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New Booklet: Calvinism, Catholicism, or Blessed Assurance—Which One Will It Be?

October 23, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 14 Comments

Calvinism, Catholicism, or Blessed Assurance—Which One Will It Be? by David Dombrowski 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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, RESOURCES, Road to Rome, The Gospel, The Preaching of the Cross, The Word of God Tagged: blessed assurance, bob kirkland, calvinism, Catholicism, dave hunt, david dombrowski, harry ironside, mike oppenheimer, Ray Yungen, reformed theology, salvation, the gospel

Letter to the Editor: Dismayed With a Calvary Chapel Church Pushing Calvinism Through New City Catechism

May 28, 2021 by Letters to the Editor 17 Comments

LTRJ Note: We are posting this letter to the editor, not as a criticism of all Calvary Chapel churches, but to express our deep concern that an increasing number of Calvary Chapels are turning to Calvinism, something their founder would be totally opposed to. Dear Lighthouse Trails: I am currently visiting a Calvary Chapel church. I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Defending the Faith, Discernment, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Calvary Chapel, calvinism, john calvin, letter to the editor, new city catechism, westminster catechism

Calvinism Versus “Created to Choose and to Reason”

May 3, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 12 Comments

By Bob Kirkland BACK TO THE BEGINNINGGenesis 1:26 says, “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” To be made in the image and likeness of God is multifaceted. Scripture, of course, makes it clear that man is not divine or a part of God, and it would be wrong … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Calvinist/Reformed, Defending the Faith, The Gospel, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: bob kirkland, calvinism, free will, grace, john calvin, predestination, salvation

Letter to the Editor: Crushed and Heartbroken in Learning That Our Church Is Calvinist

December 18, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 10 Comments

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…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: bob kirkland, calvinism, calvinism: none dare call it heresy, churches in crisis, dave hunt, eternal security, harry ironside, predestination, reformed theology, what love is this

One Woman’s Journey Into Calvinism

September 12, 2020 by Guest Writers 19 Comments

LTRP Note: Brenda Nickel is featured in Caryl Matrisciana’s film Wide is the Gate, Vol. 2. Her book on Calvinism was on Caryl’s website for a number of years until Caryl’s passing in 2016 after which the website was dismantled. Today, Brenda has a website called Calvinism No More. My Journey Into Calvinism by Brenda Nickel My Introduction to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Calvinist/Reformed, On Christian Faith, RESOURCES Tagged: brenda nickel, calvinism, election, false teaching, john calvin, predestination, r.c. sproul, salvation

Guest Commentary: When It Comes to Calvinism, Are You Thinking For Yourselves or Blindly Following Others?

August 6, 2020 by Guest Writers 10 Comments

LTRP Note: As many of our readers know, in early 2018, Lighthouse Trails published a book titled Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy. Without question, it set off a firestorm upsetting many of the Calvinist persuasion. However, it also brought to surface many of our readers whose families had suffered under the yoke of Calvinism … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Discernment, Spiritual Deception, The Word of God Tagged: calvinism, deception, judson casjens, perseverance, reformed theology, salvation

Does Calvinism’s “Perseverance” Really Offer Eternal Security? The Answer: No!

May 18, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 30 Comments

By Bob KirklandFrom the book Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy (Lighthouse Trails, 2018) The word perseverance is found only once in the Scriptures. Ephesians 6:18 commands the believer to be, “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.” This verse is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, On Christian Faith, The Gospel, The Preaching of the Cross, The Word of God Tagged: a.w. pin, bob kirkland, calvinism, eternal security, holiness, john calvin, perseverance, reformed theology, salvation, the gospel

Passion Conference Louie Giglio Gives Thumbs Up to Enneagram—Could Influence Scores of Young Evangelicals

April 20, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

Louie Giglio is an extremely popular megachurch pastor and author as well as the founder and leader of the Passion conferences, which have drawn in hundreds of thousands of mostly young people since 1997.(1) On the week of March 16th, Giglio (a Calvinist) was a guest on emergent social-justice “Gospel” advocate Ian Morgan Cron’s Enneagram … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Calvinist/Reformed, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Practices, Ecumenism, Enneagram, FOR MILLENNIALS, InterVarsity Press, Methodists, Mystical Practices, New Evangelicalism, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation, Wesleyan Church Tagged: enneagram, giglio, ian morgan cron, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, lois putnam, lou giglio, methodists, mike oppenheimer, New Age, occultice practices, passion conferences, personality tests, richard rohr, wesleyan

Letter to the Editor: Please Further Explain “Cultural Marxism” and “Critical Race Theory”

March 5, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 8 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Your article about SBC adopting CRT was well-written and quite interesting. I hope you continue to talk about this and keep informing us of the vast changes going on in most of today’s denominations. Your comments about Calvinism overtaking SB churches is true, too. I’m a member of a Baptist church here … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Hate Crime Laws, Marxism/Socialism, Persecution, Politics, Signs of the Times, Southern Baptist Convention, The Emerging Church Tagged: calvinism, critical race theory, cultural marxism, emergent church, marxism, racism, sbc, social justice, southern baptist convention

“‘Albert Mohler and the Gay Revolution’—New Documentary Exposes Sell-Out”

February 5, 2020 by Guest Writers 17 Comments

NEWS PROVIDED BYCathy Mickels (Used with permission.) SEATTLE, Feb. 4, 2020 /Christian Newswire/ — Dr. ES Williams, a member of Charles Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle in London, in collaboration with respected researcher, Reverend Thomas Littleton, has produced a new video titled Albert Mohler and the Gay Revolution. Drawing heavily from Mohler’s own words, a strong case is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Homosexuality, Same-Sex Marriage Tagged: albert mohler, Homosexuality, Same-Sex Marriage

Ironside: “What if I Am Predestinated for Hell?”

January 19, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 22 Comments

LTRP Note: The following is from Harry Ironside’s book Full Assurance. By Harry Ironside Answering the Following: “Sometimes I am afraid I am predestinated to be damned; if so, I can do nothing to alter my terrible case.” No one was ever predestinated to be damned. Predestination is a precious truth of inestimable value and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Discernment, On Christian Faith, The Gospel, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: assurance, calvinism, full assurance, harry ironside, heaven, hell, predestination, salvation

A Biblical Perspective on Salvation Vs. Calvinism

December 15, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 44 Comments

By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails From the Appendix from Bob Kirkland’s book, Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy No subject ever discussed can be more important and crucial in this life than the subject of salvation. This is what the citizens of Berea were discussing where it says in Acts 17:11, “they received the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, On Christian Faith, The Gospel, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: bob kirkland, harry ironside, john calvin, repentance, salvation, the gospel

Southern Baptist Convention Adopts “Critical Race Theory”—A Dangerous Marxist “Solution” That Will Not Work

December 2, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 25 Comments

On November 25th, Lighthouse Trails received a link to a YouTube documentary titled “The Stain of Albert Mohler”(1) that documents how the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) passed a resolution (Resolution 9) this past summer (2019) which adopts “Critical Race Theory” (a theory that claims to be a solution to ending racism but according to critics … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Homosexuality, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, Politics, Southern Baptist Convention, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: abraham hamilton, albert mohler, critical race theory, critical theory, david platt, emergent, emerging church, intersectionality, j.d. grear, marxism, racial issues, racial reconciliation, racism, sbc, socialism, southern baptist convention, the gospel, voddie baucham, white supremacy

Letter to the Editor: Tired of Churches That Do Not Contend for the Faith

August 11, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 18 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I just wanted to thank you so very much for taking a stand for biblical truth and having the courage to expose the errors regarding Calvinism and Reformed Theology knowing full well that some would no longer support, follow, or recommend your ministry. I had to leave my previous church of five … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Priscilla Shirer Tagged: calvinism, churches in crisis, discernment, letter to the editor, pastors, priscilla shirer, reformed theology

An Overlooked Reason For “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” Author Josh Harris’ Departure From the Christian Faith

July 30, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 76 Comments

“I have undergone a massive shift in regard to my faith in Jesus. The popular phrase for this is ‘deconstruction,’ the biblical phrase is ‘falling away.’ By all the measurements that I have for defining a Christian, I am not a Christian. . . . to the LGBTQ+ community, I want to say that I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, FOR MILLENNIALS, Homosexuality, On Christian Faith, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church Tagged: c.j. mahaney, calvinism, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Homosexuality, i kissed dating goodbye, josh harris, lgbt, purity, reformed theology, regent college, sexual abuse

Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory

July 8, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 29 Comments

In 2018, Lighthouse Trails published Bob Kirkland’s book Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy. Over the last few years especially, the editors at Lighthouse Trails have grown increasingly troubled and dismayed to see how Calvinism has and continues to infiltrate today’s Christian churches, ministries, and colleges. If you do not understand what Calvinism really teaches, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, On Christian Faith, Persecution, RESOURCES, The Gospel, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: a.w. pink, apostasy, arminianism, arthur, bob kirkland, calvinism, Christian colleges, custance, dave hunt, gordon h. clark, herman hoeksema, john calvin, salvation, sovereignty

Letter to the Editor: Is “New City Catechism” by Gospel Coalition OK?

January 28, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 22 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Enclosed please find this announcement that was in our church’s bulletin (see image below) titled “New City Catechism.” We do not have a computer to do research on this, and we were wondering if you would be so kind as to do this for us. We are wondering if it is a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: calvinism, contemplative prayer, emergent church, john calvin, John Piper, new city catechism, reformed, timothy keller

Letter to the Editor: Calvary Chapel, Calvinism (And Created to Choose and Reason)

January 3, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 35 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I would like to thank you for your continuing ministry particularly with regards to warning about Calvinism. I left a Calvary Chapel due in part with the leader and his ongoing support of Brian Brodersen who is clearly going down a contemplative route. But, I was interested to note in your current … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Defending the Faith, The Word of God Tagged: bob kirkland, Calvary Chapel, calvin, calvinism, free will, john macarthur, John Piper, letter to the editor, reformed theology, tim keller

A Short Thought on Man’s Views Vs. God’s Views on Eternal Security

December 29, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 5 Comments

By Judson Casjens For many believers, the doctrines of foreknowledge, predestination, adoption, and election paint a completely distorted picture of God, at least from how God has revealed Himself within His Word.  Misunderstood biblical teaching always results in a misunderstanding of the person of God and His purposes, even His relationship to you and me. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, The Word of God Tagged: arminianism, calvinism, eternal security, judson casjens, salvation

One Woman’s Journey Into Calvinism

August 23, 2018 by A Ministry in His Service 7 Comments

LTRP Note: Brenda Nickel is featured in Caryl Matrisciana’s film Wide is the Gate, Vol. 2. Her book on Calvinism was on Caryl’s website for a number of years until Caryl’s passing in 2016 after which the website was dismantled. Today, Brenda has a website called Calvinism No More. My Journey Into Calvinism by Brenda … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis! Tagged: augustine, brenda nickel, calvinism, election, grace, john calvin, john macarthur, predestination, r.c. sproul, reformed, sovereign grace, tulip

NEW BOOKLET: A Potter Looks at Romans 9

August 6, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 16 Comments

  NEW BOOKLET: A Potter Looks at Romans 9 by David Dombrowski is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 10 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. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Defending the Faith, On Christian Faith, The Gospel, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: calvinism, david dombrowski, election, perseverance of the saints, reformed theology, Roman Catholicism, romans 9, salvation, the gospel, the potter, tulip

Letter to the Editor: Reflections of a Calvinist “Unelect”

July 28, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 25 Comments

LTRP Note: Over the past few months, since we released Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy (which caused such a firestorm), we have received many letters, phone calls, and e-mails similar to the one below. We tell you this so you do not think that what this letter is saying is just an isolated case. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Defending the Faith, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: calvinism, churches in crisis, letter to the editor

Calvinism Book: A Hornet’s Nest

July 7, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 15 Comments

By Judson Casjens Hornets are considered “social wasps,” and they build communal nests by chewing wood to make a papery pulp. Each nest has one queen, who lays eggs and is attended by workers who, while genetically female, cannot lay fertile eggs. Most species make exposed nests in trees and shrubs, but some build their … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Spiritual Deception Tagged: arminianism, calvinism, deception, god's word, gospel, judson casjen, salvation

Letter to the Editor: Lighthouse Trails Book on Calvinism is Allowing False Teaching into LT

June 20, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 26 Comments

To Lighthouse Trails: I am really sad that you are anti Calvinist in your ministry. I was a student at Biola university and conversed with you about their heretical teaching in their New Age spirituality. Your books Faith Undone and A Time of Departing were a huge impact and blessing to me as well as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: bob kirkland, calvinism, Catholicism, discernment, https://www.lighthousetrails.com/home/1489-calvinism-none-dare-call-it-heresy.html

Letter to the Editor: A Painful Journey Out of Bondage

May 20, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 3 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I got the book Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy in Kindle (until hard copy arrives) form and a hard copy. I just had to start reading it ASAP and looking forward to the hard copy to write, highlight, and make notes on it (which has happened). Having been in a staunch … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Calvinist/Reformed, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Deception Tagged: bondage, calvinism, calvinism: none dare call it heresy, letter to the editor, reformed theology

Lighthouse Trails Publishing Announces New Release: Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy

May 7, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 14 Comments

Lighthouse Trails Publishing is pleased to announce the release of Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy written by Canadian pastor Bob Kirkland. Description: Today, a growing number of churches, ministries, and Christian colleges are promoting Calvinism. While Calvinist scholars claim that Calvinism is complex (and they have indeed created a complex system), the rudiments of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Publishing News, RESOURCES Tagged: bob kirkland, calvinism, new release, none dare call it heresy

Francis Chan Warns Those Who Criticize Christian Leaders: “God Will Destroy You”

April 9, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 44 Comments

A recent YouTube video that has been viewed over 50,000 times thus far* of highly prolific and popular Christian author and speaker Francis Chan creates a very disturbing scenario of how the Body of Christ should operate. Speaking to a group at Bethel Church, he strongly implied that God will destroy (kill) anyone who questions … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Charismatic, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, FREEDOM, Persecution, Spiritual Deception Tagged: ananias, bethel church, discernment, francis chan, persecution, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, sapphira

“For God So Loved the World . . . That Whosoever!”

March 25, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 3 Comments

By Harry A. Ironside “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Why do so many people think this is the greatest text in the Bible? There are other wonderful texts that dwell on the love … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Calvinist/Reformed, Defending the Faith, RESOURCES Tagged: booklet, calvinism, harry ironside, john 3:16, salvation, whosoever, Word of God

Letter to the Editor: Concerned About Lighthouse Trails Upcoming Book Challenging Calvinism

February 26, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 73 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: In your last e-mail newsletter, you showed us the covers of three upcoming books. And I’m concerned about one of them. It’s Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy, which exposes some serious problems with Calvinism. I am not a Calvinist. Not at all. I’ve seen some very serious problems with that over … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Methodists, On Christian Faith, Spiritual Deception, The Word of God Tagged: adrian rogers, bob kirkland, Calvary Chapel, calvinism, Christian colleges, dave hunt, election, methodists, none dare call it heresy, predestination, r.c. sproul, reformed, salvation, seminaries, Southern Baptist, the cross, view of election

At Lighthouse Trails, Looking Back at 2017 and Pressing On in 2018

January 3, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Looking Back at 2017 At the end of each year, we reflect on the things that have taken place at Lighthouse Trails throughout that year, remembering the accomplishments and blessings as well as the challenges and heartaches. In May of 2017, Lighthouse Trails author Warren Smith suffered a heart attack after a tumultuous 2016 where … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Drugs/Marijuana, Health, Transgenderism, Transgenderism, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: calvinism, chris lawson, Homosexuality, mariuana, mike oppenheimer, New Age, Ray Yungen, reformation, Roger Oakland, transgenderism, Warren B. Smith, YEAR IN REVIEW
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  • Podcast Interview: “Taking a Closer Look at Psychedelics”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on August 6, 2022 at 8:06 pm

    Podcast Interview: “Taking a Closer Look at Psychedelics” In two recent Parker J. Cole Show podcast interviews, former New Age followers Richard and Linda Nathan discuss the growing interest in psychedelic drug use, even among Christians. From the Parker J. Cole Show: Psychedelics are growing in Christian circles. But are they giving believers a closer relationship with God, or tearing them further apart? ... [Read more...] The post Podcast Interview: “Taking a Closer Look at Psychedelics” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “‘Christian’College Now Giving Students Pronoun Options”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on August 2, 2022 at 12:22 pm

    “‘Christian’College Now Giving Students Pronoun Options” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes from an out-of-house source. By Bob Unruh | WorldNetDaily Can pick from: ‘He/Him/His, She/Her/Hers, They/Them/Theirs, Xie/Hir/Hirs and Ze/Zir/Zirs’ A Christian college, the Methodist Emory University in Atlanta, has announced a plan that gives students a choice as to the pronouns by which ... [Read more...] The post “‘Christian’College Now Giving Students Pronoun Options” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • New Book Release: Three Generations of Suffering by Georgi Vins
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on August 1, 2022 at 12:36 pm

    New Book Release: <em>Three Generations of Suffering by Georgi Vins</em> Lighthouse Trails Publishing is pleased to announce the release of Three Generations of Suffering: A Chronicle of One Family’s Persecution in an Atheistic Society, written by Georgi Vins. The book was originally published in 1975 by David C. Cook Publishing but eventually went out of print. Lighthouse Trails is publishing this new edition under contract ... [Read more...] The post New Book Release: <em>Three Generations of Suffering by Georgi Vins</em> appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • YouTube Video by Warren B. Smith – “Truth or Consequences: The Importance of Spiritual Discernment”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on July 26, 2022 at 12:30 pm

    YouTube Video by Warren B. Smith – “Truth or Consequences: The Importance of Spiritual Discernment” This message by former New Age follower Warren B. Smith was delivered at the Wide Is the Gate Conference at Calvary Chapel East, Albuquerque, New Mexico (2014). You may watch it below or go to Warren’s YouTube channel. His YouTube channel was created and is managed by Chris Lawson of Spiritual Research Network. Chris has ... [Read more...] The post YouTube Video by Warren B. Smith – “Truth or Consequences: The Importance of Spiritual Discernment” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • NEW BOOKLET: God’s Peace Through It All
    by Lighthouse Trails author on July 25, 2022 at 9:22 am

    NEW BOOKLET: God’s Peace Through It All God’s Peace Through It All by Warren B. Smith is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. It is the 15th booklet in Warren’s scriptural encouragement Through It All series). 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 ... [Read more...] The post NEW BOOKLET: God’s Peace Through It All appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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  • What is True Revival?
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  • “GOP Senators Call Out NEA [National Education Association] for Creating ‘Enemies List’ That May Target Concerned Parents”
    by Miscellaneous News Source on July 15, 2022 at 12:41 pm

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  • Latest Chosen Series Defense—”Not Produced by Mormons”—Misleading, Evasive, and Wrong
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on July 11, 2022 at 3:23 pm

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  • Letter to the Editor: Sad Day for Church in the UK—(Wesley’s) Oldest Methodist Church in World Now Offering Same-Sex Marriage
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on July 1, 2022 at 12:32 pm

    Letter to the Editor: Sad Day for Church in the UK—(Wesley’s) Oldest Methodist Church in World Now Offering Same-Sex Marriage Dear Lighthouse Trails: Some further sad news regarding the Christian church in the U.K. This news is from the BBC today (June 30th): “World’s oldest Methodist church to allow gay marriage.” The article states: The world’s oldest Methodist building will now offer same-sex marriage after voting unanimously in favour.  The New Room is a Chapel ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: Sad Day for Church in the UK—(Wesley’s) Oldest Methodist Church in World Now Offering Same-Sex Marriage appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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