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 | Jun 11, 2026 | Centering Prayer, Contemplative Prayer, John Mark Comer, Marxism, mysticism, Panentheism, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Spiritual Formation
This is the second article in a multipart series (see part 1 here) on Matt Smallbone, who is the pastor of Church Of The City (COTC) in downtown Nashville and cousin to Joel Smallbone of the band for KING & COUNTRY. This article will continue to discuss my...
by Stephanie A Potts | Feb 12, 2026 | #Blacklivesmatter, #BLM, Cancel Culture, Culture Driven Church, Culture War, Deception, Evangelical Left, Gnostic, Identity Politics, Liberal Theology, Marxism, mysticism, NAR, New Apostolic Reformation, Panentheism, Social Justice
I have been deeply disturbed by the events that have unfolded in Minneapolis in recent weeks and the apparent disregard for the rule of law. I am very sad about the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti not only because it was an avoidable tragedy, but because...
by Stephanie A Potts | Oct 30, 2025 | Apologetics, Church Fathers, Discernment, Discipleship, False gods, False Teacher, Idolatry, Indigenous people, Paganism, Panentheism, Redemption
In chapter two of my newly released book Social Justice and the Deification of Man: What to Know When Talking with the Christian Left, I discuss the dangers of making God in our own image in order to make the gospel more appealing to oppressed people groups....
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 13, 2025 | #Blacklivesmatter, #BLM, Atheism, Atheist, Evangelical, Good Works, Gospel, Homosexuality, Immorality, Intolerance, Jesus, Jesus Resurrection, Liberal Theology, Liberalism, Odu Ifa, Panentheism, Resurrection, Richard Dawkins, Salvation, Spiritual arrogance, Theology, Tolerance, Yoruba
Our culture has long been wrestling over the idea of separation of church and state, but few seem to recognize the existence of what Carl Teichrib terms “Spiritual Politics” in chapter 12 of his book, Game of Gods. Spiritual Politics is often on public display in the...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Oct 10, 2024 | Bible, Christ, Claudio Naranjo, Cosmic Christ, Deity of Christ, Enneagram, Heresy, Incarnation, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus a Buddhist, Mormon, Panentheism, Richard Rohr, Socialism, Yoga
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. (John 1:1-3) The Apostle John penned the opening lines of his...
