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Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Final Part – Top 10 In-House Articles

December 31, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: General Information, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: 2020, american legion, Christianity Today, contemplative colleges, coronavirus, critical race theory, elections, marxism, meditation, philip zodhiates, Politics

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

A Berean Exercise: “Christian” Magazines

July 26, 2019 by A Ministry in His Service 2 Comments

By T.A. McMahonThe Berean Call A staff member handed me a couple of the latest magazine issues we received in order to review them. They were Christianity Today (CT) and Charisma Magazine (CM). We subscribe to them in order to keep up to date regarding teachings that are being disseminated throughout Christendom. In general they … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Discernment, Spiritual Deception Tagged: AA, benny hinn, billy graham, biola university, Christianity Today, discernment, The Berean Call

Willow Creek Has A Lot More to Repent of Than Sexual Abuse Cover-Ups

August 11, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 11 Comments

An August 8, 2018 Christianity Today article titled Willow Creek Elders and Pastor Heather Larson Resign over Bill Hybels chronicles events that led to Willow Creek founder Bill Hybels’ resignation from the megachurch due to numerous women having come forth with accusations of years of sexual misconduct and abuse by Hybels. Because of the lackadaisical … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Mystical Practices, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: aaron niequist, bill hybels, Christianity Today, contemplative prayer, global leadership summit, god's dream, paradigm shift, repentance, sexual abuse, sexual predators, Willow Creek

Silence: Movie Promotes Contemplative Spirituality and Sanctions Apostasy But Gets Backing By Christian Groups

January 31, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Cedric Fisher Truth Keepers Silence is the latest movie by Martin Scorsese, who also produced The Last Temptation of Christ. I have read several reviews by professing Christians who are recommending it without reservations. Additionally, the Dove Foundation awarded the movie 4 out of 5 doves. Charisma News asks, “Is Martin Scorsese’s Silence Prophetic?” … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, New Age movement, Spiritual Deception Tagged: apostasy, charisma news, Christianity Today, Contemplative Spirituality, silence, silence movie, the silence

IF: Gathering: An Emergent Conference for Young Women Exalts Doubt and Diminishes Faith

February 9, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: This past week, a caller to LT asked if we knew anything about the IF: Gathering with emergent Ann Voskamp. At the time, we had not heard of the conference. “Co-incidentally,” this weekend, C.H. Fisher of Truthkeepers, one of the writers Lighthouse Trails turns to, sent us the following article warning about the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Conference Alerts, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: ann voskamp, c. h. fisher, Christianity Today, Conferences, emergent nines, if: gathering, spiritual formation, tony campolo, women

Larry Crabb to Join Richard Foster’s Renovare Contemplative Conference – Christian Leaders Continue to Promote Crabb

March 10, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

I’ve practiced centering prayer. I’ve contemplatively prayed. I’ve prayed liturgically . . . I’ve benefited from each, and I still do. In ways you’ll see, elements of each style are still with me.—Larry Crabb in The Papa Prayer, p.9 I’m glad that as a conservative evangelical who still believes in biblical inerrancy and penal substitution, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Conference Alerts, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation Tagged: billy graham, centering prayer, Christianity Today, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, d.l. moody, erwin lutzer, harry ironside, larry crabb, Liberty University, moody church, Ray Yungen, renovare, Richard Foster, Rick Warren

Corban University (formerly Western Baptist College), a Former Non-Contemplative College, Teams Up with Mark Driscoll

December 26, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Corban University of Salem, Oregon used to be called Western Baptist College. It used to be a Christian college that did not promote contemplative spirituality or the emerging church, and it used to be on the Lighthouse Trails “good” Christian colleges list (colleges that don’t promote Spiritual Formation). But that was then, and today is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Contemplative Colleges, Eschatology, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: A Time of Departing, Brian McLaren, bruce demarest, Christian colleges, Christianity Today, Contemplative Spirituality, corban university, Dan Allender, dan merchant, driscoll, emerging church, end-times, J.P. Moreland, John Piper, karl barth, Marcus Borg, mark devries, Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill, oregon, phyllis tickle, Ray Yungen, robert webber, salem, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church

Is Your Church Doing Spiritual Formation?

October 14, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Is your church involved in a Spiritual Formation program? If so, you might want to ask the question, what does Spiritual Formation look like? 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. In a 2002 Christianity Today article, it stated: … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Denominations, Mystical Practices, Spiritual Formation, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Brian McLaren, celebration of discipline, Christianity Today, Interspirituality, Ray Yungen, renovare, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

What’s Wrong With a More Social Gospel?

February 6, 2012 by Guest Writers

by Paul Proctor Free-Lance Writer (used with permission) In an article for Christianity Today titled, “A More Social Gospel,” C.L. Lopez writes about a new evangelical emphasis emerging on college campuses: There has been a definitive shift in how campus ministries think about connecting with students,” said Kara Powell, executive director of the Fuller Youth … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, InterVarsity Press, New Evangelicalism Tagged: Christianity, Christianity Today, compromise, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Paul Proctor, proctor, the bible, the church, Word of God

2011 YEAR IN REVIEW – FINAL PART – Top 10 In-House Stories by Lighthouse Trails Editors

January 1, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

1. An Epidemic of Apostasy – Christian Seminaries Must Incorporate “Spiritual Formation” to Become Accredited What do Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Biola Seminary, Fuller Theological Seminary, Dallas Theological Seminary, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Urshan Graduate School of Theology, Briercrest College and Seminary, Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Multnomah Biblical Seminary, Trinity Evangelical … [Read more…]

Posted in: Saddleback, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: America, apostasy, Biola, biola university, Christian colleges, Christianity Today, global peace, Rick Warren, spiritual formation, Talbot

Christianity Today’s New 5 Year Teaching Series, the “Global Gospel Project,” May Have Political and Emerging Objectives

December 6, 2011 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In their December online issue, Christianity Today announced the magazine’s “new five-year teaching venture.” The announcement article, written by CTwriter and senior managing editor Mark Galli, begins: Ongoing controversies over the nature of the Atonement (substitutionary or Christus Victor?), the historical Adam (creation or evolution?), the afterlife (heaven and hell or universalism?), the nature of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Calvinist/Reformed, Christian Organizations, The New Spirituality, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: amy black, Christianity Today, emerging church, global gospel project, jergen moltmann, Jim Wallis, mark galli, Politics, reformed theology

Christianity Today: Harry Potter – “a role model” and “a great thing”

July 14, 2011 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: The following article is not to be considered an endorsement for the emerging/contemplative-promoting Christianity Today but is posted for informational and research purposes only. Please see our links below the article for critique of Harry Potter. The release of the final Harry Potter movie isn’t an end at all. The Hogwarts saga . … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK! Tagged: Christianity Today, Harry Potter, witchcraft

Mark Driscoll and Other Megachurches Franchise Their “Churches” Interstate-Wide

June 28, 2011 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: The following article by Christianity Today is in no way an endorsement of Christianity Today, a Christian magazine that has lent strong support to the “new” Christianity. This article is for informational and research purposes only. Multi-Site Churches Go Interstate Megachurches expand across state lines. by Bob Smietana (Christianity Today) Mars Hill Church … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis! Tagged: Christianity Today, driscoll, emerging church, global spirituality, Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill, megachurches

“Hipster Christianity” – Don’t be Fooled – Just Another Emerging Deception

September 19, 2010 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils. I Timothy 4:1 LTRP Note: In September, it came to our attention that both secular and Christian media, in particularly Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker, and Christianity Today, were publicizing … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: brett mccracken, Child Abuse, child sex abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christianity Today, deception, emerging, hipster christianity, panentheism, sex abuse

A Special Report: Christianity Today Treats Contemplative Controversy as Legitimate Issue in Cover Story About Beth Moore

August 16, 2010 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In the August 2010 cover story of Christianity Today, the magazine has brought out two things that the major Christian media has thus far ignored – one, that Beth Moore, described as “the most popular Bible teacher in America”  by CT is a proponent of contemplative prayer, and two, that there is a debate over whether contemplative meditation … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Contemplative Spirituality, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Beth Moore, Christianity Today, contemplative, mantra meditation, mysticism, New Age, Thomas Merton

Christianity Today’s Anti-Christianity Today

August 13, 2010 by A Ministry in His Service

by T. A. McMahon The Berean Call – President According to the online encyclopedia wikipedia.org, “Christianity Today [CT] is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, IL. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming readership of 290,000. The founder, Billy Graham, stated that he wanted to ‘plant the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Remembering Communism, Road to Rome, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Christianity Today, communism, deception, freedom, marxism, Road to Rome, Roman Catholicism, The Berean Call

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  • 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.

  • Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Part 4 – Top 5 Guest Writer Articles
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on December 31, 2020 at 4:38 am

    Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Part 4 – Top 5 Guest Writer Articles The following is the fourth part of the Lighthouse Trails Year in Review. Our Year in Review series (usually 4-5 parts) is especially helpful for those who have missed some of our year’s reporting or perhaps forgotten about some of these important articles. The following 5 articles are from out-of-house guest writers. See Part 1 of Year ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Part 4 – Top 5 Guest Writer Articles appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Commentary: “We Can’t Get Back To Normal If People Think Spreading COVID Equals Murder”
    by Miscellaneous News Source on December 30, 2020 at 2:41 pm

    Commentary: “We Can’t Get Back To Normal If People Think Spreading COVID Equals Murder” UPDATE: Related video: Laura Lynn Thompson: “BC Provincial Update & State Sanctioned Religious Suppression” (pscp.tv) LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes and food for thought. When COVID eventually fades from the headlines, this shift in responsibility could very well remain to constrain key liberties. By Georgi BoormanThe Federalist Amid the ... [Read more...] The post Commentary: “We Can’t Get Back To Normal If People Think Spreading COVID Equals Murder” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Part 3 – Top 10 LT Author Articles
    by Lighthouse Trails author on December 30, 2020 at 7:06 am

    Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Part 3 – Top 10 LT Author 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. Lighthouse Trails has been blessed and privileged to work with dozens of committed, discerning, Bible-believing authors since 2002. Below is a list of 10 articles we posted in 2020 by some of these men and women (in ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Part 3 – Top 10 LT Author Articles appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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