LTRP Note: The following article, which we previously posted five years ago, is written by a long-time Lighthouse Trails reader who is a lay preacher and evangelist from Canada. He encouraged us to post this specifically on behalf of the many dedicated commentators, authors, readers, and contenders of the faith who stand for truth and are … [Read more…]
Since 2016, Lighthouse Trails has been sending out topical booklets (usually three times a year) to a growing list of pastors and Christian leaders. This week, Lighthouse Trails will be sending out our second mailing of 2023 to Christian leaders & pastors. Our current list has nearly 1100 names. If you would like your pastor … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is in response to an article Lighthouse Trails posted in June of this year titled “A Look at Shiny Happy People and What the Church Can Learn.” It also comes on the heels of the release of a new edition of a book published by Midwest Christian Outreach … [Read more…]
By Ray Yungen Throughout my Christian life I have periodically heard fellow Christians suggest we are in the last days. Often these comments were initiated from current cases of violent crimes, sexual perversions, war, or natural disasters. Since I knew history had repeatedly encountered these calamities, such predictions of Christ’s imminent return rang hollow. However, … [Read more…]
By Philip Zodhiates The nature of this article is alarming and disturbing, and I’d be wrong not to warn you. But it is vital you know what is taking place in the ongoing battle to protect children. Our most innocent ones face perhaps the most egregious danger so far, something of which the most informed … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has been covering the story of Canadian father, Rob Hoogland, who has been persecuted by the Canadian government for refusing to call his daughter a boy. The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. It is a follow up to other stories about Mr. Hoogland that Lighthouse Trails … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Tony KinnettThe Daily Signal The California State Assembly passed a bill Friday that would require judges in child custody cases to consider whether a parent has affirmed a child’s “gender transition” by making “gender affirmation” an equal part of a child’s … [Read more…]
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 book “Jesus Calling,” composed of devotional readings written in the voice of Jesus Christ, sold … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is posted for information and research purposes. By Bob UnruhWND News Center “Why?” An editorial at Not the Bee is reporting that Christianity Today has begun promoting pastors “that use AI for sermons” and is asking the obvious question, “Why?” The magazine, which actually was begun by Billy Graham but has changed significantly … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: This note is actually from two people—my friend Elizabeth and myself (Ann). Judy and I have known one another for 12 years—we met at a Bible study in my home. She still lives in ___________ and I’m now in ________, and we meet once a week for a Zoom prayer. Even though … [Read more…]
For nearly ten years now, Lighthouse Trails has been publishing the works of Georgi Vins, the Baptist pastor who was persecuted under the former U.S.S.R., (spending a total of eight years in the communist prisons). To date, we have obtained the rights and published three of his books that had gone out of print: The … [Read more…]
LTRJ Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes and is from a secular media source. “Canadian government issues warning after numerous discriminatory laws passed in Republican-controlled states” By Erum SalamThe Guardian LGBTQ+ citizens are at risk when traveling to the US due to numerous discriminatory laws passed at state level, … [Read more…]
What a Sovereign God Cannot Do (And How the Calvinist View Just Doesn’t Work) by Dave Hunt is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 10 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are available. Our booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own personal use. … [Read more…]
Over the past year or two, we have received some letters and comments, asking why we post articles by secular news groups, particularly The Epoch Times. Most of these letters and comments have been written graciously, but a few have suggested that Lighthouse Trails must not be a true discernment ministry if we are posting … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: Thanks again for all your effort and time that you put into this; it is greatly appreciated by many of us. There was a friend in our Bible study who was very much connected with contemplative spirituality and New Age. I gave her a copy of A Time of Departing for her consideration, … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. It is from The Epoch Times, a secular news source, which has released a video that some may wish to see. By the Epoch Times After the FDA sent out a public message urging people to not take ivermectin, 3 doctors who were disciplined … [Read more…]
By Linda HarveyMission America Reports from the recent annual meeting of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest teacher’s union, are shocking. The new projects approved by delegates from schools all over the country, added to the collective policies endorsed by this organization over many years, are heartbreaking and portend disaster for our country and our schools. … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following article is posted for informational and research purposes. (Photo: Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption in 2022; from 2-second clip of YouTube video; used in accordance with the US Fair Use Act) By James MurphyThe New American Lost in all the hysterical proclamations of “historic” summer heat waves and “hottest day ever” proclamations this … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Breccan F. ThiesWashington Examiner The American Academy of Pediatrics decided to “reaffirm” its stance on pushing child gender transition operations but ordered a “systematic review” amid a growing number of states outlawing the practice. The AAP’s Aug. 4 decision to “reaffirm” its green light for child gender transition procedures … [Read more…]
World Government on the Horizon? by Tony Pearce is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are available. Our booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own personal use. Below is the content of this new booklet. To … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Since its inception, Lighthouse Trails has included the topic of sexual abuse of children in our efforts to “bringing light to areas of darkness affecting the world and the church.” One area we have not often included is the abuse of Christian women (particularly wives) that can occur because of a misinterpretation of … [Read more…]
By Mike Oppenheimer When Paul spoke the Gospel to these religious pagans in Athens on Mars Hill for the first time, he didn’t wait to become friends first to “share his beliefs.” This is an absurd method to abide by. He took the time to explain their idolatry and the truth. No one knows how many … [Read more…]
By Nathan Worcester | The Epoch TimesNobel Prize-winning physicist John Clauser is not afraid to go against the flow. . . . The physicist, who also won a third of the Wolf Prize for his quantum mechanics contributions, shared some of his views on climate during a recent talk in South Korea soon after his … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following out-of-house news article is posted for informational and research purposes. By David HarsanyiThe Federalist President Joe Biden has reportedly asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop pushing through a “divisive” judicial overhaul bill amid protests. This is the same Biden, incidentally, who crammed through a massive, highly “divisive,” generational spending bill with … [Read more…]
By Warren B. Smith The danger of entrusting one’s Christian walk to Eugene Peterson and his Message translation was dramatically underscored in a 2007 book Peterson wrote titled The Jesus Way. In describing a group hike he took with friends and family in Glacier National Park, Peterson discloses how he purposely withheld crucial information from … [Read more…]
Today, the Wall Street Journal released an article titled, “Ailing Pope Francis Hurries to Bolster His Progressive Legacy.” Lighthouse Trails has addressed several issues regarding the Catholic Church’s current pope since his inception in 2013. Pope Francis (aka: Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina) is a Jesuit, and as we wrote about in March of 2013, … [Read more…]
By Maria Kneas How can we increase our trust in God? One way is to identify some of the obstacles to trusting so that we can deal with them. We can ask God to: (1) make us aware when we fall into these ways of thinking or reacting, (2) deal with things in our hearts … [Read more…]
Today, we received a question from a reader regarding the second edition of Chris Lawson’s A Directory of Authors (Three NOT Recommended Lists) booklet, which we released last week. In that booklet is the name Hannah Hurnard, the author of the Christian classic, Hinds Feet on High Places, a beloved allegorical story of redemption. Unfortunately, … [Read more…]
Lighthouse Trails is very pleased to announce the release of the new updated and expanded 2nd edition of our 2013 booklet A Directory of Authors (Three NOT Recommended Lists) by Chris Lawson. The new edition includes many additional names, still under three categories and all alphabetized for easy look-up. Chris Lawson has done extensive research … [Read more…]
(Kevin Reeves was an elder and a member of a “River” (Latter Rain, Word Faith, etc.) church for many years. His book, The Other Side of the River chronicles those years and the story of how he and his wife were able to finally understand and leave this movement in exchange for biblical Christianity.) The article … [Read more…]
