By Bill Randles And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. (Luke 12:11-12) Notice that Jesus says “when they … [Read more…]
LTRJ Note: For those who are interested in viewing alternative news sources from mainstream media, the following video is posted for informational and research purposes.
Dear Lighthouse Trails: My name is ____________. I’m a former Hindu, metal head, New Age believer who denied my Savior back in my days until about five to six years ago when on a night of watching Youtube videos on all kinds of darkness, He showed me where my soul could end up. I’ve been … [Read more…]
Update (1/11/2011): “Parler CEO: Attorneys Drop Company as Website Goes Offline” LTRJ Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. Parler is a relatively new social media platform that has promised not to censor. “Parler Removed From Google Play Store, Apple Threatens Ban” By Mimi Nguyen LyThe Epoch Times Google removed the … [Read more…]
By Warren B. Smith Christian seek not yet repose,Cast thy dreams of ease away;Thou art in the midst of foes: Watch and pray.Watch as if that alone were the issue of the day;Pray that help may be sent down: Watch and pray.—Charlotte Elliot & William H. Monk Learn to discern, Watch and pray;Night’s almost here, … [Read more…]
See Part 1 of Year in Review: Top 10 Letters to the Editor. See Part 2 of Year in Review: Top 10 Out-of-House News Stories.See Part 3 of Year in Review: Top 10 Articles by LT AuthorsSee Part 4: Top 5 Guest Writer Articles In this last part of our 5-part Year in Review series, the following 10 articles are written by … [Read more…]
The following is the fourth part of the Lighthouse Trails Year in Review. Our Year in Review series (usually 4-5 parts) is especially helpful for those who have missed some of our year’s reporting or perhaps forgotten about some of these important articles. The following 5 articles are from out-of-house guest writers. See Part 1 of Year … [Read more…]
UPDATE: Related video: Laura Lynn Thompson: “BC Provincial Update & State Sanctioned Religious Suppression” (pscp.tv) LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes and food for thought. When COVID eventually fades from the headlines, this shift in responsibility could very well remain to constrain key liberties. By Georgi BoormanThe Federalist Amid the … [Read more…]
See Part 1 of Year in Review: Top 10 Letters to the Editor. See Part 2 of Year in Review: Top 10 Out-of-House News Stories. Lighthouse Trails has been blessed and privileged to work with dozens of committed, discerning, Bible-believing authors since 2002. Below is a list of 10 articles we posted in 2020 by some of these men and women (in … [Read more…]
(See Year in Review 2020, Part 1, Letters to the Editor) Part 2 of the Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year in Review lists the top 10 news stories from various out-of-house news sources. We posted these articles throughout the year for informational and research purposes and not necessarily as an endorsement of the source or the … [Read more…]
At the end of each year, Lighthouse Trails presents its Year in Review, divided into different parts. Below is the first part of our 2020 Year in Review. While we receive numerous letters, comments, and e-mails throughout the year, and consider them all important and of value, we believe the 10 below illustrate very well … [Read more…]
LTRJ Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes and is going to be difficult for some to read. Lighthouse Trails editors do not post a story like this frivolously or with malice. And we have always been cautious about publicizing the personal “private” sins of various Christian leaders. However, in … [Read more…]
LTRJ Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. One year ago, on December 2, 2019, Lighthouse Trails released an article titled Southern Baptist Convention Adopts “Critical Race Theory”—A Dangerous Marxist ‘Solution’ That Will Not Work.” In the summer of 2020, we released a booklet of the same title. This is … [Read more…]
By Corrie Ten Boom Can a piece of furniture be important? The oval table in our dining room was the gathering place for hopes and dreams, the listening place for prayers and petitions, and the loving place for joy and laughter. But Sunday, it was something more—it was the special place for family and friends. Sunday … [Read more…]
LTRJ Note: As many of our readers know, Lighthouse Trails began warning about the dangers of Calvinist teachings a few years ago when we released Bob Kirkland’s book, Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy. Needless to say, the book and our other warnings set off a firestorm of criticism and anger by defenders of Calvinism. … [Read more…]
LTRJ Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Linda HarveyMission: America Had enough of 2020? Time to move on? There’s one “great reset” we may all welcome, and that’s the need to get this miserable year behind us. But first, let’s shine a bright light into the tunnels, alleyways, and shadows … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following secular news story is posted for informational and research purposes and to provide alternative news sources other than mainstream media and “the evening news.” By Ivan PentchoukovThe Epoch Times Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday denied that voter fraud occurred in the 2020 election and claimed Electoral College victory not long … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails readers have been supporting Roger Oakland’s Bryce Homes for Widows and Children Program in Kenya for many years. Below is a year-end report from the board members and overseeing pastors in Kenya. Also, check out the new slideshow (below) we put together with some of the photos from 2020. Please remember … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Mark TapscottThe Epoch Times California Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp delivered a stinging rebuke of Gov. Gavin Newsom late on Dec. 10, ruling against “all COVID-19 restrictions that fail to treat houses of worship equal to the favored class” of businesses such as … [Read more…]
Because of increasing censorship measures by various social media entities, the editors at Lighthouse Trails recommend all interested readers to sign up for our free e-newsletter, which is e-mailed out twice a month (https://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/enewslettersignu…) and/or our printed subscription-based research journal (mailed out 4 times a year – https://www.lighthousetrails.com/2036-research-journal). (photo from bigstockphoto.com; used with permission)
LTRJ Note: The following is from Cedric Fisher’s booklet of the same title. Faith Under Fire: Are You Growing in It or Fleeing From It? By Cedric H. Fisher God’s Word gives us examples of faith in the fire, faith in the flood, faith when outnumbered by the enemy, faith when facing an indomitable foe, … [Read more…]
In 2020, a major motion picture called The Secret: Dare to Dream was released and is available through major outlets such as Amazon Prime and Netflix. The movie is based on a 2006 documentary and book called The Secret. In 2007, Lighthouse Trails reported on the documentary film and the book, The Secret, both which … [Read more…]
Pastor Brett Meador, from Athey Creek Christian Fellowship in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, gave a “Prophecy Update” on December 4th that discusses many current events (see link below) that our readers may find helpful.* Pastor Meador speaks from a pre-trib point of view, but even those who are not of that persuasion can benefit … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Over the years, Lighthouse Trails has heard from numerous men (and some women) who are incarcerated in U.S. prisons. Those who have written to us have expressed their love and commitment to the Lord because of their gratitude for what He has done in their lives. Most of these inmates do not have … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes and not meant as an endorsement of the source or the content. Lighthouse Trails’ authors Richard and Linda Nathan have written extensively regarding the use of recreational marijuana. You can read their report, The Cross and the Marijuana Leaf here. By Matthew DalyAssociated Press … [Read more…]
By Heather ClarkChristian News Network The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that New York’s “very severe” limitations on church attendance in the state’s COVID red and orange zones violate the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion and are not the least restrictive means of preventing infections. “Not only is there no evidence that … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: For over a decade, Lighthouse Trails has been issuing warnings regarding the Church of the Nazarene’s embracing of contemplative and emergent teachings (i.e., Spiritual Formation). We have focused largely on the numerous Nazarene universities that have been training future Nazarene pastors with these unbiblical teachings. In 2004, our editors spoke with Dr. Jim … [Read more…]
Lack of gratitude to God can result in serious consequences—it’s a slippery slope, which escalates into depravity and destruction. By Maria Kneas And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. (Colossians 3: 17) I heard about an … [Read more…]
By Bill Randles By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, … [Read more…]
By Ted KyleGuest Writer There is nothing new under the sun (Eccl. 1:9). Everything that man can do to man has been done before—and will be done again. This is especially true of false teachers and prophets leading the credulous astray. It was done anciently; it was done in the middle years; it is being … [Read more…]
