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Letter to the Editor: My Christian University Professor Graded Harshly for Mentioning Lighthouse Trails

January 24, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 29 Comments

LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is posted with permission. It is written by a graduate student of a Christian university. We find the professor’s remarks to this student provocative, especially considering what we discovered after reading the professor’s post. Please see our comments after the two posts below. Dear Lighthouse Trails: I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Nazarene Church Tagged: A Time of Departing, colleges, contemplative prayer, corban university, emerging church, gcu, grand canyon university, james diehl, james maxwell, letter to the editor, matthew fox, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Roger Oakland, Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, zen

“Contemplative Spirituality – the Source of the Catholic Church’s Expansion”

September 24, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

I had always been confused as to the real nature of this advance in the Catholic church. Was this just the work of a few mavericks and renegades, or did the church hierarchy sanction this practice? My concerns were affirmed when I read in an interview that the mystical prayer movement not only had the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Methodists, Road to Rome, The New Evangelization, The Role of Meditation Tagged: basil pennington, Catholicism, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Marcus Borg, methodists, Ray Yungen, Roman Catholicism, spiritual directors, the cloud of unknowing, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, william shannon, zen

Contemplative Prayer or the Holy Spirit – It Can’t Be Both

July 9, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Ray Yungen Two authors from Great Britain portray a stunningly clear picture of New Age spirituality. They explain: [T]he keynote of it appears to be a movement for synthesis derived from an understanding of the underlying unity behind all things and the sense of oneness that this brings. This oneness of all life is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Hinduism, Interspirituality, Mystical Practices, The Role of Meditation, Universalism Tagged: Brennan Manning, Buddhism, Catholicism, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, david steidl-rast, end-times, gethsemane encounter, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, last days, meditation, mysticism, New Age, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Thomas Merton, zen

The Final Outcome of Contemplative Prayer – Interspirituality!

October 11, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Ray Yungen The final outcome of contemplative prayer is interspirituality. If you have truly grasped the portrait I have tried to paint in my book and articles, you have begun to see what this term signifies. The focus of my criticism of mystical prayer must be understood in the light of interspirituality. Just what … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Ecumenism, Hinduism, Interspirituality, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, kundalini, meditation, mysticism, New Age, new spirituality, panentheism, pantheism, Ray Yungen, samadhi, silence, spiritual deception, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton, universalism, Wayne Teasdale, zen

NEW BOOKLET: DANGERS & DECEPTIONS of The Martial Arts and Why One Woman Walked Away From a Championship Career

February 13, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

DANGERS & DECEPTIONS  of The Martial Arts and Why One Woman Walked Away  From a Championship Career written by Linda Nathan is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail.  Below is the content of the booklet. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Children and Meditation, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Mystical Practices, New Age movement, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, The Role of Meditation Tagged: animism, armor of god, black belt, bruce lee, Buddhism, Confucianism, dragons, eastern meditation, eastern religions, George Parulski, Herman Kauz, Hinduism, judo, karate, ki force, kundalini, kung fu, linda nathan, martial arts, Masutatsu Oyama, native spirituality, occult, oe Hyams, self-defense, serpents, shamanism, Shintoism, Taoism, tonie gatlin, tonie harris, Yoga, zen

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

Contemplative Spirituality – the Source of the Catholic Church’s Expansion

February 12, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

I had always been confused as to the real nature of this advance in the Catholic church. Was this just the work of a few mavericks and renegades, or did the church hierarchy sanction this practice? My concerns were affirmed when I read in an interview that the mystical prayer movement not only had the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Methodists, Road to Rome Tagged: basil pennington, catholic church, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, meditation, methodists, mysticism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Roman Catholicism, the cloud of unknowing, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, william meninger, Yoga, zen

New Booklet: LECTIO DIVINA-What it is, What it is not, and Should Christians Practice it?

February 3, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LECTIO DIVINA-What it is, What it is not, and Should Christians Practice it? written by the editors at Lighthouse Trails is one of the new Lighthouse Trails Booklets and is an easy to understand explanation of the practice of lectio divina, a practice that is becoming increasing popular in evangelical/Protestant circles today. The booklet is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, RESOURCES Tagged: anthony de mello, booklet tracts, centering prayer, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, desert fathers, eastern-style mysticism, Hinduism, jan johnson, lectio divina, mantra, mark yaconelli, meditation, monasticism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual formation, Thomas Keating, TM, tracts, Yoga, zen

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  • Viral Margaret Sanger Clip Reminds Us That Planned Parenthood Victimizes the Vulnerable June 3, 2023
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  • A Look atShiny Happy People and What the Church Can Learn
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on June 9, 2023 at 3:45 pm

    A Look at<em>Shiny Happy People</em> and What the Church Can Learn On June 2nd, Amazon Prime aired a new docuseries called Shiny Happy People (Duggar Family Secrets). It was difficult to watch for several reasons, but we knew it was necessary. If you watch it, we believe you will understand what we mean. What’s sad is that it took a secular group to expose what the ... [Read more...] The post A Look at<em>Shiny Happy People</em> and What the Church Can Learn appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • My Search for Peace—A Former Nun’s Story
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on June 5, 2023 at 2:20 pm

    My Search for Peace—A Former Nun’s Story Taken from the book, The Truth Set Us Free: Twenty-three Former Nuns Tell Their Stories (3rd Edition, LT, 2023) By Alicia Simpson(1906-circa 1988) Childhood Memories I was born into a Roman Catholic household. As a child, I knew nothing but abuse and ill-treatment from a mother, a father, and then a stepfather of whom I ... [Read more...] The post My Search for Peace—A Former Nun’s Story appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • What Next for Israel?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on June 5, 2023 at 11:31 am

    What Next for Israel? LTRP Note: We appreciate Tony Pearce’s updates on Israel, especially considering that you won’t get such information from mainstream media, most Christian media, and even most churches today (because to the world and much of proclaiming Christianity, Israel and the Jews are a non-issue—or worse, are viewed as an evil thing). By Tony PearceLight for ... [Read more...] The post What Next for Israel? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Viral Margaret Sanger Clip Reminds Us That Planned Parenthood Victimizes the Vulnerable
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on June 3, 2023 at 1:41 pm

    Viral Margaret Sanger Clip Reminds Us That Planned Parenthood Victimizes the Vulnerable By Evita Duffy-AlfonsoThe Federalist Anow-viral clip of a 1957 interview between Margaret Sanger and Mike Wallace is exposing the depravity of Planned Parenthood’s founder. The clip reveals to millions the eugenicist origins of America’s largest abortion provider, which since its founding has preyed on the vulnerable, from the poor and disabled to the gender confused. ... [Read more...] The post Viral Margaret Sanger Clip Reminds Us That Planned Parenthood Victimizes the Vulnerable appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • The Trinity: Christology
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on June 1, 2023 at 12:45 pm

    The Trinity: Christology By Mike Oppenheimer From his book, The Trinity: The Triune Nature of God If we are to grasp who God is, we must understand the core doctrine of the nature of God. Acceptance of the biblical view is what separates one from other views such as the polytheism found in Hinduism or the strict monotheism ... [Read more...] The post The Trinity: Christology appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • 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 he ... [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 It Shouldn’t)
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 18, 2023 at 12:48 pm

    Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why It 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 It 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.

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