White Paper: Yoga

Many Christians believe that yoga is just relaxation and stretching exercises, and scoff when others warn of the spiritual red flags. Classical yoga does include stretching, controlled breathing and relaxation to increase one’s physical fitness.  But that’s just part of yoga. The real intention of yoga is to put the Continue Reading

What Links Breath Prayer, “Practicing the Presence” and Yoga?

In Yoga, “practicing the presence” is accomplished through the mystical method of repeating yogic breathing and yogic mantras for the purpose of ushering the devotee into “oneness” with cosmic consciousnesses, the eastern understanding of god or divinity, often referred to as the “divine spark”, believed to be synonymous with all Continue Reading

Yoga Is Official – United Nations Adopts International Yoga Day

(Note: See also, Yoga is anything but “harmless stretching, and My response to “Holy” Yoga.) The United Nations declared June 21st as International Yoga Day, just three months after India’s newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi used some of his valuable minutes during his address to the U.N. General Assembly to introduce it. Continue Reading

WARNING: Kundalini Yoga’s “Highest Mantra Meditation”

We’ve warned before about the many forms of  Kundalini Yoga Meditations, which combine the use of mantras, mudras and pranayama (breathing), to bestow profound spiritual “benefits” to those who practice them.  Many Christians are being taught these dangerous but popular meditations in day spas, fitness facilities, hospitals, and sadly, in Continue Reading

What is the Occult?

The Occult involves supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena, outside of religion or science. Includes relating to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies. – that’s according to the dictionary. Christians who’ve incorporated occult practices are syncretizing their faith with sorcery, Continue Reading

Leaving the NAR Church: Mike’s story

  I began publishing my “Leaving the NAR Church” series in 2017, and even to this day I receive new entries to publish. There are more than 60 stories so far. These stories are precious to me, and serve as a painful reminder that there is hope for the dear Continue Reading

Christian Dwell app promotes New Age, Lectio Divina, Mysticism

Christian meditation apps, such as Dwell, contain unbiblical and potentially spiritually dangerous methods such as Lectio Divina, breathwork, ecumenism, and monastic mysticism. Doreen Virtue compares audio clips of her pre-salvation New Age meditations to the meditations on Dwell, so you can hear the similar hypnotic induction techniques: If you’re not Continue Reading

The Progressive Disease of Spiritual Deception in Our Time

Many who once stood firm on the solid foundation of biblical doctrine have gone soft. So soft, in fact, that one can hardly differentiate between the so-called born-again Christ followers and the carnal world. Jesus is not surprised at all, as He warned that this would happen. A a few Continue Reading

Leaving the NAR Church: Olivia’s story

I was exposed to the “kundalini” spirit, and saw some people barking like dogs. At one of these meetings a well-known & respected AOG pastor declared that these manifestations were indeed from the Lord. I didn’t stand a chance. Olivia found a church in Australia, and began to grow in Continue Reading

The Progressive Disease of Spiritual Deception in Our Time

Those who once stood firm on the solid foundation of biblical doctrine have gone soft. So soft, in fact, that one can hardly differentiate between the so-called born-again Christ followers and the carnal world. Jesus is not surprised at all, as He warned that this would happen. A writer named Continue Reading