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 years ago a writer named […]
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Imagine There’s No [Christian] Religion
How many Americans are aware that our Canadian neighbor has pretty much shut Christians out of any significant cultural role? Recently, Dr. Peter Jones visited Ontario and it soon became clear to him that something has happened to Western civilization that makes Christianity a dangerous threat in that country. So in Canada, Christianity must be […]
What You Need to Tell Your Local Public School Officials About Children and Mindfulness Meditation
In a piece we posted by Pam Frost titled The Interface of Medieval Mysticism and Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation we wrote in the intro: What is the goal of mysticism? According to [Pam] Frost, “the goal is ‘to alter one’s perception of reality, redefining the self, the world, and the Divine according to mystical intuitions of Universal […]
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 Gregory Reid has penned an […]
The Interface of Medieval Mysticism and Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation
Pam Frost informs us of the influence Eastern mysticism has had on the modern Church, thanks largely to high-profile Protestant’s affinity for the teaching of Roman Catholic mystic monks such as Thomas Merton, Basil Pennington, William Menninger and Thomas Keating. The Desert Fathers, as they are called, embraced the beliefs of Neoplatonism (Frost explains this […]
Growing Number of Major U.S. Corporations Embracing Eastern Meditation Practices
America is up to its eyeballs in Eastern mysticism. What does the Lord God have to say about adopting pagan practices? Plenty: When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who burns […]
Mindfulness! Heard of It? What does it mean, and where is it showing up in Christian circles?
For those who have never heard of “mindfulness,” it is a Buddhist meditation practice that’s emphasized in Zen Buddhism. Many professing Christians are involved in this pagan practice and shouldn’t be. The following is from Lighthouse Trails. According to researcher and author Ray Yungen: In recent years, a type of meditation known as mindfulness has made […]
“Mindfulness” meditation fad popular with celebrities including Emma Watson can make you dream up false memories
This piece over at the Daily Mail explains how Buddhist mediation, which is what mindfulness is, can play tricks on your mind. So it seems emptying one’s mind is not all it’s cracked up to be. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this practice, Marcia Montenegrro has written a piece on it that […]
The dark side of meditation and mindfulness: Treatment can trigger mania, depression and psychosis, new book claims
For those who have never heard of “mindfulness,” it is a Buddhist meditation practice that’s emphasized in Zen Buddhism. Zen Buddhism is a mixture of Taoism and Buddhism. Practitioners claim that mindfulness is spiritually neutral. Right. And I’m Tinkerbell. In her piece “Mindfulness For Children: Buddhism For Tots” former New Ager and long time astrologer Marcia Montenegro, explains […]