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Crisis in the Church: “The New Inclusive Mennonites and the “Same Sex Conversation”

March 16, 2015 by A Ministry in His Service

By Menno-Lite The information below has been provided merely to inform, bring awareness to, and spark concern in the hearts of those who love the Lord Jesus, believe His Word is true, and are called to pray in these perilous times for this generation. Why has the same sex conversation come to the forefront in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Homosexuality, Mennonites, Same-Sex Marriage, The Emerging Church, Transgenderism, Transgenderism Tagged: anabaptists, brethren mennonites, Homosexuality, lgbt, menno-lite, mennonites, Same-Sex Marriage

Lent and Mennonites?

February 26, 2015 by A Ministry in His Service

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. In the February 2015 issue of the MB Herald[1] are two plugs. The first is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Mennonites Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, lectio divina, lent, mb herald, menno-lite, mennonite brethren, mennonites

2014 LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS YEAR IN REVIEW—Part 2: Top Articles by Like-Minded Ministries

December 30, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

2014 Top Stories By Like-Minded Ministries    1. The Present of “His Presence” (and Should We Practice “His Presence”?) by Larry DeBruyn 2. A Book Review: ”Another Jesus” Calling by Warren Smith: Sarah Young’s “Jesus” More Like a “Love Struck” Boyfriend by Midwest Christian Outreach 3. Are You Prepared? Something to Think About by Paul Proctor … [Read more…]

Posted in: YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: Brian McLaren, c. h. fisher, circle makers, contemplative prayer, francis chan, god's presence, joe schimmel, John Piper, l. putnam, menno-lite, noah movie, Paul Proctor, persecution, phil young, robin williams, YEAR IN REVIEW

Mennonite Magazine Offers: “Find Yourself a Thin Place this Christmas”

December 8, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By Menno-Lite In an article called Have a “thin” Christmas in the December 2014 issue of the MB Herald, readers are encouraged to find God in the ‘thin places‘ this Christmas. God comes near In North America, with the endless noise and rush of life, it’s often difficult to find places where we can steal … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Mennonites Tagged: contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, menno-lite, mennonites, mysticism, New Age, panentheism, Roger Oakland, thin places

Mennonite College Dedicates New Prayer Labyrinth

November 16, 2014 by Miscellaneous News Source

Courtesy of Menno-Lite LTRP Note: The following article is posted by Menno-lite for informational and research purposes only and not as an endorsement of labyrinths. Hesston College dedicates prayer labyrinth Written By: Emily Kauffman The Mennonite – Daily News Hesston (Kan.) College and the local community now have a new place to go for quiet … [Read more…]

Posted in: Mennonites Tagged: Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, heston college, labyrinths, meditation, menno-lite, mennonites

More Contemplative Spiritual Formation from Herald Press

September 25, 2014 by A Ministry in His Service

By Menno-Lite Herald Press, the book publishing imprint of MennoMedia (Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA) which publishes books from ‘an Anabaptist perspective,’ brings you their newest title: “A new book addressing the deepest questions of the soul, The Spacious Heart: Room for Spiritual Awakening, was released by Herald Press in early September. The … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: anabaptist, clymer, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, herald press, menno-lite, spiritual awakening, the spacious heart

Brian McLaren’s Palestinian Justice Speech

June 6, 2014 by A Ministry in His Service

LTRP Note: This is part 2 of this series. To read part 1, click here. By Menno-lite In the last half of his plenary talk at a FOSNA conference this April in Portland, Oregon, in his case to prove that Christians are responsible for creating the injustice that currently exists in Palestine, Brian McLaren went … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eschatology, Islam, Israel, Remembering the Holocaust, The Emerging Church Tagged: Brian McLaren, christian palestinianism, emerging church, end-times, Hitler, holocaust, Islam, Israel, menno-lite, palestine, palestinianism, the Jews, tony campolo

McLaren’s New Book – A New Kind of Year Long Church Curriculum

May 23, 2014 by A Ministry in His Service

LTRP Note: The statement below is written by Menno-Lite, a ministry that focuses on the “New” Spirituality entering the Mennonite church, but the information they provide is affecting all denominations, including the writings of emergent church leader Brian McLaren. You can read some of our research on McLaren here. And if you have never listened … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: Brian McLaren, emerging church, menno-lite, mennonites, New Age movement, spiritual formation, we make the road by walking

Sabeel, Merton, Mennonite Convergence—Backed By Christian Organizations

March 13, 2014 by A Ministry in His Service

Inviting students to Sabeel is one way to get more people in the movement. This is why the BDS campaign targets university campuses. How alarming that all these movements are backed by Christian organizations.—Menno-Lite By Menno-Lite This week, Menno-lite has been exploring the link between the Mennonites and the anti-Israel agenda. Much of the information … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Chrislam, Contemplative Spirituality, Ecumenism, Israel, Remembering the Holocaust Tagged: anti-Semitism, Contemplative Spirituality, Islam, Israel, menno-lite, paul wilkinson, sabeel

The Anti-Israel Movement – Part 1 – What’s it all about?

March 9, 2014 by A Ministry in His Service

LTRP Note: While the following article by Menno-Lite is concerning Mennonites in particularly, Menno-Lite explains that this anti-Israel movement is happening with other Christian groups too. There are several parts to this series, which can be accessed from Menno-Lite’s website. This is a serious issue that believers in Christ need to understand. Menno-Lite has done … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Islam, Israel, Remembering the Holocaust, Signs of the Times Tagged: boycotts, chrislam, christian palestinianism, holocaust, Islam, Israel, jewish people, menno-lite, mennonites, palestinianism, sanctions, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church

Where do Mennonites, Monasteries and Jesuits Intersect?

February 17, 2014 by A Ministry in His Service

By Menno-Lite Used with permission. In an article called Pray and Work[1] in the February issue[2] of the MB Herald, the author attempts to answer the question; where do prayer and deed intersect? But another question remains unanswered; where do Mennonites and Benedictine monks and Jesuits intersect? Here is an excerpt from Pray and Work … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, Ecumenism, Road to Rome, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Catholicism, contemplative, jesuit agenda, jesuits, mb herald, menno-lite, mennonites, mysticism, Road to Rome, Roger Oakland

Book and Mennonite Retreat Center In Canada Lead People into Contemplative Spirituality

December 6, 2013 by A Ministry in His Service

LTRP Note: After one of our readers notified us today about the Mark Centre in Canada (affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren), we saw the need to post the following book review about a  book written by the directors of the Mark Centre, Steve and Evy Klassen. If you, or someone you know, is planning on attending a retreat center, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Canada, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Organizations, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Canada, Contemplative Spirituality, mark centre, menno-lite, mennonite brethren, spiritual formation, steve and evy klassen

The Stillness and Lectio Divina at Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary?

August 29, 2013 by A Ministry in His Service

By Menno-lite The seminary for the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches is there to equip and educate future pastors, leaders, missionaries, counsellors and teachers for ministry within the Mennonite Brethren constituency. This fall, one of the courses offered by the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary to equip future pastors and teachers and missionaries is listed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Lectio Divina Tagged: Canada, colleges, lectio divina, menno-lite, mennonite biblical seminary, sacred reading, silence, stillness

Audio Divina and Mennonites

September 30, 2011 by A Ministry in His Service

By Menno-lite Mary T Rankin is a spiritual director and retreat leader who currently co-directs Stillpoint at Beckside (www.stillpointatbeckside.com), an ecumenical spiritual retreat center in Bellingham, WA. where those seeking to experience the Mystery of God can spend time walking and meditating in their labyrinth. With a background in music therapy (The Bonny Method of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Spiritual Formation, The Role of Meditation Tagged: contemplative, lectio divina, meditation, menno-lite, mennonites, spiritual directors

Mennonites and Sustainable Development

June 8, 2011 by A Ministry in His Service

by Menno-Lite Are the Mennonites falling for Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development? It appears so… “Ministry Advantage offered me a variety of resources to help create sustainability in order to advance God’s kingdom…” -pastor Philip Vallelly, Winkler MB Church [MB pastors gain Canadian ‘advantage’?] “How can we mobilize creativity-in-community to fashion lives of simplicity and … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Contemplative Colleges, Environment/Climate Change Tagged: agenda 21, eastern mennonite, globalization, menno-lite, mennonites, sustainability, united nations

Mennonites and World Peace

May 25, 2011 by A Ministry in His Service

by Menno-lite This June, the Canadian School of Peacebuilding will be taking place at Canadian Mennonite University. The goal? “We want to create a space where people from different backgrounds and perspectives can connect in positive and respectful ways,” said Valerie Smith, co-director of CSOP.” –A microcosm of peace under one roof Canadian School of … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Contemplative Denominations Tagged: menno-lite, mennonites, peace, UN, united nations, World Peace

Disappointment in the MB Herald – Mennonites Going Contemplative

May 3, 2011 by A Ministry in His Service

by Menno-Lite In the April 2011 issue of the MB Herald is an article called Disappointment in prayer? which is a conversation that recently took place at an MB church about unanswered prayer. The article begins… In spring 2010, Highland Community Church, Abbotsford, B.C., hosted a three-part series of conversations on unanswered prayer. The following … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Denominations Tagged: brad jersak, contemplative, listening prayer, meditation, menno-lite, mennonite brethren, mysticism, spiritual direction, spiritual formation

On Rob Bell, Hell, and Mennonites

March 18, 2011 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

by Menno-Lite A newly released book called Love Wins by Rob Bell is (supposedly) causing a huge controversy in Christendom. The issue is over the doctrine of hell, which the emergent Bell hasn’t been very clear about in certain interviews and promotional videos lately. Because it’s no secret that in the past Mennonites have been … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Emerging Church Tagged: Brian McLaren, emerging church, menno-lite, mysticism, richard rohr, Rob Bell, universalism

Mennonite Blog Follows and Reports on Mennonite Brethren’s Slide into Contemplative

March 10, 2011 by A Ministry in His Service

LTRP Note: The following article intro is from Menno-Lite, a blog that is faithfully  reporting on the Mennonite Brethren’s slide into the contemplative camp. “Is the Mennonite Brethren Conference Knowingly Condoning Ecumencial Inter-spiritual Practices?” by Menno-lite Recently, the MB Herald promoted a book party by Rachel Twigg Boyce for Shane Claiborne’s latest book (see MB … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, The Emerging Church Tagged: contemplative, manitoba, menno-lite, mennonite brethren, Shane Claiborne

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  • Lighthouse Trails to Send Out 21st Mailing to Christian Pastors and Leaders
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 20, 2023 at 1:32 pm

    Lighthouse Trails to Send Out 21st Mailing to Christian Pastors and Leaders Since 2016, Lighthouse Trails has been sending out topical booklets (usually three times a year) to a growing list of pastors and Christian leaders. This week, Lighthouse Trails will be sending out our second mailing of 2023 to Christian leaders & pastors. Our current list has nearly 1100 names. If you would like your pastor ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails to Send Out 21st Mailing to Christian Pastors and Leaders appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor: God Protected My Family From Bill Gothard’s Damaging Teachings
    by Letters to the Editor on September 20, 2023 at 4:02 am

    Letter to the Editor: God Protected My Family From Bill Gothard’s Damaging Teachings LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is in response to an article Lighthouse Trails posted in June of this year titled “A Look at Shiny Happy People and What the Church Can Learn.” It also comes on the heels of the release of a new edition of a book published by Midwest Christian Outreach ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: God Protected My Family From Bill Gothard’s Damaging Teachings appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Meditation’s Role in the End of the Age
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 18, 2023 at 12:20 pm

    Meditation’s Role in the End of the Age By Ray Yungen Throughout my Christian life I have periodically heard fellow Christians suggest we are in the last days. Often these comments were initiated from current cases of violent crimes, sexual perversions, war, or natural disasters. Since I knew history had repeatedly encountered these calamities, such predictions of Christ’s imminent return rang hollow. However, ... [Read more...] The post Meditation’s Role in the End of the Age appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Southern Poverty Lawsuit Against Child Protectors Could Set Precedent for Normalizing Adult-Child Sex
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 14, 2023 at 4:18 pm

    Southern Poverty Lawsuit Against Child Protectors Could Set Precedent for Normalizing Adult-Child Sex By Philip Zodhiates The nature of this article is alarming and disturbing, and I’d be wrong not to warn you. But it is vital you know what is taking place in the ongoing battle to protect children. Our most innocent ones face perhaps the most egregious danger so far, something of which the most informed ... [Read more...] The post Southern Poverty Lawsuit Against Child Protectors Could Set Precedent for Normalizing Adult-Child Sex appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Victory: Canadian Father Rob Hoogland Set Free by Appeals Court After Conviction for Breaking ‘Gag Order’ on daughter’s ‘Transgender’ Medical Treatments”
    by Miscellaneous News Source on September 14, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    “Victory: Canadian Father Rob Hoogland Set Free by Appeals Court After Conviction for Breaking ‘Gag Order’ on daughter’s ‘Transgender’ Medical Treatments” LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has been covering the story of Canadian father, Rob Hoogland, who has been persecuted by the Canadian government for refusing to call his daughter a boy. The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. It is a follow up to other stories about Mr. Hoogland that Lighthouse Trails ... [Read more...] The post “Victory: Canadian Father Rob Hoogland Set Free by Appeals Court After Conviction for Breaking ‘Gag Order’ on daughter’s ‘Transgender’ Medical Treatments” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “California Passes Bill Requiring Parents to Affirm Kids’ Gender ‘Transitions’” Or They Could Lose Custody
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 12, 2023 at 11:08 am

    “California Passes Bill Requiring Parents to Affirm Kids’ Gender ‘Transitions’” Or They Could Lose Custody LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Tony KinnettThe Daily Signal The California State Assembly passed a bill Friday that would require judges in child custody cases to consider whether a parent has affirmed a child’s “gender transition” by making “gender affirmation” an equal part of a child’s ... [Read more...] The post “California Passes Bill Requiring Parents to Affirm Kids’ Gender ‘Transitions’” Or They Could Lose Custody appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • NYT: “Sarah Young, 77, Dies; Created an Empire Around a Christian Devotional”
    by Miscellaneous News Source on September 12, 2023 at 3:52 am

    NYT: “Sarah Young, 77, Dies; Created an Empire Around a Christian Devotional” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. (Photo from a 2-second video clip from YouTube; used in accordance with the U.S. Fair Use Act: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2BXgBRu11c&list=PLyTBJOX8CfX5kIzL4fpI54YoNkw4ueas4) By Clay RisenThe New York Times Sarah Young, whose book “Jesus Calling,” composed of devotional readings written in the voice of Jesus Christ, sold ... [Read more...] The post NYT: “Sarah Young, 77, Dies; Created an Empire Around a Christian Devotional” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Christianity Today Now Promoting AI Sermons
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 10, 2023 at 3:30 am

    <em>Christianity Today</em> Now Promoting AI Sermons LTRP Note: The following is posted for information and research purposes. By Bob UnruhWND News Center “Why?” An editorial at Not the Bee is reporting that Christianity Today has begun promoting pastors “that use AI for sermons” and is asking the obvious question, “Why?” The magazine, which actually was begun by Billy Graham but has changed significantly ... [Read more...] The post <em>Christianity Today</em> Now Promoting AI Sermons appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor From Two Women: What Are We Doing Wrong?
    by Letters to the Editor on September 4, 2023 at 4:53 pm

    Letter to the Editor From Two Women: What Are We Doing Wrong? Dear Lighthouse Trails: This note is actually from two people—my friend Elizabeth and myself (Ann).  Judy and I have known one another for 12 years—we met at a Bible study in my home. She still lives in ___________ and I’m now in ________, and we meet once a week for a Zoom prayer. Even though ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor From Two Women: What Are We Doing Wrong? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • If Persecution Comes, Are Western Christians Ready?
    by Lighthouse Trails author on September 4, 2023 at 2:46 pm

    If Persecution Comes, Are Western Christians Ready? For nearly ten years now, Lighthouse Trails has been publishing the works of Georgi Vins, the Baptist pastor who was persecuted under the former U.S.S.R., (spending a total of eight years in the communist prisons). To date, we have obtained the rights and published three of his books that had gone out of print: The ... [Read more...] The post If Persecution Comes, Are Western Christians Ready? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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