Check out the names on this list from Lighthouse Trails Research web site (my favorite resource!).
If you see these names being recommended by speakers, authors, at conferences, in books, or recommended as favorable resources - BEWARE!
http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/christianmysticspast.htm

Another List of Who's Who from Apprising Ministries - excellent site!

YOGA IS NOT FOR CHRISTIANS!!!

Does God Approve of Yoga?
A Hindu prior to converting to Christianity - Caryl Matrisciana on YOGA! (This is a 30+ minute CrossTalk audio file. Begin around minute 8 or 8.5 and you'll get the yoga portion. This is worth your time!)

Can Believers in Jesus Christ Do Yoga and SWG? (3of3) See youtube.com for parts 1 and 2

Do yourself a favor and view this DVD http://www.carylmatrisciana.com/shop/catalog/Yoga-Uncoiled-p-16188.html

The Pilates Method Article: http://www.wfial.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=artGeneral.article_7

If yoga is risky spiritually, what about Pilates?
Decide for yourself after you read this article.
http://www.pastornet.net.au/response/articles/121.htm

Excellent article on Oprahficiation of America
Oprahfication vs Truth (brief article)

(also view videos on this blog)

(all info from WorldviewWeekend.Com)

Adults & Students at Risk:

Researchers continue to come up with increasingly grave statistics that explain how serious the condition is. Among Christian adults:

64% believe moral truth depends on the situation;
60% believe male/female co-habitation outside of marriage is acceptable;
55% believe a good person can earn his or her salvation;
44% believe Jesus Christ committed sins while on earth.(1)

And consider the peril of college students:
67% of college professors approve of homosexuality;
84% of professors approve of abortion;
65% embrace socialist and communist ideals;(2)
88% of students from “Christian” homes deny their faith before they graduate from college;
91% of students from evangelical churches do not believe in absolute moral truth.(3)

Recognizing the life-and-death nature of the issue, the Southern Baptist Convention, to its credit, has even done a self-study and found that 88% of young people from SBC homes deny their faith before they graduate from college. After fielding questions and e-mails from thousands of students, Worldview Weekend can tell you they are eager for worldview training. In fact, they’re dying for it (pun intended). What they cannot figure out is why you are not interested and why you think they would not be interested. They even wonder why you don’t make them go through worldview training regardless of whether they say they want to or not. After all, your kids were not interested in eating their vegetables, but you made them. They didn’t want to sit in a car seat or wear a seat belt, but you insisted. They balked at having to check in with you and tell where they were going with their friends, but you required it. You were resolute in making sure they were physically nurtured and protected, but they think you’ve thrown them to the wolves spiritually. Most students say they did not learn enough Bible content growing up to enable them to make biblical life decisions, let alone defend essential Christian doctrines in the face of vicious opposition. That is because no one made them. Hence, CODE BLUE is upon us. Many of the 88% that are denying their faith before they graduate from college never return because they were never truly saved; they are false converts.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE RAPTURE AND THE GLORIOUS APPEARING

Rapture / Blessed Hope
Christ comes in the air for His own.
Rapture of all Christians.
Christians taken to the Father’s house.
No judgment on earth.
Church taken to heaven.
Imminent – could happen any moment.
No signs (before it)
For believers only.
Time of joy.
Before the “day of wrath” (Tribulation)
No mention of Satan.
The judgment seat of Christ.
Marriage of the Lamb.
Only His own see Him.
Tribulation begins.

Second Coming / Glorious Appearing
Christ comes with His own to earth.
No one raptured.
Resurrected saints do not see Father’s house.
Christ judges inhabitants of earth.
Christ sets up His kingdom on earth.
Cannot occur for at least 7 years.
Many signs for Christ’s physical coming.
Affects all humanity.
Time of mourning.
Immediately after Tribulation (Matthew 24)
Satan bound in abyss for 1000 years.
No time or place for judgment seat.
His bride descends with Him.
Every eye shall see Him.
1000-year kingdom of Christ begins.


Rapture Passages
John 14:1-3 2 ................Thes. 2:1
Romans 8:19 .................1 Timothy 6:14
1 Cor. 1:7-8 ...................2 Tim. 4:1,8
1 Cor. 15:51-53 ............Titus 2:13
1 Cor. 16:22 ..................Hebrews 9:28
Phil. 3:20-21 ................James 5:7-9
Phil. 4:5 ........................1 Pet. 1:7,13
Col. 3:4 .........................1 Pet. 5:4
1 Thes. 1:10 .................1 John 2:28-3:2
1 Thes. 2:19 ................Jude 1:21
1 Thes. 4:13-18 ..........Rev. 2:25
1 Thes. 5:9, 23

2nd Coming Passages
Daniel 2:44-45 ..........Acts 1:9-11
Daniel 7:9-14 .............Acts 3:19-21
Daniel 12:1-3 .............1 Thes. 3:13
Zech. 12:10 ................2 Thes. 1:6-10
Zech. 14:1-15 ............2 Thes. 2:8
Matt. 13:41 ................1 Pet. 4:12-13
Matt. 24:15-31 .........2 Pet. 3:1-14
Matt. 26:64 ...............Jude 1:14-15
Mark 13:14-27 .........Rev. 1:7
Mark 14:62 ...............Rev. 19:11-20:6
Luke 21:25-28 .........Rev. 22:7,12,20

List of Authors and Books Not Recommended (so be aware)
by Christian Research Service

Revised and Updated: January 17, 2009

PDF FILE: http://www.christianresearchservice.com/MasterList.pdf

A list of Who's Who in Bible Prophesy. We won't all agree, so just use this as a reference. :)
http://www.soundchristian.com/prophecy/who/

Christians are saying they understand the Trinity better since reading The Shack.
That should concern us all! Pastor Mark Driscoll has some wise words to say about this issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK65Jfny70Y

DISCLAIMER: Caution on Mark Driscoll!!! Are you really sure he's "good" for you as a teacher/leader? Really certain? http://thoughtsactions.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/john-macarthur-on-mark-driscoll/
PART 2: http://defendingcontending.com/2009/04/17/john-macarthur-on-mark-driscoll-part-2/

Be sure to read the January 20th post about The Shack.