It is with a heavy heart that I write the above words. As a dutiful under-shepherd of the Great Shepherd, I believe it is part of my calling to protect the flock placed under my care. We received this week our latest issue of Missions Mosaic, the magazine printed by the SBC for the Women’s Missionary Union (WMU). I routinely screen anything coming to our church.

The red flags appeared when I saw an article entitled “Reclaim Meditation”. Worse than my worst fears were realized. I expected some kind of carefully couched introduction of contemplative prayer, silence or solitude or some such drivel. However, this article went straight to Lectio Divina and beyond that to labyrinth-walking! When I contacted the editor by phone I was “reassured” that their doctrinal editor had read the article and signed off on it.

I plead with this person to repent of these practices and was told that this person’s own SBC church has a labyrinth where they had such “a wonderful experience”. This dear editor said they were sorry for the way I felt about this. I had to respond that it is not about my feelings but about Truth.