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The Music and the Mystical

October 3, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

By Larry DeBruyn On music’s native ability to engender “religious” experiences Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Colossians 3:16 Music engenders mystical experiences. This can be discerned from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Music Tagged: christian music, contemplative, instruments, larry debruyn, Music, mysticism, Rob Bell, rock n' roll, worship

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

New Booklet: Butterfly Illusions: The New Age Implications of Roma Downey’s Box of Butterflies & the Christian Leaders Who Were Fooled

October 8, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 23 Comments

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 second Roma Downey booklet today. This booklet emphasizes the danger of Downey’s most recent book, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, Interspirituality, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, Roma Downey, Spiritual Deception, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, Universalism Tagged: A Course in Miracles, box of butterflies, butterflies, Christian leaders, David Jeremiah, gregory reid, Henri Nouwen, mark batterson, mark burnett, Necromancy, New Age, new spirituality, panentheism, Rob Bell, roma downey, Thomas Merton, universalism, Warren B. Smith

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

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

Letter to the Editor: Widespread Compromise by Most Pastors Leaves Reader in Dilemma

December 23, 2017 by Letters to the Editor Leave a Comment

Dear Lighthouse Trails, In regards to the first article in this week’s newsletter, I have run into this constantly. You probably don’t remember me, but I needed info 8 to 10 years ago on the Emergent Church movement and you sent me two books free of charge. I am very thankful for that. I didn’t … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception Tagged: churches, deception, discernment, emergent church, letter to the editor, pastors, Rob Bell, tbn walter martin

Revealing Quotes by Influential Contemplatives

October 14, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

These revealing quotes are from well-known figures who have significantly influenced the religious landscape in today’s culture. Sadly, they have helped to mislead millions with their promotion of contemplative prayer (a mystical, panentheistic-rooted practice). Shalem Prayer Institute “This mystical stream [contemplative prayer and other monastic traditions] is the Western bridge to Far Eastern spirituality.”—Tilden Edwards, Spiritual … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Mystical Practices, Rick Warren, Spiritual Deception, The Role of Meditation Tagged: basil pennington, Beth Moore, bruce wilkinson, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Ken Blanchard, matthew fox, meditation, mysticism, pope john paul, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, ruth haley barton, Thomas Merton, youth specialties

Letter to the Editor: “Christian” Homosexual Singer Vicky Beeching Thanks Contemplative Spirituality For Helping Her “Come Out”

June 15, 2017 by Letters to the Editor Leave a Comment

Dear Lighthouse Friends, When I searched your blog, I did not find information on “Vicky Beeching.”  She is apparently a big figure in Christian pop music.  So you might want to put her on your blog list. I did not know about Vicky Beeching until yesterday: claiming to be an evangelical Christian, she revises Scripture … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Homosexuality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Music, The Emerging Church Tagged: Brian McLaren, Dan Kimball, doug pagitt, gay marriage, Homosexuality, meditation, Music, Rob Bell, vicky beeching, worship

NEW BOOKLET: ATONEMENT REJECTED! How the Emerging Church Views Christ’s Death on the Cross

March 22, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

NEW BOOKLET: ATONEMENT REJECTED! How the Emerging Church Views Christ’s Death on the Cross by Roger Oakland is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet.  The Booklet is 10 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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Spirituality, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, Universalism Tagged: atonement, Brian McLaren, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, harry fosdick, Marcus Borg, Rob Bell, Roger Oakland, the cross, The Shack, Velvet Elvis, William Paul Young

William Paul Young (THE SHACK AUTHOR) & His Connection with Panentheist Richard Rohr

February 28, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: The Shack movie is about to be released. Millions of Americans will go to theaters to watch the movie. Most likely, the majority of them will be church goers and proclaiming Christians since The Shack book is vetted as a Christian story. Recently, a church contacted Lighthouse Trails and ordered 300 copies of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, THE SHACK Tagged: Brian McLaren, cynthia bourgeault, divine dance, interfaith, Interspirituality, leaven, mike morrell, New Age, richard rohr, Rob Bell, The Shack, trinity, Warren B. Smith, William Paul Young

T. D. Jakes, Rob Bell, and Steve Furtick Make it Onto Oprah’s New Age Super Soul 100 List of “Awakened Leaders”

November 9, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Mega-church pastor T. D. Jakes, evangelical defector Rob Bell, and emergent church pastor Steve Furtick were among the list of mostly New Age names given on Oprah’s Super Soul 100 list of “awakened leaders.” As Lighthouse Trails has documented for many years, Oprah Winfrey is the most influential New Age leader today and has given … [Read more…]

Posted in: New Age movement, Oprah Winfrey, Signs of the Times, The New Spirituality Tagged: course in miracles, eckhart tolle, evangelical leaders, gary zukav, jack canfield, Marianne Williamson, New Age movement, oprah winfrey, Rob Bell, steve furtick, t.d. jakes

Watkins’ 100 Most Spiritually Influential People of 2016 – How Many Names Do You Know?

May 10, 2016 by Miscellaneous News Source

Watkin’s Mind Body Spirit Magazine released its 2016 top 100 most spiritually influential people alive today. If you have been reading Lighthouse Trails for some time, you will recognize several names. One thing all of these names have in common is an affinity toward mysticism. Sadly, a number of these New Ager/New Spirituality names have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Mystical Practices, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Deepak Chopra, francis chan, julia cameron, meditation, mystical practices, mysticism, richard rohr, Rob Bell, The Secret, Thomas Keating

‘Too Much God Talk’: Rob Bell’s ‘Progressive’ Successor Steps Down from Leading Mars Hill

November 25, 2015 by Miscellaneous News Source

By Heather Clark Christian News Network GRANDVILLE, Mich. — Kent Dobson, who took over the leadership role at Mars Hill in 2012 after controversial author and speaker Rob Bell left the congregation he founded, has now also decided to step down, stating that “being a pastor is not who I am.” “My place here has … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, The Emerging Church Tagged: ed dobson, emerging church, kent dobson, Mars Hill, New Age, progressive Christianity, Rob Bell

NEW BOOKLET: The Unacknowledged War and the Wearing Down of the Saints

November 9, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

NEW BOOKLET TRACT: The Unacknowledged War and the Wearing Down of the Saints by Cedric Fisher is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 14 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: Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, New Evangelicalism, On Christian Faith, Persecution, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: America, Brian McLaren, cedric fisher, Ecumenism, Obama, parliament of the world's religions, persecution, presidential election, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, saints of god, shootings, spiritual deception, terrorism, the unacknowledged war

After the Working of Satan

September 5, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Cedric Fisher TruthKeepers In Matthew 24:24, Christ warned about an end time deception that would be very effective, even against the believers, if that were possible. His and other biblical warnings are seldom mentioned the circles of heretics. It is like a corporate moratorium has been declared against confronting heresy. That has at least … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception, The Word of God Tagged: ann voskamp, cedric fisher, deception, last days, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, spiritual deception, Word of God

Insider’s View of Rob Bell’s Stop in SF for “Everything is Spiritual Tour”

August 19, 2015 by A Ministry in His Service

LTRP Note: We post this because it is important for people to understand what the deception looks like that young Christians are being saturated with through individuals such as Rob Bell. Bell’s tour, Everything is  Spiritual, is panentheistic in nature but disguised in some Christian vernacular. Bear in mind, Rob Bell isn’t the only one … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Conference Alerts, Interspirituality, One-World Religion, pantheism & panentheism, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: emerging church, everything is spiritual tour, god is in all, panentheism, Rob Bell, young evangelicals, young people

Letter to the Editor: What About Jeff Bethke’s Book Jesus > Religion? – A Book With An Agenda!

July 6, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I was wondering if you have any info on Bethke’s latest book, Jesus > Religion, or know of anyone who has done a review on it? All I need to know is that Mark Driscoll endorsed it but I have a friend who will want more info… J.C. Our Comment: The book … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Book/Film Reviews, Calvinist/Reformed, Contemplative Spirituality, Eschatology, Hinduism, Homosexuality, Interspirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, pantheism & panentheism, Rick Warren, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church, The Preaching of the Cross, Universalism Tagged: Beth Moore, Henri Nouwen, jeff bethke, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, the Beatles

NEW BOOKLET: IF it is of God—Answering the questions of IF:Gathering

May 8, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

IF it is of God—Answering the questions of IF:Gathering by Cedric Fisher is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 14 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 own personal use.  … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Human Trafficking, Interspirituality, Lectio Divina, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, Universalism Tagged: ann voskamp, bill hybels, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, human trafficking, If:gathering, jen hatmaker, jennie allen, jesus feminist, john ortberg, lectio divina, melissa greene, one thousand gifts, phyllis tickle, progressive Christianity, Rob Bell, sarah bessey, spiritual formation, tony campolo, tony jones

IF: Gathering Leader/Pastor Melissa Greene—A Female Version of McLaren, Bell, Rohr, and Merton

February 24, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Today, we received this letter to the editor: Recently my church hosted an IF Gathering conference.  I had already done research and found some disturbing facts about some of the various speakers.  I wrote a letter to the leadership detailing all the information I had gathered.  I thought I would pass it along for your … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Spirituality, The Emerging Church, Universalism Tagged: Brian McLaren, Conferences, emerging church, if: gathering, melissa greene, richard rohr, Rob Bell, tony jones, young women

Rob Bell: “We’re moments away from the Church embracing gay marriage” – Wife Calls it “a Battle”

February 22, 2015 by Miscellaneous News Source

“There are churches who are moving forward and there are churches who are almost regressing and making it more of a battle”—Kristen Bell (Rob Bell’s wife) By A.S. Rob Bell and his wife, Kristen, are making headlines again, this time about gay marriage and the church.  Before we start, just a point to our emergent … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Homosexuality, New Age movement, Oprah Winfrey, Same-Sex Marriage Tagged: apostasy, emerging church, gay marriage, Homosexuality, kristen bell, Oprah, Rob Bell, Same-Sex Marriage

Father Whose Daughter Attended IF:Gathering Not Happy With LT Article

February 10, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: After posting this article by C.H. Fisher, we received an e-mail from a father whose daughter attended the IF: Gathering. Please read the e-mail below plus our response: To whom it may concern: I want to state that I have been and I remain a supporter of your faithful exposing of false teachings … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Organizations, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oprah Winfrey, The Emerging Church Tagged: ann voskamp, If:gathering, jen hatmaker, letter to the editor, one thousand gifts, richard rohr, Rob Bell, Shane Claiborne, tony campolo, women

2014 LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS YEAR IN REVIEW—Part 4: Top 10 Letters to the Editor

December 31, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

1. Letter to the Editor: On Jesus Calling, My Wife and I Thought You Were Wrong, But We Have Been Deceived! 2. Letter to the Editor: Evangelical Free Church Snowballing into Spiritual Deception Through Contemplative/Emerging 3. Letter to the Editor: Assemblies of God Pastor Disheartened by Direction AOG and Other Denominations Are Going 4. Letter … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: "another jesus" calling, America, aog, Assemblies of God, Christian colleges, compassion, contemplative prayer, jesus calling, letter to the editor, Oprah, Rob Bell, spiritual formaton, The Emerging Church, world vision, YEAR IN REVIEW

‘Hip’ Church Gives Biblical Christians New Label: ‘Hater’

December 23, 2014 by Miscellaneous News Source

By Jim Fletcher WorldNetDaily Commentary Writer < img src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-d9XxhfbZ3mYSM.gif" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/>< /div> Oddly, within American evangelicalism and media circles, a concept and term have emerged that place conservative Christians on the outside, in effect, becoming “other.” And we all know what happens when a group is labeled “other” (see Jews, World War II). … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, New Evangelicalism, Persecution, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: biblical christianity, emerging church, millenials, persecution, progressive Christianity, Rob Bell, steve furtick

An Insider’s View of Oprah’s Life You Want Weekend Tour 2014 With Rob Bell – Bringing Americans to the New Age “Christ”

December 5, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: The following “notes” were written by an attendee at the recent Oprah Winfrey tour in San Jose, California, Oprah’s Life You Want Weekend Tour 2014. Along with a number of New Age speakers was emergent former pastor Rob Bell. While the following is lengthy, it is well written—and we have posted it because … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Practices, Interspirituality, New Age movement Tagged: Breath prayers, Deepak Chopra, Elizabeth Gilbert, meditation, New Age, New Age movement, Oprah, Rob Bell, Yoga

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

Rob Bell and Oprah Wrap Up New Age Tour—EQUALLY YOKED

November 21, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

This past weekend, former evangelical pastor Rob Bell and former television icon Oprah wrapped up their national 8-city “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend” New Age tour. Joining Bell and Oprah on the tour were other two New Age sympathizers –  Deepak Chopra and Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love). There was a time, not too … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Ecumenism, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, deception, Deepak Chopra, eat pray love, Elizabeth Gilbert, Interspirituality, love wins, mysticism, New Age, Oprah, oprah winfrey, Rob Bell

Not a Surprise! – Rob Bell to Join Oprah Winfrey, Other Handpicked Thought Leaders for ‘Life You Want’ Tour

March 28, 2014 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: The following article is posted for informational and research purposes only and is not an endorsement of the content or the news source.This particular news source is a regular promoter of Purpose Driven, contemplative, and emerging church figures. To read Lighthouse Trails articles about Oprah and Rob Bell, you can type their names … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Interspirituality, New Age movement, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: atonement, deception, emerging church new spirituality, Interspirituality, love wins, Oprah, oprah winfrey, Rob Bell, universalism

Lighthouse Trails 2013 Year in Review—PART 1 – Top 7 Book and Film Reviews in 2013

December 28, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

At the end of every year, Lighthouse Trails presents its YEAR IN REVIEW. Over the next few days, we will post a number of different categories with our top stories from each category. Our first category this year is our “Top 7 Book and Film Reviews.” This is an opportunity to read important articles and reviews, which you … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: 2013 year in review, a mindful nation, book reviews, film reviews, john ortberg, love wins, noah, queen james bible, radio bible class, Rob Bell, spirit animals, tim ryan, YEAR IN REVIEW

Brian McLaren’s Mystery Project Out of the Bag – CANA Initiative – A Gathering of Emergents

November 21, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Recently, a reader brought to our attention a new development within the emerging church – the Cana Initiative, a think tank comprised of “faith-engaged organizations, individuals, institutions and networks.” On the Cana Initiative website, it states: The CANA Initiative seeks to create a healthy ecosystem for connection among existing and emerging individuals, organizations, and networks and will serve … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Ecumenism, InterVarsity Press, Mystical Practices, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: bob buford, Brian McLaren, cana initiative, Contemplative Spirituality, diana butler bass, doug pagitt, emergent, emerging church, end-times, ian cron, Interspirituality, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Mark Driscoll, mark scandrette, meditation, New Age, new spirituality, peter drucker, phyllis tickle, Rob Bell, Roger Oakland, samir elmanovic, spencer burke, terra nova, The Emerging Church, tony jones

Letter to the Editor: The Affects of “Spiritual Formation” in a Christian Church

October 10, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: My hope is that this might benefit someone, if not in the writing of it, but in the responses it might receive. Telling myself always in all that I do, I try to do for the Glory of God. The need to unburden is great. I cry over the lost joy I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, EFCA, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation Tagged: churches in crisis, Contemplative Spirituality, efca, for many shall come in my name, Ray Yungen, Rob Bell, spiritual deception, spiritual formation
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  • “U.S. Is ‘Most Permissive Country’ When It Comes to Transgender Treatments, Study Shows”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 26, 2023 at 2:33 am

    “U.S. Is ‘Most Permissive Country’ When It Comes to Transgender Treatments, Study Shows” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. When Lighthouse Trails posts clips of out-of-house secular or religious news stories, it is not intended to be an endorsement of the source itself. But given that Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry, we post such items to provide information on events that are ... [Read more...] The post “U.S. Is ‘Most Permissive Country’ When It Comes to Transgender Treatments, Study Shows” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “New Zealand’s Prime Minister Is The First Covid Tyrant To Fall, But She Won’t Be The Last”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 23, 2023 at 2:12 pm

    “New Zealand’s Prime Minister Is The First Covid Tyrant To Fall, But She Won’t Be The Last” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Helen RaleighThe Federalist New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation this week after being the nation’s leader for six years. She cited “burnout” as the reason. But many believe Ardern chose to exit early because she expected to face a humiliating defeat in ... [Read more...] The post “New Zealand’s Prime Minister Is The First Covid Tyrant To Fall, But She Won’t Be The Last” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 17, 2023 at 8:02 pm

    What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer LTRP Note: With the majority of Christian colleges and seminaries now bringing in contemplative spirituality via Spiritual Formation programs, and with Christian leaders such as Rick Warren and Beth Moore endorsing the movement, and with countless pastors giving it a thumbs up to their congregations, isn’t it time professors, pastors, and leaders understand what the ... [Read more...] The post What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 16, 2023 at 1:07 pm

    The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness By Egerton Ryerson Young(Missionary to the Cree people in Manitoba in the late 1800s) The following incident occurred years ago on the great plains of the Canadian Northwest, long before the waves of Anglo-Saxon civilization began to surge over those glorious fertile prairies which for so many generations were hid from the gaze of the ... [Read more...] The post The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Federal Judge Finds West Virginia Law Barring Transgenders From Girls’ Sports Constitutional”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 13, 2023 at 1:47 pm

    “Federal Judge Finds West Virginia Law Barring Transgenders From Girls’ Sports Constitutional” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Michael TennantThe New American A federal judge upheld a West Virginia law requiring student athletes to compete with other members of their biological sex, dealing a blow to both the transgender movement and the Biden administration, which had supported the lawsuit challenging the ... [Read more...] The post “Federal Judge Finds West Virginia Law Barring Transgenders From Girls’ Sports Constitutional” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • My Journey Out of Catholicism
    by Lighthouse Trails author on January 12, 2023 at 4:00 pm

    My Journey Out of Catholicism By David Dombrowski Over the years, I have encountered many Christians who wonder, “What’s wrong with being Catholic? After all, they believe in the Cross; they believe Jesus is the Son of God. It can’t be all that bad.” If you are a Christian who has wondered about these things, this special testimonial report is ... [Read more...] The post My Journey Out of Catholicism appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Social Media’s Antisemitic Underbelly”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 7, 2023 at 1:13 pm

    “Social Media’s Antisemitic Underbelly” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. It is from the Christian publication, Israel My Glory. The publishers, The Friends of Israel, just released a special edition on antisemitism: “A Biblical Look at Antisemitism. Below is one of the articles in that edition. You may read the entire edition by clicking ... [Read more...] The post “Social Media’s Antisemitic Underbelly” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Exiled Moscow Chief Rabbi: Jews Should Leave Russia Before They Are Scapegoated”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 7, 2023 at 12:49 pm

    “Exiled Moscow Chief Rabbi: Jews Should Leave Russia Before They Are Scapegoated” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Ash ObelTimes of Israel Amid rising antisemitism, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt warns that historical precedent indicates Jewish community will be blamed for country’s problems Moscow’s exiled former chief rabbi, Pinchas Goldschmidt, has warned Russian Jews that they may become scapegoats for hardships brought on ... [Read more...] The post “Exiled Moscow Chief Rabbi: Jews Should Leave Russia Before They Are Scapegoated” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 10 Articles
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 2, 2023 at 3:43 pm

    Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 10 Articles (See Year in Review 2022, Part 1 – The Chosen; see Year in Review 2022, Part 2 – Letters and Comments) The Final part of the Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review lists the top 10 articles we posted this past year from guest writers and Lighthouse Trails authors. Listed in order of when they were ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 10 Articles appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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