Author Archives: Warren B Smith

Discernment Detractors: Calling Good Evil

By Warren B. Smith Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! —Isaiah 5:20 In the first book of Kings, … Continue reading

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Peale, Schuller, Warren and New Age Leader Bernie Siegel

By Warren B. Smith Why do Norman Vincent Peale, Robert Schuller, and Rick Warren all make specific reference to author Bernie Siegel–a New Age leader with a spirit guide named “George”? On paper, Siegel is an unlikely person for church … Continue reading

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Overcomer or Succumber?

  This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. —Galatians 5:8-9 overcome–to get the better of in a struggle; to conquer. succumb–to give way (to), to yield, to submit (to succumb to … Continue reading

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Evangelical or Evangullible?

  evangelical – in, of, or according to Gospels or the teachings of the New Testament. gullible – easily tricked. evangullible – easily tricked by teachers/teachings that seem to be biblical but are not. With books like Rick Warren’s The … Continue reading

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M. Scott Peck: Community and the Cosmic Christ

By Warren B. Smith Note: The following article about authors M. Scott Peck and Matthew Fox was first written in 1995 to provide an example of how the New Age movement was entering the church. Under the guise of “Christian” … Continue reading

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Maitreya: A Purpose-Driven False Christ

By Warren B. Smith Excerpted from Deceived on Purpose, pp. 151-166 I am your Purpose.1 I am your Hope.2 I am your Heart.3 God is within you and all around you.4 My name is Oneness.5 I shall place before you … Continue reading

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The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 4) Schuller – “The Real Leader”

By Warren B. Smith Excerpted from A Wonderful Deception, pp. 69-74 Continued from The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 3) Rick Warren’s Email You know it’s only if you are a visionary do you know the price tag it takes … Continue reading

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The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 3) Rick Warren’s Email

By Warren B. Smith Excerpted from A Wonderful Deception, pp. 58-68 Continued from The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 2) George Mair’s Book THERE IS ALMOST NOTHING CORRECT IN MAIR’S BOOK.1 —e-mail from Rick Warren to Lighthouse Trails In a … Continue reading

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The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 2) George Mair’s Book

By Warren B. Smith Excerpted from A Wonderful Deception, pp. 47-57 Continued from The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 1) Norman Vincent Peal and the Occult But in the 1990s, following in the footsteps of Peale and Schuller, the leader … Continue reading

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The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 1) Norman Vincent Peale and the Occult

By Warren B. Smith Excerpted from A Wonderful Deception, pp. 39-46 Whatever may be the embarrassment caused by these striking similarities [between Norman Vincent Peale and New Age author Florence Scovel Shinn], it pales against the discomfiture that millions of … Continue reading

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