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Lighthouse Trails 2021 Year in Review—Part 1—Top 10 Letters to the Editor

December 29, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

At the end of each year, Lighthouse Trails presents its Year in Review, divided into different parts. Below is the first part of our 2021 Year in Review. While we receive numerous letters, comments, calls, and e-mails throughout the year, and consider them all important and of value, we believe the 10 below illustrate very … [Read more…]

Posted in: YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: 2021, Calvary Chapel, calvinism, covid, critical race theory, jesus calling, lectio divina, letters to the editor, the Message, vaccines, wheaton college, YEAR IN REVIEW

Letter to the Editor: “Christian” Professor Finds “Warm Welcome” at Wheaton College to Teach and Promote Critical Race Theory

May 21, 2021 by Letters to the Editor 1 Comment

LTRP Note: Because Wheaton College has been promoting and embracing both contemplative spirituality and emergent ideologies for many years (as Lighthouse Trails has documented), it makes perfect sense that they would now embrace the social justice, Marxist-influenced movement. They all go hand in hand (but most Christian leaders, colleges, and pastors have failed to recognize … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Critical Race Theory, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, Social Justice, The Emerging Church Tagged: Christian colleges, communism, contemplative prayer, critical race theory, emerging church, letter to the editor, marxism, social justice, wheaton college

2015 YEAR IN REVIEW – PART 3 – LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS COVERAGE ON CHRISTIAN COLLEGES IN 2015

December 30, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

See also Part 1 Year in Review | See also Part 2 Year in Review 1/Two Letters to the Editor About Cedarville University Lead to New Research That Causes Continued Concern 2/Wheaton College Suspends Hijab-Wearing Professor Who Declared ‘We All Worship Same God’ 3/Liberty University Welcomes Socialist Bernie Sanders to Address Student Body: ‘We Have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: 2015, Christian colleges, contemplative colleges, mennonite colleges, seminaries, wheaton college, YEAR IN REVIEW

Wheaton College Suspends Hijab-Wearing Professor Who Declared ‘We All Worship Same God’

December 17, 2015 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: In this sad state of affairs, in many ways, Wheaton College has brought this situation upon themselves by promoting, endorsing, and encouraging the “new” “progressive” Christianity for quite some time. Because the “fruit” of contemplative prayer and the emerging church is interspirituality, it only makes sense that such colleges will have professors (and … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Chrislam, Contemplative Colleges, Ecumenism, Interspirituality, Islam Tagged: chrislam, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, Islam, wheaton college

Christian Colleges Falling Deeper into Apostasy As They Cave in to Supreme Court Ruling

July 8, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Lighthouse Trails has been tracking Christian colleges, universities, and seminaries for many year now, documenting the steady decline into apostasy as the majority of them have now begun to embrace contemplative spirituality through their Spiritual Formation programs. You can read about this in our booklet/article “An Epidemic of Apostasy – How Christian Seminaries Must Incorporate … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Homosexuality, Same-Sex Marriage, Signs of the Times Tagged: America, apostasy, baylor university, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, hope college, Same-Sex Marriage, spiritual formation, wheaton college

Madeleine L’Engle’s foundation awards grant to LGBT group at Wheaton College

June 8, 2015 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: The following story is posted for informational and research purposes only and not as an endorsement of the content or the source. By Jonathan Merritt Religion News Service The foundation of Madeleine L’Engle, the late National Book Award-winning author of “A Wrinkle in Time,” has awarded OneWheaton, an independent community of LGBT students … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Homosexuality, Signs of the Times Tagged: Christian colleges, colleges, Homosexuality, immorality, lgbt, Signs of the Times, wheaton college

Wheaton College Defends Decision to Allow Homosexual Student Group on Campus

May 20, 2015 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: Over the past 13 years, we have noticed a trend: Once a Christian college begins to incorporate contemplative spirituality into the lives of their students and faculty, views toward homosexuality, evolution, and interspirituality begin to change. The following story is a case in point as Wheaton College has been on the contemplative prayer … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, Homosexuality, The Emerging Church Tagged: Christian colleges, Homosexuality, lgbtq, The Emerging Church, wheaton college

2010 Film “With God on Our Side” – Championed by Jim Wallis, Tony Campolo, Brian McLaren & Steve Haas (World Vision) – Has Changed the Minds of Evangelicals

October 9, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By Jan Markell Olive Tree Ministries Today, one of the greatest seductions is that there could be world peace if only the Palestinians had a homeland. The film that came out in 2010 titled With God On Our Side is aimed at changing the end-time views of evangelicals and the theology that says the Jews … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Eschatology, Islam, Israel, Politics, Remembering the Holocaust, Signs of the Times, The New Missiology Tagged: America, barack obama, Brian McLaren, Israel, Jan Markell, Jim Wallis, Obama, olive tree ministries, palestine, palestinianism, replacement theology, steve haas, the Jews, tony campolo, wheaton college, with god on our side, world vision

Letter to the Editor: Where Can My College-Age Child Receive a Four-Year Degree?

December 20, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: We appreciate your attention to the wayward teaching at many Christian schools, but have a serious question. The list of non-contemplative schools is mostly Bible colleges. What would you suggest to a student who is not going into full-time ministry, is looking for a liberal arts or sciences degree, and quite frankly, … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: bob jones university, Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, corban university, emerging church, Moody Bible Institute, spiritual deception, spiritual formation, wheaton college

2012 YEAR IN REVIEW – FINAL PART – “Top 10 Lighthouse Trails In-House Articles for 2012”

December 31, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

1/Looking to the Past to Unravel Confusion About Rick Warren, Islam, and Warren’s All-Inclusive “Second Reformation” A recent Orange County Register news story titled “Rick Warren builds bridge to Muslims” has caught the attention of many people including several online news sources. The story resulted in a rebuttal by Rick Warren, denying the allegations the … [Read more…]

Posted in: YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: atonement, biblegateway, Bibles, Catholicism, contemplative purpose driven, david dombrowski, eastern mysticism, Ecumenism, end-times, erwin lutzer, gospel, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, Islam, larry crabb, lectio divina, moody church, perilous times, Politics, reformation, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, spiritual formation, the cross, translations, wheaton college, wycliffe bible translators

Wheaton College “Dialogue” Evening – Exploring “Common Ground” with Catholicism in “A Conversation on Unity”

January 31, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On March 26, 2012, Reformed pastor John Armstrong and Catholic Cardinal George of Chicago will come together at Wheaton College for “A Conversation on Unity in Christ’s Mission.” The flyer you see to the left reads: “An evening of dialogue exploring the common ground and current challenges that face Catholics and evangelical Protestants in Christian faith … [Read more…]

Posted in: Conference Alerts, Contemplative Colleges, Ecumenism, Road to Rome, The New Evangelization Tagged: cardinal george, Catholicism, chicago, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Interspirituality, john armstrong, meditation, mysticism, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, Roman Catholicism, vatican, wheaton college

Wheaton College Deluded by Tony Blair Foundation

December 7, 2010 by Miscellaneous News Source

by Steve McKonkey Contact: http://www.ChristianInvestigator.com, 608-469-7956 MADISON, Wisc., Dec. 6, 2010 /Christian Newswire/ — Last week, the Tony Blair Foundation announced that Wheaton College has become the first Associate University of the Foundation in the United States. According to the Foundation’s website, the Foundation “aims to promote respect and understanding about the world’s major religions … [Read more…]

Posted in: Interspirituality, New Evangelicalism Tagged: deception, interfaith, Tony Blair, wheaton college

Contemplative Wheaton College Receives Special Honor From Tony Blair’s Interfaith Movement

December 3, 2010 by Miscellaneous News Source

From Sun-Times Media The Wheaton Sun An out of house news source Intended for informational and research purposes only, not as an endorsement The Tony Blair Faith Foundation has announced that Wheaton College has become the first American Associate University of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation’s Faith and Globalization Initiative. The Faith and Globalization Initiative … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Contemplative Colleges, Interspirituality Tagged: interfaith, Tony Blair, wheaton college

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  • Christianity Is Missing Out on Something Vital – Is This True?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on August 11, 2022 at 3:59 am

    Christianity Is Missing Out on Something Vital – Is This True? By Ray Yungen Contemplative advocates propose that something vital and important has been missing from the church for centuries. The insinuation is that Christians have been lacking something necessary for their spiritual vitality; but that would mean the Holy Spirit has not been fully effective for hundreds of years and only now the secret key ... [Read more...] The post Christianity Is Missing Out on Something Vital – Is This True? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Podcast Interview: “Taking a Closer Look at Psychedelics”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on August 6, 2022 at 8:06 pm

    Podcast Interview: “Taking a Closer Look at Psychedelics” In two recent Parker J. Cole Show podcast interviews, former New Age followers Richard and Linda Nathan discuss the growing interest in psychedelic drug use, even among Christians. From the Parker J. Cole Show: Psychedelics are growing in Christian circles. But are they giving believers a closer relationship with God, or tearing them further apart? ... [Read more...] The post Podcast Interview: “Taking a Closer Look at Psychedelics” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “‘Christian’College Now Giving Students Pronoun Options”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on August 2, 2022 at 12:22 pm

    “‘Christian’College Now Giving Students Pronoun Options” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes from an out-of-house source. By Bob Unruh | WorldNetDaily Can pick from: ‘He/Him/His, She/Her/Hers, They/Them/Theirs, Xie/Hir/Hirs and Ze/Zir/Zirs’ A Christian college, the Methodist Emory University in Atlanta, has announced a plan that gives students a choice as to the pronouns by which ... [Read more...] The post “‘Christian’College Now Giving Students Pronoun Options” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • New Book Release: Three Generations of Suffering by Georgi Vins
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on August 1, 2022 at 12:36 pm

    New Book Release: <em>Three Generations of Suffering by Georgi Vins</em> Lighthouse Trails Publishing is pleased to announce the release of Three Generations of Suffering: A Chronicle of One Family’s Persecution in an Atheistic Society, written by Georgi Vins. The book was originally published in 1975 by David C. Cook Publishing but eventually went out of print. Lighthouse Trails is publishing this new edition under contract ... [Read more...] The post New Book Release: <em>Three Generations of Suffering by Georgi Vins</em> appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • YouTube Video by Warren B. Smith – “Truth or Consequences: The Importance of Spiritual Discernment”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on July 26, 2022 at 12:30 pm

    YouTube Video by Warren B. Smith – “Truth or Consequences: The Importance of Spiritual Discernment” This message by former New Age follower Warren B. Smith was delivered at the Wide Is the Gate Conference at Calvary Chapel East, Albuquerque, New Mexico (2014). You may watch it below or go to Warren’s YouTube channel. His YouTube channel was created and is managed by Chris Lawson of Spiritual Research Network. Chris has ... [Read more...] The post YouTube Video by Warren B. Smith – “Truth or Consequences: The Importance of Spiritual Discernment” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • NEW BOOKLET: God’s Peace Through It All
    by Lighthouse Trails author on July 25, 2022 at 9:22 am

    NEW BOOKLET: God’s Peace Through It All God’s Peace Through It All by Warren B. Smith is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. It is the 15th booklet in Warren’s scriptural encouragement Through It All series). 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 ... [Read more...] The post NEW BOOKLET: God’s Peace Through It All appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Barna and Viola Book, Pagan Christianity, Remains Popular & Continues Playing Role in Leading Christians Astray
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on July 23, 2022 at 12:19 pm

    Barna and Viola Book, <em>Pagan Christianity,</em> Remains Popular & Continues Playing Role in Leading Christians Astray Pagan Christianity, written by George Barna and Frank Viola, was released in 2008. Fourteen years later, it remains a bestseller, showing up as #6 on Amazon’s “Ecclesiology Christian Theology” category. In 2011, Lighthouse Trails posted a review of the book because we saw how it would deceive Christians and lead them closer to an emergent ... [Read more...] The post Barna and Viola Book, <em>Pagan Christianity,</em> Remains Popular & Continues Playing Role in Leading Christians Astray appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • What is True Revival?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on July 19, 2022 at 12:57 pm

    What is True Revival? By Cedric FisherCedric is the director of TruthKeepers.com and the author of Chains Couldn’t Hold Me and a number of Lighthouse Trails booklets. I know a man who prays. He does not just pray for a few minutes, but long periods and often. One might think he prays too much—but is there such a thing? ... [Read more...] The post What is True Revival? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “GOP Senators Call Out NEA [National Education Association] for Creating ‘Enemies List’ That May Target Concerned Parents”
    by Miscellaneous News Source on July 15, 2022 at 12:41 pm

    “GOP Senators Call Out NEA [National Education Association] for Creating ‘Enemies List’ That May Target Concerned Parents” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. Because Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry, it does use, from time to time, secular news sources to report information to our readers. This particular article is discussing the NEA (National Education Association), which has a strong and detrimental effect on America’s ... [Read more...] The post “GOP Senators Call Out NEA [National Education Association] for Creating ‘Enemies List’ That May Target Concerned Parents” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Latest Chosen Series Defense—”Not Produced by Mormons”—Misleading, Evasive, and Wrong
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on July 11, 2022 at 3:23 pm

    Latest <em>Chosen</em> Series Defense—”Not Produced by Mormons”—Misleading, Evasive, and Wrong “Not Produced by Mormons” Growing numbers of Christian leaders and pastors are giving a thumbs up or a casual pass to The Chosen series; and the latest defense by Chosen creator Dallas Jenkins and many defenders of the series is—”It’s not produced by Mormons.” This seems to provide license for leaders and pastors and others ... [Read more...] The post Latest <em>Chosen</em> Series Defense—”Not Produced by Mormons”—Misleading, Evasive, and Wrong appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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