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Fearing God in a Fearless New Age

January 3, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

By Warren B. Smith Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. (Psalm 128:1) We are living in fearful times, yet the Bible repeatedly tells us to “Fear not.” Scripture assures us that “God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Course in Miracles, Book/Music Excerpts, New Age movement Tagged: A Course in Miracles, acim, jesus calling, mark batterson, oprah winfrey, purpose driven, Rick Warren, Robert Schuller, Warren B. Smith

Remembering Ray Yungen and Richard Foster’s “School” of Contemplative Prayer

October 16, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

Three years ago today author and researcher Ray Yungen passed away at the age of 64. As regular Lighthouse Trails readers know, it was through Ray’s work that Lighthouse Trails began nearly 18 years ago. Interestingly, on the eve of this 3rd anniversary of Ray’s departure, we read an e-mail notice we received this week … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Mystical Practices, Purpose Driven Movement, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Breath prayers, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, practicing the presence, purpose driven, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Rick Warren

10 Things to Ponder—Pathways to Apostasy

September 6, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

LTRP Note: The links in the following article provide further information on each topic listed. By Roger Oakland While I am certain there are many more, the following ten trends provide a good overview of what is taking place in the church today: Ecumenical unity at any cost, yet completely void of any connection to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Charismatic, Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Spirituality, Creation/Evolution, Discernment, New Evangelicalism, On Christian Faith, Purpose Driven Movement, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church Tagged: apostasy, contemplative prayer, evolution, jesuit agenda, jesus calling, New Age, pantheism, purpose driven, Roger Oakland, Roman Catholicism, seeker-friendly, signs and wonders, Willow Creek, Yoga

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

Letter to the Editor: The New Age/New Spirituality in Christian & Missionary Alliance Forced Me to Leave

March 25, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 19 Comments

LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor was written in response to our recent post “Letter to the Editor: Yoga at Our CMA Church in Canada Broke Our Hearts.” Dear Lighthouse Trails: I too was once in a C&MA church in Southwestern Ontario. I attended from 1999 to 2001. I witnessed the whole shift … [Read more…]

Posted in: Canada, Christian & Missionary Alliance, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Denominations, Defending the Faith, Drugs/Marijuana, Health, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, New Age movement, New Evangelicalism, Purpose Driven Movement, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: christian missionary alliance, cma, dreaming, Eugene Peterson, john lennon, mariuana, purpose driven, Rick Warren, the Message, vision casting, Willow Creek

LT Caller: What Are Breath Prayers?

December 7, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

Today, a Lighthouse Trails caller asked if we could tell her what “breath prayers” are and wondered if we had any information on them because someone in her church is advising others to practice them. Thus, we are posting some information we have previously posted on breath prayers. Breath prayers, like lectio divina, are a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Saddleback, The Role of Meditation Tagged: breath prayer, Breath prayers, brother lawrence, celebration of discipline, contemplative prayer, desert fathers, larry debruyn, meditation, purpose driven, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Rob Bell, sadhana

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

NEW BOOKLET: How to Find a Good Church (And What To Do if You Can’t)

May 28, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

NEW BOOKLET: How to Find a Good Church (And What To Do if You Can’t) by the editors at Lighthouse Trails 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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, New Evangelicalism, On Christian Faith, Persecution, Purpose Driven Movement, RESOURCES, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Word of God Tagged: apostasy, believers, booklet, church, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, fellowship, finding a church, purpose driven

“A Life With Purpose” – A Glimpse at the Past to Better Understand the Present

April 27, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

LTRP Note: Six years ago this month, a man named George Mair passed away. He had written a glowing biography about Rick Warren, and what followed broke his heart and revealed many things that would clarify the roots of where the church was heading. By Warren B. Smith (The following is from Warren Smith’s book, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren Tagged: A "Wonderful" Deception, a life with purpose, george mair, hour of power, New Age, norman vincent peale, purpose driven, Rick Warren, Robert Schuller, Warren B. Smith

Exposing the Quantum Lie – God is NOT in Everyone!

February 22, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 5 Comments

Below are four video preview clips (each about 10 minutes long) taken from Bob DeWaay and Warren B. Smith’s lecture series, Exposing the Quantum Lie: God is NOT in Everything. This profound, insightful, and biblical material is absolutely vital to understanding what is happening in the church today. You can get the entire 4 lectures … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Interspirituality, New Age movement, RESOURCES, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, THE SHACK Tagged: bob dewaay, deception, eckhart tolle, emerging church, Marianne Williamson, Oprah, purpose driven, quantum lie, quantum spirituality, Rob Bell, The Secret, Warren B. Smith, wonderful deception

Moody Bible Institute—Trying to Hold on to a Biblical Heritage While Riding the Wave of the Emerging Church

January 30, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 11 Comments

Several years ago, Rick Warren said something that still haunts us—leaders of the new purpose-driven, emergent “Christianity” will have to wait until resisters either leave or die before the plan can be fully implemented.1  In other words, they are going to eventually accomplish what they are trying to do—revamp Christianity into a “new” spirituality that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Defending the Faith, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, d.l. moody, emerging church, Leonard Sweet, moody, Moody Bible Institute, purpose driven, quantum spirituality, Ray Yungen, resisters, Rick Warren, the tides of change, Warren B. Smith

Christian Prisoners in U.S. Reach Out to Lighthouse Trails for Encouragement

December 19, 2017 by Letters to the Editor Leave a Comment

LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails receives a growing number of letters from those who are incarcerated in U.S. prisons. The men and women who write all profess their faith in Jesus Christ, having become believers while in prison. In almost every letter we receive, the prisoner tells us that false doctrines (ecumenism, Purpose Driven, seeker friendly, … [Read more…]

Posted in: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, On Christian Faith, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: apostasy, apostle paul, contemplative silence, false doctrine, letter to the editor, philemon, prison, prisoners, purpose driven, salvation, seeker-friendly

Saddleback Youth Worker Ruben Meulenberg Charged With 5 Felony Counts – Saddleback Remaining Tight Lipped on Staff Issue

June 6, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

The following is an update from two recent Lighthouse Trails articles: “Saddleback Church Youth Worker Arrested for Molesting 14-Year-Boys Brings Issue to Surface”  and “Saddleback Church Statement Appears to Downplay Role of Alleged Molester Ruben Meulenberg.” Ruben Meulenberg, the youth worker at Saddleback Church who was arrested for allegedly molesting two 14-year-old boys at Saddleback, has … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Churches in Crisis!, Saddleback Tagged: Child Abuse, felony, megachurches, purpose driven, Rick Warren, ruben meulenberg, Saddleback, sexual abuse, sexual assault, victims

How to Find a Bible-Believing Church

May 6, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

We have often been asked, “How do I find a good Bible-believing church?” There are many believers who are struggling to find one in their own communities. To start with, we usually recommend they make phone calls to potential churches and ask a few concise questions such as: “Do you have a Spiritual Formation program … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Purpose Driven Movement, RESOURCES, The Word of God Tagged: bill hybels, chris lawson, churches, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, purpose driven, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, spiritual deception, the Message, Willow Creek

Fresno, California “Church Calendar” Illustrates Major Paradigm Shift in “Church in America”

March 23, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Purpose Driven, ecumenism, eastern meditation, the road to Rome, social justice, interspirituality, Chrislam, Oneness, and the New Age. This is the new landscape of church in America. Click image to enlarge. Courtesy of a Lighthouse Trails Reader – from a February 2017 newspaper

Posted in: Chrislam, Churches in Crisis!, Ecumenism, Spiritual Deception Tagged: chrislam, eastern meditation, Ecumenism, Interspirituality, New Age, oneness, purpose driven, social justice, the road to Rome

Letter to the Editor from an Assemblies of God Pastor: How God Sent Ray Yungen Who “Radically Altered the Path of Our Ministry”

October 26, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: We are posting this, not just as a tribute to Ray but even more so to help Christian pastors and leaders consider taking a closer look at how they are operating their ministries and churches and ask themselves if they are truly preaching “Christ crucified” or are they following after programs made by … [Read more…]

Posted in: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren Tagged: aog, Assemblies of God, purpose driven, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, tony campolo

Pope Urges Lutherans to Set Aside Doctrine to Work Together

October 19, 2016 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: Posted for informational and research purposes. One person who agrees with the Pope and has had a major impact on the evangelical/Protestant’s church’s move toward unity with Rome is Rick Warren through his long-standing Global P.E.A.C.E. Plan and Purpose Driven movement (accepted by tens of thousands of churches and dramatically changing the landscape … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Ecumenism, Interspirituality, One-World Religion, Road to Rome Tagged: Ecumenism, global peace plan, Luther, lutherans, one-world religion, peace plan, pope francis, protestants, purpose driven, Rick Warren

Lighthouse Trails Booklet Spotlight: The Story Behind Lighthouse Trails

September 15, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

NOTE: Lighthouse Trails released this booklet in 2014. For those who have not read it yet, we are highlighting it this week. The Story Behind Lighthouse Trails  is our newest Lighthouse Trails Print Booklet Tract. The Booklet Tract is 14 pages long and sells for $1.50 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, RESOURCES, Saddleback Tagged: A Time of Departing, deception, dombrowski, faith undone, LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS, purpose driven, purpose driven life, Ray Yungen, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, Saddleback

Strange Bedfellows Creeping Into Calvary Chapel

September 7, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International I was reminded recently of a commentary I had written a number of years ago that reverberated around the world and throughout the Calvary Chapel movement. You can find it on our Understand The Times website.[1] A discussion about that article was posted at a website frequented by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Saddleback Tagged: apostasy, Calvary Chapel, Chuck Smith, P.E.A.C.E. Plan, purpose driven, purpose driven life, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland

Pope Francis U.S. Visit 2015 Schedule and Dates: Pontiff Invites Rick Warren To Speak at Philadelphia Conference on Family

September 4, 2015 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: Posted for informational and research purposes. Courtesy Understand the Times By Leah Marieann Klett The Gospel Herald Ministries Rick Warren, senior pastor of Saddleback Church, has announced he will be speaking in Philadelphia later this month at the World Meeting of Families event to commence Pope Francis’ highly anticipated visit to the United … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, One-World Religion, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Road to Rome Tagged: Catholicism, Ecumenism, global religion, pope francis, purpose driven, Rick Warren, Road to Rome

NEW BOOKLET: Be Still and Know That You are Not God!—God is Not “in” Everyone and Everything

June 22, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

Be Still and Know That You are Not God!—God is Not “in” Everyone and Everything by Warren B. Smith 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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Spirituality, JESUS CALLING, New Age movement, Oprah Winfrey, pantheism & panentheism, Purpose Driven Movement, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Saddleback, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, THE SHACK, The Word of God Tagged: be still and know, Eat, Eugene Peterson, glenn beck, Henri Nouwen, jack canfield, jesus calling, Leonard Sweet, Love, mark victor hansen, neale donald walsch, panentheism, Pray, purpose driven, Rick Warren, Robert Schuller, sarah young, sue monk kidd, the Message, The Secret, Warren B. Smith

The Who’s Who List in Bringing the New Spirituality into the Church

November 22, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Chris Lawson Spiritual Research Network Each of the following authors professes to be Christian and/or uses biblical terminology in his or her writing, yet promotes at least one of the following serious false teachings: contemplative spirituality (i.e., Spiritual Formation), the emergent, progressive “new” spirituality, the seeker-friendly, church-growth movement (e.g., Willow Creek, Purpose Driven) and/or … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: a directory of authors, Beth Moore, bill hybels, chris lawson, david benner, Ken Blanchard, larry crabb, Marcus Borg, mark batterson, Mark Driscoll, new spirituality, purpose driven, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, ruth haley barton, spiritual deception, walter brueggemann, Willow Creek, Yoga

Matthew 18 – And Heretics and Hypocrites

July 17, 2014 by Guest Writers

By Paul Proctor Free-lance writer Used with permission. Every now and then I get a terse email from someone who has taken exception to my candid comments on Rick Warren, asking questions like: “Have you ever spoken with him personally about your objections and concerns and tried to work through your differences privately as scripture … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Rick Warren, The Word of God Tagged: heresy, heretics, matthew 18, Paul Proctor, proctor, purpose driven, Rick Warren

California Church Disaffiliates With the Calvary Chapel Movement Over Heretical Connections

July 9, 2014 by A Ministry in His Service

LTRP Note: As many of you know, Roger Oakland, of Understand the Times, International, and Chris Lawson, of Spiritual Research Network, are former Calvary Chapel pastors/teachers, who both left the movement when their warnings about the infiltration of serious false teachings fell on deaf ears for several years and when they felt they could no … [Read more…]

Posted in: Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Denominations, Defending the Faith, Homosexuality, Purpose Driven Movement, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, THE SHACK Tagged: Brennan Manning, Calvary Chapel, chris lawson, heresy, Homosexuality, let there be light, purpose driven, refuge church, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, steve shively, The Shack

RICK WARREN AND THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY – “One of my favorite shows”

May 23, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

Final part of the 5-part series on the Rick Warren/Raymond Arroyo Interview By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International Some who have read the previous four parts to this series dealing with Rick Warren’s interview with Raymond Arroyo of EWTN may still be asking the question: Why would Understand The Times spend so much time … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Ecumenism, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Saddleback, The New Evangelization Tagged: catholic saints, Catholicism, chaplet of divine mercy, Ecumenism, ewtn, mystics, purpose driven, raymond arroyo, Rick Warren

Weekly News in Review with Understand the Times and Update on Rick Warren’s New Book

October 16, 2013 by A Ministry in His Service

LTRP Note: Worth noting, Rick Warren is coming out with a new book, The Daniel Plan, on December 3rd. He is co-authoring the book with two of the Daniel Plan New Age advocates, Dr. Daniel Amen and Dr. Mark Hyman (see our related articles below UTT’s headlines for this week). Weekly News in Review with … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eschatology, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Saddleback, The "New" Sciences, World in Crisis Tagged: catholic church, daniel plan, dr. amen, Dr. Hymen, eucharist, new sciences, purpose driven, quantum spirituality, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, Signs of the Times, Understand the Times

What is Next for Calvary Chapel?

April 5, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Roger Oakland Dan Kimball is the author of The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations and founder of a church called Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, California. Kimball made the following statement in the introduction of his book: I believe with all my heart that this discussion about the fast-changing culture and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Spiritual Deception Tagged: America, Calvary Chapel, Dan Kimball, emerging church, purpose driven, Roger Oakland

John Piper Says No to Catholic Contemplatives But Yes to Protestant Contemplatives

March 11, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

This past week we received an e-mail from a reader who brought to our attention a video online showing where popular Calvinist teacher John Piper is asked the question: “Is there such a thing as contemplative prayer or Christian meditation in the Reformed and Puritan tradition?” Piper answers by first attempting to define contemplative prayer: [T]here … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: bethlehem baptist, Catholicism, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, John Piper, meditation, purpose driven, Ray Yungen, reformed theology, Richard Foster

Letter to the Editor: Calvary Chapel Founder Chuck Smith Welcomes Rick Warren on Pastor’s Perspective

February 27, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: Hello, I’m listening to today’s Pastor’s Perspective podcast, and I’m very uncomfortable that Rick Warren is on the show with Pastor Chuck and Don Stewart. It’s very difficult. I’m actually feeling a sense of mourning. Best Regards, _____________ FROM RICK WARREN’S TWITTER ON FEBRUARY 26TH: Answering Bible questions with my friend Chuck … [Read more…]

Posted in: Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Rick Warren, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Chuck Smith, purpose driven, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland

Rick Warren to Start New Radio Show; Aims to Focus on Hope, Religious Freedom

February 13, 2013 by Miscellaneous News Source

“Today there really aren’t that many Fundamentalists left; I don’t know if you know that or not, but they are such a minority; there aren’t that many Fundamentalists left in America … Now the word ‘fundamentalist’ actually comes from a document in the 1920s called the Five Fundamentals of the Faith. And it is a … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Saddleback Tagged: fundamentalist, pew forum, purpose driven, radio, Rick Warren
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  • Three Vital Questions to Navigating Discernment
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 25, 2021 at 11:08 am

    Three Vital Questions to Navigating Discernment Question #1 – Should Christians Expose Error? By Harry A. Ironside Objection is often raised—even by some sound in the faith—regarding the exposure of error as being entirely negative and of no real edification. Of late, the hue and cry has been against any and all negative teaching. But the brethren who assume this attitude ... [Read more...] The post Three Vital Questions to Navigating Discernment appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor: Todd Bentley Is Back to Deceive Unwitting Sheep
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 20, 2021 at 6:12 pm

    Letter to the Editor: Todd Bentley Is Back to Deceive Unwitting Sheep Dear Lighthouse Trails: I am writing to  warn of Todd Bentley’s Jan.27, 2021 announcement of his plans for 2021. Bentley went “radio silent” last year, but has reappeared, apparently/supposedly with a “25 year mandate” from God. He is launching via various media platforms, and not just in America, but in other continents. In a 27 ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: Todd Bentley Is Back to Deceive Unwitting Sheep appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Middle School: Ground Zero for Indoctrinating America’s Children”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 18, 2021 at 12:06 am

    “Middle School: Ground Zero for Indoctrinating America’s Children” By Linda Harvey Did you know that math supports capitalist and imperialist views, and that teachers need to deconstruct its inherent racism? This “woke” message from the Oregon Department of Education to the state’s educators is just the latest example of radical instruction in American schools. And some of the worst is found in middle schools. Middle ... [Read more...] The post “Middle School: Ground Zero for Indoctrinating America’s Children” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Rush Limbaugh Dies at 70 After Battle With Lung Cancer”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 17, 2021 at 11:48 pm

    “Rush Limbaugh Dies at 70 After Battle With Lung Cancer” LTRJ Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Zachary StieberThe Epoch Times Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has died at age 70, according to his wife. Limbaugh passed away at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, his wife, Kathryn Adams Limbaugh, said on his radio show on Feb. 17, hours after his death. Limbaugh ... [Read more...] The post “Rush Limbaugh Dies at 70 After Battle With Lung Cancer” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Look Up, But Look Out!
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 16, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    Look Up, But Look Out! By Warren B. SmithFrom his new book, The Titanic and Today’s Church SADLY, the warnings issued by those of us who came out of the New Age have been as casually and complacently disregarded as the iceberg warnings given to the Titanic before it collided with the iceberg. As church leaders minimized and marginalized our warnings about the ... [Read more...] The post Look Up, But Look Out! appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Former Ohio [Yoga] Instructor Calls Term ‘Christian Yoga’ Stretching the Truth”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 16, 2021 at 3:55 am

    “Former Ohio [Yoga] Instructor Calls Term ‘Christian Yoga’ Stretching the Truth” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. Lighthouse Trails has been warning about Yoga and so-called “Christian Yoga” for many years; yet, the practice of Yoga in churches is accelerating. By Frontlines Ohio One former yoga instructor says some church-goers and school educators mistakenly believe yoga is just stretching. ... [Read more...] The post “Former Ohio [Yoga] Instructor Calls Term ‘Christian Yoga’ Stretching the Truth” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor: Brennan Manning Book Review by John Caddock Saved Me From Years of Wandering in the Wilderness
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 15, 2021 at 4:46 pm

    Letter to the Editor: Brennan Manning Book Review by John Caddock Saved Me From Years of Wandering in the Wilderness LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is one we received a few years ago, referring to a book review about Brennan Manning’s book, The Signature of Jesus. The review was written by John Caddock and was the first piece we ever read on the Internet refuting contemplative prayer shortly after we met Ray Yungen and ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: Brennan Manning Book Review by John Caddock Saved Me From Years of Wandering in the Wilderness appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Open Letter From the International Board of Directors of RZIM on the Investigation of Ravi Zacharias”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 13, 2021 at 8:35 am

    “Open Letter From the International Board of Directors of RZIM on the Investigation of Ravi Zacharias” LTRP Note: The following is posted as a follow up of a previous post from December 2020.* “Open Letter From the International Board of Directors of RZIM on the Investigation of Ravi Zacharias” From the RZIM Board: It is with shattered hearts that we issue this statement about the allegations against RZIM’s Founder, Ravi Zacharias. ... [Read more...] The post “Open Letter From the International Board of Directors of RZIM on the Investigation of Ravi Zacharias” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Biden Admin. to Keep US Embassy in Jerusalem, Recognize It as Capital of Israel”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 11, 2021 at 12:07 am

    “Biden Admin. to Keep US Embassy in Jerusalem, Recognize It as Capital of Israel” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Michael GryboskiThe Christian Post The Biden administration plans to keep the U.S. embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, upholding a controversial decision by former President Donald Trump.  Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that he recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.  ... [Read more...] The post “Biden Admin. to Keep US Embassy in Jerusalem, Recognize It as Capital of Israel” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor: K.P. Yohannon (Gospel for Asia) Going Contemplative?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 10, 2021 at 2:16 pm

    Letter to the Editor: K.P. Yohannon (Gospel for Asia) Going Contemplative? LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is written by one of our readers out of a deep sadness and concern that K.P. Yohannon, in his 2020 book, Never Give Up, is showing a strong affinity to contemplative mystics. In that book, Yohannon says he is learning things from the Desert Fathers and the ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: K.P. Yohannon (Gospel for Asia) Going Contemplative? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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