Category: *CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY
LTRJ Note: Marie (a widow) wrote a letter to the editors at Lighthouse Trails in April of this year (printed in the Summer issue of the Journal), warning about Life Church’s highly popular YouVersion Bible app. At the time, she…
Dear Lighthouse Trails Editors: I have written a review (see link below) of John Mark Comer’s 2024 book, Practicing the Way, and I’d like to explain why I did this review. I saw Comer’s name mentioned in an article in…
By Carolyn A. Greene (the author of Castles in the Sand—the powerful novel that challenges the Spiritual Formation movement) Editor’s Note: Today, it is not uncommon for Christian leaders and teachers to recommend the writings of Teresa of Avila. For…
LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is addressing very legitimate and documented concerns about Life Church, one of the largest evangelical churches in America with over three dozen locations throughout the country and an influential global outreach. Lighthouse…
Nearly eight years ago researcher Ray Yungen passed away at the age of 64. As regular Lighthouse Trails readers know, it was through Ray’s work that Lighthouse Trails began 22 years ago. Since Ray’s passing, Richard Foster’s contemplative prayer has infiltrated countless numbers of…
By Ray Yungen Catholic priest William Shannon, in his book Seeds of Peace, explained the human dilemma as being the following: This forgetfulness, of our oneness with God, is not just a personal experience, it is the corporate experience of humanity. Indeed,…