Dear Lighthouse Trails: We are very thankful for Lighthouse Trails Publishing and Research, and for all the dedicated watchmen who warn and educate the sheep. We pray for continued wisdom, provision, and protection for everyone who is engaged in presenting and defending the simple and powerful Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are especially concerned because … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: Wow, so glad to hear about your efforts to reach out to Christian Leaders to warn them about Jesus Calling. Whether they heed the warnings or not, thank you for doing this!! While I don’t have any names to add to your list, (you covered most of the major leaders), the idea … [Read more…]
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Isaiah 119:105) For nearly 14 years, Lighthouse Trails has been trying to warn Christian leaders and the body of Christ of the spiritual deception that has entered the church. While thousands of Christians have responded favorably to the work we do, … [Read more…]
Letter #1: To Lighthouse Trails: I just want to inform you that someone is advertising Jesus Calling on radio here. The advertisement is directing people to JesusCalling.com. This is very disappointing since it is on a Christian Talk Radio station (http://www.newstalk1400.us/), here in Michigan. Also, Conservative Talk Radio Announcer Mike Gallagher (http://www.mikeonline.com/) is doing an … [Read more…]
NEW BOOKLET: 10 Scriptural Reasons Why Jesus Calling is a Dangerous Book by Warren B. Smith is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet Tract. The Booklet is 16 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklet Tracts are designed to give away to others … [Read more…]
A lot of self-proclaiming Christians really really love the book Jesus Calling (over 12 million of them have bought the book so far). And no wonder, virtually no major Christian leader or Christian major media has been warning about it. In fact, most of them have been completely silent about it. Lesser knowns who have … [Read more…]
One year ago, we released the booklet, Changing Jesus Calling: Damage Control for a False Christ by Warren B. Smith.To date, Thomas Nelson, the publisher for Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling has yet to publicly respond to the behind-the-scenes changing of Jesus Calling. We are reposting the article below because we continue to receive frequent phone … [Read more…]
By Warren B. Smith Ironically, Psalm 46:10 (“Be Still and Know” . . . ) was the founding credo of the pioneering New Age community of Findhorn in Scotland. Co-founder Eileen Caddy distinctly heard the words “Be still and know that I am God” in a meditation, and as a result, Findhorn was founded on … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails, I am saddened that so many teachers, preachers, and writers have no problem putting out such blatant lies. Maybe some would say that “they” were misinformed, but it is up to all of us as individuals to know that truth. It is disheartening to read such deception, knowing many pastors will teach … [Read more…]
By Warren B. Smith In Jesus Calling, “Jesus” mentions a key New Age term: co-creation. Many people do not realize that co-creation is a New Age evolutionary concept that teaches that man as God co-creates with God because man is God also. But man is not God. Co-creation is a New Age concept that entails … [Read more…]
In the Summer 2015 Journal of the Southern Baptist Convention, an article titled “Great Awakening” states: Thousands of messengers at the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention knelt in prayer and raised their hands to heaven July 16 as they prayed for revival in the church and a great awakening across the United States. . . . … [Read more…]
By Warren B. Smith (from his book “Another Jesus” Calling) In Jesus Calling, “Jesus” promotes the experience of his presence above God’s Word. Psalm 138:2 tells us: I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: I have personal experience with the book: Jesus Calling. A few years ago, having received the book as a gift by a church member, I began to read it. I had no prior knowledge of the book but quickly realized I did not like it. I thought there was another spirit within … [Read more…]
Be Still and Know That You are Not God!—God is Not “in” Everyone and Everything by Warren B. Smith is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 16 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklets are designed to give away to … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: I have a short note on an article I saw on The Blaze. Prospective presidential candidate Scott Walker mentioned the book Jesus Calling by Sarah Young during an interview pushing up sales of the book. I thought you might like to pass this along. Thank the Lord for all you do, and my family … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: I had a conversation with your office the week of January 15, 2015 voicing my concerns and experiences with BSF [Bible Study Fellowship]. I have been a faithful attendee for six years. I have had some concerns about BSF in the last several years. These include but are not limited to: 1) The … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: Last year I ordered at least 10 copies of “Another Jesus” Calling to give to others who had greatly enjoyed Jesus Calling or to others who have shared my concern about the book. Both of my daughters in their mid-twenties began reading Jesus Calling a few years ago, but praise the Lord, … [Read more…]
The New Age Implications of Jesus Calling by Warren B. Smith is our newest Lighthouse Trails Print Booklet. The Booklet is 16 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own personal use. Below … [Read more…]
By A.S. This radio Episode with Warren B. Smith Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:13 — 21.3MB) What if you are a major publisher like Thomas Nelson and you suddenly discover that your mega best-selling book Jesus Calling was inspired by a channeled New Age book? And what if you find out … [Read more…]
Changing “Jesus Calling”—Damage Control for a False Christ by Warren B. Smith is our newest Lighthouse Trails Print Booklet Tract. The Booklet Tract is 16 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklet Tracts are designed to give away to others or for … [Read more…]
By Warren B. Smith In Jesus Calling, “Jesus” openly contradicts the true Jesus Christ of Scripture. I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. (1 John 2:21; emphasis added) The true Jesus Christ said: I am the way, … [Read more…]
By Jim Fletcher WorldNetDaily When the entity formerly known as the Christian Bookseller’s Association decided to go secular business model a couple decades ago, the inevitable diluting of doctrinally sound books began. Traditional titles, ranging from Charles Stanley to Ruth Bell Graham to Charles Spurgeon, began to share shelf space with the “Chicken Soup for … [Read more…]
By A.R. Over the past month, God has opened my eyes to see just how deceived I have been when it comes to what I read, what I listen to, and who I go to for Godly wisdom. As a Christian, my greatest desire is to be a true disciple of Jesus Christ, the REAL … [Read more…]
By Warren B. Smith (author of “Another Jesus” Calling) Countless references to meditating, being quiet, being still, relaxing, resting, letting go, and reciting Psalm 46:10 are found throughout God Calling and Jesus Calling. They are all suggested ways of entering into the silence to experience God’s presence. The New Age/New Spirituality likewise places great emphasis … [Read more…]
By Warren B. Smith (author of the new release “Another Jesus” Calling: How False Christs Are Entering the Church Through Contemplative Prayer) One of the many spin-off products from Sarah Young’s best-selling book, Jesus Calling, is the Jesus Calling Devotional Bible. It is a New King James Bible filled with “messages” Young claims to have … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: While most evangelical pastors and virtually all Christian leaders have ignored or stayed away from the controversy of Jesus Calling, the secular publication, The Daily Beast, dares to ask questions that take a deeper look into this book, while pointing readers to Warren B. Smith’s “Another Jesus” Calling. “The Strange Saga of ‘Jesus … [Read more…]
An ex-Oxford Group member named Richmond Walker, years later as an A.A. member, compiled prayers and meditations into one little book. Much of it was based on the demonic writings found in God Calling.—John Lanagan By John Lanagan My Word Like Fire Warren B. Smith notes that God Calling is “the channeled book that inspired Sarah Young to try … [Read more…]
By Chris Lawson Spiritual Research Network Is Jesus really “calling” to us through Sarah Young and her contemplative prayer journaling technique, or is the “Jesus” of Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling a counterfeit Jesus, equal to, if not greater than, the deceptions that Paul the Apostle warned about nearly 2000 years ago? Paul the Apostle warned: … [Read more…]
In what appears to be an effort to make controversial elements disappear, significant portions of material from the original Introduction to Sarah Young’s #1 best-selling book Jesus Calling have been removed. With no apparent explanation regarding the changes, Sarah Young’s publisher, Thomas Nelson, seems to be flooding the market with the new version. Key words, phrases, and whole paragraphs … [Read more…]
By Warren Smith In Jesus Calling, “Jesus” states that he was born in a “filthy stable” “under the most appalling conditions.” He says that the night of his birth was a “dark night” for him. In what can only be described as the ultimate revisionist description of the night of Jesus’ birth, Sarah Young’s “Jesus” … [Read more…]
