By Ray Yungen Knowing Jesus Christ is not merely religion or spirituality but is rather a personal relationship with Him. Romans 10:2 speaks of those who have a “zeal for God but not according to knowledge.” Many contemplative writers describe a spiritual despondency they suffer before turning to mystical prayer as a remedy, and consequently … [Read more…]
By Warren B. Smith In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18) Thankfulness is our attempt as believers to express the inexpressible—the amazing gratitude we feel for the amazing grace bestowed upon us by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He not only … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is from Harry Ironside’s book Full Assurance. By Harry Ironside A comment put to me: “If I could only be sure I was in the right church, I would feel secure; but there are so many different churches that I get all confused and upset.” My response: The church is not … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: I am from a Hindu background. The word Yoga has developed from the word Yog. Yog means union. So when you do Yoga, you can expect your spirit to be in union with “divine spirit” completely. According to Bishnu Puran, one of the Hindu scripture yoga is “complete union between spirit of … [Read more…]
Readers of A. J. Russell’s God Calling books and Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling series may reject the idea of becoming a medium, channel, or psychic if it is put plainly before them. However, if it is introduced indirectly through Christian-sounding devotions, and if the spirit being channeled is called “Jesus,” they might be more receptive.—BNES … [Read more…]
By Nanci Des Gerlaise (author of Muddy Waters: an insider’s view of North American Native Spirituality) Dream catchers—those spidery “sacred hoops” with feathers. They originated with the Ojibwa tribe during the ’60s and ’70s, supposedly to protect a sleeper by “catching” bad dreams or evil spirits. Then they caught on with other tribes and spread … [Read more…]
By Heather ClarkChristian News Network SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A jury deciding a civil suit in California has awarded Planned Parenthood over $2 million after finding that pro-life activist David Daleiden and his Center for Medical Progress (CMP) caused “substantial harm” by posing as members of a biomedical procurement company and secretly recording their discussions … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: In August of 2019, presidential candidate for 2020, Marianne Williamson, “unveiled” her plans for a Department of Peace in the United States. But as you will read in the following article by former New Age follower Warren B. Smith, Williamson’s Department of Peace has been in the making for many years. Regardless of … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: Please send me Game of Gods by Carl Teichrib. This is an amazing book and my third one to give away. It so well encapsulates the human quest to build that famous (or infamous) Tower of Babel. The changes I’ve seen in my nearly 81 years are more than shocking—many “big” names … [Read more…]
By Cedric Fisher Orthodox Bible-believing Christians do not fit in our world nor will they be tolerated.1—From an eye-witness account of the 2015 Parliament of the World Religions There is a war against Bible-believing Christians on the horizon. And until we acknowledge it, we are not going to fully grasp how essential it is to … [Read more…]
Last week, countless secular and Christian media sources reported that highly popular Christian stand-up comedian John Crist has sexually victimized numerous women” over the course of several years. A Charisma Magazine* expose on the news story, stated: According to multiple sources, Crist has exploited his Christian reputation and platform to harass, manipulate and exploit young … [Read more…]
The following notice is for those who currently subscribe to or plan to subscribe to our mailed-out Research Journal. *The Journal is different than the e-newsletter that is e-mailed 2X/month. Dear Lighthouse Trails Research Journal Subscriber: The Lighthouse Trails Research Journal is now becoming a quarterly journal, sent out four times a year instead of … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: The relationship Dallas Theological Seminary has with contemplative spirituality has been debated on Lighthouse Trails, and defended by DTS. As a current student, I can confirm some departments and professors do advocate explicitly for the contemplative brand of spirituality. The school requires four semesters of spiritual formation. Students must engage with the … [Read more…]
By Harry Ironside I want to draw your attention to the blessedness of being transfigured by beholding the face of our Lord Jesus Christ. It was the sight of His face that won our poor, wayward souls in the beginning when we were going on in our sins. And then we met Him, and we … [Read more…]
Today, we received the following comment on the Lighthouse Trails Facebook page and would like to respond as others may share this person’s sentiments. The comment stated: I always found the booklets helpful but they are quite expensive in my view. I purchase tracts from pinpoint evangelism and I get a stack of 100 for … [Read more…]
LTRJ Note: We are posting two different articles of the same news story to provide two perspectives. We are posting these articles for informational and research purposes and not as an endorsement of the sources. “Statue of Ancient God of Child Sacrifice Put on Display in Rome” By Lifesite News ROME, November 6, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) … [Read more…]
By Bill Randles The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. Put them in fear, O … [Read more…]
By Ray Yungen Before writing my book, A Time of Departing, I made sure I could prove, beyond a doubt, that contemplative prayer had not only slipped into the Christian faith, but also prove it is an integral part of the New Age movement. In fact, New Agers see contemplative prayer as one of their … [Read more…]
By Bob UnruhWorldNetDaily A federal judge has affirmed a Colorado law that effectively bans business owners from freely expressing in public their religious beliefs about marriage and homosexuality. Colorado was the loser in a similar dispute, the Masterpiece Cakeshop case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the state show “hostility” to the Christian beliefs … [Read more…]
By Lynn Lusby Pratt I’d picked up some free, secular, young teen books that looked like spooky mysteries (which I always liked!). But I was horrified at the content of one, All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn. It was about a supposed haunted place. And the last third of the book had … [Read more…]
By Georgi Vins [Georgi Vins spent a total of eight years in Communist prisons, starting at the age of 32, for his faith in Christ. The following is one of his stories from The Gospel in Bonds. In our eyes, he is a hero of the faith and an inspiration to live all for Christ.] … [Read more…]
By Mike OppenheimerLet Us Reason Ministries Having ears to hear. This was a common saying of Jesus. Ears to hear is Jesus telling us to listen carefully to the truth so we can change our minds and the wrong direction we are going in (i.e., repent) to fix the error of our ways. He that … [Read more…]
NEW BOOKLET: The Enneagram—An Enlightening Tool or an Enticing Deception? by Lois Putnam and the Editors at Lighthouse Trails 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 … [Read more…]
The headline above is from an article Lighthouse Trails wrote in 2015. We are posting this article again because this month four highly popular evangelical leaders did something that more than surprised many people. And we believe what they did is a perfect example of what this article is warning. On October 18, 2019, Religious … [Read more…]
By Lukio Board member in Kenya Several miles away from the capital city of Kenya in a remote village is the home of Benter. As you enter the non-gated home, you quickly notice the void left by the demise of the former family’s sole breadwinner. Benter is a young widow living with her six children … [Read more…]
By David Dombrowski More and more, as I hear news of what is happening in the world, my only conclusion can be that we must be living in the last days. And contrary to “replacement theology,” the Jewish people and the nation of Israel will have a key position in the fulfillment of Bible prophecy. … [Read more…]
Three years ago today author and researcher Ray Yungen passed away at the age of 64. As regular Lighthouse Trails readers know, it was through Ray’s work that Lighthouse Trails began nearly 18 years ago. Interestingly, on the eve of this 3rd anniversary of Ray’s departure, we read an e-mail notice we received this week … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland A cleverly devised plan is underway declaring the Reformation is over. The “Holy Spirit” is supposedly uniting the church for a mighty revival before Jesus returns. Ecumenical madness is spreading like a virus. Few pastors take the time to listen carefully to what the present pope himself is saying. He is all … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: This warning by former New Ager Johanna Michaelsen is available as a Lighthouse Trails booklet, suitable to give to others. By Johanna Michaelsen It was the night of Halloween, and ironically, I was working on a chapter about Halloween for my book Like Lambs to the Slaughter: Your Child and the Occult when … [Read more…]
By Lynn Lusby Pratt I talk a lot about the trendy but biblically erroneous teachings on new spiritual technologies. The suggestion that we can finally unlock the “secrets” to a full life of faith capitalizes on our culture’s desperate search for purpose and prevalent “fear of missing out.” But not only is it dangerous for … [Read more…]
