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Mike Bickle of IHOP-KC: “There’s no Biblical definition of contemplative prayer”
At the Passionate Pursuit Conference in 2001, IHOP-KC leader Mike Bickle gave his sermon, Contemplative Prayer: Journey Into Fullness. In this teaching, Mike Bickle unintentionally reveals the truth...
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Mike Bickle: Everyone in the Body of Christ is called to live in the...
“Anyway, I went to Barnes & Noble, and initially there were five books on the mystics, the contemplatives. Then a year went by, and there were thirty. I said, ‘Oh,’ and my stack was getting bigger....
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Contemplative prayer on IHOP-KC’s “Core Values” list
“There’s no biblical definition of contemplative prayer.” – Mike Bickle, IHOP-KC [1] So, what if there was a way to go deeper with God? What if this was something the monks did centuries ago, but was...
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Contemplative prayer, contemplative church
“This is what I’m warning Christians about. Contemplative prayer is presenting a way to God identical with all the world’s mystical traditions.” — Ray Yungen, A Time of Departing, pg. 140 Contemplative...
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Jesus Calling by Sarah Young, God Calling, Alcoholics Anonymous
Jesus Calling, by Sarah Young, is a contemplative descendant of the book, God Calling, which was written by two anonymous women in the 1930s. These women used the meditative practice taught by the...
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Deception via meditation in Alcoholics Anonymous
Tormented people, in the grasp of some overwhelming bondage, enter a 12 Step group and are told they must turn to a higher power. It doesn’t matter what you believe in, they are told, but it is crucial...
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A.A.’s spiritual principles in opposition to Christ
“Twelve-Step programs are in essence…Archetypical precursors of a one-world religion,” wrote Martin and Deidre Bobgan. [1] Three anti-biblical principles are percolating away in Alcoholics Anonymous....
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Quick explanation of contemplative prayer
Still unclear as to what contemplative prayer is–and isn’t? This link is to a video of a brief, concise explanation by Ray Yungen. At this point in time, it appears twelve step spirituality and...
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Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola and Bill Wilson
We have seen the contemplative influence of the Oxford Group and God Calling in relation to Alcoholics Anonymous. Interestingly enough, Bill Wilson, Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder, may have been...
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Ignatius by Pastor Gary Gilley
One of the most popular and strongly promoted activities within spiritual formation is known as “The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola.” As the name implies, these are exercises or activities...
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Twelve Stepping into contemplative prayer/spirituality
Alcoholics Anonymous theology allows one to custom-make one’s own “god.” This is the higher power concept, which has made its way past alcoholics and into the culture. Contemplative spirituality can...
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A.A.’s co-founder, Dr. Oz, and Swedenborg
“You can become a Reiki master in three weekends.” –Lisa Oz, wife of Dr. Mehmet Oz Perhaps it is not surprising Dr. Mehmet Oz, a key teacher in Rick Warren’s 52 week health-and-wellness Daniel Plan,...
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Don’t let certain authors fool you
Do not let certain authors fool you: There is nothing Christian or biblical about the origin of A.A. Look to the use of spiritualism by the A.A. co-founders, the unholy meditation learned from the...
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Seeing the wolf as the family dog
Alcoholics Anonymous attendance results in a spiritual blindness. Many Christians have difficulty recognizing AA’s twelve step spirituality as anti-biblical, much less as a rudimentary cog in the...
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When the Mahareshi Mahesh Yogi razzle-dazzled Canada
Suspicious Berean ( http://suspiciousberean.blogspot.com ) is a different kind of blog. The blogger sometimes reflects on historical/spiritual events which have taken place in Canada, and it is plenty...
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Alcoholics Anonymous, “Jesus Calling,” have “God Calling” in common
Here is the link to information concerning Warren B. Smith’s upcoming book about Jesus Calling: READ Some things appear benevolent, but are not. Jesus Calling and Alcoholics Anonymous have this in...
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“Rick Warren’s new book ‘Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life’ awash with...
Marsha West writes: Rick Warren is one of America’s most influential Christian ministers. He’s so popular that many folks call him “America’s Pastor.” Warren has earned a reputation as larger than...
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A.A.’s real spiritual roots
A little leaven… (1 Corinthians 5:6) It is well known that Alcoholics Anonymous co-founders Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith reached out to the spirit world through seances and the like. But there was...
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“Understanding Mantra Meditation and Altered States” by Ray Yungen
Please view these videos where Linger Conference speaker and IHOP-KC teacher Stephen Venable teaches or promotes mantra meditation/centering/contemplative prayer, and then read the following Ray Yungen...
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Guideposts Magazine Managing Editor uses Centering Prayer
A reader has informed Lighthouse Trails: Dear Lighthouse Trails: I was given a subscription to Guideposts magazine. In the February issue, there is an article titled “Summoned” written by Anne...
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