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Lent and Contemplative . . . A Likely Match

According to one definition, Lent is: While the Bible does not give any instruction to practice or participate in Lent, many churches do. In fact, since the contemplative prayer movement has come into full swing, more and more churches are…

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From a Former Nazarene to the Church of the Nazarene: Why Now Do You Practice These Things?

LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has been posting articles by Manny Silva for many years. Manny became part of a group called Concerned Nazarenes over fifteen years ago to warn the Church of the Nazarene denomination about the emergent movement and…

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Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match

According to one definition, Lent is: While the Bible does not give any instruction to practice or participate in Lent, many churches do. In fact, since the contemplative prayer movement has come into full swing, more and more churches are…

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Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match

According to Wikipedia, Lent is: . . . a solemn religious observance in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks (40 days) later on Holy Thursday, the memorial of the Lord’s supper the…

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KIDS AT RISK: Letter to the Editor: AWANA Continuing Down the Emergent Road

Dear Lighthouse Trails: A while back I alerted you to the fact that Awana was joining forces with Josh Griffin who was the youth pastor for Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church. Josh Griffin is also associated with Youth Specialties, an organization…

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Lent and Mennonites?

By Menno-Lite Why Lent? The answer appears to be obviously simple. The spread of ecumenical yeast seems to have spread through the whole lump of Mennonite dough.—Menno-Lite Once again the Mennonite Brethren are promoting their new ancient tradition of Lent….

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Evangelicals are making [Catholic contemplative] liturgical traditions their own

LTRP Note: We are re-posting this 2011 article because this is even more of an issue than it was in 2011. Posted for informational and research purposes. By KATE SHELLNUTT HOUSTON CHRONICLE Certain Holy Week observances long affiliated with more…

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Lent, the New Mennonite Tradition

Mennonite churches have not historically focused on the man made religious rituals in the 40 days leading to Easter. By Menno-Lite Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of an ancient but relatively new tradition that the Mennonites have taken…

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