Category: *CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

Letter to the Editor: Church Sends Out Letter Apologizing for Distributing Jesus Calling

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Our church sent out a letter to all the people in the church, apologizing for distributing the Jesus Calling book. I am writing to encourage others who are facing the grand task of defending the faith, once…

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

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…

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Guest Commentary: On Behalf of Sheepdogs Everywhere

LTRP Note: The following article is written by a long-time Lighthouse Trails reader who is a lay preacher and evangelist from Canada. He encouraged us to post this specifically on behalf of the many dedicated commentators, authors, readers, and contenders…

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Many Just Now Learning About the Dangers of Spiritual Formation

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…

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Christian Leaders – A New Openness . . . to the Catholic Church

By Ray Yungen It is not just a fluke or an aberration that the evangelical churches and the Catholic Church are coming into alignment with each other. The Catholic Church is taking a softer approach to the evangelical church, and…

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Christian Post: “Moody Bible Institute Takes Bold Step to Affirm Biblical Inerrancy”

LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Julie Roys Christian Post In wake of allegations that not all its faculty affirm biblical inerrancy, the Moody Bible Institute took a bold step to define and strengthen its…

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