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Mysticism in the Church: IS Mysticism Biblical?

by | 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...

Smiling Faces

by | May 7, 2026 | Benny Hinn, Bethel Church, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, Contemplative Prayer, Eastern Mysticism, Enneagram, Heretics, Hinduism, John Mark Comer, Kenneth Copeland, Mindfulness, NAR, New Age, New Apostles and Prophets, Richard Rohr, Ruth Haley Barton, Suzanne Stabile

In 1971, the Temptations recorded a rather long (more than 12-minutes) rendition of Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong’s song, “Smiling Faces Sometimes,” for Motown. The same year, Norman Whitfield produced a version of the song edited down to about 3:20, performed...

What to Avoid in The Biblio Diet

by | 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....

Part 2: The Divine Ladder: You Could Fall Off

by | 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...

The Many Masks of Spirituality

by | May 1, 2025 | Astrology, Carl Jung, Centering Prayer, Chakras, Claudio Naranjo, Eastern Mysticism, Enneagram, Mindfulness, Mystic, mysticism, New Age, Richard Rohr, Suzanne Stabile, Tarot Cards, Yoga

Don Veinot recently sent me a brief video, Spirituality Without Religion: The Rise of the ‘Modern Mystic’ (less than 9 minutes), that discusses how society is now more open to “spirituality” without connecting it to specific religions, at least not knowingly. This has...

What is Spiritual A.I.D.S.?

by | Jul 25, 2024 | AIDS, Bible study, Biblical Ethics, Church Invasion, Eastern Mysticism, Enneagram, False Prophet, False Teacher, Guarding the flock, Heresy, Heretics, Immorality, Liberal Left, Mindfulness, mysticism, Panentheism, Progressives, Spiritual AIDS, Virus

Nehemiah is one of my favorite Old Testament books, and while reading it this week, I came across a familiar favorite passage of mine. Though I am familiar with the passage, I was struck anew with its importance. Nehemiah had overseen the rebuilding of the Jerusalem...