Stand Up for the Truth

“After emergence comes emersion.” —Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon of Man (Harper, 1965), p. 309. This excellent article by Sarah H. Leslie will give you the basis for what the Emergent Church is doing today, especially in light of where Emergent guru Brian McLaren has told his funders he is taking them (See: Donation plea: [...]

If your church uses words like “Missional” and “Spiritual Formation,” you’re not going to want to miss today’s program.  And if someone has told you that the Emerging Church is a non-factor, that is an outright lie. (Yes, we need to be this bold.) We believe this is a must-hear interview for every pastor and [...]

Last week on his blog, Emergent guru Brian McLaren asked for large sums of money to go to a project to be named later. (See: Brian McLaren asks for significant cash for mystery project)  Those who were interested could write to him at a “Happy To Help” email address. Here is the response email I [...]

What does religion and “human cyborgs” have to do with Spiritual Transformation on a global scale? In New York City, the second international Global Future 2045 congress will converge at the Lincoln Center to discuss a new evolutionary strategy for humanity, merging two revolutions in the spiritual and science/technology realms. The event on June 15th [...]

An excellent research article from Lighthouse Trails on the problems with mystic Richard Foster’s book, Celebration of Discipline, which birthed today’s man-made Spiritual Formation/Transformation Movement being embraced by many progressive/seeker churches: First published in 1978, Celebration of Discipline has had a massive influence on today’s Christianity. Unfortunately, the influence has helped to saturate the church [...]

Today we’re covering several interesting stories about Spiritual Formation and Contemplative Prayer. A little later on, a story from Chicago about the Moody Pastor’s Conference in which the ancient contemplative prayer practice of Lectio Divina is being taught. What is it, and why is it a dangerous spiritual practice? We’re also going to discuss the [...]

Some of my favorite pastors/speakers are part of this year’s ReFocus Pastors’ Conference 2013, and it saddens me that one of the featured teaching sessions this year is on the contemplative spirituality practice of Lectio Divina, an ancient Catholic mystical practice that involves centering prayer meditation and altered states of “silence.” (Please note that we should be careful [...]

Today we are taking our temperature in the Church. Where is the majority of leadership in the Church from o – 10? Consider: We’ve gone from fact-based doctrine to feeling-based experiences. We’re teaching people how to “hear God’s voice” through direct revelation rather than reading His breathed-out Word of Scripture. Younger, inexperienced men are now [...]

Before you read the grievous article I’m about to share, read what Dr. Albert Mohler had to say a few days ago about theological seminaries and the future of our churches: “Theological education is a deadly serious business. The stakes are so high. A theological seminary that serves faithfully will be a source of health [...]

“The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” – Psalm 14:1 Have you ever gotten into a heated discussion about God with a fool? That word sounds so harsh. But Jesus, our kind and gentle Savior, called people fools. Why did He do that? Was He judging a man’s intellect, or was [...]