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Contemplative Spirituality

InterVarsity’s “2030 Calling” – Raising Up Young Evangelicals to Be the Mystics of Tomorrow

January 15, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 3 Comments

For many years, Lighthouse Trails has tried to warn the church about evangelical publishing houses that are releasing countless materials which promote and teach contemplative spirituality. One of the publishing companies that is at the forefront of this effort to bring the New Age/new spirituality practice of contemplative prayer into the church is InterVarsity Press … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Education, Enneagram, InterVarsity Press Tagged: Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, enneagram, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, labryrinths, lectio divina, meditation, revival, richard rohr

2020 The Secret: Dare to Dream Movie Rekindles 2006 Occultic Message

December 9, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 5 Comments

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…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Spirituality, Mindfulness, Mystical Practices, New Age movement, Oprah Winfrey, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, jerry and esterh hicks, law of attraction, movies, power of positive thinking, Ray Yungen, rhonda byrne, spirit guides, The Secret

Letter to the Editor: Our Sad Departure From the Church of the Nazarene Over Unbiblical Teachings

November 30, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 5 Comments

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…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nazarene Church Tagged: A Time of Departing, apostasy, church of the nazarene, Contemplative Spirituality, denominations, emergent church, jim diehl, letter to the editor, nazarene church

Letter to the Editor: To All Parents of Students Considering Attending Gordon College

November 16, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 13 Comments

LTRP Note: Since the inception of Lighthouse Trails in 2002, we have been researching and warning about what is happening in today’s Christian colleges, seminaries, and universities. The letter below from Manny Silva (co-founder of Concerned Nazarenes) (posted with his permission) illustrates the great dilemma in which many Christian parents find themselves today, and it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Critical Race Theory, FOR MILLENNIALS, Nazarene Church, Social Justice, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: black lives matter, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, gordon college, manny silva, Nazarene, social justice, spiritual formation

On Teaching Spiritual Darkness

October 30, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

By John LanaganThe Word Like Fire Ministries False teachers and false movements abound. Some do lasting damage. Some false teachings are short-lived. But there is one deceptive “prayer” practice in particular that continues to infect the visible church. This is contemplative prayer. The practice has a powerful teacher-advocate who has brought contemplative darkness to young … [Read more…]

Posted in: Charismatic, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: contemplative prayer, john lanagan, meditation, mike bickle, mysticism, NAR, signs and wonders

Where Are We Going?

October 18, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

By David Dombrowski The expression “Where are we going?” is not an uncommon one, but whether it be a child asking a parent or a fellow traveler posing the question, it usually denotes a sense of being lost and one of concern. Then, of course, posing the question to a stranger could be one of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Drugs/Marijuana, New Age movement, On Christian Faith, Persecution, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception, The Gospel, The Word of God Tagged: contemplative prayer, david dombrowski, drugs, last days, marijuana, mysticism, New Age, Ray Yungen, selection process, shamanism, spiritual deception, spiritual disciplines, Thomas Merton, yanomamo

Letter to the Editor: Liberty University Taking Students on “Spiritual Journey” With Contemplative/Emergent Leader Richard Foster

September 10, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 8 Comments

LTRJ Note: For 18 years, Lighthouse Trails has been warning about the contemplative prayer movement and its role in creating an “emergent” “progressive” church. Part of our investigative research scope has included Christian universities and seminaries, a majority of which now promote contemplative spirituality. Liberty University, one of the largest Christian universities in the U.S., … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Labyrinths, Lectio Divina, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: contemplative prayer, desert fathers, labyrinths, lectio divina, Liberty University, mystics, Richard Foster

Booklet Highlight: Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why They Shouldn’t)

August 11, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

By Lighthouse Trails Editors Is your church involved in a Spiritual Formation program? If so, you might want to ask the question, what exactly is Spiritual Formation? It’s a fair question, and one that, if not asked, could end up surprising you when your church changes in ways you never imagined. A Christianity Today article states: “Spiritual … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Lectio Divina, Spiritual Formation Tagged: contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, desert fathers, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, jesuits, lectio divina, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual directors, spiritual disciplines, spiritual exercises of st. ignatius, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: Be Still DVD with Beth Moore Advocates “Urgent Need to Lower Your Breathing Rate”

August 11, 2020 by Letters to the Editor

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I bought and gave the Be Still DVD to my last pastor prior to moving out of state. My husband and I had become horrified at the Beth Moore’s women’s gatherings that were being promoted at our church.  I was already very familiar with Beth Moore’s stance on contemplative prayer.  This gentleman, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Mystical Practices Tagged: be still, Beth Moore, Breath prayers, breathing, contemplative prayer, meditation, Richard Foster

Evangelical Pastor, John Ortberg, Resigns for Allowing Son Attracted to Minors to Work With Kids

August 1, 2020 by Miscellaneous News Source 1 Comment

LTRJ Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes and is a follow up of an article we posted on July 7th. Lighthouse Trails has been concerned about John Ortberg’s contemplative/emergent propensities for many years. In this case, our concerns extend to the protection of children in the church. Lighthouse Trails has been … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: Child Abuse, child sexual abuse, churches in crisis, john ortberg, menlo park church, pedophilia

Lighthouse Trails to Send Out 13th Mailing to Christian Leaders & Pastors

July 27, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 3 Comments

Since 2016, Lighthouse Trails has been sending out topical booklets three times a year to a growing list of pastors and Christian leaders. If you would like your pastor or a church leader to begin receiving these mailings, please send the name and a valid mailing address to us at editors@lighthousetrails.com. The names and addresses … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Critical Race Theory, Defending the Faith, Enneagram, On Christian Faith Tagged: Christian leaders, critical race theory, enneagram, marxism, New Age, racism

God’s Desire—and a Warning and a Plea

July 12, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

By Ray Yungen God’s DesireJust what exactly is God’s desire for mankind? Does He want to send people to Hell? Does He want anyone to live eternally without Him? Scripture is very clear about this when it says: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Spirituality, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, The Gospel, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, eternity, heaven, hell, higher self, preaching of the cross, Ray Yungen, salvation, the gospel, Yoga

Contemplative Prayer – Does Our Intent to Find Jesus Justify the Method?

June 17, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 6 Comments

 [I]f you were to jump off a cliff with the intent to fly saying the word “fly, fly, fly” as you jump off and someone else jumped off the same cliff with the intent to hit the bottom saying “fall, fall, fall” as he jumps off, in either case both will hit the bottom. – Ray … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Hinduism, Mystical Practices, The Ancient Mystics, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Buddhism, contemplative prayer, eastern religions, Hinduism, intent, kundalini, meditation exercises, occultism, panentheism, Philip St. Romain, Ray Yungen, spirituality, tilden edwards

Bad Counsel to a Christian Girl at a Contemplative College

May 25, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

LTRP Note: The following is a chapter from Castles in the Sand, a Lighthouse Trails novel based on true facts, exposing the dangers of contemplative spirituality. The story is about a young Christian college girl who is introduced to mysticism through her spiritual formation professor. In the following chapter, Tessa, troubled by some of the strange symptoms … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Education, Lectio Divina, RESOURCES Tagged: carolyn greene, Christian colleges, colleges, contemplative prayer, lectio divina, meditation, mysticism, Teresa of Avila

Warning: Zondervan Introduces Its First-Ever Film, Nine: The Enneagram Documentary— to Release in Theaters Fall 2020

May 20, 2020 by Miscellaneous News Source 7 Comments

LTRP Note: The news release below regarding the Christian publisher, Zondervan, is posted for informational and research purposes. Lighthouse Trails warned about the Enneagram in our booklet, The Enneagram—An Enlightening Tool or an Enticing Deception? (written by Lois Putnam), which we released last Fall. Obviously, when one of the largest evangelical publishers releases a film … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Discernment, Enneagram, New Age movement Tagged: christopher heuertz, contemplative, contemplative prayer, enneagram, lectio divina, lois putnam, richard rohr, zondervan

Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias Dies at 74

May 19, 2020 by Miscellaneous News Source 8 Comments

LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. At various times over the years, Lighthouse Trails challenged the ministry of Ravi Zacharias regarding its promotion of contemplative spirituality and contemplative figures such as Thomas Merton and Henri Nouwen. At one point, a LT reader was able to personally hand Ravi … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, General Information Tagged: contemplative prayer, ravi zacharias

Is Christianity Missing Out on Something Vital? Contemplatives Say “Yes”

May 5, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 4 Comments

By Ray Yungen Contemplative advocates propose that something vital and important is missing from the church for centuries. The insinuation is that Christians have been lacking something necessary for their spiritual vitality; but that would mean the Holy Spirit has not been fully effective for hundreds of years and only now the secret key has … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Deception, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, Henri Nouwen, meditation, mysticism, preaching of the cross, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Thomas Merton

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

Letting Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling “Jesus” Speak for Himself!

March 30, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 14 Comments

By Chris LawsonSpiritual Research Network Christian sounding devotional books with striking similarities to psychic-medium channeled material? New Age/New Spirituality/occult concepts and buzzwords? Blasphemous names, titles, and self-descriptions from a counterfeit “Christ”—in relation to himself? Messages from Sarah Young’s “Jesus” that wants his readers to experience his “Presence” and go through lengthy and intensive “training” so … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Spirituality, JESUS CALLING, Spiritual Deception Tagged: brenna e. scott, chris lawson, god calling, jesus calling, New Age, occultism, sarah young, thomas nelson

The Goal of Contemplatives: Changing the Consciousness of Humanity – One Contemplative Prayer After the Next

March 13, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

By Ray Yungen Two authors from Great Britain portrayed a stunningly clear picture of New Age spirituality. They explained: [T]he keynote of it appears to be a movement for synthesis derived from an understanding of the underlying unity behind all things and the sense of oneness that this brings. This oneness of all life is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Alice Bailey, basil pennington, contemplative prayer, Henri Nouwen, meditation, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Emergent Manifesto of Hope Despair Revisited—How It Has Affected Today’s Church

March 10, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 9 Comments

In 2007, Lighthouse Trails wrote a book review on a book titled Emergent Manifesto of Hope. Today, thirteen years later, we are seeing the “fruit” of the emergent church (that, incidentally, was spawned by leaders like Rick Warren, Bob Buford, and Bill Hybels as is documented in Faith Undone by Roger Oakland). The so-called fruit … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, Marxism/Socialism, Persecution, Remembering Communism, Rick Warren, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: bob buford, Brian McLaren, communism, contemplative prayer, critical race theory, doug pagitt, emergent church, emerging church, Homosexuality, manifesto, marxism, Ray Yungen, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, socialism, tony jones

Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match

February 26, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 8 Comments

According to Wikipedia, Lent is: . . . a solemn religious observance in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks (40 days) later on Holy Thursday, the memorial of the Lord’s supper the Thursday of Holy Week before Easter Sunday. The purpose of Lent is the preparation of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Methodists Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, easter, lent, lenten, methodists, orthodox, resurrection, rituals

LECTIO DIVINA – What it is, What it is not, and Should Christians Practice it?

February 25, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 7 Comments

There’s a lot of talk about it today; umpteen books are published and more are on the way about lectio divina; and an increasing number of evangelical/Protestant figures are writing about it, endorsing it, and teaching it. Some people think lectio divina simply means to read a passage of Scripture slowly (or “praying the Scriptures”) … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina Tagged: anthony de mello, contemplative prayer, eastern religion, lectio divina, mantras, mark yaconelli, meditation, monasteries, monks, mystics, New Age movement, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton

Lilly Endowment’s Contemplative-Focused Clergy Renewal Program Updated Lists

February 21, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

In 2013, we posted an article titled “What’s Up with Lilly Endowment – Funding Pastoral Sabbaticals with a Contemplative Agenda.” Below is a copy of that article (with excerpts from a related 2007 article). In it, it provides a link to the list of churches whose pastors were “winners” of the 2012 Lilly Endowment grants. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Labyrinths, Methodists, Nazarene Church Tagged: clergy renewal program, colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, emergent church, lilly endowment, methodists, Roger Oakland

Letter to the Editor: Is the EFCA Lining Up With the Emergent Church?

February 13, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 10 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I know you have posted some things regarding the EFCA back in 2013-2014 and contemplative spirituality, but I haven’t seen anything more current so I thought I would share some things with you that I see. As a member (Technically) of an EFCA church, I accidentally stumbled across some things that, if correct, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Spirituality, EFCA, Eschatology, Israel, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: alan hirsch, Contemplative Spirituality, efca, emergent church, evangelical free church, Israel, letter to the editor, progressive, replacement theology, social justice

Christian Colleges and Seminaries in More Trouble Than Ever As Many Plunge Into Emergent Spirituality

January 28, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 15 Comments

For nearly 18 years, Lighthouse Trails has been reporting on the slide that evangelical colleges, universities, and seminaries have been taking into the contemplative/emergent/ecumenical river. It would be great if we could say there’s been a real turn around and things at these colleges are getting better. It would be great if we could say … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Lectio Divina, Nazarene Church, New Evangelicalism, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: contemplative colleges, Henri Nouwen, ignatian spirituality, lancaster bible college, lectio divina, Nazarenes, northwest nazarene university, Ray Yungen, seattle pacific university, Shane Claiborne, social justice, spiritual formation, spu, Thomas Merton

“Bringing Light To Areas of Darkness”

January 26, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails In the year 2000, we learned that a mantra-style meditation coupled with a mystical spirituality had been introduced to the evangelical Christian church and was infiltrating youth groups, churches, seminaries, and Bible studies at an alarming rate. In the spring of 2002, we began Lighthouse Trails Publishing with the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Discernment, Marxism/Socialism, On Christian Faith, Publishing News, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: christian publishing, discernment, LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS, marxism, Ray Yungen, research, Roger Oakland, Warren B. Smith

The New Age Christian—An Accepted Oxymoron

January 16, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 9 Comments

It is important to understand that Satan is not simply trying to draw people to the dark side of a good versus evil conflict. Actually, he is trying to eradicate the gap between himself and God, between good and evil, altogether. By Ray Yungen The current popularity with meditative contemplative mysticism presents a very perplexing challenge for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Health, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, Reiki/Energy Healing, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: chakras, david spangler, energy healing, neale donald walsch, New Age, Ray Yungen, Reiki, Yoga

Christianity Today: “We are theologically conservative . . . committed to the glory of God.”—CT History Shows Differently

January 7, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 10 Comments

On December 19th, 2019, Christianity Today, the magazine that considers itself the “flagship” magazine for Christianity released an article written by the just-retired editor-in-chief, Mark Galli, titled, “Trump Should Be Removed from Office.” According to CT, the article set off a firestorm. And by our estimates, millions have now seen the article as scores of … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Film Reviews, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Discernment, Ecumenism, Enneagram, Labyrinths, Lectio Divina, Politics, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality Tagged: bill hybels, bob buford, Brian McLaren, Christianity Today, Dan Kimball, elections, emergent church, Mark Driscoll, mark galli, marxism, mysticism, New Age, peter drucker, president trump, progressive, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, social justice, socialist, terra nova

GC2 Conference on Mental Health Includes “Spiritual Formation” Teachers Rick Warren and Ruth Haley Barton

December 20, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

On December 12, 2019, Christianity Today posted an article by “new” Christianity pastor Ed Stetzer, giving a recap of the GC2 Summit that took place on December 6th. The article, titled “Lies Pastors Believe, Part One,” states: Two months of planning for our GC2 Summit on Facing Hard Truths & Challenges in Pastoral Ministry couldn’t … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Health, Lectio Divina, Mindfulness, Reiki/Energy Healing, Saddleback, Spiritual Formation Tagged: centering prayer, Conferences, contemplative prayer, lectio divina, meditation, mental health, mental illness, Rick Warren, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, suicide
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  • Are We Becoming a Drug Culture? (Interview with McMahon and Teichrib)
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 19, 2021 at 11:50 am

    Are We Becoming a Drug Culture? (Interview with McMahon and Teichrib) LTRP Note: The following interview between T.A. McMahon of The Berean Call and Carl Teichrib (author of Game of Gods) highlights the increase of drug use in our present culture. Tied in with the spiritual atmosphere of today where esoteric experiences are sought after by both secular and religious people and recreational marijuana is becoming ... [Read more...] The post Are We Becoming a Drug Culture? (Interview with McMahon and Teichrib) appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “3rd-graders Told to Rank Themselves on ‘Power and Privilege'”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 19, 2021 at 2:30 am

    “3rd-graders Told to Rank Themselves on ‘Power and Privilege'” LTRJ Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. If you have not read our articles/booklets on Critical Race Theory and on Social Justice terms, we encourage you to do so. By Michael F. HaverluckOneNewsNow.com A . . . California elementary school is “basically teaching racism” to . . . third ... [Read more...] The post “3rd-graders Told to Rank Themselves on ‘Power and Privilege'” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • 1.8 Million COVID Deaths and 42 Million Abortions
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 18, 2021 at 1:35 pm

    1.8 Million COVID Deaths and 42 Million Abortions From Way of Life Ministries  In 2020, there were a reported 1.8 million deaths associated with Covid-19. This was the big, never-ending news, but in the meantime there were 11 million deaths from communicable diseases other than tuberculosis, 8.2 million deaths from cancer, 5.1 million deaths from smoking, 2.5 million from alcohol, 1.8 million deaths ... [Read more...] The post 1.8 Million COVID Deaths and 42 Million Abortions appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • InterVarsity’s “2030 Calling” – Raising Up Young Evangelicals to Be the Mystics of Tomorrow
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 15, 2021 at 3:49 pm

    InterVarsity’s “2030 Calling” – Raising Up Young Evangelicals to Be the Mystics of Tomorrow For many years, Lighthouse Trails has tried to warn the church about evangelical publishing houses that are releasing countless materials which promote and teach contemplative spirituality. One of the publishing companies that is at the forefront of this effort to bring the New Age/new spirituality practice of contemplative prayer into the church is InterVarsity Press ... [Read more...] The post InterVarsity’s “2030 Calling” – Raising Up Young Evangelicals to Be the Mystics of Tomorrow appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • The Warfare is Confessional (Whom Do We Really Fear?)
    by Lighthouse Trails author on January 12, 2021 at 3:44 am

    The Warfare is Confessional (Whom Do We Really Fear?) 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...] The post The Warfare is Confessional (Whom Do We Really Fear?) appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Interview by Epoch Times on Capitol Incident
    by Miscellaneous News Source on January 12, 2021 at 2:17 am

    Interview by Epoch Times on Capitol Incident 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. The post Interview by Epoch Times on Capitol Incident appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor: Former Hindu, Now Believer Walks Lonely Path
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 9, 2021 at 2:49 pm

    Letter to the Editor: Former Hindu, Now Believer Walks Lonely Path 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...] The post Letter to the Editor: Former Hindu, Now Believer Walks Lonely Path appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Parler Removed From Google Play Store, Apple Threatens Ban While Twitter “Permanently” Suspends Trump
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 9, 2021 at 2:08 pm

    Parler Removed From Google Play Store, Apple Threatens Ban While Twitter “Permanently” Suspends Trump 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...] The post Parler Removed From Google Play Store, Apple Threatens Ban While Twitter “Permanently” Suspends Trump appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • God’s Word Declares the Importance of Being Watchful and Discerning
    by Lighthouse Trails author on January 8, 2021 at 11:52 am

    God’s Word Declares the Importance of Being Watchful and Discerning 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...] The post God’s Word Declares the Importance of Being Watchful and Discerning appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Final Part – Top 10 In-House Articles
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on December 31, 2020 at 1:51 pm

    Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Final Part – Top 10 In-House Articles 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 post Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Final Part – Top 10 In-House Articles appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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