Tag: A Time of Departing

Multnomah University Teaches Lectio Divina in Chapel Throughout 2012

On October 22, Multnomah University (formerly Multnomah School of the Bible) held a chapel service for their students titled Lectio Divina. The chapel was led by Dr. Roy Andrews of Multnomah, a Lighthouse Trails reader told us this past week….

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The New Age Implications of The Chicken Soup for the Soul Phenomenon

By Ray Yungen (author of A Time of Departing) In recent years, a series of high profile, immensely successful books (120 million sold) have impacted the lives of many Christians. They are the Chicken Soup for the Soul books by…

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Lectio Divina: What it is, What it is Not, and Why It is a Dangerous Practice

Lectio Divina – There’s a lot of talk about it today; umpteen books are published and more are on the way about lectio divina; and an increasing number of evangelical/Protestant figures are writing about it, endorsing it, and teaching it….

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Chuck Swindoll – Still Pointing to Henri Nouwen – Confusing Message Being Sent

Just this week, on Swindoll’s website in an article he wrote, “Segments of Solitude,” he is again pointing his readers toward Henri Nouwen. (article from p. 14 of Swindoll’s book, Wisdom for the Way) In 2011, a caller told Lighthouse Trails she had…

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Richard Foster’s Renovare President Admits They Have Taught Spiritual Formation to “Hundreds of Thousands of People”

Renovare, as many of you know, is Richard Foster’s organization and his mainstay platform for promoting contemplative spirituality. In a November 2011 letter to supporters, Renovare president Christopher Webb states the following: At this writing I am attending a gathering of…

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A “Chance” Encounter with Amy Grant and Her Endorsement of Yoga

One Saturday afternoon a number of years ago, at a Portland, Oregon Christian bookstore, contemporary Christian music and cross-over pop-rock singer Amy Grant was scheduled to show up to meet customers at the store. Ray Yungen, author of A Time…

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