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A Strange But True Spiritual Journey

Spirit guides, meditation, astrology, the “higher Self,” raising the kundalini, developing psychic abilities, praying to gurus, astral travel, numerology, Tarot cards, contacting the dead, hanging out with witches, Sufis, followers of Muktananda, Rajneesh, Sai Baba, Maharaji, — all these and more were part of my journey. How did I get on this path? This is […]

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Cold Hard Facts On Cults

Christians are drifting into a highly subjective murky mysticism.Six years ago I penned a piece entitled “Caught up in a cult?”  My concern at the time was that a growing number of people were being drawn into cults and cult-like groups that call themselves Christian.  They had no clue that they’d strayed off The Safe […]

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IHOP – Feeding the Undiscerning

Doug Evans of Asleep No More delves into IHOP-KC guru Mike Bickle’s background. Evans uncovers solid evidence that Bickle’s teaching on prayer is highly unbiblical yet, unbelievably, the man heads up a noted “Christian” prayer ministry. What are young people who flock to IHOP exposed to? Contemplative prayer.  Allow me to explain.  CP is a prayer […]

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Adult Coloring and Meditation – What Every Christian Should Know

Evidently adult coloring books are all the rage so many professing Christians have taken to coloring. Why’s this a problem?  Because it involves way more than the sort of coloring children do. Adult coloring can involve meditation — and it’s not biblical meditation. “Meditative coloring,” explains Jessica Pickowicz “is the practice of coloring specific patterns […]

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Jesus Calling Devotional Bible?–Putting Words in Jesus’ Mouth–And in the Bible

The blockbuster book Jesus Calling has sold more the 15 million copies.  Jesus Calling was published in 2004 and has remained on bestseller lists ever since.  According to the book’s publisher, “After many years of writing her own words in her prayer journal, missionary Sarah Young decided to be more attentive to the Savior’s voice and […]

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Six reasons not to follow Christine Caine

Pastrix Christine Caine from heretical Hillsong Church Australia is a teacher that the serious Christian should steer clear of.  In spite of the fact that Caine teaches ubiblical word-faith/prosperity theology and engages in New Age practices, she has been a featured speaker for Louis Giglio’s Passion conferences and has preached with prominent Reformed pastor John Piper. (Here and Here) […]

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Mainstreaming Mystic Mindedness

This piece by Gaylene Goodroad is posted on Herescope.  Christians who are involved in Eastern mysticism will read this, see the danger, and leave it.  The Christian who chooses to participate in any sort of pagan practice is in rebellion against God. Eastern Meditation as the Universal Cure-All “For You have abandoned Your people, the house […]

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IHOP-KC’s Mike Bickle: Powerful evangelist for contemplative prayer

John Lanagan of My Word Like Fire offers many reasons Bible believing Christians should not practice contemplative prayer or have any involvement in Christian mysticism which has its roots in Roman Catholicism, as you will see. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ According to International House of Prayer founder Mike Bickle, “God is calling everyone. Everyone in the Body of Christ […]

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