Category: —Contemplative Practices

Letter to the Editor: A Warning About the “Rooted Pilot Course”

LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails identified Mariner’s Church, the creators of the “Rooted Pilot Course,” as an “emergent/contemplative” church as far back as 2009. With current teaching pastors such as Christine Caine, Ed Stetzer, and Doug Fields, and with their “Rooted”…

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InterVarsity’s “2030 Calling” – Raising Up Young Evangelicals to Be the Mystics of Tomorrow

For many years, Lighthouse Trails has tried to warn the church about evangelical publishing houses that are releasing countless materials which promote and teach contemplative spirituality (via Spiritual Formation). One of the publishing companies that is at the forefront of…

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

LTRP Note: Soon, this fall, thousands of young people across North America will be heading to Christian college or university, and unbeknownst to their parents, many of these young people will be put into harm’s way. The following is an…

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Meditation’s Role in the End of the Age

By Ray Yungen Throughout my Christian life I have periodically heard fellow Christians suggest we are in the last days. Often these comments were initiated from current cases of violent crimes, sexual perversions, war, or natural disasters. Since I knew…

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Breath Prayers” – Are They a Method by Which We Can Become Best Friends With God?

By Larry DeBruynGuarding His Flock Ministries “Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 To direct people on a spiritual journey for 40 days, Rick Warren wrote The Purpose Driven Life. The bestselling book has impacted millions of persons. Some of Pastor Warren’s…

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Letter to the Editor: A Former Contemplative Prayer/Emergent Follower Tells His Story

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Thank You for your article on Richard Rohr. I look forward to reading Ray Yungen’s book, A Time of Departing. These well-thought-out exposés on Rohr and those at the forefront of the “spiritual formation” movement have very…

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