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Contemplative Colleges

A Note About MBI Alumni Website – The Broken Twig

January 16, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

A Note From Lighthouse Trails: Shortly after we sent out our January 15th Lighthouse Trails E-newsletter, we discovered that a link we provided to an article about Moody Bible Institute was no longer working. We learned that the website called The Broken Twig (which we believe was created by some Moody alumni) had been taken … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, emergent, mbi, moody, Moody Bible Institute, spiritual deception, the broken twig

Biola University – Going . . . Going . . . Gone As President Takes Sabbatical At Catholic Contemplative Monastery

January 12, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 2 Comments

For many years, Lighthouse Trails has written about the slide that Biola University in Southern California has taken into contemplative spirituality. Our first indication that the school was heading that way was in February of 2006 when we learned that Biola was actively participating in a publication called Conversations Journal, a magazine whose primary purpose … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: adele ahlberg calhoun, Biola, biola university, Catholicism, Christian colleges, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, dr. barry corey, dr. corey, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, mysticism, New Age, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

What Would D. L. Moody Say Today to Moody Bible Institute About Mingling Truth and Error?

January 11, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

By Dwight L. Moody I do not see how any Christian, most of all a Christian minister, can go into these secret lodges with unbelievers. They say they can have more influence for good, but I say that they can have more influence for good by staying out of them and reproving their evil deeds. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Defending the Faith, Discernment Tagged: apostasy, d.l. moody, discernment, dwight moody, moody, Moody Bible Institute

Moody’s Enrollment Plummets Due to Leadership’s Moral Failings and Liberal Leanings

January 11, 2018 by Miscellaneous News Source Leave a Comment

LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has been reporting on and challenging Moody Bible Institute for several years because they have been progressively promoting and turning to contemplative spirituality via Spiritual Formation programs. And yet, in our dealings with them, they have always denied doing this. As we have pointed out so many times, once a school … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Defending the Faith Tagged: drinking, gambling, liberalism, moody, Moody Bible Institute, nyquist

2017 YEAR IN REVIEW – PART 4 – COVERAGE ON CHRISTIAN COLLEGES & SEMINARIES

December 30, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

See also Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of our 2017 Year in Review. The following is our 2017 coverage on Christian colleges and seminaries. For nearly 16 years, Lighthouse Trails has been tracking how contemplative spirituality and the emerging church (i.e., the “New” Spirituality) have been entering Christian schools. We estimate, based on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: 2017, biblical training, biola university, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, dallas theological seminary, prairie bible institute, prairie institute, Richard Foster, YEAR IN REVIEW

Christian University Graduate Agrees—Celebration of Discipline/Richard Foster Bypass the Cross—As CoD Soon Celebrates 40-Year Anniversary!

November 21, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Just as Lighthouse Trails was about to issue a post this week about Celebration of Discipline’s (by Richard Foster) 40-year anniversary announcement (that we received by e-mail this month), we received the following e-mail from a Christian university graduate: Three years ago this past September, I began my studies at Tyndale University in Toronto, Ontario. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: A Time of Departing, altered states, celebration of discipline, contemplative prayer, drugs, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, lsd, matthew fox, Ray Yungen, renovare, Richard Foster, shalem institute, spiritual classics, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton, tilden edwards

Letter to the Editor: Dallas Theological Seminary’s Women’s Conference Speaker, Christine Caine, Raises Concerns for Reader

October 2, 2017 by Letters to the Editor Leave a Comment

LTRP Note: After reading this letter to the editor, please read the section below the photo for an excerpt of Cedric Fisher’s booklet on the IF:Gathering. Dear Lighthouse Trails Editors: Thank you for the article regarding Dallas Theological Seminary’s movement toward contemplative prayer and the New Spirituality. It was painful to read as I have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Conference Alerts, Contemplative Colleges, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Deception Tagged: cedric fisher, christine caine, dallas theological seminary, dts, if: gathering, joyce meyer, letter to the editor, sheryl brady, word of faith

Letter From Dallas Theological Seminary to Lighthouse Trails Reader Reveals “Required” Spiritual Formation

September 20, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

A Lighthouse Trails reader sent Lighthouse Trails a copy of a letter he recently received from Dallas Theological Seminary. DTS has consistently said the school does not promote the” bad” Spiritual Formation, but we have reported on a number of occasions that the Spiritual Formation taught and promoted at DTS IS contemplative spirituality (which is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: association of theological schools, ats, christian formation, contemplative prayer, dallas theological seminary, dts, spiritual formation

Hundreds of Protestant Scholars and Pastors Sign “Reforming Catholic Confession,” But Can the Church Trust This Document?

September 20, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 2 Comments

Hundreds of Protestant and evangelical scholars, pastors, and theologians have signed a document called “Reforming Catholic Confession”  to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, which will be commemorated on October 31, 2017. According to Dr. Timothy George, dean of Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama, who co-chaired the Confession’s steering committee, “a significant motivating … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Lectio Divina, Road to Rome, Signs of the Times, Southern Baptist Convention, The Emerging Church, The New Evangelization Tagged: chuck colson, Ecumenism, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, leith anderson, nae, pope francis, reformed theology, reforming catholic confession, Road to Rome, timothy george

A Rose By Any Other Name OR A Deception By Any Other Name – It’s All the Same

September 4, 2017 by Letters to the Editor Leave a Comment

Dear Lighthouse Trails: This is from a circulating email from Prairie [formerly Prairie Bible Institute or PBI in Three Hills Alberta]. It sounds so good, but I suspect it is dangerous. S. ____ Email Our Reader Received from Prairie: What’s NEW for our upcoming year New Student Orientation begins tomorrow! This time of year campus … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Education, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: andy stanley, annie dillard, contemplative prayer, contemplative spirituaity, Dallas Willard, Eugene Peterson, Gary Thomas, Henri Nouwen, Ken Blanchard, mike yaconelli, pbi, prairie bible institute, prairie college

Is Your Child or Grandchild Heading to Christian College This Fall? – 9 Things You Should Do Before He Goes

August 18, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Fall is quickly approaching, and by now, if you have a child or grandchild who is going to attend Christian college this year, he or she is most likely enrolled and ready to go. As Lighthouse Trails has reported over the last several years, the majority of evangelical/Protestant colleges, seminaries, and universities are now, to varying … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Lectio Divina Tagged: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian colleges, colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Shane Claiborne, textbooks

Dallas Theological Seminary Not Contemplative? – New Evidence Shows Otherwise

July 17, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) has always maintained that while they teach Spiritual Formation, they only teach the “good” kind and that they are not a school that promotes contemplative spirituality. Lighthouse Trails has always challenged these suppositions. In fact, it wasn’t that long ago when Lighthouse Trails editors had some correspondence with two different DTS … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Lectio Divina, Road to Rome, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Christian colleges, colleges, contemplative colleges, dallas theological seminary, Dallas Willard, desert fathers, drew dickens, dts, dts magazine, mindy caliguire, mystics, Richard Foster, soul care

When a Young Girl Meets a Mystic and Is Introduced to Lectio Divina

May 8, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: The following is an excerpt from Carolyn A. Greene’s novel, Castles in the Sand, the first novel published that addresses the contemplative prayer (spiritual formation) movement. In this excerpt, the young Christian Teresa [Tessa], now attending a Christian college, is in her dorm room, thinking about her new spiritual director, Ms. Jasmine, who has … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Children and Meditation, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Lectio Divina, RESOURCES, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: ancient mystics, carolyn a. greene, Castles in the Sand, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, meditation, novel, spiritual direction, spiritual director, spiritual formation, Teresa of Avila

Letter to the Editor: Please Add BiblicalTraining.Org to Colleges/Schools Promoting Spiritual Formation (Contemplative Prayer)

April 4, 2017 by Letters to the Editor

To Lighthouse Trails: I have been studying Bill Mounce’s “Basics of Biblical Greek” textbook. It is an excellent course of study, but Mr. Mounce puts a plug for his website biblicaltraining.org. Though they are a Calvinist-based ministry, there are some good apologetic things and history things that I’ve looked at. I was shocked though when … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: biblical training, bill mounce, celebration of discipline, Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, Gary Thomas, letter to the editor, Richard Foster, sacred pathways

Biola University Brings in Emergent Speaker for Students, as Pathway to Apostasy Continues

February 27, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On February 22nd, 2017, Biola University hosted a one-evening live recording of the renowned public radio podcast “ON BEING with Krista Tippett.” During the event, which was free to attend to all Biola students and others, Tippett interviewed artist Enrique Martinez Celaya. Biola, a Christian university, began wandering into the contemplative/emergent camp many years ago, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: biola university, contemplative, contemplative prayer, emergent, emerging church, enrique martinez celaya, krista tippett, mike erre, on being, Yoga

Evangelical Universities & Seminaries Offering Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation – Going into the Deeper Waters of Contemplative Spirituality

February 8, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Over the past decade, while most evangelical colleges, seminaries, and universities have allowed the influence of the Spiritual Formation movement into their schools to one degree or another, not all of them had gone so far as to create a Master’s Degree program in Spiritual Formation. In fact, ten years ago, there weren’t that many … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Nazarene Church, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Christian colleges, Christian leaders, Contemplative Spirituality, evangelical schools, seminaries, spiritual formation

David Jeremiah Admits Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline Promotes New Age Practices!

November 28, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

For many years now, Lighthouse Trails has been trying to warn the body of Christ about the book that first introduced contemplative spirituality into the evangelical/Protestant church. That book, Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster, was released in 1978, and in that first edition, Foster said, “we should all without shame enroll in the school … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: celebration of discipline, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, David Jeremiah, meditation, New Age, new spirituality, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, spiritual formation, The New Spirituality

Southern Baptist’s Gateway Seminary Added to Contemplative-Promoting College List – A Gateway to Apostasy

September 15, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

After a request by a Lighthouse Trails reader to check into Southern  Baptist Convention’s Gateway Seminary which has locations in five different US cities, Lighthouse Trails has added Gateway Seminary to the Lighthouse Trails Contemplative-Promoting College list. If you are not familiar with that list, it is a list of NOT recommended Christian colleges, universities, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Southern Baptist Convention Tagged: Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, david benner, gateway seminary, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, mark buchanan, seminaries, spiritual formation, stillness, tilden edwards

Canadian Appeals Court Rules Law School Can Be Denied Accreditation Due to Biblical Marriage Beliefs

July 4, 2016 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: After you read this article about the dilemma in which Canada’s Trinity Western University finds itself, you can read about the history of Trinity Western University’s fight to have a law school in Canada and yet still maintain that marriage is between a man and a woman here.  Also worth noting, TWU is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Homosexuality, Same-Sex Marriage Tagged: Canada, Contemplative Spirituality, freedom, Homosexuality, laws, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, trinity western university, twu

Vanderbilt University Founded by Methodist Church to Offer Sex Change Surgeries to Students

June 20, 2016 by Miscellaneous News Source

By Garrett Haley Christian News Network NASHVILLE – A private university in Tennessee that was founded by the Methodist Church will soon begin covering transgender-related surgeries under its student insurance plans, drawing sharp criticism from a local congresswoman. Vanderbilt University is a private school in Nashville, Tennessee. For the first 40 years of its existence, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Education, Homosexuality, Methodists, Transgenderism, Transgenderism Tagged: Christian colleges, Homosexuality, methodists, transgenderism

The Spirituality of Teresa of Avila – A Mystic to Whom Contemplatives Turn

June 2, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails author

Castles in the Sand by Carolyn A. Greene is a story based on true facts and addresses the fast growing contemplative prayer movement within the evangelical/Protestant church. The story is about a 21st century Christian college girl who is introduced to the writings of a 15th century mystic girl, Teresa of Avila in her Spiritual Formation … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Children and Meditation, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Denominations, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: ancient mystics, caroly a. greene, Catholicism, Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, mysticism, spiritual formation, Teresa of Avila

Lighthouse Trails Begins Second Booklet-Mailing Project – This Time to 235 Christian College/Seminary Presidents

May 25, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On the week of May 16, 2016, Lighthouse Trails began a second booklet-mailing project. Whereas our first booklet-mailing project is sending out booklets and short letters to over 130 Christian leaders every 2-3 months, this new project is reaching out to 235 Christian college and seminary presidents (and some deans). After 14 years of research, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, Wesleyan Church Tagged: Christian colleges, Christian leaders, Contemplative Spirituality, cornerstone university, emerging church, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Ray Yungen, reformed theology, Richard Foster, seminaries, spiritual deception, spiritual formation, wesleyan

Second Lighthouse Trails Letter and Booklet Pack to Be Sent to 130+ Christian Leaders

May 18, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In March of this year, Lighthouse Trails sent out a letter and a booklet to over 130 Christian leaders. We told our readers about this on February 25th in an article titled “Lighthouse Trails Publishing to Make Contact with Over 100 Christian Leaders to Warn About Jesus Calling.” The booklet we sent was Warren B. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Priscilla Shirer, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, Wesleyan Church Tagged: Beth Moore, cbn, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, chuck missler, contemplative prayer, cornerstone university, emerging church, jesus calling, living proof ministries, pat robertson, Ray Yungen, Road to Rome, Roger Oakland, spiritual deception, Warren B. Smith, wesleyan

Letter to the Editor: Messiah College Promoting Mindfulness

March 20, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In recent years, a type of meditation known as mindfulness has made a surprising showing. Based on current trends, it has the potential to eclipse even Yoga in popularity. You will now find it everywhere that people are seeking therapeutic approaches to ailments or disorders. True to its Buddhist roots, mindfulness involves focusing on the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Mindfulness Tagged: letter to the editor, meditation, messiah college, mindfulness, public schools, Ray Yungen

Looking for a Christian College for Your Child in 2016 – Better Be Careful!

March 5, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Spring 2016 is almost here, which means parents will be diligently helping their college-age children search for Christian colleges, seminaries, and universities for enrollment for this coming fall. As many of you know, Lighthouse Trails has been researching Christian colleges for 14 years. Three years ago, we published a report called An Epidemic of Apostasy, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Nazarene Church, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, Wesleyan Church Tagged: apostasy, Christian colleges, christian universities, Contemplative Spirituality, cornerstone university, daniel goleman, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, reformed theology, seminaries, spiritual formation, wesleyan

Lighthouse Trails Publishing to Make Contact with Over 100 Christian Leaders to Warn About Jesus Calling

February 25, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

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…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Bethel Church (Redding), Charismatic, Christian & Missionary Alliance, Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Colleges, Defending the Faith, JESUS CALLING, Saddleback, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Deception, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: cedric fisher, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, contending for the faith, cornerstone university, deception, emerging church, end-times, last days, spiritual deception, Warren B. Smith

2015 YEAR IN REVIEW – PART 3 – LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS COVERAGE ON CHRISTIAN COLLEGES IN 2015

December 30, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

See also Part 1 Year in Review | See also Part 2 Year in Review 1/Two Letters to the Editor About Cedarville University Lead to New Research That Causes Continued Concern 2/Wheaton College Suspends Hijab-Wearing Professor Who Declared ‘We All Worship Same God’ 3/Liberty University Welcomes Socialist Bernie Sanders to Address Student Body: ‘We Have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: 2015, Christian colleges, contemplative colleges, mennonite colleges, seminaries, wheaton college, YEAR IN REVIEW

Two Letters to the Editor About Cedarville University Lead to New Research That Causes Continued Concern

December 26, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Lighthouse Trails has been following Cedarville University since 2006 when we wrote an article titled “Cedarville University – Heading Down the Contemplative Road?” Since then, Lighthouse Trails has written several others articles having watched this Christian school head down the contemplative/emerging path. In 2013, Cedarville University got a new president, and we wrote an article … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina Tagged: Cedarville University, Christian colleges, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, grasping god's word, Henri Nouwen, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual deception, spiritual formation

Wheaton College Suspends Hijab-Wearing Professor Who Declared ‘We All Worship Same God’

December 17, 2015 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: In this sad state of affairs, in many ways, Wheaton College has brought this situation upon themselves by promoting, endorsing, and encouraging the “new” “progressive” Christianity for quite some time. Because the “fruit” of contemplative prayer and the emerging church is interspirituality, it only makes sense that such colleges will have professors (and … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Chrislam, Contemplative Colleges, Ecumenism, Interspirituality, Islam Tagged: chrislam, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, Islam, wheaton college

Letter to the Editor: A Doctor Tried in Vain to Warn Free Methodist Leaders

November 11, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: I took on the leadership of the Free Methodist denomination and lost the battle. I told them “be still and know that I am God” refers to His Glory. How can Bishops not know how to interpret Scripture????? Chambers insists that the basis of everything is tragic. Therefore Redemption is the only … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Methodists, Spiritual Formation Tagged: be still and know, Contemplative Spirituality, free methodist colleges, free methodists, letter to the editor, methodists, spiritual formation
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  • What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 17, 2023 at 8:02 pm

    What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer LTRP Note: With the majority of Christian colleges and seminaries now bringing in contemplative spirituality via Spiritual Formation programs, and with Christian leaders such as Rick Warren and Beth Moore endorsing the movement, and with countless pastors giving it a thumbs up to their congregations, isn’t it time professors, pastors, and leaders understand what the ... [Read more...] The post What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 16, 2023 at 1:07 pm

    The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness By Egerton Ryerson Young(Missionary to the Cree people in Manitoba in the late 1800s) The following incident occurred years ago on the great plains of the Canadian Northwest, long before the waves of Anglo-Saxon civilization began to surge over those glorious fertile prairies which for so many generations were hid from the gaze of the ... [Read more...] The post The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Federal Judge Finds West Virginia Law Barring Transgenders From Girls’ Sports Constitutional”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 13, 2023 at 1:47 pm

    “Federal Judge Finds West Virginia Law Barring Transgenders From Girls’ Sports Constitutional” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Michael TennantThe New American A federal judge upheld a West Virginia law requiring student athletes to compete with other members of their biological sex, dealing a blow to both the transgender movement and the Biden administration, which had supported the lawsuit challenging the ... [Read more...] The post “Federal Judge Finds West Virginia Law Barring Transgenders From Girls’ Sports Constitutional” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • My Journey Out of Catholicism
    by Lighthouse Trails author on January 12, 2023 at 4:00 pm

    My Journey Out of Catholicism By David Dombrowski Over the years, I have encountered many Christians who wonder, “What’s wrong with being Catholic? After all, they believe in the Cross; they believe Jesus is the Son of God. It can’t be all that bad.” If you are a Christian who has wondered about these things, this special testimonial report is ... [Read more...] The post My Journey Out of Catholicism appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Social Media’s Antisemitic Underbelly”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 7, 2023 at 1:13 pm

    “Social Media’s Antisemitic Underbelly” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. It is from the Christian publication, Israel My Glory. The publishers, The Friends of Israel, just released a special edition on antisemitism: “A Biblical Look at Antisemitism. Below is one of the articles in that edition. You may read the entire edition by clicking ... [Read more...] The post “Social Media’s Antisemitic Underbelly” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Exiled Moscow Chief Rabbi: Jews Should Leave Russia Before They Are Scapegoated”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 7, 2023 at 12:49 pm

    “Exiled Moscow Chief Rabbi: Jews Should Leave Russia Before They Are Scapegoated” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Ash ObelTimes of Israel Amid rising antisemitism, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt warns that historical precedent indicates Jewish community will be blamed for country’s problems Moscow’s exiled former chief rabbi, Pinchas Goldschmidt, has warned Russian Jews that they may become scapegoats for hardships brought on ... [Read more...] The post “Exiled Moscow Chief Rabbi: Jews Should Leave Russia Before They Are Scapegoated” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 10 Articles
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 2, 2023 at 3:43 pm

    Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 10 Articles (See Year in Review 2022, Part 1 – The Chosen; see Year in Review 2022, Part 2 – Letters and Comments) The Final part of the Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review lists the top 10 articles we posted this past year from guest writers and Lighthouse Trails authors. Listed in order of when they were ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 10 Articles appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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