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Lighthouse Trails 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW – Final Part – Top 10 In-House Stories

December 31, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

See also Part 1, Part 2,  Part 3 and Part 4 of our 2018 Year in Review. The following are the 10 top stories for 2018 written by the editors at Lighthouse Trails. Listed in order of date posted. 1. Moody Bible Institute—Trying to Hold on to a Biblical Heritage While Riding the Wave of … [Read more…]

Posted in: YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: anti-Semitism, Bible Study Fellowship, BSF, contemplative prayer, Ecumenism, focus on the family, francis chan, jewish people, kenneth copeland, Missions, Moody Bible Institute, new missiology, Roman Catholicism, sexual abuse, tony palmer, transgenderism, YWAM

The Death of John Chau – A Missionary’s Attempt to Bring Light Into Darkness

December 4, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 3 Comments

  Two weeks ago,  a 26-year-old Christian man named John Allen Chau was killed when he attempted to make contact with a remote tribe on North Sentinel Island, one of the Andaman Islands of India According to reports, Chau had spent several years preparing for the trip, saying that he wanted to tell these isolated … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Missions, The New Missiology Tagged: chief shoefoot, cree people, egerton ryerson young, john chau, missionaries, Missions, nanci desgerlaise, new missiology, Roger Oakland, yanomamo

Lighthouse Trails Sends Out 6th Letter to 160 Christian Leaders

October 23, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

On October 23rd, Lighthouse Trails sent out the 6th letter plus two booklets to 160 influential Christian leaders in the evangelical camp. We began mailing out short letters and Lighthouse Trails booklets in February 2016 to a list that started with 100 names. To learn more about this project, click here to read the first … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, Publishing News, THE SHACK Tagged: Christian leaders, emerging church, new missiology, Roger Oakland, shack theology, The Shack, Warren B. Smith

Letter to the Editor From a Former Young Life Leader: Watered-Down Gospel, Contemplative Authors, & Emergent Leanings

September 14, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In 2012, Lighthouse Trails posted an article titled “Young Life’s History of Embracing Contemplative Authors Continues,” showing that the Christian youth organization, Young Life, was introducing Young Life leaders and kids to contemplative/emergent authors and speakers. The article we wrote talked about a meeting we had in 2002 with the Young Life director of training … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Contemplative Organizations, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: contemplative prayer, emerging church, letter to the editor, new missiology, young life, youth, youth groups, youth leaders

“Churchless” Christianity – The New Way of Doing Missions

August 29, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Roger Oakland In an article titled “Christ-Followers in India Flourishing Outside the Church,” the following statement is made regarding the research of Herbert Hoefer, author of Churchless Christianity: In striking research undertaken in the mid-eighties and published in 1991, Herbert E. Hoefer found that the people of Madras City are far closer to historic … [Read more…]

Posted in: Missions, One-World Religion, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: churchless christianity, emerging church, Herbert Hoefer, Hinduism, india, Missions, new missiology, Roger Oakland

Letter to the Editor: Please Add William Jessup University to the Contemplative Colleges List—Introducing Students to Emerging Figures

May 27, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Hello Lighthouse Trails: Our daughter is a junior in high school and has been receiving college flyers in the mail from secular as well as “Christian” universities. She received the following flyer in a packet.William Jessup University flyer and have attached it as it mentioned “Spiritual Formation Groups” that are used to “reconcile issues surrounding … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: bridgers, carl medearis, francis chan, J.P. Moreland, muslims, n.t. wright, new missiology, Roger Oakland, Shane Claiborne, tony campolo, william jessup university, wju

NEW BOOKLET – Ten Questions for Those Who Claim the “Supreme Beings” of the Nations are the True God

March 29, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

Ten Questions for Those Who Claim the “Supreme Beings” of the Nations are the True God by  Sandy Simpson is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 16 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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Interspirituality, Missions, New Evangelicalism, RESOURCES, The New Missiology, The New Spirituality Tagged: abraham, Brian McLaren, daniel kikawa, deception in the church, emerging church, golden calf, Henri Nouwen, Hinduism, indigenous people's movement, Interspirituality, Islam, joseph, joshua, Leonard Sweet, Missions, moses, Mother teresa, new missiology, richard twiss, Rick Warren, Robert Schuller, sandy simpson, Victor Kazaniian, wcgip, YWAM

Questions for Those Who Claim the “Supreme Beings” Of the Nations Are the True God

March 24, 2015 by A Ministry in His Service

By Sandy Simpson Deception in the Church Ministries I have some questions for those of the World Christian Gathering of Indigenous People (WCGIP) adherents such as Don Richardson, Daniel Kikawa, Richard Twiss (deceased), Terry LeBlanc, Danny Lehman, Aloha Ke Akua, YWAM as well as many in the Emergent Church (EC). The questions arise from their … [Read more…]

Posted in: Missions, New Evangelicalism, Paganism, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: Aloha Ke Akua, daniel kikawa, Danny Lehman, deception in the church, don richardson, golden calf, idolatry in their hearts, mike oppenheimer, Missions, new missiology, Richard Twiss (deceased), sandy simpson, terry leblanc, YWAM

Shamanism or Cutting-Edge Christianity?

July 18, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By David Dombrowski Editor at Lighthouse Trails Publishing & Research I find it rather interesting how God has orchestrated things in life, which demonstrate His great love and ongoing mercy to ordinary people like myself. But, more specifically, I am thinking right now about how years ago I happened to come across a copy of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Missions, Native Spirituality, New Age movement, The Preaching of the Cross, The Role of Meditation Tagged: A Time of Departing, chief shoefoot, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, cree people, david dombrowski, deception, end-times, faith undone, meditation, missionaries, muddy waters, mysticism, nanci desgerlaise, native americans, native spirituality, New Age, new missiology, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, spiritual formation, stories from indian, yanamamo, Yoga

When Churches Use and Abuse Missions

March 31, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International I thank God for pastors and churches that see missions as a means of spreading the gospel. They and their board of directors promote missions for the purpose of establishing gospel lighthouses located in dark places all over the planet. Individual missionaries are assisted and at least partially … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: churches in crisis, missionaries, Missions, new missiology, Roger Oakland, spiritual deception, Understand the Times

Lighthouse Trails 2013 Year in Review—PART 6 – Top 10 Articles in 2013 By Lighthouse Trails Authors

December 28, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

1) Can Christians Be Spiritually Deceived, and How Can They Avoid it? By Roger Oakland 2) Rising PERSECUTION in the “Land of the Free”?  By Berit Kjos 3) How to Protect Your Child From Sexual Predators – With Prayer & the Word  By Patrick Crough 4) A Jewish Believer’s Response to the New Mythology of Daniel Kikawa … [Read more…]

Posted in: YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: Berit Kjos, child sexual abuse, chris lawson, faith, Hitler, maria kneas, mike oppenheimer, mysticism, nanci des gerlaise, New Age, new missiology, patrick crough, persecution, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, spiritual deception, Warren B. Smith

Four Men and Four Books That the Enemy Has Used To Corrupt Christianity

October 1, 2013 by A Ministry in His Service

By Sandy Simpson Deception in the Church Four men changed the world into their postmodern, communist, evolutionist, materialist, Narcissistic concept of reality.  There are also four books that have corrupted Christianity worldwide.  The four men who changed the world, not for the better, were Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Marx, Charles Darwin and Sigmund Freud.                    … [Read more…]

Posted in: FREEDOM, Purpose Driven Movement, Remembering Communism, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, World in Crisis Tagged: carl marx, communism, contemplative, darwin, don richardson, freud, jack deere, marxism, new missiology, nietzsche, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, sandy simpson

A Jewish Believer’s Response to the New Mythology of Daniel Kikawa Calling “Io” God

October 1, 2013 by A Ministry in His Service

By Mike Oppenheimer Let Us Reason Ministries I was brought up Jewish and went to Hebrew school twice a week learning under the Rabbi and cantor. Though this is many years later, I have retained some of what I learned, still knowing the basics. In 1994, I came across the claims of Daniel Kikawa in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ecumenism, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: cultures, daniel kikawa, mike oppenheimer, new missiology, perpetuated in righteousnes

Missionary or Missional – The Emerging Church “On a Mission from God”

August 20, 2013 by A Ministry in His Service

by Bob DeWaay Missionary or Missional? For hundreds, if not thousands, of years Christians have used the term “missionary” to describe one who goes out to preach the gospel to an unsaved world headed toward judgment—repentance for the forgiveness of sin found in the death and resurrection of Christ. The mission of the missionary was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: bob dewaay, emerging church, emerging spirituality, missional, new missiology, The Emerging Church

The Mission Work in Kenya – a Testimony to the Lord’s Goodness and Faithfulness

July 15, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

We hope you love this new slideshow from the Bryce Homes for Widows and Children in Kenya as much as we do. First, you will see most of the new homes that have been built for these Christian families in Kenya, solely from the donations of Understand the Times and Lighthouse Trails readers. This project, which began just … [Read more…]

Posted in: BRYCE HOMES FOR WIDOWS & CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL, Missions Tagged: bryce homes, kenya, Missions, new missiology, pastor achilla, poverty, Roger Oakland, Understand the Times, widows

NEW BOOKLET: Can Cultures Be Redeemed? (Some Things You Should Know About the Indigenous People’s Movement)

March 25, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

Can Cultures Be Redeemed? (Some Things You Should Know About the Indigenous People’s Movement) written by Nanci Des Gerlaise is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.85 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail.  Below is the content of the booklet. To order … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Native Spirituality, New Evangelicalism, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: emerging church, first nations, indigenous people's movement, Missions, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native americans, native spirituality, new missiology, new spirituality, richard twiss, terry leblanc, tracts

NEW BOOKLET TRACT: Native Spirituality “Renewal” & the Emerging Church

March 23, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

Native Spirituality “Renewal” & the Emerging Church written by Nanci Des Gerlaise is our newest Lighthouse Trails Print Booklet Tract. The booklet tract is 18 pages long and sells for $1.85 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail.  Below is the content of the booklet. To order copies of Native … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Spirituality, Native Spirituality, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: booklet tracts, cree, emerging church, first nations, nanci des gerlaise, native american religion, native americans, native spirituality, new missiology, print booklet tracts, richard twiss, tracts

“Churchless” Christianity – The New Way of Doing Missions

November 3, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Roger Oakland In an article titled “Christ-Followers in India Flourishing Outside the Church,” the following statement is made regarding the research of Herbert Hoefer, author of Churchless Christianity: In striking research undertaken in the mid-eighties and published in 1991, Herbert E. Hoefer found that the people of Madras City are far closer to historic Christianity … [Read more…]

Posted in: Hinduism, Missions, The Emerging Church Tagged: Brian McLaren, Christian leaders, churchless christianity, Herbert Hoefer, Hinduism, Islam, Missions, new missiology, Roger Oakland, The Emerging Church, Understand the Times

Book Review: David Teague’s Book “Godly Servants – Discipleship & Spiritual Formation for Missionaries” Promotes Contemplative Spirituality

September 28, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

A better name for David Teague’s 2012 book  Godly Servants – Discipleship & Spiritual Formation for Missionaries would be Making Contemplative Missionaries. Published by the pro-contemplative  Zondervan, Godly Servants falls into step with the numerous other books that advocate for spiritual formation (i.e., contemplative spirituality). However, this may be the first book that is specifically geared toward missionaries, and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Spirituality, Missions Tagged: contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, david teague, godly servants, Henri Nouwen, Homosexuality, Interspirituality, missionaries, Missions, mysticism, New Age, new missiology, new spirituality, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: Family Member Attending a “Missional” Church

July 14, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Yesterday several of my family were talking, and one member mentioned they were involved in “A missional church.” I don’t know anything about this terminology “missional” but I don’t think I like it. Your thoughts please? ___________________ Dear _________________, We are quite familiar with that term, and in virtually every case we have seen … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: bob dewaay, emerging church, larry debruyn, missional, new missiology, Roger Oakland

Video Preview with Sandy Simpson: the First Nations Movement

June 8, 2012 by A Ministry in His Service

The following is a preview video clip of Sandy Simpson in the First Nations Movement DVD Series: For more information on this DVD series, click here.

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Native Spirituality, The New Missiology Tagged: cultures, first nations movement, new missiology, richard twiss, sandy simpson, sin

Video Previews: Perpetuated in Righteousness? Did God Redeem Cultures?

June 5, 2012 by A Ministry in His Service

The following is the first of four previews of the First Nations Movement DVD lecture series with Mike Oppenheimer (Let Us Reason Ministries) and Sandy Simpson (Deception in the Church). This is a powerful series that no Christian should miss. If you would like to order the DVD set, click here. We’ll be posting the other … [Read more…]

Posted in: Native Spirituality, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: cultures, first nations movement, mike oppenheimer, new missiology, sandy simpson

BOOK REVIEW: REJESUS: A WILD MESSIAH FOR A MISSIONAL CHURCH

May 18, 2012 by A Ministry in His Service

By Larry DeBruyn Guarding His Flock Ministries What might it all mean, and where might it all lead? “Therefore I make known to you, that . . . no one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ except by the Holy Spirit.” 1 Corinthians 12:2, NASB Amongst pan-evangelicals nowadays, there’s a lot of talk . . . talk . … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews Tagged: alan hirsch, emerging church, larry debruyn, Leonard Sweet, michael frost, new missiology, new spirituality, rejesus

Wycliffe Bible Translators to “Re-evaluate” Methodology to Removing “Son of God” and “Father” from Bible Translations

February 8, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In a growing controversy where Wycliffe Bible Translators is removing “familial terms” such as Son of God and Father in their Bible translations in order to accommodate Muslim readers, the organization posted a statement on February 7th, saying: While we have never intentionally sponsored a translation that neglects to properly communicate the divine familial terms, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Missions, The New Missiology Tagged: Buddhism, carl medearis, Herbert Hoefer, Hinduism, Islam, missionaries, Missions, muslims, new missiology, new spirituality, Paul Proctor, proctor, Roger Oakland, The Emerging Church, world magazine, wycliffe bible translators, YWAM

‘Father’ and ‘Son’ Ousted from the Trinity in New Bible Translations by Wycliffe and 2 Other Groups

January 30, 2012 by A Ministry in His Service

By Hussein Hajji Wario Yahoo! Contributor Network (courtesy True Discernment blog) A controversy is brewing over three reputable Christian organizations, which are based in North America, whose efforts have ousted the words “Father” and “Son” from new Bibles. Wycliffe Bible Translators, Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) and Frontiers are under fire for “producing Bibles that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Missions, The New Missiology, The Word of God Tagged: bible translations, frontiers, Islam, Missions, muslims, new missiology, the bible, The Emerging Church, the Word of God, wycliffe

The New Look of Christian Missions

May 18, 2011 by Lighthouse Trails author

by Roger Oakland “I must add, though, that I don’t believe making disciples must equal making adherents to the Christian religion. It may be advisable in many (not all!) circumstances to help people become followers of Jesus and remain within their Buddhist, Hindu, or Jewish contexts.1 – Brian McLaren Emerging spirituality is changing the way … [Read more…]

Posted in: The New Missiology Tagged: Brian McLaren, donald miller, emerging church, Erwin McManus, Missions, new missiology, prayer, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, united nations

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  • 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. […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Is “New City Catechism” by Gospel Coalition OK?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 28, 2019 at 10:11 pm

    Letter to the Editor: Is “New City Catechism” by Gospel Coalition OK? Dear Lighthouse Trails: Enclosed please find this announcement that was in our church’s bulletin (see image below) titled “New City Catechism.” We do not have a computer to do research on this, and we were wondering if you would be so kind as to do this for us. We are wondering if it is a ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: Is “New City Catechism” by Gospel Coalition OK? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

  • How to Know if You Are Being Spiritually Abused or Deceived—A Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 28, 2019 at 8:49 am

    How to Know if You Are Being Spiritually Abused or Deceived—A Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire Below is a portion of the content of Chris Lawson’s booklet, How to Know if You Are Being Spiritually Abused or Deceived—A Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire. The full booklet has 101 questions. To order copies of the booklet, click here.  How to Know if You Are Being Spiritually Abused or Deceived—A Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire By Chris ... [Read more...] The post How to Know if You Are Being Spiritually Abused or Deceived—A Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Inc. […]

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