by Marcia Montenegro | Aug 20, 2026 | Contemplative Prayer, Definitions, Desert Fathers, Heresy, Heretics, John Mark Comer, John Mark Comer, mysticism, Richard Rohr, Richard Rohr, Ruth Haley Barton
Some may have noticed that suddenly there are people in the evangelical church calling themselves “Spiritual Directors.” This has come about mostly in the last 10 years. Many may think this is a term for some kind of counselor or a pastoral position, but it is not....
by Marcia Montenegro | Jun 18, 2026 | Contemplative Prayer, Desert Fathers, John Mark Comer, M. Basil Pennington, Mindfulness, mysticism, Panentheism, Richard Rohr, Ruth Haley Barton, Thomas Keating, William Meninger
There is often a conflation of mysticism with Christianity and with the Bible, so that many believe that Christianity is mystical, or that the Bible speaks of mystical events. Is this the case? And what is mysticism anyway? The reason this question is important is due...
by Stephanie A Potts | May 14, 2026 | Contemplative Prayer, Critical Race Theory, CRT, Enneagram, John Mark Comer, mysticism, Richard Rohr, Roman Catholic, Salvation
A friend of mine, who claims to be Christian and yet is a Democratic Socialist, attends the downtown Nashville location of Church Of The City (COTC). Matt Smallbone, of the legendary Smallbone Family, is the pastor of this church, so I was particularly interested in...
by Stephanie A Potts | Apr 16, 2026 | Centering Prayer, Contemplative Prayer, Eastern Mysticism, False Teacher, Human Potential Movement, Meditation, Mindfulness, New Apostles and Prophets, New Thought, Occult, Occultism, Richard Rohr
My church recently read The Biblio Diet, by Jordan Rubin and Dr. Josh Axe, for our church book club. While I fully support living a healthy lifestyle, my radar goes up anytime I see someone trying to use scripture to support their research into healthy ways of living....
by Marcia Montenegro | Feb 5, 2026 | Aceticism, Channeling, Contemplative Prayer, Demons, Desert Fathers, Henry Nouwen, Mindfulness, mysticism, Richard Foster, Richard Rohr, Roman Catholicism, Ruth Haley Barton, Self deceived, Thomas Keating, William Meninger
Interest in the ancient mystics and ascetics has grown among evangelicals over the past quarter-century. Last week, we began this journey into that past with “Part 1: The Desert Fathers and Mothers: A Model for Christians?” Next up in Part 2… John Climacus and the...
by Marcia Montenegro | Jan 29, 2026 | Aceticism, Buddhism, Contemplative Prayer, Desert Fathers, Richard Rohr, Self deceived
Over the past few decades, there has been a growing fascination and interest in the Desert Fathers and Mothers. Somehow their mysticism and asceticism seems somehow more spiritual than we see in the church today. The Apostle Paul addressed this in the first century in...
