LTRJ Note: As we were preparing to post this letter to the editor that came to us recently, we came across Christian radio host Janet Mefferd’s Twitter comments about Southern Baptist Convention president J.D. Greear’s involvement with a “Neighborly Faith” event on March 5th titled “Hope in the Current Age: A Conversation on Christianity and … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: Thank you for exposing the real agenda behind the 2020 Global Year of the Bible. The pope is deceiving millions of people because they do not know what the Catholic Church teaches concerning the Bible. When I was a Catholic, I was taught from the Catechism of the Catholic Church—not the Bible. … [Read more…]
See Part 1 of our Year in Review. Part 2 of the Lighthouse Trails 2019 Year in Review lists the top 10 news stories from various news sources. We posted these articles throughout the year for informational and research purposes and not necessarily as an endorsement of the source or the content. 1) Statue of … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By JTA Jerusalem Post Ilhan Omar, the newly elected congresswoman from Minnesota, said after being elected that she supported the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel, after saying during her campaign that it was “counteractive” and prevents dialogue. Omar’s comment came … [Read more…]
From Understand the Times Comment from UTT: Read the following article which describes the demise of Christianity in the UK while at the same time the Islamic religion flourishes. Note the following statement from the article: “Given the current trends, Christianity in England is becoming a relic, while Islam will be the religion of the … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International Anyone who has read the Bible knows that Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel since the nation’s foundation. So why is there such a controversy following President Donald Trump’s decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel … [Read more…]
By Catherine Pepinster Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) — Greenbelt, the biggest Christian festival in the United Kingdom, will feature Muslim worship for the first time this year. The decision by organizers of the annual festival — which began more than 40 years ago as a gathering that drew about 1,500 young people — has … [Read more…]
By Tsvi Sadan Israel Today Following the Barcelona terror attacks in which 14 people were killed and some 130 wounded, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) asked the Spanish city’s chief rabbi, Rabbi Meir Bar-Hen, what he thought of the future of Jews there. Generally speaking, European Jewish leaders are extremely cautious, and would seldom, if … [Read more…]
Also see Part 1: “Commentary: Assembly of God (AOG) General Council to Vote on Resolution Against Israel ” and Part 3: “A Further Unveiling of Assemblies of God Resolution 3 & the Serious Implications” By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails On July 28th, Lighthouse Trails posted a commentary by Lighthouse Trails author Cedric Fisher titled … [Read more…]
Also see Part 2: “Dr. George Wood Responds to Lighthouse Trails Article on AoG Resolution 3 and Israel ” and Part 3: “A Further Unveiling of Assemblies of God Resolution 3 & the Serious Implications” By Cedric Fisher Truth Keepers During the 57th Assemblies of God General Council in Anaheim, California, August 7-11, 2017, the … [Read more…]
LTRJ Note: The following is the content of Roger Oakland’s booklet, The New Missiology – Doing Missions Without the Gospel. We are reposting this important article because Lighthouse Trails has many new readers who may not have seen this. By Roger Oakland Emergent Missiology I must add, though, that I don’t believe making disciples must … [Read more…]
By Chelsea Schilling WorldNetDaily A Jew-hating Muslim preschool teacher in South Arlington, Texas, was fired Wednesday after she urged her social media followers to “kill some Jews” and tweeted: “How many Jews died in the Holocaust? Not enough…HAHAHAHA.” Nancy Salem taught preschoolers at the Children’s Courtyard in South Arlington. She is also an activist with Students … [Read more…]
“Richard J. Foster’s Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth is hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality with millions of copies sold since its original publication in 1978.”—Publisher description LTRP Note: Keep in mind three things as you read this article: 1) a strong link exists between Thomas Merton … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network A pastor who had served as a trustee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) International Mission Board, led by “Radical” author and former Alabama pastor David Platt [see the LT articles on Platt below], has resigned out of his concerns over the board’s participation in an amicus brief supporting … [Read more…]
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Breaking Israel News In what should have been an all-out Israel hate-fest with possibly disastrous consequences for the Jewish state, 70 nations gathered in Paris for a “peace” conference on Sunday – but at the end of the day, the results were lackluster and failed to accomplish anything significant against Israel. … [Read more…]
NEW BOOKLET: Remembering the Persecuted Church and Why We Need to Pray by Susan Moore 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 … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: I was thinking about the cost of mail and how it affects your ministry. I wonder whether it would now require broader topics to keep it going. So many of your readers like me have read your warnings about the contemplatives for many years now and perhaps there could be other areas … [Read more…]
A powerful message from Pastor Bill Randles:
LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. The PCUSA has been dropping into apostasy for a very long time. The final result of apostasy is the full denial that Jesus Christ is God and is the only way for salvation. This article shows that through the doorway of interspirituality, the PCUSA … [Read more…]
Reposted from February 2016 in light of this week’s attack against Israel. By Tony Pearce Light For the Last Days Ministries (UK) From the Winter 2015 Light for the Last Days Newsletter. Used with permission. Israel is in the grip of a terror offensive as Palestinians have been attacking Israelis with knives and driving their … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purpose. By Philip Oltermann The UK Guardian . . . A group of Christians, Muslims and Jews is trying to crowdsource funds to build a place where they can all worship: Berlin’s “House of One” is aiming to become the world’s first building … [Read more…]
By Dave Hunt Founder of The Berean Call Much of the anti-Semitism to which we have referred and which appears on the surface around the world is only the tip of the iceberg. The most vicious and far-reaching anti-Semitism is that which has been exercised by governments, international corporations (especially oil companies), and religious institutions, … [Read more…]
By Tony Pearce Light For the Last Days Ministries (UK) From the Winter 2015 Light for the Last Days Newsletter. Used with permission. Israel is in the grip of a terror offensive as Palestinians have been attacking Israelis with knives and driving their cars at them. Between September 13 and November 30, 2015, 22 Israelis … [Read more…]
“This discovery is important because it proves the existence of a Jewish community in the region from ancient times–something which the Palestinian Authority continually denies.” From The Berean Call Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered ancient epitaphs in both Greek and Aramaic that date back to the first century. [It was reported] that the inscriptions were … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: In this sad state of affairs, in many ways, Wheaton College has brought this situation upon themselves by promoting, endorsing, and encouraging the “new” “progressive” Christianity for quite some time. Because the “fruit” of contemplative prayer and the emerging church is interspirituality, it only makes sense that such colleges will have professors (and … [Read more…]
By Bill Randles But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. ( Matthew 23:8-10) Isn’t it interesting … [Read more…]
By Jan Markell (heard on more than 800 radio stations across the country and co-author of Trapped in Hitler’s Hell) Olive Tree Ministries We hear so much about “converging signs” today. The Bible speaks about end-time signs that will increase like birth pangs near the end. I think we have passed the birth pang process, … [Read more…]
By Chad Groening OneNewsNow An author and Middle East expert says violent Muslims are the reason more Jews are fleeing France and immigrating to Israel. “The Muslim population in France has been rising rapidly,” says David Rubin,” and has been more and more violent and less afraid to attack Jews.” A record-breaking number of French … [Read more…]
By Bill Randles Used with permission (source). Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that … [Read more…]
Presented by Roger Oakland and Understand the Times, International Pope Francis: Ecumenical Movement Is Taking Great Steps Toward Reconciliation, Peace The Catholic Church will now forgive your abortion Tracking kids via microchip ‘can’t be far off,’ says expert Iran: ‘We Welcome War With the U.S. Germany sees 25.2% rise in anti-Semitic crime in 2014 Elton … [Read more…]
