Tag: emerging church

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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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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Episcopal Church May Be Dying Out . . . But Evangelical Church Shares Same “Missing” Link

According to various reports, it appears the long-standing Episcopal Church is dying out. A December 27, 2024 Federalist article titled “The Destruction of a Beloved New York Choir School Epitomizes the Fall of the Episcopal Church” states: It is hardly…

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Liberal Theologian Tony Campolo Dies But Leaves Legacy of Deception

LTRP Note: To gain further insights into Tony Campolo, please see the links below Jim Fletcher’s article. By Jim Fletcher I’ve lost more work and friends in apologetics than I can name, because I name names. But for years, readers…

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A Wrong Interpretation of Paul’s Appeal at Mars Hill Has Caused a Diffusion of the Gospel

By Mike Oppenheimer When Paul spoke the Gospel to these religious pagans in Athens on Mars Hill for the first time, he didn’t wait to become friends first to “share his beliefs.” This is an absurd method to abide by. He…

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Makes No Sense for Contemplatives to Celebrate Easter

The Church’s fixation on the death of Jesus as the universal saving act must end, and the place of the cross must be reimagined in Christian faith. Why? Because of the cult of suffering and the vindictive God behind it.1—Alan…

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