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The End of Comfortable Christianity?

by | Jan 18, 2024 | Abraham Maslow, Atheist, Brian McLaren, Darwinism, Marxism, No 1, Pedophilia, Progressives, Psychology, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, Robert H. Schuller, Self-Esteem, Summer/Fall 2014, Volume 20, Willow Creek Community Church

  Editor’s Note: Over the past twenty-four months or so, one of the questions we receive most often is how Western culture changed so rapidly. Our response is … it didn’t. All of what we are witnessing has been in the works for a very long time. We and...

Evangelicals and Progressives: The Great Divide

by | 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...

Worldview Boutique

by | Aug 4, 2022 | Ambassador, Brian McLaren, Contemplative Prayer, Emerging Church, MCOI Journal, mysticism, Oprah Winfrey, Paganism, Parliament of the Worlds Religions, Rob Bell, Satanic RItual Abuse, Satanism, Satanists, Tolerance, Wicca, Winter/Spring 2016

(Although this was originally printed in the Winter/Spring 2016 Issue of the MCOI Journal it is a mere precursor to what we see today!) Though I no longer consider myself a Christian, I’m still keeping a space for God in my heart. I didn’t lose my religion. Instead,...

Christianity’s “Trip” to the East

by | Mar 3, 2022 | Buddhism, Centering Prayer, Chakras, Contemplative Prayer, Cosmic Christ, Eastern Mysticism, Empire Strikes Back, Evangelical Left, Hinduism, Kundalini, Meditation, mysticism, New Age, Paganism, Parliament of the Worlds Religions, Rob Bell, Roman Catholicism, Willow Creek Community Church, Yoga

The 1960s and ’70s was a time of great transition for Western culture — and in our opinion, not in a good way. Sadly in our view, America led the way down that slippery slope. Social mores and long-held religious tenets were challenged and often discarded by...