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Passion Conference Louie Giglio Gives Thumbs Up to Enneagram—Could Influence Scores of Young Evangelicals

April 20, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

Louie Giglio is an extremely popular megachurch pastor and author as well as the founder and leader of the Passion conferences, which have drawn in hundreds of thousands of mostly young people since 1997.(1) On the week of March 16th, Giglio (a Calvinist) was a guest on emergent social-justice “Gospel” advocate Ian Morgan Cron’s Enneagram … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Calvinist/Reformed, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Practices, Ecumenism, Enneagram, FOR MILLENNIALS, InterVarsity Press, Methodists, Mystical Practices, New Evangelicalism, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation, Wesleyan Church Tagged: enneagram, giglio, ian morgan cron, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, lois putnam, lou giglio, methodists, mike oppenheimer, New Age, occultice practices, passion conferences, personality tests, richard rohr, wesleyan

New Booklet: The Enneagram—An Enlightening Tool or an Enticing Deception?

October 28, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

NEW BOOKLET: The Enneagram—An Enlightening Tool or an Enticing Deception? by Lois Putnam and 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 available. Our Booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Enneagram, FOR MILLENNIALS, InterVarsity Press, Lectio Divina, Methodists, Mystical Practices, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation, Wesleyan Church Tagged: chris heuertz, contemplative prayer, ego, enneagram, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, lectio divina, lois putnam, mark batterson, methodists, perennial wisdom, phileena, suzanne stabile, wesleyan

Letter to the Editor: Churches in UK Caving in to LGBT and New Age

October 7, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 6 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Much is spoken about apostasy in the Roman Catholic Church, but I would also draw your attention to the Methodist Church here in the UK.  Below are some pics from the Gay Pride event in Chester the other week; you cannot see from the pictures but one carried a banner stating “This … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Homosexuality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Methodists, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: churches in crisis, Homosexuality, letter to the editor, lgbtq, methodist, methodists, united kingdom, wesleyan

Some Thoughts Worth Considering on Pub Theology

September 24, 2018 by A Ministry in His Service 6 Comments

LTRP Note: Recently, a father called us very concerned about the growing popularity of “Pub Theology.” He asked if we had any information about it. The late Larry DeBruyn wrote the following article in 2009 and gave permission for Lighthouse Trails to post it. Since 2009, Pub Theology has indeed increased greatly in popularity, especially … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, FOR MILLENNIALS, Health, Missions, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, Wesleyan Church Tagged: alcohol, beer, emerging church, evangelism, health, millennials, pub theology, wesleyan, youth

NEW BOOKLET: Forgiving—A Story of Forgiveness and How and Why We Should Forgive

March 21, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

NEW BOOKLET: Forgiving—A Story of Forgiveness and How and Why We Should Forgive by Maria Kneas and Egerton Ryerson Young 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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Book/Music Excerpts, Encouragement, Native Spirituality, On Christian Faith, RESOURCES, Wesleyan Church Tagged: cree people, egerton, forgiveness, forgiving, maria kneas, mask-e-pe-toon, native americans, ryerson young, wesleyan

Labyrinths Have Found Their Place in the Christian Church

November 4, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 2 Comments

We received the top two photos this week from a reader. Below that are photos of various labyrinths in churches across North America. We have posted these, not to single out these particular churches, but rather to show examples of how many denominations have now incorporated the contemplative mystical practice of walking the labyrinth. And … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Labyrinths, Methodists, Wesleyan Church Tagged: carl teichrib, churches in crisis, contemplative prayer, labyrinths, lutherans, meditation, mennonites, methodists, wesleyan

** 100th BOOKLET FROM LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS! ** Quantum Spirituality and Leonard Sweet’s “More Magnificent Way” of Seeing Christ

September 5, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails author

Editor’s Introduction Note: It is very fitting that our 100th Booklet is about emerging-church leader Leonard Sweet. Many of you may not know who he is or know very little about him, but his influence in the church has been significant. He is a prolific author who has been writing popular books since the 1990s, … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Assemblies of God, Book/Film Reviews, Charismatic, Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, JESUS CALLING, Methodists, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, Wesleyan Church Tagged: Alice Bailey, chardin, Christian leaders, frank viola, george fox university, jesus calling, Leonard Sweet, methodists, new spirituality, pierre teilhard de chardin, quantum, quantum spirituality, sarah young, Warren B. Smith, wesleyan

Assemblies of God Leader Dr. George Wood Joins New Age Sympathizer Leonard Sweet at Luther 2017 (Another Step Toward Rome?)

August 29, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dr. George Wood, General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God denomination,  is scheduled to share the platform with New Age sympathizer Leonard Sweet next year in Berlin, Germany at an event called Luther 2017. Dr. Wood was the subject of several Lighthouse Trails articles in 2013 for his promotion of contemplative teacher Ruth Haley Barton … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Road to Rome, Signs of the Times, The New Evangelization, Wesleyan Church Tagged: anne graham lotz, Assemblies of God, dr. george wood, Ecumenism, greg laurie, kay arthur, pentecostal, roman catholic church, ruth haley barton, tony palmer, wesleyan

Letter to the Editor: Does Lighthouse Trails Only Cover the Contemplative Prayer Issue?

August 16, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I was thinking about the cost of mail and how it affects your ministry.  I wonder whether it would now require broader topics to keep it going.  So many of your readers like me have read your warnings about the contemplatives for many years now and perhaps there could be other areas … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Methodists, Wesleyan Church Tagged: America, Bible prophecy, Catholicism, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, deception, emerging church, end-times, Homosexuality, Interspirituality, Islam, Israel, meditation, methodists, mysticism, Rick Warren, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church, wesleyan

Lighthouse Trails Begins Second Booklet-Mailing Project – This Time to 235 Christian College/Seminary Presidents

May 25, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On the week of May 16, 2016, Lighthouse Trails began a second booklet-mailing project. Whereas our first booklet-mailing project is sending out booklets and short letters to over 130 Christian leaders every 2-3 months, this new project is reaching out to 235 Christian college and seminary presidents (and some deans). After 14 years of research, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, Wesleyan Church Tagged: Christian colleges, Christian leaders, Contemplative Spirituality, cornerstone university, emerging church, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Ray Yungen, reformed theology, Richard Foster, seminaries, spiritual deception, spiritual formation, wesleyan

Second Lighthouse Trails Letter and Booklet Pack to Be Sent to 130+ Christian Leaders

May 18, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In March of this year, Lighthouse Trails sent out a letter and a booklet to over 130 Christian leaders. We told our readers about this on February 25th in an article titled “Lighthouse Trails Publishing to Make Contact with Over 100 Christian Leaders to Warn About Jesus Calling.” The booklet we sent was Warren B. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Priscilla Shirer, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, Wesleyan Church Tagged: Beth Moore, cbn, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, chuck missler, contemplative prayer, cornerstone university, emerging church, jesus calling, living proof ministries, pat robertson, Ray Yungen, Road to Rome, Roger Oakland, spiritual deception, Warren B. Smith, wesleyan

Looking for a Christian College for Your Child in 2016 – Better Be Careful!

March 5, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Spring 2016 is almost here, which means parents will be diligently helping their college-age children search for Christian colleges, seminaries, and universities for enrollment for this coming fall. As many of you know, Lighthouse Trails has been researching Christian colleges for 14 years. Three years ago, we published a report called An Epidemic of Apostasy, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Nazarene Church, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, Wesleyan Church Tagged: apostasy, Christian colleges, christian universities, Contemplative Spirituality, cornerstone university, daniel goleman, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, reformed theology, seminaries, spiritual formation, wesleyan

Letter to the Editor: General Superintendent, Jo Anne Lyon, Leading Wesleyan Church Down Contemplative/Emergent Road

October 31, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: The Wesleyan church is being lead by Jo Anne Lyon, who has yoked the denomination with false teachers.  I had been in a church that was taken over by the Wesleyan denomination.  I later transferred my membership away from it.  She has spoken in our church and she all but tripped over … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Emerging Church, Wesleyan Church Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, jo anne lyon, letter to the editor, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church, wesleyan, wesleyan church

The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth

August 6, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: In the spring of 2011, Lighthouse Trails published Stories From Indian Wigwams and Northern Campfires. The book, written by Egerton Ryerson Young, an itinerate preacher and missionary to the Canadian Native Americans in the late 1800s, is a fascinating and inspiring account of Young’s work with the Cree people. Amazingly, as we were in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Canada, Native Spirituality, The Gospel, Wesleyan Church Tagged: Canada, cree people, egerton ryerson young, missionaries, Missions, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native americans, salvation, stories from indian wigwams and northern campfires, the gospel, wesleyan

List of 50 Top Contemplative-Promoting Organizations Adds 8 Runner Ups

May 30, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In 2012, Lighthouse Trails posted the “50 Top Organizations With a Significant Role in Bringing Contemplative Spirituality to the Church.” We are reposting this list for those who may not have seen it then, and we have added 8 “runner ups” to the list (see bottom of post). From 12 years of research at Lighthouse … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Calvinist/Reformed, Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Saddleback, Wesleyan Church, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: 50 contemplative organizations, Acts 29, Assemblies of God, Christian leaders, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Saddleback, spiritual deception, spiritual formation, wesleyan, Willow Creek

Nevada’s Interspiritual Scene – “Faith Leaders” Pray to the “Gods” For Rain

February 7, 2014 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: Out of House News Source posted for informational and research purposes and not as an endorsement. PRLog (Press Release) – Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Baha’i and other faith leaders participated in a joint prayer service in Nevada on February one afternoon urging for divine intervention in view of persistent drought conditions in … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Interspirituality, Wesleyan Church Tagged: Baha’i, Buddhist, christian, Hindu, Interspirituality, Jewish, lds, mormons, Muslim, prayer, utah, wesleyan

Texas Wesleyan University Offers Prayer Room for Muslim Students

December 2, 2013 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: Texas Wesleyan University is connected to the United Methodist Church. This would be considered a mainline denomination (e.g, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian). These have traditionally pioneered the way in accepting heretical beliefs and practices into the church.  Contemplative spirituality has,  for the most part, been received with wide open arms in these denominations; later it moved … [Read more…]

Posted in: Chrislam, Contemplative Colleges, Ecumenism, Interspirituality, Islam, Methodists, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, Wesleyan Church Tagged: Bible prophecy, chrislam, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Interspirituality, Islam, methodists, texas wesleyan university, The Emerging Church, wesleyan

Biola Conference Welcomes Ruth Haley Barton as it Continues Heartily Down Contemplative Path

October 9, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On October 16th, Biola University will host its Torrey Conference 2013, and contemplative teacher Ruth Haley Barton will be a featured speaker at the event. This does not come as a great surprise to the editors at Lighthouse Trails because Biola has been going down the contemplative path for quite sometime. But because there are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Conference Alerts, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Wesleyan Church Tagged: adele ahlberg calhoun, Biola, biola university, Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, meditation, mysticism, ruth haley barton, Thomas Keating, wesleyan

Catholic Evangelization and the Role of the “Eucharist” in This End-Time Deception

September 25, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Roger Oakland Understand the Times For those who are not aware of the Catholic Church’s New Evangelization program, let me provide a brief overview. The Catholic Church plans to establish the kingdom of God on earth and win the world to the Catholic Jesus (i.e., the Eucharistic Christ). This will be accomplished when the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, EFCA, InterVarsity Press, Road to Rome, The Emerging Church, Wesleyan Church, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: Bible prophecy, Catholicism, Contemplative Spirituality, efca, end-times, eucharist, Eucharistic Christ, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, last days, new evangelization, pope, reformed theology, Roger Oakland, Roman Catholicism, wesleyan

The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Murderous Native American Who Found His Savior

July 29, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: In the spring of 2011, Lighthouse Trails published Stories From Indian Wigwams and Northern Campfires. The book, written by Egerton Ryerson Young, an itinerate preacher and missionary to the Canadian Native Americans in the late 1800s, is a fascinating and inspiring account of Young’s work with the Cree people. Amazingly, as we were in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Canada, Missions, Wesleyan Church Tagged: canadian indians, ergerton ryerson young, first nations, Missions, nanci des gerlaise, native american spirituality, stories from indian wigwams and northern campfires, wesleyan

Sending Your Child or Teen to Camp This Summer? – Be Careful – Many are Promoting Contemplative Spirituality

June 18, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Summer is here, and the kids are out of school until fall. Many Christian parents will be sending their youth to Christian summer camps or retreats. But there are now many Christian retreat and conference centers that are advocating or promoting contemplative spirituality and the emerging church. Such camps would be spiritually dangerous choices to send … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Spirituality, Methodists, Music, Wesleyan Church Tagged: ccca, CHILDREN AT RISK!, christian camp and conference association, christian youth camps, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, duffy robbins, emerging church, labyrinths, lectio divina, methodists, new church specialties, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton, wesleyan, Yoga

NEW BOOKLET: An Epidemic of Apostasy – How Christian Seminaries Must Incorporate “Spiritual Formation” to Become Accredited

June 15, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

An Epidemic of Apostasy – How Christian Seminaries Must Incorporate “Spiritual Formation” to Become Accredited 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.  Below is the content of the booklet. There is a also an … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, RESOURCES, Spiritual Formation, Wesleyan Church Tagged: abhe, ats, baylor, Biola, biola university, briercrest, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, cornerstone university, emerging church, moody, reformed theology, spiritual formation, Talbot, tracts, wesleyan

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Sticks With Contemplative After All

April 1, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In 2008, Lighthouse Trails wrote an article titled “Association of Christian Schools International Adds Spiritual Formation and Promotes Contemplative Authors.” The article challenged the ACSI because of its obvious contemplative propensities and how that was going to affect millions of students worldwide. You see, the ACSI claims to be the “largest Protestant educational organization in the world” … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Wesleyan Church Tagged: acsi, association of christian schools international, Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, daniel egeler, spiritual formation, wesleyan

Christian or Christ-Follower – Two Terms with Different Meanings

November 8, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Christian or Christ-follower. It’s a distinction that is being made more and more today, and often the latter term, Christ follower, is replacing the former term, Christian. Even many Christian leaders are making the switch. But just what does it mean? Emerging church leader, Erwin McManus says his “goal is to destroy Christianity as a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, The Role of Meditation, Wesleyan Church, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: christ follower, christian, contemplative, Dan Kimball, Henri Nouwen, lectio divina, Thomas Merton, wesleyan

Book Alert: Soul Feast by Marjorie Thompson

October 29, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Soul Feast by Marjorie Thompson is a book that promotes mantra meditation and New Age mystics. It stands among many other contemplative prayer books that do the same. But what is so alarming is that it also stands within the ranks of many Christian ministries, organizations, churches, and colleges. While Thompson does not hide her … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Spirituality, pantheism & panentheism, Saddleback, The Ancient Mystics, Wesleyan Church, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: Henri Nouwen, marjorie thompson, matthew fox, mysticism, New Age, presbyterian church, soul feast, Thomas Merton, upper room ministries, walk to emmaus, wesleyan

“Spiritual Disciplines Handbook” – Christian Organizations, Seminaries, and Ministry Leaders Incorporate This Mystical Primer into Christian Education

July 2, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun is a primer on contemplative mysticism, bursting with contemplative meditation instruction along with references and quotes by some of the movement’s most prolific mystics on the scene today. It’s a book one might expect to find on the shelves of a Catholic monastery, a New Age … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Mystical Practices, Nazarene Church, pantheism & panentheism, Rick Warren, Saddleback, Spiritual Formation, Wesleyan Church, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: adele ahlberg calhoun, Biola, biola university, Brian McLaren, Catholicism, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, meditation, Moody Bible Institute, mops, mysticism, nazarene unversity, New Age, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, Saddleback, spiritual disciplines handbook, spiritual formation, Talbot, Thomas Merton, wesleyan

Reader finds “An Afternoon with a Spiritual Formation Professor at a North American Bible School” to be “Junk”

February 10, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

After posting an excerpt of the Lighthouse Trails novel Castles in the Sand last week, which we titled “An Afternoon with a Spiritual Formation Professor at a North American Bible School,” we received the following e-mail from a pastor. You give some good information in your letters that is useful. Why the garbage that no one … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Colleges, InterVarsity Press, Spiritual Formation, Wesleyan Church Tagged: Biola, biola university, Christian colleges, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, cornerstone university, deception, emerging church, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Liberty University, mysticism, Talbot, wesleyan

50 Top Organizations With a Significant Role in Bringing Contemplative Spirituality to the Church

January 21, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

From 10 years of research at Lighthouse Trails Research Project, we have found the following fifty organizations to have had a significant role in bringing contemplative spirituality into the evangelical/Protestant church. If you do not know or understand the implications of this, we urge you to educate yourself as soon as possible. Note: We have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian & Missionary Alliance, Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Organizations, InterVarsity Press, Nazarene Church, Saddleback, Spiritual Formation, Wesleyan Church Tagged: aacc, abs, acts 29 network, ats, baker books, breakforth, CCEL, center for action and contemplation, christian missionary alliance, cma, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, conversations journal, ct, elca, Emergent Village, emersion, focus on the family, group magazine, Henri Nouwen, ihop, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, kairos, Leadership Network, lifeway resources, meditation, mennonites, metamorpha, national worship conference, navpress, Nazarenes, new church specialties, presbyterian church usa, Purpose Driven Movement, relevant magazine, renovare, robert webber, Saddleback, sdi, Sojourners, teen mania, the ooze, thomas nelson, transforming center, upper roon, wesleyan, wesleyan church, willow creek association, Worship Leader Magazine, youth specialties, zondervan

Eucharistic Adoration and the Emerging Church

September 12, 2010 by Lighthouse Trails author

by Roger Oakland When Christians begin to chase after powerful mystical experiences that supposedly bring them closer to Christ, this becomes like a slippery slope that will have disastrous results. The emerging church is on this slope. When I do a series of radio programs or write commentaries for our website warning people about the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, EFCA, InterVarsity Press, Road to Rome, The Emerging Church, Wesleyan Church Tagged: doug pagitt, efca, emerging church, eurcharist, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Road to Rome, robert webber, second coming, wesleyan

Jim Wallis Points to Lighthouse Trails – Defends Position of Sojourners

July 1, 2010 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On June 1st, Lighthouse Trails posted an article by M. Danielsen titled, “Sojourners Founder Jim Wallis’ Revolutionary Anti-Christian “Gospel” (and Will Christian Leaders Stand with Wallis?).” On June 19th, we posted a second article titled TRAVESTY at LIFEST – PARENTS: Don’t Send Your Kids – Radical-Emergent/Liberal Jim Wallis to Speak at Lifest (What is Luis … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Spirituality, Politics, The Preaching of the Cross, Wesleyan Church Tagged: Brian McLaren, Calvary Chapel, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, Jim Wallis, mysticism, new spirituality, revolution, richard rohr, Rick Warren, second coming, Sojourners, Thomas Merton, wesleyan
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  • InterVarsity’s “2030 Calling” – Raising Up Young Evangelicals to Be the Mystics of Tomorrow January 15, 2021
  • The Warfare is Confessional (Whom Do We Really Fear?) January 12, 2021
  • Interview by Epoch Times on Capitol Incident January 12, 2021
  • Letter to the Editor: Former Hindu, Now Believer Walks Lonely Path January 9, 2021
  • Parler Removed From Google Play Store, Apple Threatens Ban While Twitter “Permanently” Suspends Trump January 9, 2021

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  • InterVarsity’s “2030 Calling” – Raising Up Young Evangelicals to Be the Mystics of Tomorrow
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 15, 2021 at 3:49 pm

    InterVarsity’s “2030 Calling” – Raising Up Young Evangelicals to Be the Mystics of Tomorrow For many years, Lighthouse Trails has tried to warn the church about evangelical publishing houses that are releasing countless materials which promote and teach contemplative spirituality. One of the publishing companies that is at the forefront of this effort to bring the New Age/new spirituality practice of contemplative prayer into the church is InterVarsity Press ... [Read more...] The post InterVarsity’s “2030 Calling” – Raising Up Young Evangelicals to Be the Mystics of Tomorrow appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • The Warfare is Confessional (Whom Do We Really Fear?)
    by Lighthouse Trails author on January 12, 2021 at 3:44 am

    The Warfare is Confessional (Whom Do We Really Fear?) 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...] The post The Warfare is Confessional (Whom Do We Really Fear?) appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Interview by Epoch Times on Capitol Incident
    by Miscellaneous News Source on January 12, 2021 at 2:17 am

    Interview by Epoch Times on Capitol Incident LTRJ Note: For those who are interested in viewing alternative news sources from mainstream media, the following video is posted for informational and research purposes. The post Interview by Epoch Times on Capitol Incident appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor: Former Hindu, Now Believer Walks Lonely Path
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 9, 2021 at 2:49 pm

    Letter to the Editor: Former Hindu, Now Believer Walks Lonely Path Dear Lighthouse Trails: My name is ____________. I’m a former Hindu, metal head, New Age believer who denied my Savior back in my days until about five to six years ago when on a night of watching Youtube videos on all kinds of darkness, He showed me where my soul could end up. I’ve been ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: Former Hindu, Now Believer Walks Lonely Path appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Parler Removed From Google Play Store, Apple Threatens Ban While Twitter “Permanently” Suspends Trump
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on January 9, 2021 at 2:08 pm

    Parler Removed From Google Play Store, Apple Threatens Ban While Twitter “Permanently” Suspends Trump Update (1/11/2011): “Parler CEO: Attorneys Drop Company as Website Goes Offline” LTRJ Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. Parler is a relatively new social media platform that has promised not to censor. “Parler Removed From Google Play Store, Apple Threatens Ban” By Mimi Nguyen LyThe Epoch Times Google removed the ... [Read more...] The post Parler Removed From Google Play Store, Apple Threatens Ban While Twitter “Permanently” Suspends Trump appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • God’s Word Declares the Importance of Being Watchful and Discerning
    by Lighthouse Trails author on January 8, 2021 at 11:52 am

    God’s Word Declares the Importance of Being Watchful and Discerning By Warren B. Smith Christian seek not yet repose,Cast thy dreams of ease away;Thou art in the midst of foes: Watch and pray.Watch as if that alone were the issue of the day;Pray that help may be sent down: Watch and pray.—Charlotte Elliot & William H. Monk Learn to discern, Watch and pray;Night’s almost here, ... [Read more...] The post God’s Word Declares the Importance of Being Watchful and Discerning appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Final Part – Top 10 In-House Articles
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on December 31, 2020 at 1:51 pm

    Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Final Part – Top 10 In-House Articles See Part 1 of Year in Review: Top 10 Letters to the Editor. See Part 2 of Year in Review: Top 10 Out-of-House News Stories.See Part 3 of Year in Review: Top 10 Articles by LT AuthorsSee Part 4:  Top 5 Guest Writer Articles In this last part of our 5-part Year in Review series, the following 10 articles are written by ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Final Part – Top 10 In-House Articles appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Part 4 – Top 5 Guest Writer Articles
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on December 31, 2020 at 4:38 am

    Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Part 4 – Top 5 Guest Writer Articles The following is the fourth part of the Lighthouse Trails Year in Review. Our Year in Review series (usually 4-5 parts) is especially helpful for those who have missed some of our year’s reporting or perhaps forgotten about some of these important articles. The following 5 articles are from out-of-house guest writers. See Part 1 of Year ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Part 4 – Top 5 Guest Writer Articles appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Commentary: “We Can’t Get Back To Normal If People Think Spreading COVID Equals Murder”
    by Miscellaneous News Source on December 30, 2020 at 2:41 pm

    Commentary: “We Can’t Get Back To Normal If People Think Spreading COVID Equals Murder” UPDATE: Related video: Laura Lynn Thompson: “BC Provincial Update & State Sanctioned Religious Suppression” (pscp.tv) LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes and food for thought. When COVID eventually fades from the headlines, this shift in responsibility could very well remain to constrain key liberties. By Georgi BoormanThe Federalist Amid the ... [Read more...] The post Commentary: “We Can’t Get Back To Normal If People Think Spreading COVID Equals Murder” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Part 3 – Top 10 LT Author Articles
    by Lighthouse Trails author on December 30, 2020 at 7:06 am

    Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Part 3 – Top 10 LT Author Articles See Part 1 of Year in Review: Top 10 Letters to the Editor. See Part 2 of Year in Review: Top 10 Out-of-House News Stories. Lighthouse Trails has been blessed and privileged to work with dozens of committed, discerning, Bible-believing authors since 2002. Below is a list of 10 articles we posted in 2020 by some of these men and women (in ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Part 3 – Top 10 LT Author Articles appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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