by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 8, 2019 | Centering Prayer, Church leadership, Contemplative Prayer, Eastern Mysticism, Evangelical Left, False Teacher, Gwen Shamblin, Hinduism, mysticism, Perennialism
After I spoke at a church this past weekend, I was asked, “How is it that so many celebrity preachers, celebrity Christian authors, and celebrity pastors take the stage with known (and popular) false teachers?” There are, of course, many possible reasons. It could be...
by Guest Writer | Jan 14, 2018 | Astrology, Centering Prayer, Contemplative Prayer, MCOI Journal, New Age, New Apostles and Prophets, Occult, Paganism, Sorcery, Spiritism, Summer 2005, Superstition, Volume 11
(Originally printed in the Summer 2005 Issue of the MCOI Journal Beginning on page 6) Part 2 in a 2-Part Look at Occultic-like Beliefs and Practices in the Church. Part 1 is here. By John Ferrer Introduction In the last Journal article “Occultism in the Church”...
by Marcia Montenegro | Dec 9, 2017 | Brennan Manning, Buddhism, Centering Prayer, Contemplative Prayer, Eastern Mysticism, MCOI Journal, Volume 11, Winter 2005
(Originally printed in the Winter 2005 Issue of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 10) “God’s first language is silence.”1Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart (Rockport, MA: Benedict’s Monastery, 1992), 57 “Progress in intimacy with God means progress toward...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Apr 18, 2016 | Brennan Manning, Buddhism, Carl Jung, Centering Prayer, Demons, Iron John, MCOI Journal, Robert Bly, Summer 2003, Volume 9
(Originally printed in the Summer 2003 Issue of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 1) Real Men Don’t Hug Unless… (All “real men” would answer C’ to the posed questions.) 1. Alien beings from a highly advanced society visit the earth. You are...
