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Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Final Part – Top 10 In-House Articles

December 31, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

See Part 1 of Year in Review: Top 10 Letters to the Editor. See Part 2 of Year in Review: Top 10 Out-of-House News Stories.See Part 3 of Year in Review: Top 10 Articles by LT AuthorsSee Part 4:  Top 5 Guest Writer Articles In this last part of our 5-part Year in Review series, the following 10 articles are written by … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: 2020, american legion, Christianity Today, contemplative colleges, coronavirus, critical race theory, elections, lilly, lilly endowment, marxism, meditation, philip zodhiates, Politics

Lilly Endowment’s Contemplative-Focused Clergy Renewal Program Updated Lists

February 21, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

In 2013, we posted an article titled “What’s Up with Lilly Endowment – Funding Pastoral Sabbaticals with a Contemplative Agenda.” Below is a copy of that article (with excerpts from a related 2007 article). In it, it provides a link to the list of churches whose pastors were “winners” of the 2012 Lilly Endowment grants. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Labyrinths, Methodists, Nazarene Church Tagged: clergy renewal program, colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, emergent church, lilly, lilly endowment, methodists, Roger Oakland

Question to the Editor: What’s Up with Lilly Endowment – Funding Pastoral Sabbaticals with a Contemplative Agenda

March 25, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: Eli Lilly, a major pharmaceutical company, in conjunction with Christian Theological Seminary (a liberal seminary in Indianapolis, IN) is funding pastoral sabbaticals.  It appears it is just a part of a national program. Seems highly suspect to me.  I wouldn’t be looking twice except that I know a local  pastor applying for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Methodists, Saddleback, The Emerging Church Tagged: bethel, Brian McLaren, christian theological seminary, clergy renewal program, Contemplative Spirituality, Dan Kimball, deception, doug pagitt, Emergent Village, emerging church, Erwin McManus, faith undone, Interspirituality, lilly, lilly endowment, mark yaconelli, methodists, mysticism, peter drucker, Rick Warren, Saddleback, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church, tony jones, universalism

Ancient Practices for Youth Will Help Unite World Religions

February 15, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Ray Yungen The cover of the July/August 1999 issue of Group Magazine, a leading resource magazine for Christian youth leaders, featured a teenage girl, eyes shut, doing contemplative prayer. The article, “Ancient-Future Youth Ministry” begins by declaring: It’s Sunday just after 5 p.m. . . . Seven adults are sitting around a “Christ-candle” in … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: CHILDREN AT RISK!, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, lilly, lilly endowment, mark yaconelli, meditation, mike yaconelli, youth, youth specialties

Contemplative Emphasis Continues at Willow Creek … Stronger Than Ever

October 7, 2009 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

by Mike Stanwood Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: contemplative prayer, lilly, lilly endowment, Willow Creek

Christian Leaders Giving Mysticism to Our Youth

July 1, 2009 by Lighthouse Trails author

by Ray Yungen  The cover of the July/August 1999 issue of Group Magazine, a leading resource magazine for Christian youth leaders, featured a teenage girl, eyes shut, doing contemplative prayer. The article, “Ancient-Future Youth Ministry” begins by declaring: It’s Sunday just after 5 p.m…. Seven adults are sitting around a “Christ-candle” in the youth room. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Children and Meditation Tagged: lilly, lilly endowment

Was Corrie ten Boom a Contemplative? – We Say NO WAY!

May 9, 2009 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

There are those who are using Corrie ten Boom’s name to promote the contemplative prayer movement. We believe if she were here today, she would be shocked at these efforts to do that to her name. In July of 2007, Lighthouse Trails reported: Most Christians have heard of Corrie ten Boom’s book, The Hiding Place. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Denominations Tagged: lilly, lilly endowment

Lilly Endowment Continues to Back Contemplative/Emerging Movement

July 26, 2008 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

The Lilly Endowment will be awarding about 120 grants of approximately $45,000 each in their 2008 National Clergy Renewal Program. Senior vice president of religion at the Endowment says this award offers a time of renewal for pastors and other clergy members to “explore the roots of their religious traditions, write poetry, [and] practice contemplative … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Denominations, Saddleback Tagged: lilly, lilly endowment

Shaping the Minds of the Youth

June 4, 2008 by A Ministry in His Service

by Understand the Times with Roger Oakland In the late 1960s, two youth workers in their twenties, Mike Yaconelli and Wayne Rice (who happened to be working for Youth for Christ at the time), wanted to change the way youth ministry was viewed and approached. They self-published a small booklet called Ideas, began talking to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, The Emerging Church Tagged: driscoll, lilly, lilly endowment, Mark Driscoll

OCEA (Ohio Christian Educators Association) Brings Emerging/Contemplative Proponents to Conference

February 4, 2008 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

OCEA (Ohio Christian Educators Association) began over 50 years ago with “a vision to host an annual event where church teachers, both pastors and laymen, could receive solid biblical training.” Various denominations and ministries are represented, and participants in the conferences come from around the nation. Each year the Christian Ministries Conference is held in … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Emerging Church Tagged: lilly, lilly endowment

There’s Something about Lilly

July 14, 2007 by Miscellaneous News Source

by Carla Kamps What’s with Lilly popping up everywhere? I’m not talking about pretty flowers, I’m talking about the Lilly Endowment. “The Endowment has focused on supporting programs and projects that address four broad questions: How do we identify, recruit and call forth a new generation of talented Christian pastors? How do we best prepare … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Emerging Church Tagged: lilly, lilly endowment

Emerging Church: A move of God or a well-funded enterprise?

July 11, 2007 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

  The name keeps popping up – Lilly Endowment . Huge amounts of money being given in the form of grants to proponents of the emerging church. As Roger Oakland documents in his book, Faith Undone, Lilly gave $691,000 to the Youth Ministry & Spirituality Project (Mark Yaconelli) in 2001. Lilly had funded the beginning … [Read more…]

Posted in: Saddleback, The Emerging Church Tagged: lilly, lilly endowment

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  • “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 16, 2023 at 2:25 am

    “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism LTRP Note: The following is a response to our recent post, “Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory.” By L.B.S. (Canada) To me, as a former Catholic, Calvinism is just a “protestant” form of Catholicism.  Catholicism has the pope as the final authority—Calvinism has John Calvin to define and direct the supposed ... [Read more...] The post “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 15, 2023 at 1:28 pm

    Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children Lighthouse Trails has been covering the story of Canadian father Rob Hoogland since first learning about it in 2020 (see links below). Below is a recent interview coming out of Canada. Because of Canadian laws and a gag order against Mr. Hoogland publicly speaking up, you will not hear his name mentioned or his face ... [Read more...] The post Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 12, 2023 at 7:41 pm

    Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves March 13th Update: Thank you to all the people who responded to this special request for Kevin Reeves through donations and also through those saying they were praying for him. Today, Kevin wrote a beautiful letter to all of us and brought us into his heart and life during this time. If you would like ... [Read more...] The post Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 11, 2023 at 1:59 pm

    Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory In 2018, Lighthouse Trails published Bob Kirkland’s book Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy. Over the last number of years, the editors at Lighthouse Trails have grown increasingly troubled and dismayed to see how Calvinism has and continues to infiltrate today’s Christian churches, ministries, and colleges. If you do not understand what Calvinism really teaches, it ... [Read more...] The post Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Walmart’s Exodus From Portland Draws Attention to Retail Crime and a Troubled City”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 10, 2023 at 3:05 pm

    “Walmart’s Exodus From Portland Draws Attention to Retail Crime and a Troubled City” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry and does at times post articles by secular news sources to bring to light to events happening in our world. Regardless of whether the source of our material is secular, Christian, or religious, we encourage our readers to ... [Read more...] The post “Walmart’s Exodus From Portland Draws Attention to Retail Crime and a Troubled City” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 6, 2023 at 4:41 pm

    Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values? “The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will be nothing.”—mystic Karl Rahner With the Asbury “revival” spreading into various other colleges and universities (and even churches), and with so much talk about revival today, one question that needs to be asked is, what kind of Christian will the majority of today’s ... [Read more...] The post Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 3, 2023 at 2:14 pm

    Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day By Maria Kneas And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. (Deuteronomy 31:8) I know something about fighting fear because I’ve had a problem with fear all of my life. My dad was sent home ... [Read more...] The post Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 26, 2023 at 2:21 pm

    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 observing Lent. And, in fact, Lent is often being used as the open door to ... [Read more...] The post Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: EVANGULLIBLE
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 23, 2023 at 12:22 pm

    Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: <em>EVANGULLIBLE</em> Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce Warren B. Smith’s new book, Evangullible. The book, published by Mountain Stream Press, is now available through Lighthouse Trails. Evangelical—in, of, or according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the literal teachings of the Holy Bible. Gullible—easily deceived. Evangullible—easily deceived by teachings that contradict the Gospel of Jesus ... [Read more...] The post Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: <em>EVANGULLIBLE</em> appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 21, 2023 at 2:38 pm

    Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor from a Lighthouse Trails reader raises valid concerns about circumstances surrounding the Asbury “revival.” While Asbury University personnel and numerous secular and religious media outlets say that the “revival” is “pure, unplanned, organic,” and unexpected, it turns out an NAR/IHOP*-connected group had been planning a revival event ... [Read more...] The post Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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