Category: —Jesus Calling

Does Sharing the Gospel Give License to Allow or Ignore False Teachings?

If pastors or ministries make the claim that they are sharing the Gospel and many are coming to the Lord, does that mean those ministries or churches have a license to allow or ignore false teachings? The disciple Jude has…

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Letter to the Editor: A Plea to My Church Leaders Regarding “Jesus Calling” and “The Message”

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Please find below a letter I wrote to one of my pastors. I hope this will be helpful to others reading it who are in a similar situation at their own churches. Dear _____________,I have had a…

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“PCA Votes to Launch Investigation Into Sarah Young’s Book ‘Jesus Calling'”

LTRP Note: The news article below is posted for informational and research purposes. Sarah Young (d. 2023), the author of best-selling book, Jesus Calling, was a member of the PCA (a Reformed/Calvinist Presbyterian denomination). To understand the dangerous spiritual implications…

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NYT: “Sarah Young, 77, Dies; Created an Empire Around a Christian Devotional”

LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. (Photo from a 2-second video clip from YouTube; used in accordance with the U.S. Fair Use Act: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2BXgBRu11c&list=PLyTBJOX8CfX5kIzL4fpI54YoNkw4ueas4) By Clay RisenThe New York Times Sarah Young, whose…

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Sarah Young’s New Agey Mystical Moonlight Conversion

By Warren B. Smith In the original introduction to Jesus Calling, Sarah Young described how it was a walk in “God’s glorious creation” that led to her mystical moonlight conversion—that her “heart” was “converted” to “Jesus” when she “felt” “enveloped” by…

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Letter to the Editor: Sincerely Deceived by the “Jesus” of Jesus Calling, But God’s Word Brought Me to Truth

Dear Lighthouse Trails: My searching for the true, living Jesus was fostered at a young age from a devout mother of prayer and service to the Lord Jesus Christ.  However, not understanding the importance of inductively studying the Bible, and…

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