{"id":4055,"date":"2006-10-06T04:39:42","date_gmt":"2006-10-06T08:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=4055"},"modified":"2026-07-19T12:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T19:26:52","slug":"thomas-crum-on-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/thomas-crum-on-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Crum on Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20070228044631\/http:\/\/www.fromthelighthouse.com:80\/blog\/index.php?p=243&amp;more=1&amp;c=1\">our article, &#8220;Lifeway Stores Says OK to New Age Sympathizing Authors,&#8221; <\/a>we stated that Ken Blanchard has recently endorsed a book called <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aikiworks.com\/media\/tomcrumpress06.pdf\">Three Deep Breaths<\/a><\/em>. The book is written by Tom Crumb. Of the book and Crum, Blanchard states:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I have known Tom Crum for over twenty years. 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