By Warren B. Smith In the original introduction to Jesus Calling, Sarah Young described how it was a walk in “God’s glorious creation” that led to her mystical moonlight conversion—that her “heart” was “converted” to “Jesus” when she “felt” “enveloped” by the “warm mist” of His “Presence.” Her account is reminiscent of how many of us … [Read more…]
By Harry Ironside A comment put to me: “If I could only be sure I was in the right church, I would feel secure; but there are so many different churches that I get all confused and upset.” My response: The church is not the ark of safety. The church is the aggregate of all who … [Read more…]
NEW BOOKLET: The Qur’an or the Bible—Which One Has the Authentic Account? by Tony Pearce is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are available. Our Booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own personal use. To order … [Read more…]
By Tony PearceLight for the Last Days Ministries Are You not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment; O Rock, You have marked them for correction. Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following story if from John Shaw Anderson’s book, Heroes of the Faith in Modern Italy (first published in 1914*). Lighthouse Trails decided to add this book to our collection of resources as we saw the immense value of these true stories of courageous men and women in Italy in the late 1800s, when to … [Read more…]
By Bob Kirkland BACK TO THE BEGINNINGGenesis 1:26 says, “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” To be made in the image and likeness of God is multifaceted. Scripture, of course, makes it clear that man is not divine or a part of God, and it would be wrong … [Read more…]
By David Dombrowski It is all too easy in the busy world in which we live today to get caught up in worldly concerns that would tend to draw our hearts in a different direction than God intends. A Scripture that comes to mind is the one in Proverbs that says: Keep thy heart with … [Read more…]
By Harry A. Ironside He preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection . . . And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof … [Read more…]
By David Dombrowski An Analogy of Finding Our Way As we now move away from the year 2020 and reflect on where that year has taken us, I am reminded of an interesting experience I had years ago. It was 1972, and having been drafted into the military, on one particular day one of our … [Read more…]
By Dr. Harry A. Ironside Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: and by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. (Acts 13:38-39) Justification! It is a … [Read more…]
By Bill Randles And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. (Luke 12:11-12) Notice that Jesus says “when they … [Read more…]
By Corrie Ten Boom Can a piece of furniture be important? The oval table in our dining room was the gathering place for hopes and dreams, the listening place for prayers and petitions, and the loving place for joy and laughter. But Sunday, it was something more—it was the special place for family and friends. Sunday … [Read more…]
Editor’s Note: In Harry Ironside’s book Full Assurance: Finding Settled Peace With God, he has a section titled “Difficulties That Hinder Full Assurance.” He begins that section by saying: It is now my purpose to consider some of the difficulties and perplexities which keep souls from entering into peace and enjoying the full assurance of … [Read more…]
By Harry Ironside A great many people make the mistake of trying to live the life before they receive the life. The hardest thing I know is to try to live the Christian life when you do not have it to live. There must be a Christian life first before you can exemplify and manifest it. … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Brenda Nickel is featured in Caryl Matrisciana’s film Wide is the Gate, Vol. 2. Her book on Calvinism was on Caryl’s website for a number of years until Caryl’s passing in 2016 after which the website was dismantled. Today, Brenda has a website called Calvinism No More. My Journey Into Calvinism by Brenda Nickel My Introduction to … [Read more…]
By Bill Randles Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12) I happened upon the formation of a Black Lives Matter protest, on a University campus not far from my home. I was helping a friend preach Christ in the Open air, and it just so happened that this group was … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: As many of our readers know, in early 2018, Lighthouse Trails published a book titled Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy. Without question, it set off a firestorm upsetting many of the Calvinist persuasion. However, it also brought to surface many of our readers whose families had suffered under the yoke of Calvinism … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: Thank you so much for writing that booklet about Critical Race Theory. This is very badly needed. I had been hoping you would find somebody to write something about this. I plan to send some pastors links to it. One of them is a black Baptist pastor whom I have known for … [Read more…]
By Harry A. Ironside Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. … [Read more…]
By Ray Yungen God’s DesireJust 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 to … [Read more…]
By Harry Ironside That in me ye might have peace. (John 16:33) How long it takes many of us to learn that peace is found in Christ alone. We seek for it everywhere else, but seek in vain, until at last, disappointed, disheartened, and distressed in soul, we come to the Lord Jesus, and lo, … [Read more…]
By David Dombrowski Our nation is in the midst of civil unrest as we have not known for many decades. Still in the throes of the coronavirus, rioting, upheaval, and violence seem to have eclipsed it with frequent reports and video footage of communities being trashed, burnt, and pillaged all in the name of freedom … [Read more…]
LTRJ Note: In the Bible, there is a small book called Philemon, which tells the story of a slave, his owner, and an apostle of Christ who defended this slave. Today, with our current protests and demonstrations against racism (much of it resulting in looting and violence), many believe these are the things that will … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: As we witness the distressing events happening all around us, let those who name the name of Jesus Christ and put their trust in Him pray that God’s Word and the Gospel of Jesus Christ would go forth, that hearts would be softened, and that many would turn their lives over to the … [Read more…]
By Jerry D. The world is living in troublesome times with the devastation of the coronavirus. History has recorded many catastrophic events that have taken place such as wars, genocides, terrorisms, famines, wild fires, floods, droughts, tornadoes, earthquakes, pestilences, etc. Throughout history the age-long question has always been “Why?” Some would even appear to blame … [Read more…]
By Bob KirklandFrom the book Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy (Lighthouse Trails, 2018) The word perseverance is found only once in the Scriptures. Ephesians 6:18 commands the believer to be, “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.” This verse is … [Read more…]
By H. A. Ironside If Christ to His throne had not bidden farewell,Sad indeed were the tolling of life’s passing bell;If Christ on the cross had not suffered and died,Dark indeed were the passage of death’s somber tide.If Christ from the grave had in triumph not risen,Bleak indeed were the dungeons of that dreadful prison;If … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following are some of the recent comments made by LT readers on the Coronavirus articles we have posted. There is a variety of persuasions in how the Coronavirus situation is looked at, but you will find some interesting and helpful insights. The restructuring of life as we know it is not about … [Read more…]
By Harry A. Ironside He preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection . . . And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following commentary is posted for informational and research purposes. We have also posted an insightful video interview below the commentary from an unrelated source as well as other articles we have recent posted on COVID-19. By David Cloud (Way of Life Literature) As the Covid-19 crisis continues and economic problems mount, there … [Read more…]
