{"id":10774,"date":"2013-01-19T20:41:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-20T00:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=10774"},"modified":"2026-07-19T13:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T20:40:27","slug":"question-from-new-lt-reader-do-you-have-any-information-on-rick-warren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/question-from-new-lt-reader-do-you-have-any-information-on-rick-warren\/","title":{"rendered":"Question from New LT Reader: Do You Have Any Information on Rick Warren?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question to Lighthouse Trails: <\/strong>I would appreciate receiving information on your stance regarding Rick Warren, and some of the questionable practices, as well as teachings that border on New Ageism. Any reference information would be appreciated.<\/p>\n

Our Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi _______,<\/p>\n

We’ve been writing about the Purpose Driven\u00a0movement and Rick Warren since 2004. Here are a few links to get you started. Plus we have several books that cover the topic. Also may we draw your attention to a recent book review we wrote on the new edition of The Purpose Driven Life<\/em>: http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=10312<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0Books Addressing Rick Warren:\u00a0https:\/\/www.lighthousetrails.com\/23-purpose-driven-paradigm<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0Research Pages on Rick Warren: http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/warren.htm<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0Current Articles on Rick Warren: http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?cat=52<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thank you for writing. We hope this information will help shed light on this topic.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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