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GC2 Conference on Mental Health Includes “Spiritual Formation” Teachers Rick Warren and Ruth Haley Barton

December 20, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

On December 12, 2019, Christianity Today posted an article by “new” Christianity pastor Ed Stetzer, giving a recap of the GC2 Summit that took place on December 6th. The article, titled “Lies Pastors Believe, Part One,” states: Two months of planning for our GC2 Summit on Facing Hard Truths & Challenges in Pastoral Ministry couldn’t … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Health, Lectio Divina, Mindfulness, Reiki/Energy Healing, Saddleback, Spiritual Formation Tagged: centering prayer, Conferences, contemplative prayer, lectio divina, meditation, mental health, mental illness, Rick Warren, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, suicide

Learning From Rome

November 19, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

By Ray Yungen From a theological viewpoint, there now exist two branches (so to speak) of the Catholic Church—the traditional (as defended by someone like Karl Keating in his book Catholicism and Fundamentalism) and the progressive or contemplative* element (as exemplified by Thomas Merton and Henri Nouwen).1 And while these two branches (or movements) can … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Interspirituality, Road to Rome, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: catholic church, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, emergent, emerging church, eucharist, Eugene Peterson, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, kenneth boa, larry crabb, New Age, panentheism, pete scazzero, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Road to Rome, Roman Catholicism, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Is Your Church Doing Spiritual Formation? (Important Reasons Why it Shouldn’t)

June 16, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

By Lighthouse Trails Editors Is your church involved in a Spiritual Formation program? If so, you might want to ask the question, what exactly is Spiritual Formation? It’s a fair question, and one that, if not asked, could end up surprising you when your church changes in ways you never imagined. A Christianity Today article … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Lectio Divina, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Buddhism, Catholicism, chuck swindoll, contemplation, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, desert fathers, Interspirituality, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Roger Oakland, ruth haley barton, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Revealing Quotes by Influential Contemplatives

October 14, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

These revealing quotes are from well-known figures who have significantly influenced the religious landscape in today’s culture. Sadly, they have helped to mislead millions with their promotion of contemplative prayer (a mystical, panentheistic-rooted practice). Shalem Prayer Institute “This mystical stream [contemplative prayer and other monastic traditions] is the Western bridge to Far Eastern spirituality.”—Tilden Edwards, Spiritual … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Mystical Practices, Rick Warren, Spiritual Deception, The Role of Meditation Tagged: basil pennington, Beth Moore, bruce wilkinson, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Ken Blanchard, matthew fox, meditation, mysticism, pope john paul, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, ruth haley barton, Thomas Merton, youth specialties

An Appendix on the Al Mohler Situation: “The Contemplative Christian (The Christian of the Future?)”

March 17, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: In view of our recent post on Albert Mohler who promoted the book The Benedictine Option (a book that encourages contemplative prayer practices), we are posting this article by Ray Yungen from his book A Time of Departing so readers who are unfamiliar with the contemplative prayer movement can gain better understanding. By Ray … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, The Role of Meditation, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: contemplative prayer, meditation, Ray Yungen, ruth haley barton, shalem institute, the silence, tilden edwards, Willow Creek

InterVarsity Comes Under Heat for Trying to Make a Stand Against Same-Sex Marriage – But Straddling the Fence is Hard to Do

October 25, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship has come under public heat because it recently announced they were giving an ultimatum to employees who saw nothing wrong with same-sex (homosexual) marriage. In a Charisma magazine article (we are not endorsing Charisma), the author states: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is one of the leading campus ministries, and its publishing arm, InterVarsity … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Homosexuality, InterVarsity Press, Nazarene Church, Same-Sex Marriage Tagged: authors, Christian publishers, contemplative prayer, emergent church, gay marriage, ian morgan cron, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, ruth haley barton, Same-Sex Marriage, Shane Claiborne, tony campolo

Assemblies of God Leader Dr. George Wood Joins New Age Sympathizer Leonard Sweet at Luther 2017 (Another Step Toward Rome?)

August 29, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dr. George Wood, General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God denomination,  is scheduled to share the platform with New Age sympathizer Leonard Sweet next year in Berlin, Germany at an event called Luther 2017. Dr. Wood was the subject of several Lighthouse Trails articles in 2013 for his promotion of contemplative teacher Ruth Haley Barton … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Road to Rome, Signs of the Times, The New Evangelization, Wesleyan Church Tagged: anne graham lotz, Assemblies of God, dr. george wood, Ecumenism, greg laurie, kay arthur, pentecostal, roman catholic church, ruth haley barton, tony palmer, wesleyan

Silence—The Language of God? (And Some Folks Promoting it)

June 10, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By Ray Yungen For many years during my research, I would come across the term contemplative prayer. Immediately I would dismiss any thought that it had a New Age connotation because I thought it meant to ponder while praying—which would be the logical association with that term. But in the New Age disciplines, things are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: contemplation, contemplative, eastern practices, john of the cross, julian of norwich, meditation, meister eckhart, mysticism, new age spiritual disciplines, occult, prayer, ruth haley barton, sacred space, silence, silent space, Teresa of Avila

Updated, Expanded Edition of Booklet 5 Things You Should Know About Contemplative Prayer

October 7, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails began publishing Booklets nearly three years ago. Our first booklet was Ray Yungen’s 5 Things You Should Know About Contemplative Prayer. Ray has now updated and expanded this booklet with new information that is vital to our warning about contemplative prayer. The updated, expanded Booklet is 18 pages long and sells … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, RESOURCES, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics, The Role of Meditation Tagged: as above, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, jan johnson, meditation, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, richard rohr, Roman Catholicism, ruth haley barton, so below, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton, william shannon, willis jager

Letter to the Editor: Lighthouse Trails Has Exaggerated Condition of Christian Missionary Alliance

August 14, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Editors at Lighthouse Trails: I stumbled onto your website while looking for a video from this year’s Alliance Council featuring John Stumbo. In your writings, you largely promote the idea the C&MA is espousing the emergent church, contemplative prayer, spiritual formation blather. I have never, ever heard this in my church. EVER. So, for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian & Missionary Alliance, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation Tagged: christian missionary alliance, cma, contemplative prayer, emerging church, john stumbo, lectio divina, Leonard Sweet, letter to the editor, ruth haley barton, Shane Claiborne, tony campolo

Letter to the Editor: ConvergePacWest Using Contemplative Books and Authors to “Grow Spiritually”

June 13, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: After reading Seduction of Christianity by Dave Hunt years ago, I have watched the insidious encroachment of mysticism into the evangelical Christian church.  When I discovered you several years ago, I used some of your resources to help inform the small part of the flick that I have contact with. There is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, convergepacwest, Dallas Willard, discipleship journal, john ortberg, John Piper, phiip yancey, Richard Foster, ruth haley barton, tim keller

Mennonites Walk Ruth Haley Barton’s Mystical Bridge

April 14, 2015 by A Ministry in His Service

By Menno-lite Ruth Haley Barton, founder of The Transforming Centre[1], was trained at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation which teaches: “This mystical stream [contemplative prayer] is the Western bridge to Far Eastern spirituality … It is no accident that the most active frontier between Christian and Eastern religions today is between contemplative Christian monks … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Mennonites, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: anti-israel, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Israel, lgbtq, mennonites, monks, mysticism, ruth haley barton, shalem prayer institute, the transforming center, Thomas Merton, tilden edwards

The Who’s Who List in Bringing the New Spirituality into the Church

November 22, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Chris Lawson Spiritual Research Network Each of the following authors professes to be Christian and/or uses biblical terminology in his or her writing, yet promotes at least one of the following serious false teachings: contemplative spirituality (i.e., Spiritual Formation), the emergent, progressive “new” spirituality, the seeker-friendly, church-growth movement (e.g., Willow Creek, Purpose Driven) and/or … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: a directory of authors, Beth Moore, bill hybels, chris lawson, david benner, Ken Blanchard, larry crabb, Marcus Borg, mark batterson, Mark Driscoll, new spirituality, purpose driven, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, ruth haley barton, spiritual deception, walter brueggemann, Willow Creek, Yoga

Letter to the Editor: Spiritual Formation Overtook Our Church and We Had to Leave

October 7, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails Editors, I recently found your website and have been glued to it everyday, reading all the articles. I admit, I have been in the dark about a lot of the information I’ve read thus far. My husband and I recently left our little country church in rural ________  about 6 months ago. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, letter to the editor, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, Yoga

NEW BOOKLET: Is Your Church Doing Spiritual Formation? (Important Reasons Why It Shouldn’t)

October 2, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Is Your Church Doing Spiritual Formation? (Important Reasons Why it Shouldn’t)  by  the editors at Lighthouse Trails is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklets. The Booklet is 16 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklets are designed to give away to others or … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Lectio Divina, Publishing News, RESOURCES, Spiritual Formation, The Role of Meditation Tagged: booklet tract, chuck swindoll, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, donald whitney, Henri Nouwen, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, mantras, meditation, mysticism, Ray Yungen, renovare, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, ruth haley barton, silence, spiritual deception, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: Evangelical Free Church Snowballing into Spiritual Deception Through Contemplative/Emerging

January 22, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Greetings Lighthouse Trails: I never thought I would be writing you, but I would like to tell you how much I appreciate your efforts, for few are those doing your type of ministry, certainly not in my experience, especially at the local level by church leadership! Let me get straight to the point of my writing—my … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Denominations, EFCA, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Brennan Manning, bruce demarest, Buddhism, Catholicism, Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, david benner, efca, emerging church, evangelical free church, henry blackaby, john ortberg, mark buchanan, meditation, meister eckhart, pete scazzero, quakerism, Richard Foster, richard rohr, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, spiritual transformation, zen

Letter to the Editor: Church of 43 Years Builds Labyrinth, Promotes Mystical Rituals and Social Gospel

December 5, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails, I left my church of 43 years, because they were promoting books like Ruth Haley Barton’s “Solitude and Silence”; they had built a Labyrinth next to the Memorial garden where my parents ashes lay and were performing mystic rituals along with contemplative prayer and Spiritual Formation. Before I left my church, I … [Read more…]

Posted in: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, labyrinth, missional, new spirituality, Paul Proctor, proctor, ruth haley barton, silence, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church

Letter to the Editor: A New Believer Shocked to Learn New Age Practices in Christian College

November 24, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: I’m a new student at __________College in ___________ Canada. The President of the College himself teaches the Spiritual  Formation classes. The Lord delivered me out of 30 years of spiritual seeking last year (where I tasted of and practiced just about every spirituality and philosophy and practice on the planet) and brought me to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Homosexuality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Mystical Practices, Native Spirituality, New Age movement, Spiritual Deception Tagged: A Time of Departing, anthroposophical society, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, deception, emerging church, Homosexuality, meditation, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, New Age, Ray Yungen, ruth haley barton, theosophical society

Request for Help: Our Church is Becoming Involved with “Spiritual Direction” and Spiritual Director International

November 3, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I am writing to you to in the hope you might be able to give me information about Spiritual Direction as our Church is becoming involved with it.  As a Spiritual Director this person is a member of  The Australian Network of Spiritual Directors (ANSD) and of Spiritual Directors International (SDI). After … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Methodists, Rick Warren, Spiritual Formation, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Buddhism, Contemplative Spirituality, dalai lama, Interspirituality, kabbalah, methodists, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, richard rohr, ruth haley barton, sdi, spiritual directors international, spiritual formation, Yoga

Biola Conference Welcomes Ruth Haley Barton as it Continues Heartily Down Contemplative Path

October 9, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On October 16th, Biola University will host its Torrey Conference 2013, and contemplative teacher Ruth Haley Barton will be a featured speaker at the event. This does not come as a great surprise to the editors at Lighthouse Trails because Biola has been going down the contemplative path for quite sometime. But because there are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Conference Alerts, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Wesleyan Church Tagged: adele ahlberg calhoun, Biola, biola university, Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, meditation, mysticism, ruth haley barton, Thomas Keating, wesleyan

Letter to the Editor: What About John Ortberg’s Fully Devoted Book? My Pastor Wants to Use it.

August 23, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

 Dear Lighthouse Trails: I would be so appreciative if you could help me. Our church is planning on having every adult Sunday school class do the John Ortberg Fully Devoted book. I researched him and found that he is tied to the spiritual formation movement. I researched his seminary education, churches he has pastored, and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, fully devoted, john ortberg, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, Willow Creek

Will Cedarville University Turn Around With New President? – Challenge May be Big

August 17, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Recently we received the following letter from a Lighthouse Trails reader regarding Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. Presently, Cedarville U. is one of the schools Lighthouse Trails names on its Colleges That Promote Contemplative Spirituality (i.e., Spiritual Formation) list. To Lighthouse Trails: We think we have some good news concerning Cedarville.  A new president was … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Priscilla Shirer, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: Berit Kjos, carl ruby, Cedarville University, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, dr. thomas white, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, john purple, Leonard Sweet, Mark Driscoll, new spirituality, panentheism, Ray Yungen, ruth haley barton, Warren B. Smith

Letter to the Editor: How Does Lighthouse Trails Determine if a College Should Be on the Contemplative College List?

August 11, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: I was given your email info. by Stand Up For The Truth on Facebook. There was some information (a list of colleges) they posted on Aug. 2 titled Christian Colleges That Promote Contemplative Prayer.  Stand Up For The Truth told me that you were the researcher responsible for the information they posted … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Breath prayers, Christian colleges, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, cornerstone university, desert fathers, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, labyrinth, lectio divina, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Roger Oakland, ruth haley barton

More Evidence and a Final Plea as Assemblies of God Conference with Ruth Haley Barton Begins August 5th

August 5, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On August 5th-9th, the Assemblies of God will be holding their 2013 General Council conference titled Believe. Lighthouse Trails has written a number of times about the upcoming conference since April of this year. At the end of this report, we have listed the links to those past reports. Basically, our concern has focused on the fact that contemplative pioneer … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Assemblies of God, Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, deception, emerging church, general council, george wood, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, mysticism, Ray Yungen, ruth haley barton, shalem prayer institute, spiritual deception, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, tilden edwards

Will Assemblies of God Leaders Ignore Contemplative Evidence?

May 26, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: This an update to our previous articles regarding Assemblies of God’s invitation of contemplative leader Ruth Haley Barton to their 2013 General Council conference. Please see the links at the bottom of this page for a chronological listing of articles relating to this matter. “Will Assemblies of God Leaders Ignore Contemplative Evidence?” By the Editors at … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, Interspirituality, InterVarsity Press, Methodists, Mystical Practices, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Assemblies of God, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, deception, emerging church, george wood, Interspirituality, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, meditation, methodists, New Age, new spirituality, panentheism, Ray Yungen, ruth barton, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, transforming center

Is AOG Superintendent George Wood Responding With Video Regarding Ruth Haley Barton Issue?

May 18, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Three weeks ago, just a little more than a week after Lighthouse Trails posted its first article on April 15th regarding the situation with Assemblies of God inviting contemplative activist Ruth Haley Barton to speak at their 2013 General Council conference, AOG General Superintendent George Wood made a video while in Israel. This video clearly … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Denominations, Ecumenism, Spiritual Formation Tagged: aog, Assemblies of God, contemplative, doctrine, Ecumenism, george wood, ruth haley barton, the cross

Letter to the Editor: Christian & Missionary Alliance OK With Ruth Haley Barton and Other Contemplatives

May 16, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Two and a half years ago the leadership of the Western PA District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance invited Ruth Haley Barton to speak to its pastors and lay delegates at its annual District Conference. I sat in amazement as I watched my fellow pastors nod their heads in affirmation as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian & Missionary Alliance, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Brennan Manning, christian missionary alliance, cma, Contemplative Spirituality, ruth haley barton

SPECIAL FOLLOW-UP REPORT: Lighthouse Trails Statement to Assemblies of God Response Regarding Invitation of Ruth Haley Barton

May 13, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

A Special Follow-Up Report by Ray Yungen and the Editors at Lighthouse Trails Before we begin our report addressing the public response issued by the Assemblies of God Superintendent Dr. George O. Wood and Dr. Jodi Detrick, chairperson for the Network for Women in Ministry regarding the invitation of Ruth Haley Barton to the 2013 General … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Assemblies of God, basil pennington, Christian leaders, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, end-times, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, last days, meditation, panentheism, Ray Yungen, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, Yoga

Former AOG Pastor Responds to Statement About Ruth Haley Barton

May 3, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On May 1st, we posted “Assemblies of God General Superintendent Letter Responds to Lighthouse Trails Article – Defends Contemplative Spirituality.” Lighthouse Trails has not yet issued our own response to Dr. George Wood and Dr. Detrick’s statement defending their choosing Ruth Haley Barton to speak at the Assemblies of God General Council conference. However, below … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Denominations, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Assemblies of God, george wood, jodi detrick, ruth haley barton

Assemblies of God General Superintendent Letter Responds to Lighthouse Trails Article – Defends Contemplative Spirituality

May 1, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Regarding the Lighthouse Trails article, SPECIAL REPORT: Assemblies of God “Believe” Conference Makes Bold Move – Brings in Contemplative Key Player Ruth Haley Barton,”  the General Superintendent of the AOG denomination, George O. Wood, has issued a response via e-email. Because this response has been sent out to an undisclosed number of people as a form letter, we … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith Tagged: aog, Assemblies of God, assemblies of god theological seminary, Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, george o wood, Henri Nouwen, Richard Foster, ruth haley barton
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  • Discernment Detractors: Calling Good Evil
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 31, 2023 at 12:22 pm

    Discernment Detractors: Calling Good Evil By Warren B. Smith Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! —Isaiah 5:20 In the first book of Kings, God comes to Solomon in a dream and tells him he can ask for anything that ... [Read more...] The post Discernment Detractors: Calling Good Evil appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Christian Leaders—A New Openness . . . to the Catholic Church
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 23, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    Christian Leaders—A New Openness . . . to the Catholic Church LTRP Note: The information in this article was written a few years ago, but it remains as relevant today as it did back then—in fact, more so as you can see from the articles we link to at the bottom of this article. If you do not understand what the Catholic Church really teaches and stands ... [Read more...] The post Christian Leaders—A New Openness . . . to the Catholic Church appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why They Shouldn’t)
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 18, 2023 at 12:48 pm

    Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why They Shouldn’t) Editor’s Note: Lighthouse Trails wrote this report in 2014. Since then, we have watched “Spiritual Formation” explode within the church. After over twenty years of warnings, to our dismay, the issue has not been challenged or even questioned by most of today’s Christian leaders and pastors. By Lighthouse Trails Editors Is your church involved in ... [Read more...] The post Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why They Shouldn’t) appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Civil Rights Activist, Bob Woodsen, Provides Insights on “Reparations”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 13, 2023 at 12:34 pm

    Civil Rights Activist, Bob Woodsen, Provides Insights on “Reparations” Back in the summer of 2020, when terms like Critical Race Theory, Black Lives Matter, White Fragility, and so forth were being brought forth by activists and mainstream media (insisting that all white people were racists just for the mere fact of the color of their skin), Lighthouse Trails learned about the work of veteran ... [Read more...] The post Civil Rights Activist, Bob Woodsen, Provides Insights on “Reparations” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • A Story of Full Assurance of Salvation—”The Kindly Old Gentleman”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 13, 2023 at 12:03 pm

    A Story of Full Assurance of Salvation—”The Kindly Old Gentleman” By Harry IronsideAn excerpt from his book, Full Assurance: Finding Settled Peace With God Many years ago, I was holding a series of evangelistic meetings in a little country schoolhouse some miles out of Santa Cruz, California. One day, I was out driving with a kindly old gentleman who was attending the services nightly but ... [Read more...] The post A Story of Full Assurance of Salvation—”The Kindly Old Gentleman” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Two New Books From Lighthouse Trails – Now Available
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 10, 2023 at 7:40 pm

    Two New Books From Lighthouse Trails – Now Available Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce the arrival of two new books! Book #1: The Truth Set Us Free: Twenty-three Former Nuns Tell Their Stories Lighthouse Trails is excited to release the third edition of this book. It was first published in 1997 by Winepress and then in 2010 by Solid Ground Christian Books. It ... [Read more...] The post Two New Books From Lighthouse Trails – Now Available appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Check Out the Lighthouse Trails Online Store
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 5, 2023 at 1:06 pm

    Check Out the Lighthouse Trails Online Store Lighthouse Trails Publishing began in 2002 in order to publish Ray Yungen’s unpublished manuscript, A Time of Departing. Two years later in 2004, we began Lighthouse Trails Research Project as a way to provide free research material to our readers. That second website grew into a large site with hundreds of web pages and articles ... [Read more...] The post Check Out the Lighthouse Trails Online Store appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “A Life With Purpose” – A Glimpse at the Past to Better Understand the Present
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 4, 2023 at 10:33 am

    “A Life With Purpose” – A Glimpse at the Past to Better Understand the Present LTRP Note: In 2012, a man named George Mair passed away. He had written a glowing biography about Rick Warren, and what followed broke his heart and revealed many things that would clarify the roots of where the church was heading. By Warren B. Smith(The following is from Warren Smith’s book, A “Wonderful” Deception, chapter 5.) ... [Read more...] The post “A Life With Purpose” – A Glimpse at the Past to Better Understand the Present appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • The Bottom Line of A.W. Tozer: A Hybrid of Complex Proportions
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 1, 2023 at 2:17 pm

    The Bottom Line of A.W. Tozer: A Hybrid of Complex Proportions By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails Over the past several years, a number of our readers have asked us why we have not written about the theologian A.W. Tozer and warned our readers about his often quoting and referencing medieval-period and other mystics (many of them Roman Catholics). Thus, we have known about Tozer’s affinity ... [Read more...] The post The Bottom Line of A.W. Tozer: A Hybrid of Complex Proportions appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Asbury Students, Professor Join Tony Campolo’s Pro-gay, Progressive Protégé, Shane Claiborne, to Discuss ‘Revival’ in Viral Video”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 26, 2023 at 2:07 pm

    “Asbury Students, Professor Join Tony Campolo’s Pro-gay, Progressive Protégé, Shane Claiborne, to Discuss ‘Revival’ in Viral Video” LTRP Note: The following out of house article by Christian News Network is from February 16th, 2023, but even though it is over two months old, we believe it is another piece of the puzzle regarding the “Asbury revival.” For those who are not familiar with the names Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo, you may ... [Read more...] The post “Asbury Students, Professor Join Tony Campolo’s Pro-gay, Progressive Protégé, Shane Claiborne, to Discuss ‘Revival’ in Viral Video” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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