On January 7th, Lighthouse Trails posted a letter to the editor titled: “Main Calvary Chapel Bookstore Just Added Rick Warren’s Daniel Plan Book.” Today, we received e-mails from various Lighthouse Trails readers stating that they were told by the Calvary Chapel store that it decided to remove Rick Warren’s Daniel Plan book after receiving a number … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: Well now that Chuck [Smith] has passed away . . . I just noticed that the main Calvary Chapel bookstore has just recently listed Warrens Daniel Plan and Journal for sale. (Click here.) LTRP note: This is troublesome that the main Calvary Chapel bookstore has added The Daniel Plan. This will send out … [Read more…]
Hello, I enjoy listening to You Tube videos from conferences with several of discernment ministers that you promote and have gleaned excellent info from many of your publications as well. I have seen what appear to be some connections with Calvary Chapel, but am wondering if you could tell me what the nature of that … [Read more…]
Early this morning Chuck Smith, the founder of the Calvary Chapel movement, passed away. He was 86 years old and had been diagnosed with cancer in 2011. Below is a news story from WorldNetDaily, which talks about Chuck Smith’s life and influence in the church. Between 2006 and 2007, Chuck spoke with Lighthouse Trails editors a number … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Below is a follow-up article to journalist Jim Fletcher’s previous article “Calvary Chapel Breached,” regarding the situation with North Coast Calvary Chapel’s recent invitation of a Palestinian activist. Just prior to the event, Calvary Chapel founder Chuck Smith made a public statement against the North Coast event. Also read our article, “Further Implications of Calvary Chapel North … [Read more…]
Yesterday, we posted an article titled “Calvary Chapel Breached” by journalist Jim Fletcher. The article focused on a Calvary Chapel church (North Coast) in California and its invitation of a Palestinian man named Sami Awad. Fletcher’s article showed the implications of this invitation by Calvary Chapel and how this indicates the further move toward apostasy in … [Read more…]
LTRP Update: After posting this article on Facebook, the question arose as to whether Sami Awad was actually going to be speaking at North Coast Calvary Chapel. To help alleviate any doubts, we are attaching a photo copy of North Coast’s webpage showing Awad’s appearance: click here. The event will be taking place on May 10th. … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland Dan Kimball is the author of The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations and founder of a church called Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, California. Kimball made the following statement in the introduction of his book: I believe with all my heart that this discussion about the fast-changing culture and … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: Hello, I’m listening to today’s Pastor’s Perspective podcast, and I’m very uncomfortable that Rick Warren is on the show with Pastor Chuck and Don Stewart. It’s very difficult. I’m actually feeling a sense of mourning. Best Regards, _____________ FROM RICK WARREN’S TWITTER ON FEBRUARY 26TH: Answering Bible questions with my friend Chuck … [Read more…]
Video with Chris Lawson Founder and Director of Spiritual Research Network Calvary Chapel & Purpose Driven Pastors Doing Yoga? (11:12) from Chris Lawson on Vimeo.
LTRP Note: Follow up to our earlier news stories, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa named in Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit and Feedback on Article about Calvary Chapel and Child Sex Abuse Case By DAVID COLE The Coeur d’ Alene Press COEUR d’ALENE – Attorneys for Pastor Robert “Bob” Davis of North Country Chapel in Post Falls … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Two weeks ago, we presented Part 1 of this story. By Roger Oakland (author of Let There Be Light, director of Understand the Times) For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland While I am sometimes accused of being a “Catholic-basher,” this is not my desire, nor my intention. I have a number of Roman Catholic acquaintances, and I care for them very much. I also have a number of Evangelical and Protestant acquaintances, and I care about them equally as well. However, in … [Read more…]
Chris Lawson, of Spiritual Research Network, delivers another important monthly newsletter. In this issue, you will find these headlines: 1. Sharing Speaking Platforms: Compromises and Consequences – When Leaders Wrongly Share Speaking Platforms with Ecumenists and Teachers of False Doctrine By Chris Lawson 2. Faithful Ministers Versus False and Corrupt Ministers: A Brief Overview (Commentary … [Read more…]
By Dan Wooding Assist News COSTA MESA, CA (ANS) — Pastor Chuck Smith, the 84-year-old senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, California, is about to start chemotherapy for his lung cancer. This was revealed by Mike MacIntosh, one of the early converts of the Jesus People Movement that took place at Calvary Chapel in the … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland One of the main goals we have at Understand The Times is to analyze the news in light of insights found in the Word of God. With regard to Bible prophecy, we should be very aware that doctrines of demons are taking place as part of the great falling away.[1] Even those … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland Understand the Times Ministries, International Ever since the commentary “Another Spirit or the Holy Spirit?” was published, a number of Calvary Chapel pastors have contacted us and asked to be removed from the Understand the Times mailing list. While none of them gave any specific reasons, we can only assume it was … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland Understand the Times The Bible teaches that a one-world religion will be a characteristic of the Last Days. While Jesus Christ is preparing His bride, Satan, God’s adversary, is preparing the crowning of the harlot. This counterfeit harlot “bride” is being set up to prepare the way for the counterfeit “Christ.” This … [Read more…]
Regarding our article from 8/25/11, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa named in Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit, Lighthouse Trails received many responses. We have decided to post some of them as we think it is important for our readers to see what is being said by others. We have included the negative comments we received also. Thank you … [Read more…]
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John 13:19 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatians 6:7 We realize some readers may think we are posting the … [Read more…]
Important Note: The following article is not a statement that Christians should not be involved in or concerned about the political state of their countries. Rather, the intention of this article is to exhort believers to use discernment in understanding the times in which we live. It is to show how a present ecumenical, dominionist … [Read more…]
This is a follow up of our recent article, New Book and Upcoming Conference Bring More Confusion Out of Calvary Chapel Movement where we reported that Calvary Chapel Ft Lauderdale had hosted a concert by a musical group called Gungor this past March. Our article addressed the slide that the Calvary Chapel movement is making … [Read more…]
In 2006, Calvary Chapel made a public stand against contemplative spirituality and the emerging church; they also stated: “The teaching and positions of Rick Warren have come into conflict with us at Calvary Chapel. Pastor Chuck has directed us to discontinue this product effective immediately. Chuck Smith read Deceived on Purpose, A Time of Departing, and Faith … [Read more…]
Roger Oakland, author, lecturer, missionary is saying farewell to a 29-year relationship with Calvary Chapel. It began for Roger in 1977 where he taught Biology from an evolutionary perspective at a Canadian university to becoming a born-again, Bible-believing Christian. His life had been turned right side up by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Roger zealously became a servant … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: I have been reading your posts regarding C.C. Albuquerque and Leonard Sweet. I thought you might like the following information so that we might all be able to determine the truth regarding this matter. According to Calvary Chapel Albuquerque’s website on their upcoming events page, Dr. Leonard Sweet will in fact be … [Read more…]
This is an update regarding the Lighthouse Trails report that New Age sympathizer Leonard Sweet is scheduled to speak at Calvary Chapel Albuquerque for the National Worship Leader Conference this June. Conflicting reports are occurring as to whether Sweet’s speaking engagement has been cancelled. A number of Lighthouse Trails’ readers contacted us over the last … [Read more…]
Moriel has received a number of inquiries and comments regarding the invitation by Skip Heitzig extended to Leonard Sweet, the New Age Christian mystic usually identified with the “Emergent Church”, a movement against which senior Calvary pastor and founder Pastor Chuck Smith publicly opposed. The event is to be held at Calvary Chapel, Albuquerque along … [Read more…]
Some leaders in the emerging new spirituality call themselves “Red Letter Christians,” referring to the red letters in some Bibles that signify the words of Jesus Christ. But these same leaders minimize or all together reject warnings in the Bible from the Lord about spiritual deception and the cost that goes with belonging to the … [Read more…]
From Warren B. Smith’s book, A “Wonderful” Deception: If we want to possess a magical crystal for our New Age work, we need look no further than our own bodies and the cells that make them up.1 —David Spangler 1991 I am grateful to David Spangler for his help in formulating this “new cell” understanding of … [Read more…]
At the recent Calvary Chapel Senior Pastors Conference in Murrieta, California, attending pastors were each given gift bags that contained an assortment of books, teaching CDs, and other items. At least some of the bags contained a copy of a book written by David Timms, a professor at Hope International University who puts an emphasis … [Read more…]