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How Should the Christian Contender of the Faith Speak and Behave?

February 18, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12) Lighthouse Trails has always … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, Spiritual Deception Tagged: contending for the the faith, discernment, god's word, spiritual deception, wisdom

Lighthouse Trails 2018 Year-in-Review – Part 3 – Top 10 Articles by Like-Minded Ministries

December 28, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

See also Part 1, and Part 2 of our 2018 Year in Review. The following are the Top 10 stories written in 2018 by like-minded ministries (most of whom are also authors Lighthouse Trails represents). In order of date posted (oldest to newest): 1. Biometrics and Big Brother by Roger Oakland – A trend is … [Read more…]

Posted in: YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: bill randles, biometrics, carl teichrib, cedric fisher, children, Christian leaders, discernment, emerging churdh, end-times, francis chan, god's dream, gregory reid, lois putnam, lynn lusby pratt, maria kneas, mike oppenheimer, New Age, persecution, Roger Oakland, transgenderism, Warren B. Smith

Lighthouse Trails 2018 Year-in-Review – Part 1 – Top 10 Letters to the Editor

December 26, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Every year around this time, Lighthouse Trails presents its Year in Review. Over the next few days, we will be posting our top stories from different categories from 2018. This is an opportunity to read stories you may have missed and also to get a wide-lens glance at important things happening in the church and … [Read more…]

Posted in: YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: 2018, discernment, letters to the editor, spiritual deception, YEAR IN REVIEW

Letter to the Editor: Having Discernment – Both a Blessing and a “Curse”

December 3, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 19 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I have come to realize that discernment is a gift like no other. It is a blessing and a “curse” at the same time. A blessing because it provides a person with insight that allows them to take precautions so as to not be led astray by wolves and/or blind leaders. On … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Discernment, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Charles Stanley, Christian leaders, discernment, john macarthur, letter to the editor, pride

NEW! T.A. McMahon (Berean Call) Interview With Former New Age Follower Warren B. Smith on “God’s Dream”

November 30, 2018 by A Ministry in His Service 1 Comment

  Tom welcomes former New Age follower Warren Smith on The Berean Call program, Search the Scriptures 24/7. Tom and Warren discuss the New Age term “God’s Dream” and how this concept is coming into the church unbeknownst to most Christians. This is a two-part interview (the second part will air next week at TBC). … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Discernment, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES Tagged: deception, discernment, god's dream, jesus calling, New Age, t.a. macmahon, The Berean Call, tom mcmahon, Warren B. Smith, Warren Smith

Lighthouse Trails Sending Out 9th Letter to Christian Leaders and Pastors

November 23, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 7 Comments

For nearly three years (since January 2016), Lighthouse Trails has been mailing out small booklet packs to Christian leaders and pastors three times a year. Next week, we will be sending our third mailing for 2018. Since we began the mailings, we have added the names of numerous pastors and ministry leaders, many of whom … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, Encouragement, On Christian Faith, RESOURCES Tagged: acim, Christian leaders, churches in crisis, discernment, holocaust, Marianne Williamson, neale donald walsch, oprah winfrey, spiritual deception, the Jews, tony pearce, Warren B. Smith

Lighthouse Trails 2018 End-of-Summer Store-Wide Sale

September 17, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Dear Lighthouse Trails reader: A few times a year, Lighthouse Trails offers a store-wide sale for our readers. Click here for details. Lasts 2 days.   (Photo: bigstockphoto.com; used with permission)  

Posted in: General Information, RESOURCES Tagged: booklets, books, discernment, products, resources, sale

Remaining Cautious and Circumspect in a Dangerous World

September 8, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

By Maria Kneas See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15-16) Recently, I had lunch at a local restaurant, and I noticed that a woman in the booth next to mine was wearing a tee-shirt that said, “Proud To Be A … [Read more…]

Posted in: Discernment, Encouragement, On Christian Faith Tagged: danger, discernment, encouragement, endtimes, god's word, holy spirit, maria kneas, warnings

Letter to the Editor: Our Discerning Pastor Caved In To Allowing Deception in the Church

August 4, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 2 Comments

LTRP Note: We received the following comment today from a reader regarding the article we posted earlier this week by Roger Oakland about the emerging church. From phone calls, e-mails, and letters we receive, we know many are going through similar situations in their churches. We pray that pastors who do seem to have some … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Beth Moore, churches in crisis, discernment, emerging church, letter to the editor, liberal, psychology, spiritual deception

Letter to the Editor: Lighthouse Trails Book on Calvinism is Allowing False Teaching into LT

June 20, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 19 Comments

To Lighthouse Trails: I am really sad that you are anti Calvinist in your ministry. I was a student at Biola university and conversed with you about their heretical teaching in their New Age spirituality. Your books Faith Undone and A Time of Departing were a huge impact and blessing to me as well as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: bob kirkland, calvinism, Catholicism, discernment, https://www.lighthousetrails.com/home/1489-calvinism-none-dare-call-it-heresy.html

Guest Commentary: Combating Error—Whose Job Is It?

June 7, 2018 by Free-Lance Writers 7 Comments

LTRP Note: The following commentary was submitted in relation to our recent article “Francis Chan Warns Those Who Criticize Christian Leaders: “God Will Destroy You.” By Victor Scipioni Guest Commentary In Revelation 4:11, it says: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Discernment, Spiritual Deception Tagged: commentary, contending for the faith, discernment, doctrine, god's word, sound doctrine, spiritual deception

Guest Commentary: Spiritual Discernment What It Is and How to Get It

May 24, 2018 by A Ministry in His Service 4 Comments

By Dr. Shelton Smith* Used with permission. Spiritual discernment! What is it? Where do you learn about it? Is it something we need? If so, how do we get it? Okay, let’s see if we can find the answers to these questions. There are many things that we can do without spiritual discernment. We can … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment Tagged: discerning the times, discernment, shelton smith, sword of the lord

Is Francis Chan Right That God Will Destroy Those Who Challenge Christian Leaders?

May 11, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 12 Comments

By Mike Oppenheimer Let Us Reason I’m going to use an example of a disturbing sermon from a popular teacher* to show why the church is being misled by false teaching and starving for truth in God’s Word. Recently, Francis Chan spoke to a group at Bethel Church, and using Bible verses, he warned that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bethel Church (Redding), Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, New Evangelicalism, Persecution, The Emerging Church Tagged: ananais, ark of the covenant, Christian leaders, discernment, francis chan, judgment, persecution, sapphira, uzza

Update on Warren B. Smith

April 30, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 12 Comments

As many of you know, Lighthouse Trails author and co-laborer in ministry, Warren B. Smith, went through some major trials in 2016 and 2017 when his home was severely damaged and family pets were lost in a fire in central California, and he also suffered a heart attack. These things occurred during the time period … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, On Christian Faith, Publishing News Tagged: contending for the faith, discernment, Warren B. Smith

Trevor Baker – Songs For a Troubled Church

April 11, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 5 Comments

In 2011, Roger Oakland introduced Lighthouse Trails to Trevor Baker and his music, and we’ve been listening to him ever since. Trevor sings about many of the things Lighthouse Trails writes about, and it doesn’t take too long listening to Trevor to know he’s a man after God’s own heart. A couple years ago, we … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Music, RESOURCES Tagged: churches in crisis, discernment, Music, Trevor Baker

Francis Chan Warns Those Who Criticize Christian Leaders: “God Will Destroy You”

April 9, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 32 Comments

A recent YouTube video that has been viewed over 50,000 times thus far* of highly prolific and popular Christian author and speaker Francis Chan creates a very disturbing scenario of how the Body of Christ should operate. Speaking to a group at Bethel Church, he strongly implied that God will destroy (kill) anyone who questions … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Charismatic, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, FREEDOM, Persecution, Spiritual Deception Tagged: ananias, bethel church, discernment, francis chan, persecution, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, sapphira

Guest Commentary: On Behalf of Sheepdogs Everywhere

March 27, 2018 by Free-Lance Writers 11 Comments

LTRP Note: The following article is written by a long-time Lighthouse Trails reader who is a lay preacher and evangelist from Canada. He encouraged us to post this specifically on behalf of the many dedicated commentators, authors, readers, and contenders of the faith who stand for truth and are devoted to warning others. By Dick … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Defending the Faith, Discernment, Spiritual Deception Tagged: deception, discernment, exhortation, sheepdog, shepherds, watchmen

Help Get Lighthouse Trails Books into Local U.S. Libraries At No Cost to You Before Government Restrictions Occur

March 8, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Lighthouse Trails books are now in hundreds of libraries across the U.S., and if you would like to get some of our titles into your own local library, it’s easy and doesn’t cost you anything. Just call or visit your library, give the librarian the title, author, and publisher (Lighthouse Trails Publishing) of any title … [Read more…]

Posted in: Discernment, Publishing News, RESOURCES Tagged: books, discernment, freedom, government restrictions, libraries, persecution

BOOKLET HIGHLIGHT: Three Vital Questions on Navigating Discernment

March 1, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 5 Comments

The following is a booklet we published in 2016. For those who have not read this yet, we hope you will find it helpful. The booklet is divided into three parts. The first part is written by Harry Ironside (Should Christians Expose Error?); the second part is written by former journalist Paul Proctor (What Does … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Defending the Faith, Discernment, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, The Word of God Tagged: apostasy, contenders, contending for the faith, discernment, false prophets, false teachers, god's word, harry ironside, matthew 18, Paul Proctor

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

January 11, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a 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

Letter to the Editor: Widespread Compromise by Most Pastors Leaves Reader in Dilemma

December 23, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Dear Lighthouse Trails, In regards to the first article in this week’s newsletter, I have run into this constantly. You probably don’t remember me, but I needed info 8 to 10 years ago on the Emergent Church movement and you sent me two books free of charge. I am very thankful for that. I didn’t … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception Tagged: churches, deception, discernment, emergent church, letter to the editor, pastors, Rob Bell, tbn walter martin

Letter to the Editor: More Concerns Re: Calvary Chapel Pastors and Discernment Ministries

December 11, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

LTRP Note: We are posting this, not to single out Calvary Chapel as this is a problem in most denominations today, but rather to once again illustrate why discerning Christians (like many of you who read LT) are having such a hard time in their efforts to warn the church about spiritual deception and apostasy. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Discernment, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Deception Tagged: brian brodersen, Calvary Chapel, Chuck Smith, discernment, Discernment Ministries, letter to the editor, spiritual deception

Letter to the Editor: Calvary Chapel Pastor Condemns Discernment Ministries

December 6, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Below you will find a link to a message preached at Calvary Chapel Lone Mountain in Las Vegas, NV.  Please start at the 1:10:00 mark.  This is very concerning to me!!!  Many people are now leaving this church because of the attitude that permeates through this message.  I will of course be … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Defending the Faith, Discernment, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Calvary Chapel, Christian leaders, discernment, greg laurie, letter to the editor, Rick Warren, spiritual deception

NEW BOOKLET: Watchful and Discerning Through It All

November 21, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author Leave a Comment

NEW BOOKLET:Watchful and Discerning Through It All by Warren B. Smith is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own personal use. Below … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Discernment, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, The Word of God Tagged: booklet, discernment, endurance, god's word, perserverance, pressing on, spiritual deception, through it all, Warren B. Smith, watchful and discerning, Word of God

The Lonely Road by Trevor Baker – The Cost of Following Jesus

November 17, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: The following lyrics are written by song writer and singer Trevor Baker from his CD The Lonely Road. These lyrics below are to the title song, “The Lonely Road.” If you would like to listen to 30 second clips of this song and the other songs on that CD, click here. The Lonely … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Discernment, Music Tagged: discernment, Music, Trevor Baker

Letter to the Editor: New Booklet Teaches Discernment Is For All Believers – Even Women and the “Uneducated”

October 21, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Dear Lighthouse Trails Editors: I just read your article “Sound the Trumpet” and wanted to thank you for your paragraph confronting those men in point who seem to have a corner on discernment, bulleting women of “sharp tongue” trumping their scriptural knowledge. The understanding I get is that compared to them most of us who … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Defending the Faith, Discernment, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: discernment, letter to the editor, women

Letter to the Editor: The Sheepdog Guarding the Sheep

September 12, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Dear Lighthouse Trails Editors: I found that the function of the sheepdog is analogous to the call of Christians to exercise discernment.  Those of you who might work on farms are quite familiar with the functions of the sheepdog in guarding the sheep, I presume.  When these animals see danger, they bark to alert the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: apostasy, discernment, letter to the editor

Discernment Ministries Not Needed? Would the Apostle Paul Agree?

June 14, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails This week, someone sent us an online article, written by a pastor who said that the church does not need discernment ministries  anymore. While the pastor’s comments that such ministries are making great money by doing this kind of work were erroneous, it was the pastor’s rationale and conclusions … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, On Christian Faith, The Gospel Tagged: apostle paul, beliefs, discernment, Discernment Ministries, doctrines, marytrs, spiritual deception

Signs of the Times in Song with Trevor Baker, Part 1

June 5, 2017 by A Ministry in His Service Leave a Comment

LTRP Note: The following is part 1 of a recent interview that our Canadian friend and co-laborer in Christ Trevor Baker had with The Berean Call. Trevor will be singing at The Berean Call’s 2017 conference this year. We met Trevor, who is from Saskatchewan, through Roger Oakland a few years ago. After listening to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Music Tagged: discernment, Music, songs, The Berean Call, Trevor Baker

Warren B. Smith Suffers Heart Attack on May 21st – Please Pray for Him

May 21, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (Philippians 4:6) Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16) Now I beseech you, brethren, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, General Information Tagged: discernment, health, through it all, trials, Warren B. Smith
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  • How Should the Christian Contender of the Faith Speak and Behave?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 18, 2019 at 2:52 pm

    How Should the Christian Contender of the Faith Speak and Behave? By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12) Lighthouse Trails has always ... [Read more...] The post How Should the Christian Contender of the Faith Speak and Behave? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Parents Beware: Indiana Education Bill Seeks “Mental Health” Control Of All Kids
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 16, 2019 at 12:30 pm

    Parents Beware: Indiana Education Bill Seeks “Mental Health” Control Of All Kids LTRP Note: The following out-of-house news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Alex NewmanFP Media Draconian “education” legislation to further erode parental rights and gather all sorts of “mental health” data on children, among other controversial elements, is making its way through the Indiana legislature now. Activists are in an uproar about ... [Read more...] The post Parents Beware: Indiana Education Bill Seeks “Mental Health” Control Of All Kids appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Taizé, the Eucharist, and Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 13, 2019 at 4:24 am

    Taizé, the Eucharist, and Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson LTRP Note: The following is from Chris Lawson’s book Taizé—A Community and Worship: Ecumenical Reconciliation or an Interfaith Delusion? Taizé is an ecumenical interfaith community in France where over 100,000 young people travel to each year; and Taizé worship is becoming very popular in the United States. This particular section below is about the “Eucharist,” which is ... [Read more...] The post Taizé, the Eucharist, and Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Striking Similarities Between God Calling and the Jesus Calling Series
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 12, 2019 at 9:40 am

    Striking Similarities Between God Calling and the Jesus Calling Series Chris Lawson of Spiritual Research Network has posted a compelling online booklet titled Striking Similarities Between God Calling and the Jesus Calling Series. If you have friends or family members who are reading Jesus Calling, this project presented by SRN may be very helpful in pointing out to Jesus Calling readers that Jesus Calling has many similarities to the ... [Read more...] The post Striking Similarities Between God Calling and the Jesus Calling Series appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Letter to the Editor: LT Wrong to Warn About Walk to Emmaus
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 11, 2019 at 6:12 pm

    Letter to the Editor: LT Wrong to Warn About Walk to Emmaus LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is in regard to our article: Walk to Emmaus and Tres Dias – A Walk to Deception. To Lighthouse Trails: There are NO MANTRAS in the Walk to Emmaus or any other cursillo movement. We follow a strict Bible centered curriculum covered with prayer and praise. I ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: LT Wrong to Warn About Walk to Emmaus appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Out of My Mindfulness – Final Part
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 11, 2019 at 1:53 pm

    Out of My Mindfulness – Final Part By Lynn Lusby Pratt Part 1 and Part 2 of this little series lead in to this foundational question: Is mindfulness/meditation an Eastern religion practice or not? With its use in schools, businesses, and psychologists’ offices, it tends to be billed as neutral. Sometimes, though, the Eastern-ness is cheered, and (it had to happen!) you ... [Read more...] The post Out of My Mindfulness – Final Part appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Out of My Mindfulness – Part 2
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 9, 2019 at 4:00 pm

    Out of My Mindfulness – Part 2 By Lynn Lusby Pratt Part 1 of this series told of the ACLJ’s action against Buddhist meditation being forced on school kids. The ACLJ’s researchers dug into general (not just school-related) reports on mindfulness/meditation. Turns out that with this current craze, mindfulness being trendy and cool, studies don’t report the negative side effects (or they ... [Read more...] The post Out of My Mindfulness – Part 2 appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Navigators Welcomes 2019 With Their Contemplative Trend By Promoting Jesuit Prayer Practice
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 5, 2019 at 9:02 pm

    Navigators Welcomes 2019 With Their Contemplative Trend By Promoting Jesuit Prayer Practice Navigators is a Christian organization, founded in 1933 by a young man named Dawson Trotman, that eventually became a household name in the evangelical church.* The Navigators motto is, “To Know Christ and to Make Him Known.” However, Navigators and its publishing arm NavPress have been on a contemplative trend for over 15 years, and ... [Read more...] The post Navigators Welcomes 2019 With Their Contemplative Trend By Promoting Jesuit Prayer Practice appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Understanding the Spirituality of Sue Monk Kidd (author of The Secret Life of Bees)
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 2, 2019 at 5:12 pm

    Understanding the Spirituality of Sue Monk Kidd (author of The Secret Life of Bees) By Ray Yungen Sue Monk Kidd’s spirituality is spelled out clearly in her book When the Heart Waits. She explains: There’s a bulb of truth buried in the human soul [not just Christian] that’s “only God” … the soul is more than something to win or save. It’s the seat and repository of the inner ... [Read more...] The post Understanding the Spirituality of Sue Monk Kidd (author of The Secret Life of Bees) appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • Out of My Mindfulness – Part 1
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 30, 2019 at 10:12 pm

    Out of My Mindfulness – Part 1 By Lynn Lusby Pratt ACLJ attorney Jay Sekulow’s bulletin of December 11, 2018 focused on complaints about Buddhist/Eastern meditation being forced on school kids. More from that in a minute. Various “relaxation” programs have been appearing in the public schools for years. Most parents and teachers didn’t pick up on the religious implications because (1) ... [Read more...] The post Out of My Mindfulness – Part 1 appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

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