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“Continuing Saga: SBC’s Leaders, Seminary Heads at Odds on CRT”

December 22, 2020 by Miscellaneous News Source 7 Comments

LTRJ Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. One year ago, on December 2, 2019, Lighthouse Trails released an article titled Southern Baptist Convention Adopts “Critical Race Theory”—A Dangerous Marxist ‘Solution’ That Will Not Work.” In the summer of 2020, we released a booklet of the same title. This is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Critical Race Theory, FREEDOM, Marxism/Socialism, Politics, Remembering Communism, Signs of the Times, Social Justice, The Emerging Church Tagged: al mohler, critical rade theory, emergent, emerging church, racism, sbc, social justice, Southern Baptist, systemic racism

NEW BOOKLET: S is for Social Justice The Language of Today’s Cultural “Revolution”

September 1, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

NEW BOOKLET: S is for Social Justice The Language of Today’s Cultural “Revolution” by Mary Danielsen 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 personal use. Below … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Chrislam, Critical Race Theory, Defending the Faith, Ecumenism, FOR MILLENNIALS, FREEDOM, Homosexuality, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, One-World Religion, Politics, RESOURCES, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, Transgenderism Tagged: black lives matter, critical race theory, critical theory, diversity, emerging church, glossary, mary danielsen, racism, reparations, social gospel, social justice, systemic racism, terms, white guilt

“‘I No Longer Believe in God,’ Says Lead Singer of Christian Band Hawk Nelson”

May 27, 2020 by Miscellaneous News Source 19 Comments

LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Michael FoustChristianheadlines.com The lead singer of the Christian contemporary group Hawk Nelson said in an Instagram post last week he doesn’t believe in God and “can no longer stand on stage” and sing the band’s songs because of his new stance. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Music Tagged: apostasy, ccm, christian music, emerging church, hawk nelson, jon steingard, Music

Lighthouse Trails Booklets Sale – 20% Off All Booklets

April 30, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Lighthouse Trails Publishing now has 141 topical booklets, and all of them are currently on sale for 20% off. The booklets start at $1.95 each, with quantity discounts starting at 6 or more of the same title. Each booklet is 10-18 pages, 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ with full-color covers, high-quality gloss paper, and especially … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Drugs/Marijuana, General Information, Health, RESOURCES, The Word of God Tagged: Bible prophecy, booklets, building faith, deception, discernment, emerging church, end-times, evangelism, god's word, mariuana, sale

Emergent Calvinist SBC President, J.D. Greear, Will Remain 1 More Year Due to Coronavirus

March 30, 2020 by Guest Writers 6 Comments

By Philip Gray According to a Christian Post article, “Southern Baptist Convention Cancels Annual Meeting Amid COVID-19 Outbreak,” emergent Calvinist SBC president, J.D. Greear, will remain as president one more year: Messengers at the SBC’s Annual Meeting this year were scheduled to vote for a new president to replace pastor J.D. Greear, who has served … [Read more…]

Posted in: Chrislam, Churches in Crisis!, Coronavirus, Homosexuality, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, Southern Baptist Convention, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: calvinism, coronavirus, covid-19, critical race theory, emerging church, janet mefferd, jd greear, marxism, sbc, southern baptist convention

Emergent Manifesto of Hope Despair Revisited—How It Has Affected Today’s Church

March 10, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 9 Comments

In 2007, Lighthouse Trails wrote a book review on a book titled Emergent Manifesto of Hope. Today, thirteen years later, we are seeing the “fruit” of the emergent church (that, incidentally, was spawned by leaders like Rick Warren, Bob Buford, and Bill Hybels as is documented in Faith Undone by Roger Oakland). The so-called fruit … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, Marxism/Socialism, Persecution, Remembering Communism, Rick Warren, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: bob buford, Brian McLaren, communism, contemplative prayer, critical race theory, doug pagitt, emergent church, emerging church, Homosexuality, manifesto, marxism, Ray Yungen, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, socialism, tony jones

D is for Deception – The Language of the “New” Christianity

February 8, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 8 Comments

By Kevin Reevesand the Editors at Lighthouse TrailsA number of years ago, a book written by emerging-church leaders Brian McLaren and Leonard Sweet was released. The book was called A is for Abductive: the language of the emerging church. Going through the alphabet, the authors identified many terms they hoped would be picked up by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Missiology, The New Spirituality Tagged: emerging church, kevin reeves, new christianity, new spirituality, terms

Southern Baptist Convention Adopts “Critical Race Theory”—A Dangerous Marxist “Solution” That Will Not Work

December 2, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 24 Comments

On November 25th, Lighthouse Trails received a link to a YouTube documentary titled “The Stain of Albert Mohler”(1) that documents how the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) passed a resolution (Resolution 9) this past summer (2019) which adopts “Critical Race Theory” (a theory that claims to be a solution to ending racism but according to critics … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Homosexuality, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, Politics, Southern Baptist Convention, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: abraham hamilton, albert mohler, critical race theory, critical theory, david platt, emergent, emerging church, intersectionality, j.d. grear, marxism, racial issues, racial reconciliation, racism, sbc, socialism, southern baptist convention, the gospel, voddie baucham, white supremacy

The Call for Unity at the Price of Truth

September 14, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 7 Comments

Today, church sermons, books, commentaries, and lectures are inundated with the call for unity, and are all pushing for the idea that we must have unity at all costs and do “whatever it takes” to accomplish that goal. Over the years, we’ve heard this “unity” cry from various Christian leaders, such as Rick Warren and … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Churches in Crisis!, Ecumenism, On Christian Faith, One-World Religion, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: Beth Moore, churches in crisis, community, denominations, division, emerging church, francis chan, harry ironside, Rick Warren, unity

“Liberal Christians Gather at Wild Goose Festival to Pray — and Plan”

August 26, 2019 by Miscellaneous News Source 4 Comments

“He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.” Luke 8:8 LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes and not as an endorsement of either content or the source. It is worth reading this article (written earlier this summer) because it is a glimpse of the face of today’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Conference Alerts, Ecumenism, FOR MILLENNIALS, InterVarsity Press, One-World Religion, Politics, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church Tagged: communism, Conferences, emerging church, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, liberals, Marianne Williamson, Politics, Roger Oakland, Sojourners, wild goose festival

An Overlooked Reason For “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” Author Josh Harris’ Departure From the Christian Faith

July 30, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 76 Comments

“I have undergone a massive shift in regard to my faith in Jesus. The popular phrase for this is ‘deconstruction,’ the biblical phrase is ‘falling away.’ By all the measurements that I have for defining a Christian, I am not a Christian. . . . to the LGBTQ+ community, I want to say that I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, FOR MILLENNIALS, Homosexuality, On Christian Faith, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church Tagged: c.j. mahaney, calvinism, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Homosexuality, i kissed dating goodbye, josh harris, lgbt, purity, reformed theology, regent college, sexual abuse

Letter to the Editor: Churchless in North America

July 14, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 22 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: We are writing this letter to encourage others in their journey to find a Bible-believing church that values sound biblical doctrine and the authority of Scripture.  We became aware of a significant shift in our C&MA [Christian & Missionary Alliance] church after they picked-up a new hip pastor from a California mega … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian & Missionary Alliance, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Defending the Faith, Discernment, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church Tagged: andy stanley, apostasy, churches, churches in crisis, cma, deception, emerging church, letter to the editor, the Message

BOOK REVIEW: “Subversive Sabbath, the Surprising Power of Rest in a Nonstop World” by A.J. Swoboda

May 13, 2019 by A Ministry in His Service 7 Comments

LTRP Note: The following is a book review by Gary Gilley on A.J. Swoboda’s book Subversive Sabbath, the Surprising Power of Rest in a Nonstop World. BOOK REVIEW: Subversive Sabbath, the Surprising Power of Rest in a Nonstop World by A.J. Swoboda By Pastor Gary GilleyThink on These ThingsUsed with permission. Subversive Sabbath won Christianity … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Defending the Faith, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church, The Word of God Tagged: annie dillard, emerging church, gary gilley, new covenant, old covenant, sabbath, spiritual formation, swoboda, wendell berry

Letter to the Editor: Southern Baptist Convention Leaders Taking SBC Far From Its Biblical Moorings

April 26, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 24 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: As a Southern Baptist, I am concerned that powerful leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention are taking the denomination far from its biblical moorings. Bureaucracy within the organization is to blame, as are a few mega-church pastors who take turns filling decision-making posts whether elected or appointed. What can Southern Baptists do … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Saddleback, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Beth Moore, christine caine, daniel plan, emerging church, joel osteen, joyce meyer, lgbt, lifeway bookstore, revoice, Rick Warren, russell moore, sbc, southern baptist convention

Celebrating the Atonement and the Resurrection While Promoting Contemplative – A Profound Contradiction

April 20, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

In 1922, liberal pastor and theologian Harry Emerson Fosdick stated the following words in his sermon titled “Will the Fundamentalists Win?”: “It is interesting to note where the Fundamentalists are driving in their stakes to mark out the deadline of doctrine around the church, across which no one is to pass except on terms of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Defending the Faith, On Christian Faith Tagged: contemplative prayer, easter, emerging church, faith undone, harry fosdick, Leonard Sweet, resurrection, Roger Oakland, Thomas Merton

Preparing for Perilous Times and Finding God’s Peace in the Midst of Them

April 8, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 6 Comments

Preparing for Perilous Times and Finding God’s Peace in the Midst of Them By David Dombrowski For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and the trees of the field shall clap their hands. (Isaiah 55:12) Over the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Spirituality, Discernment, Persecution, RESOURCES, Signs of the Times Tagged: apostasy, contemplative prayer, david dombrowski, deception, emerging church, end-times, perilous times, persecution, preparedness, purpose driven, suffering

Does Your Church Pass the Test?: Signs That the Emerging Church Has Emerged Into Your Church

February 25, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 8 Comments

It was six years ago in January 2013 that Lighthouse Trails began publishing topical booklets. In February of that year, we released one by Roger Oakland called How To Know When the Emerging Church Shows Signs of Emerging Into Your Church. This booklet has been invaluable to many because it lists several of the signs … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, InterVarsity Press, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: churches in crisis, emergent, emerging church, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Israel, kingdom now, replacement theology, Roger Oakland

Letter to the Editor: My Christian University Professor Graded Harshly for Mentioning Lighthouse Trails

January 24, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 29 Comments

LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is posted with permission. It is written by a graduate student of a Christian university. We find the professor’s remarks to this student provocative, especially considering what we discovered after reading the professor’s post. Please see our comments after the two posts below. Dear Lighthouse Trails: I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Nazarene Church Tagged: A Time of Departing, colleges, contemplative prayer, corban university, emerging church, gcu, grand canyon university, james diehl, james maxwell, letter to the editor, matthew fox, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Roger Oakland, Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, zen

Andy Stanley’s “Irresistible”: Not So Irresistible!

December 15, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 21 Comments

By Gregory R Reid As a Christian researcher and minister, I approached the reading of Andy Stanley’s book Irresistible with an account of Andy Stanley’s message to the Southern Baptist Convention that helped me to understand Stanley’s core belief concerning the Scripture. He had told the gathering at the SBC, “I would ask preachers and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Defending the Faith, Spiritual Deception, The Word of God Tagged: andy stanley, emerging church, gregory reid, irresistible, new testament, replacement theology, salvation

Learning From Rome

November 19, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

By Ray Yungen From a theological viewpoint, there now exist two branches (so to speak) of the Catholic Church—the traditional (as defended by someone like Karl Keating in his book Catholicism and Fundamentalism) and the progressive or contemplative* element (as exemplified by Thomas Merton and Henri Nouwen).1 And while these two branches (or movements) can … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Interspirituality, Road to Rome, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: catholic church, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, emergent, emerging church, eucharist, Eugene Peterson, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, kenneth boa, larry crabb, New Age, panentheism, pete scazzero, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Road to Rome, Roman Catholicism, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

“Anger, Vitriol and Venom” From the Parliament of the World’s Religions

November 10, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 8 Comments

Carl Teichrib attended the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto, Ontario as part of his research ministry. Below are comments Carl made on his Facebook page about his time there. We are reposting them with his permission. The photos were taken by Carl at the Parliament. Also be sure and see the links below … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, One-World Religion, Persecution Tagged: anger, Brian McLaren, carl teichrib, emerging church, hate, Jim Wallis, parliament of world's religions, progressive

Warren B. Smith New YouTube Channel, Chuck Smith, Calvary Chapel, and Purpose Driven

November 9, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 13 Comments

  Former New Age follower and Lighthouse Trails author Warren B. Smith has a new YouTube channel created by Chris Lawson of Spiritual Research Network. Lawson will be adding numerous talks over the next several weeks that Smith has given over the past twenty-five years. Two particular videos on the channel took place in 2008 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Defending the Faith, New Age movement, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Saddleback, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church Tagged: Calvary Chapel, chris lawson, Chuck Smith, emerging church, New Age movement, purpose driven, Ray Yungen, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, Warren B. Smith, Warren Smith

The People’s Church

November 5, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 13 Comments

[ By Paul Proctor I walked through the doors of the First Baptist Church in the spring of 1995 after having been somewhat of a prodigal son for roughly 10 years. I had recently rededicated my life to Christ and wanted to once again be a part of a loving church family. As I entered … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, The Emerging Church, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: bill hybels, church growth, emerging church, New Evangelicalism, Paul Proctor, seeker-friendly, socialism, Willow Creek

“They Hate Christianity But Love (Another) Jesus – How Conservative Christians Are Being Manipulated and Ridiculed, Especially During Election Years”

October 25, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 9 Comments

  In May of 2013, Lighthouse Trails released a report titled, “They Hate Christianity But Love (Another) Jesus – How Conservative Christians Are Being Manipulated and Ridiculed, Especially During Election Years.” In view of the upcoming elections and some of the things going on around the country in the “background,” it seems diligent to repost … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, FOR MILLENNIALS, Homosexuality, Persecution, Politics, Remembering Communism, Rick Warren, The Emerging Church Tagged: America, bill hybels, bob buford, Brian McLaren, communism, Dan Kimball, diana butler bass, doug pagitt, elections, emergent, emerging church, John pavlovitz, Leadership Network, mark scandrette, marxism, Politics, Rick Warren, Samir Selmanovic, Shane Claiborne, socialism, terra nova project

Roma Downey No Longer Listed as Proclaim 19 Speaker – Reason Unclear From NRB Office

October 22, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

On October 8th, Lighthouse Trails posted the following comment when introducing Greg Reid’s new booklet Butterfly Illusions: Roma Downey, who has never renounced her extensive New Age involvement, is now firmly entrenched and aligned with contemporary Christian leadership. Because Christian leaders and day-to-day believers have given Roma Downey a get-out-of-the-new-age free pass, Lighthouse Trails is releasing a … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality Tagged: Ecumenism, emerging church, greg laurie, john macarthur, nrb, proclaim 19, Rick Warren, roma downey

Letter to the Editor: My Former Baptist Pastor Went From Spiritual Formation Into the Orthodox Church

October 19, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 7 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Yesterday, I was reading 1 Corinthians 1 and 2, where Paul is writing about the wisdom of God versus the wisdom of the world. I was reminded of our former Baptist pastor in the early ’80s who was highly intellectual, which attracted a lot of people from academia in our college town. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Road to Rome, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: ancient fathers, baptist, candles, desert fathers, emerging church, eucharist, incense, infant baptism, letter to the editor, mystical practices, orthodox church, Ray Yungen, Road to Rome, Roger Oakland, spiritual formation

“Contextualization” of the Gospel – A Free-Falling Catastrophe

October 10, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 10 Comments

By Roger Oakland You may not have heard the term before, but contextual theology is a prominent message from the emerging church. In his book, Models of Contextual Theology(1992), Stephen B. Bevans defines contextual theology as: . . . a way of doing theology in which one takes into account: the spirit and message of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, InterVarsity Press, Nazarene Church, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: Brian McLaren, contextual theology, contextualization, doug pagitt, emergent, emerging church, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, new spirituality, Roger Oakland

The Emergent Church’s War on the Word

September 30, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 14 Comments

By Gregory Reid It was, of course, inevitable that the Emergent Church would begin to have babies that were even more unbiblical than itself. Andy Stanley is one of those spiritual offspring of a departure from biblical faith and adoption by experiential religious deception. In 2016, he told a group of pastors at the Southern … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, On Christian Faith, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Word of God Tagged: emergent, emerging church, god's word, gregory reid, John pavlovitz, Leonard Sweet, New Age, occult, Rob Bell, the bible, the Word of God

Some Thoughts Worth Considering on Pub Theology

September 24, 2018 by A Ministry in His Service 6 Comments

LTRP Note: Recently, a father called us very concerned about the growing popularity of “Pub Theology.” He asked if we had any information about it. The late Larry DeBruyn wrote the following article in 2009 and gave permission for Lighthouse Trails to post it. Since 2009, Pub Theology has indeed increased greatly in popularity, especially … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, FOR MILLENNIALS, Health, Missions, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, Wesleyan Church Tagged: alcohol, beer, emerging church, evangelism, health, millennials, pub theology, wesleyan, youth

Letter to the Editor: Jesus Movement of 70s Not Same as Emerging Church Today

August 27, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 25 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails editors: Do you remember “the Jesus Movement” of the late 60s and early 70s? The Lord brought to my mind something, and I thought I would share. I don’t know what was taking place where you lived in that era, however, where I lived, kids were bringing God’s Word with them to school. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Emerging Church Tagged: emerging church, god's word, hippies, jesus movement, keith green, letter to the editor
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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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