . . . a solemn religious observance in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks (40 days) later on Holy Thursday, the memorial of the Lord’s supper the…

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Child-Rescuer Kenneth Miller Released From U.S. Prison After 2 Years

LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has been following and reporting on the story of Lisa Miller and her daughter Isabella and the brave people who helped them escape from this country for nearly ten years. (posted by an out-of-house news source…

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Letter to the Editor: Concerned About Lighthouse Trails Upcoming Book Challenging Calvinism

Dear Lighthouse Trails: In your last e-mail newsletter, you showed us the covers of three upcoming books. And I’m concerned about one of them. It’s Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy, which exposes some serious problems with Calvinism. I am…

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Ichabod Fulfilled in the Body of Christ

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Mennonites Walk Ruth Haley Barton’s Mystical Bridge

By Menno-lite Ruth Haley Barton, founder of The Transforming Centre[1], was trained at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation which teaches: “This mystical stream [contemplative prayer] is the Western bridge to Far Eastern spirituality … It is no accident that…

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Crisis in the Church: “The New Inclusive Mennonites and the “Same Sex Conversation”

By Menno-Lite The information below has been provided merely to inform, bring awareness to, and spark concern in the hearts of those who love the Lord Jesus, believe His Word is true, and are called to pray in these perilous…

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Lent and Mennonites?

By Menno-Lite Why Lent? The answer appears to be obviously simple. The spread of ecumenical yeast seems to have spread through the whole lump of Mennonite dough.—Menno-Lite Once again the Mennonite Brethren are promoting their new ancient tradition of Lent….

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“Men’s Wedding Marks a Point in History for the Mennonite Denomination in Canada”

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Mennonite Magazine Offers: “Find Yourself a Thin Place this Christmas”

By Menno-Lite In an article called Have a “thin” Christmas in the December 2014 issue of the MB Herald, readers are encouraged to find God in the ‘thin places‘ this Christmas. God comes near In North America, with the endless…

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Mennonite College Dedicates New Prayer Labyrinth

Courtesy of Menno-Lite LTRP Note: The following article is posted by Menno-lite for informational and research purposes only and not as an endorsement of labyrinths. Hesston College dedicates prayer labyrinth Written By: Emily Kauffman The Mennonite – Daily News Hesston…

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