The denomination, Disciples of Christ (aka The Christian Church or The Disciples) is a mainstream evangelical group that has ties with the World Council of Churches and is known for its ecumenical efforts. But even though one would expect to find a liberal, emerging viewpoint within the denomination, it came as a surprise to us … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: I am a long time Weight Watchers member, having lost 30 lbs. 8 years ago. As was widely reported in the press, Oprah joined WW about 2 years ago and bought a seat on the Board of Directors of Weight Watchers. Her influence is predictable. The literature was revamped to promote mindfulness practices, … [Read more…]
By Ray Yungen God’s Desire Just what exactly is God’s desire for mankind? Does He want to send people to Hell? Does He want anyone to live eternally without Him? Scripture is very clear about this when it says: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering … [Read more…]
Every year around this time, Lighthouse Trails presents its Year in Review. Over the next few days, we will be posting our top stories from different categories from 2016. This is an opportunity to read stories you may have missed and also to get a wide-lens glance at important things happening in the church and … [Read more…]
We want to thank our readers who have been praying for Ray Yungen during his 7-day cancer treatment in the hospital, which we wrote to you about last week. He is finishing that treatment up today and will be released by tomorrow morning. During the treatment, Ray’s white blood count plummeted, and he had to … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: SHAMANISM? A recent Columbus Ohio magazine had a story about a reiki center. Among other “professional therapies” offered at that location was “shamanic services.” Shamanism is defined by Webster’s as: “religion . . . characterized by belief in an unseen world of gods, demons, and ancestral spirits responsive only to the shaman.” … [Read more…]
“Are you looking for reliable, Christ-centered information and healing that is safe, affordable and that really does work? Are you sick & tired of being sick & tired? Are you a healer or are you searching for effective healing that is Christ-centered? You have found your tribe.” So says Tammy Anderson Ward, President of Hope … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Please see our links below this letter for some excellent resources on Reiki. Dear Lighthouse Trails: I won’t bore you with details of my life and why I am writing, but want you to know I am a Bible-believing Christian. My mom is into the New Age movement and has had Reiki done … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: I hope you can help me. I am battling a number of health issues and find myself having to choose relief or compromise my beliefs. I’d rather be sick than join the mystic forces. I want to know if you have a book on the pitfalls of mysticism in health care. I … [Read more…]
Major secular and Christian news media sources are reporting on an effort by 10 doctors to oust celebrity doctor, Dr. Mehmet Oz, from his faculty position at Columbia University for what the doctors are calling “egregious lack of integrity” and promoting “quack treatments.” The ten doctors wrote a letter to New York’s Columbia University, calling Dr. Oz a quack and … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: I am writing to inform you of a deeply worrying experience I had. After having chiropractic treatment for years, I decided to give osteopathy a try, as it seemed to be more gentle on the body. But at the end of the treatment, something strange happened. The practitioner held my head for … [Read more…]
by Ray Yungen If you have ever wondered why New Age authors and their teachings are creeping past many Christians, then maybe the definition of creeping might help. The term means: slowly advancing at a speed that is not really apparent until you look back over a long time period. For instance, creeping inflation is not noticed in the … [Read more…]
By Ray Yungen Who would want you to believe that God does not exist outside of yourself—that you don’t need to have faith in anything external. New Age writer/philosopher David Spangler reveals who in his book Reflections on the Christ when he writes: Some being has to take these energies into his consciousness and substance … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: My wife was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis about a year ago, and she/we have been sent on various “coping with MS” courses. In every case, occult techniques have been encouraged, endorsed, and recommended by _____ staff nurses and others (who do them themselves!) – and outside occult “therapists” have been brought in as … [Read more…]
The following are two recent interviews by Olive Tree Ministries radio host Jan Markell with research analyst Ray Yungen. The two discuss energy healing and the explosion of its use in the U.S. alone. If you know someone who is getting involved or is already involved with energy healing, have them listen to this interview. They … [Read more…]
“Many people have unwittingly become New Agers by simply seeking to improve their physical and mental health through meditation.” – Ray Yungen Two and a half years ago, Lighthouse Trails first reported on Rick Warren’s Daniel Plan health program. That initial article titled “Rick Warren’s New Health and Wellness Initiative Could Have Profound Repercussions on … [Read more…]
The Truth About Energy Healing written by Ray Yungen is one of our Lighthouse Trails Print Booklet Tracts. The booklet tract is 14 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Below is the content of the booklet. To order copies of The Truth About Energy Healing, click … [Read more…]
Dear Sir, I stumbled across your website at http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/reiki.htm and feel strongly you have not done enough research on the topic to understand what Reiki is or is not. As a Reiki Master/Teacher, I can understand why you are saying what you are in the video [see video below], but this appears to be on … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Energy healing techniques such as Reiki are growing quickly in popularity, even in Christian circles. When you’ve got someone as popular as Dr. OZ telling millions to practice Reiki, you realize this is no small thing. It is important for Christians to know that these forms of “healing” are occult based and extremely … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: I enjoy your email news immensely; it is certainly a bright spot in an otherwise darkening world. You had two articles of interest to me – well, all of interest – though these two are things I have been addressing for nearly 18 years: Reiki and the healing codes. I shudder to … [Read more…]
By Mike Oppenheimer Let Us Reason Ministries Whenever we hear of a discovery or a cure that has great popularity, it is always wise to look at how it was discovered, who are the people promoting it, and what are they saying about it? Also, is it being promoted as God given, and is it … [Read more…]
On October 10th, Lighthouse Trails posted the following: “Newsweek Cover Story on a New Age Perception of Heaven and God .” This post included a letter from one of our readers telling us about a Newsweek cover story about one man’s “near-death” experience and how this experience was very much like a New Age one. We have now … [Read more…]
from YouTube: Shazoolo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifff2j24vnk
by John Lanagan My Word Like Fire Ministries In January, Lighthouse Trails revealed that Rick Warren had recruited three doctors, all Eastern/new age meditation proponents, to help create his Daniel Plan diet. Warren enthusiastically introduced the three men to the Saddleback Church congregation, and to thousands of Christians around the country. This was tantamount to a recommendation of the books, DVDs, and other products by Dr. … [Read more…]
by Berit Kjos Kjos Ministries “Pastor Rick Warren [is hosting] three health experts – including the star of the ‘Dr. Oz Show’ – at Saddleback Church… ‘The Bible says that God wants us to be as healthy physically as you are spiritually,’ Warren said… ‘This is God’s prescription for your health.”[1] Rick Warren, Dr. Oz … [Read more…]
by Ray Yungen The current popularity with meditative mysticism presents a very new and perplexing challenge for evangelical Christianity. We are beginning to encounter the New Age or Aquarian Christian. This new term describes someone who remains in his or her home church and professes the Christian faith but has also incorporated various aspects of the New … [Read more…]
VIEW WITH CAUTION – FOR WARNING AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY In the video below, Dr. Oz, the new weight-loss mentor for thousands of Christians through Rick Warren’s new Daniel Plan, talks to New Ager Deepak Chopra about meditating to lose weight. What they don’t tell you in this video is that eastern-style meditation can put participants … [Read more…]
“Saturday Jan. 15th, 2011 will go down in the history books as the day Saddleback Church was sold a bill of goods. The masses had come out in droves for answers to their weight loss difficulties & health problems, but unbeknownst to them, they were being given a prescription for restructuring society & population control … [Read more…]
This is a follow up article to our article, Rick Warren’s New Health and Wellness Initiative Could Have Profound Repercussions on Many. Exclusive Lighthouse Trails Commentary by John Lanagan Free-Lance Writer My Word Like Fire Ministries “You can become a Reiki master in three weekends.” –Lisa Oz, wife of Dr. Mehmet Oz Perhaps it is not … [Read more…]
Update 1/13/11: After we released this article, we received word from a number of Lighthouse Trails readers regarding Dr. Mehmet Oz’s strong adherence to the late Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) who entertained spirit guides and was deeply involved with mysticism. In one New Age magazine, Dr. Oz is featured in an article titled “Mehmet Oz Finds His Teacher” (Swedenborg). … [Read more…]
