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…]
By Caryl Matrisciana Caryl Matrisciana grew up in India and later as a young adult in England and then the U.S. became deeply involved with the New Age movement. (Used with permission in May 2016) I’ve had several e-mails asking about Pilates as a form of exercise and if it’s connected to a spirituality as … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: I am a believer in Christ and consider myself a defender of the Faith. I live in a small town in ________ and attend a tiny Free Methodist church. I do not consider myself Free Methodist, nor does my husband, but we feel we have been given a unique opportunity to serve … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland and Caryl Matrisciana Through evolutionary beliefs, we can see that our culture is slamming the door on God the Creator while at the same time opening the door to the fallen spiritual realm (the demonic realm). As a result, people are increasingly embracing Satan’s false promise that they are the masters of … [Read more…]
Caryl Matrisciana’s memorial was held January 14th at Calvary Chapel Cypress with Pastor Chris Quintana. The following video is the service. It begins at about the 9 minute mark.
By Barbara Lay Editor at The Berean Call “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: We are posting this particular letter to the editor in the event that others may share the same concern. To Lighthouse Trails: I’ve been waiting for a notice of Caryl’s memorial service, or at least something published in the LT newsletter/blog. Have I missed something? I find it odd that there hasn’t been … [Read more…]
By Caryl Matrisciana When I was twenty years old, my family returned from India, where I was born and lived for most of my life, to England, our homeland. It was during the turbulent sixties, and I was about to be introduced to a movement that didn’t even have a name yet. How could I … [Read more…]
Dear friends: Around midnight on December 2nd, Caryl Matrisciana passed away peacefully at her home. She had been battling cancer for over a year. Caryl was a devoted mother and grandmother as well as a film maker, author, speaker, and a valiant defender of the Christian faith. She has left a legacy that many will … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: I would like to say a few things to each and everyone of you at Lighthouse Trails to include all the authors, your speakers, ect. My husband and I have been reading your articles, buying your books, to include videos for around 6 years and we can’t begin to tell you how … [Read more…]
Age, accidents, illness, natural disasters and death, it cannot go unnoticed that these men and women who have walked with God , have each been challenged with tremendous difficulties at this present time. Is it too much to suggest that the evil one is screaming at them in anger for the good work they have … [Read more…]
By Caryl Matrisciana and Roger Oakland There is a clear but complex marriage between physical evolution and transcendental evolution. Ironically, while forcing out creationism, many scientists and educators push for an equally religious alternative. They cling to the Eastern concept that the next stage of man’s evolution will arrive in spiritual terms. Many “prophesy” a … [Read more…]
By Caryl Matrisciana Caryl Matrisciana grew up in India and later as a young adult in England and then the U.S. became deeply involved with the New Age movement. (Used with permission in May 2016) I’ve had several e-mails asking about Pilates as a form of exercise and if it’s connected to a spirituality as … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: So many Lighthouse Trails readers have asked about our author Caryl Matrisciana and have been faithful in praying for her. She has just released this update on her condition.
PRAYER REQUEST: Many of you know retired pastor Larry DeBruyn as he has written countless articles over the years warning about spiritual deception in the church, and Lighthouse Trails has posted many of these articles. This week, we learned that Larry has just been diagnosed with Stage 3 Multiple Myeloma and is in serious condition. … [Read more…]
The following is an announcement from veteran Christian film maker and author, Caryl Matrisciana. As many of you know, we have sent out a number of prayer requests for Caryl this past year as she has been battling cancer. Please continue to hold her up in prayer, and perhaps you might be able to go … [Read more…]
NEW BOOKLET TRACT: Earth Day and a Total Transformation for a Post-Christian World by Carl Teichrib is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet Tract . The Booklet Tract is 16 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklet Tracts are designed to give away … [Read more…]
By Caryl Matrisciana and Roger Oakland (authors of The Evolution Conspiracyy – Lighthouse Trails, April 2016, 2nd ed, illustrated) Shattered marriages. Sexual promiscuity. Abortion. Human trafficking. Homosexual marriage. Crime. Terrorism. Youth in rebellion. What is happening to our world? And why? It may astonish you, but belief in the evolution of life is the source … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following article is posted for research and informational purposes and not as an endorsement in any way for Yoga or Yoga positions. However, this is important information for Christians to know as the practice of Yoga has not only significantly increased overall in America, but it has increased within the mainstream Christian … [Read more…]
See also Part 1 Year in Review | See also Part 2 Year in Review | See also Part 3 Year in Review | See Also Part 4 Year in Review In order of date posted. 1/A Special Letter from Caryl Matrisciana – Reflections on Sorrow by Caryl Matrisciana I’m so grateful to Jesus Christ … [Read more…]
By Caryl Matrisciana (Founder of Caryl Productions) The first week of November, in the absence of the cancer death threat hanging over my head, was a wonderful experience! Any spiritual, mental, and emotional oppression related to the six-month terminal prognosis completely vanished my first day of “restored life,” November 1st Sunday morning! A new lightness … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: This week we were contacted by a long-time Lighthouse Trails reader who told us that her 55-year-old daughter (Cheryl) has just been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The family is devastated. We asked Caryl Matrisciana, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer about seven months ago and told she had six months to live, if … [Read more…]
A Trip to India—to Learn the Truth About Hinduism and Yoga by Caryl Matrisciana is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet Tract. The Booklet Tract is 14 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklet Tracts are designed to give away to others or … [Read more…]
Jan Markell recently interviewed Caryl Matrisciana, talking about Caryl’s new documentary film, Wide is the Gate, Volume 3. Jan is founder and director of Olive Tree ministries and a Lighthouse Trails author; Caryl is director and founder of Caryl Productions and a veteran Christian film maker. She is also a Lighthouse Trails author. This interview … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: This past week, we asked author and filmmaker Caryl Matrisciana if she could give us an update on her critical health condition that we could pass on to our readers, many of whom are concerned and are praying for her. Caryl gave us the following update: From Caryl Matrisciana: Thanks for wanting an … [Read more…]
As many of you know, veteran film maker and Lighthouse Trails author, Caryl Matrisciana, was in a very serious bicycle accident last fall. She no sooner began to recover from the accident when she was diagnosed with breast cancer that by the time detected had spread into her lymph nodes. And now, last week, she … [Read more…]
It is not often that Lighthouse Trails can report on a major Christian leader actually renouncing earlier endorsements of the contemplative mystics. Rick Warren, Beth Moore, Chuck Swindoll, David Jeremiah, and many others have written books that have promoted contemplative teachers, and Lighthouse Trails has documented many of these situations. And in every case, even … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: I wanted to send a quick email to touch on your comment that Yoga can not be Christian. Yoga I get originated with Hinduism, however, can and will be transformed to whoever practices it. God is in us, all of us, if you accept it or not. God created us and our … [Read more…]
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST: Film maker and Lighthouse Trails author, Caryl Matrisciana (Out of India), has been in a serious bicycle accident and was airlifted to a Wisconsin hospital where she is in ICU being treated for external injuries and under observation for any possible internal injuries. They are particularly watching for any cranial pressure or … [Read more…]
By Caryl Matrisciana “Christian Yoga?” Many people try to separate the exercises of Yoga from its spiritual element. The secular, intellectual West has long assumed it can divorce yogic practice from its spiritual aspects simply by ignoring or redefining them. Similarly, the Western church has come to assume it may safely Christianize Yoga, which it … [Read more…]
