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Letter to the Editor: Friend’s Church Bringing in “Praying in Color” – A Disguised Vehicle for Contemplative Prayer

LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has received many emails over the past few years about the “praying in color,” which has become extremely popular within Christianity. This prompted us to publish a booklet by Lois Putnam on the subject. While coloring…

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Question to the Editor: Any Information on Adult Coloring Books?

To Lighthouse Trails: I’ve been noticing a new trend – adult coloring books. The little research I have done links these books with Buddhism. Do you have any information on this new trend? I just stay away from things like…

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Corban University (formerly Western Baptist College), a Former Non-Contemplative College, Teams Up with Mark Driscoll

Corban University of Salem, Oregon used to be called Western Baptist College. It used to be a Christian college that did not promote contemplative spirituality or the emerging church, and it used to be on the Lighthouse Trails “good” Christian…

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Brian McLaren’s Mystery Project Out of the Bag – CANA Initiative – A Gathering of Emergents

Recently, a reader brought to our attention a new development within the emerging church – the Cana Initiative, a think tank comprised of “faith-engaged organizations, individuals, institutions and networks.” On the Cana Initiative website, it states: The CANA Initiative seeks to create…

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Sad News About Charles Stanley’s In Touch Magazine

Lighthouse Trails has watched in dismay over the past few years as Charles Stanley’s In Touch magazine has made the decision to promote contemplative/emergent names. When our editors picked up a copy of the August 2013 issue and saw a feature article…

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Conference Alert: Philip Yancey and InterVarsity Press Join Emergents McLaren and Tickle at Wildgoose Festival

This year, from August 8th through 11th, the Wildgoose Festival will take place in Hot Springs, North Carolina. The festival is an emergent “church” event, which since its inception has included on the speaker list names like Brian McLaren, Phyllis Tickle,…

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Letter to the Editor: Baptist Standard Promoting Contemplative Spirituality

Baptist students walk the labyrinth in 2004 Dear Lighthouse Trails: I just received the latest edition of The Baptist Standard.  It has been one of the leading state papers in Southern Baptist work.  Though independent in production now, it has…

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Richard Foster’s New Book: “25 Books Every Christian Should Read” – Should Be Titled “How to Become a Catholic Mystic”

In September of 2010, Lighthouse Trails wrote an article “Richard Foster’s Renovare Turns to Panentheist Mystic Richard Rohr and Emerging Darling Phyllis Tickle For New Book Project” telling our readers about a new book that Richard Foster would soon be…

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Contemplative Spirituality Lands on Charles Stanley’s In Touch Magazine . . . Again

By Mike Stanwood Free-Lance Writer and Defender of the Faith Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a writer, speaker, and activist who is a leader in the “New Monastic” movement. He lives in North Carolina at the Rutba House, a new monastic community. Wilson-Hartgrove is…

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Texas Christian University Hosts Emerging Church Leaders

LTRP Note: The following out of house news article is for informational and research purposes. An example of another Christian school promoting emerging spirituality. To learn the truth about the emerging church, please read Faith Undone by Roger Oakland. BY…

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Richard Foster’s “25 Books Every Christian Should Read” Turns to Panentheist Mystic Richard Rohr

In an email sent out by Richard Foster’s Renovare organization this week, it was announced that Renovare is working together with HarperOne publishers on a booklet titled 25 Books Every Christian Should Read: A Guide to the Essential Devotional Classics. The…

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