by Stephanie A Potts | Feb 22, 2024 | Idols, mysticism, Occult, Occultism, Paganism, Panentheism, Perennialism, Richard Rohr
This is the second in a series I will be writing regarding my concerns with official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC). In this article, I will be looking at teachings and practices the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) is tolerating.1The...
by Don and Joy Veinot | May 25, 2023 | Authoritarian, Bill Gothard / IBLP, Brian McLaren, Evangelical Left, Gay Marriage, Gospel, Homosexuality, Legalism, Postmodernism, Progressives, Richard Rohr, Rob Bell, Spiritual Abuse
In our book, A Matter of Basic Principles: Bill Gothard and the Christian Life, the Epilogue, “Fear of Flying,” was included to help the readers understand how those in cults and high-demand authoritarian groups can feel trapped. They have been given a view of God as...
by Marcia Montenegro | Oct 13, 2022 | Contemplative Prayer, Henry Nouwen, M. Basil Pennington, Richard Foster, Richard Rohr, Ruth Haley Barton, Spiritual arrogance, Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, William Meninger
In this second installment of a two-part series, we continue looking at two of Ruth Haley Barton’s books, Invitation to Silence and Solitude (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press Books; 2nd ed, 2010) and Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual...
by Marcia Montenegro | Oct 6, 2022 | Contemplative Prayer, Henry Nouwen, M. Basil Pennington, Richard Foster, Richard Rohr, Ruth Haley Barton, Spiritual arrogance, Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, William Meninger
In this first installment of a two-part series, we will look at two of Ruth Haley Barton’s books, Invitation to Silence and Solitude (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press Books; 2nd ed, 2010) and Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jul 21, 2022 | Buddhism, Contemplative Prayer, mysticism, Progressives, Richard Foster, Richard Rohr, Willow Creek Community Church
Around 1825 Charles Finney introduced the “altar call” into his ministry endeavors. Initially, Finney used it to recruit his new converts to join his abolition movement.1In addition to becoming a widely-popular Christian evangelist, Finney was involved with social...
by Marcia Montenegro | Jun 2, 2022 | Brian McLaren, Contemplative Prayer, Cosmic Christ, Eastern Mysticism, Enneagram, Gnostic, Richard Rohr, Roman Catholic
Richard Rohr, a Franciscan friar, is “the founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation and academic dean of the CAC’s Living School” in Albuquerque, NM.1The core Faculty of the CAC are Father Richard Rohr, Brian McLaren, Barbara Holmes, Rev....