How easy it is to start accepting a term/phrase we read, without really evaluating it. “Redeem the other religions” is one of those; we’re hearing it more and more often.…
Redeem the Other Religions?
Dogma Double-Talk
I read an article titled “Awakening Avalon” in Whole Living magazine’s Nov/Dec 2016 issue (flip to page 13 here to read it). Author Tara L. Robinson, a New Age high…
Christianity Has No Room for Mysticism
In February 11, 2013, the Christian Standard magazine featured an article by J. K. Jones titled “The Spirit in Spiritual Formation.” The article contained a gentle criticism that Christians need…
Religion and Health Care
In May 2017, Jay Sekulow’s website featured the story “Faith Shouldn’t Disqualify You from College” (an update from an ongoing lawsuit). A college interviewer had said that the applicant to…
Mantra Meditation in the Cults
This is a caution against mantra meditation (contemplative prayer) in the church. In mantra meditation, a word or phrase is repeated for several minutes until an altered state of consciousness…