Spiritual Disciplines and the Appearance of Wisdom

Spiritual Formation ….Contemplative/Centering/ Apopathic/Breath Prayer….”Christian Yoga“….Enneagram (you’ll learn about this below) are terms Bible believing evangelicals must become familiar with. All of these practices have been introduced into mainstream evangelicalism. Where do they come from? You don’t have to dig … Continue reading 

Tony Evans & Spiritual Warfare: Demon Busting With A Less Than Sovereign God

Bud Ahlheim of Pulpit & Pen reviews celebrity pastor Tony Evans’ book “Prayers for Victory and Spiritual Warfare.” Evans is the father of another celebrity, women’s Bible study teacher, speaker and author Priscilla Shirer.  From Ahlheim’s report we learn some … Continue reading 

Jesus: The Illumined Illuminator (Flashback)

This article by CRN managing editor Marsha West was published April 12, 2012. Contemporary Christianity is following “every wind of doctrine” in spite of the fact that the Bible warns about taking this route. Self-professed Christ followers no longer “endure … Continue reading 

Letter to the Editor From Two Women: What Are We Doing Wrong?

Dear Lighthouse Trails: This note is actually from two people—my friend Elizabeth and myself (Ann).  Judy and I have known one another for 12 years—we met at a Bible study in my home. She still lives in ___________ and I’m … Continue reading 

The presence and influence of powers, principalities, and demons in our age of apostasy

“Following on the heels of mind-altering substances flooding our schools and churches are yoga, mindfulness meditation, and channeling. Children are being taught to “go within” and contact their spirit guides. Spiritual formation classes are taught in…mega-churches where earthly bread, yoga … Continue reading 

Asbury ‘Revival’—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits

(Lighthouse Trails) Lighthouse Trails reader raises valid concerns about circumstances surrounding the Asbury “revival.” While Asbury University personnel and numerous secular and religious media outlets say that the “revival” is “pure, unplanned, organic,” and unexpected, it turns out an NAR/IHOP*-connected … Continue reading 

Research: Heresy

It is a remarkable fact that all the heresies which have arisen in the Christian Church have had a decided tendency to dishonor God and to flatter man. ~ Charles Spurgeon A study released by LifeWay Research several years ago … Continue reading 

Dispensationalism, Ultra-dispensationalism, Hyper-dispensationalism. Is there a Difference?

(Marsha West – Christian Research Network) Evangelical leaders sat by wordless while narcissistic self-serving false teachers covertly, and in some cases overtly, infiltrated the visible Church. What can only be described as laboratory experiments on evangelicals has been carried out … Continue reading 

Christianity’s ‘Trip’ to the East

“[M]any of the leading voices in the spiritual formation movement stress the need for more intuitive interpretations of spirituality. They encourage believers to incorporate a wide variety of extrabiblical spiritual practices, such as contemplative prayer, silence, meditation, creative expression, and … Continue reading 

Research: Emergent Church

Emergent Church…aka Emerging and sometimes Emergence Religious leadership must end its intellectual and imaginative failure to think through what it is doing in the light of the new emerging cosmology, which is hospitable to spirit-matter theories and mindbody experiences. ~ … Continue reading