Category: —Ecumenism

Letter to the Editor: The Salvation Army Continues on the Ecumenical Road

LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails first wrote about the Salvation Army’s move into the contemplative/emerging camp in July of 2006 in an article titled, “Salvation Army Joins the Contemplative/Emerging Ranks.” Later that year, we reported on Salvation Army’s partnering with Pete…

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Do “The Chosen” Mormon Executive Producers See Mormonism and Christianity Coming Together?

By John LanaganThe Word Like Fire Ministries “So I love the fact that our communities are coming together with our celebration, our worship, and our faith,” [1] (emphasis added) stated Brad Pelo, one of the Mormon Executive Producers of The Chosen,…

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Understanding Paul’s Appeal at Mars Hill – And How the Emerging/Progressive Interpretation Really Got It Wrong

By Mike Oppenheimer Editor’s Note: Today, it is common to hear the argument that since Paul quoted pagan poets in Acts 17, it’s OK for Christians to quote those who teach false doctrine. Adherents of the emerging/progressive church and contemplative spirituality have…

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Latest Chosen 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…

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“Together 2022” Joins Doctrinally Mixed-Up Nick Hall, Dallas Jenkins, and Francis Chan While “Sacrificing Truth on the Altar of Unity”

[“Together”] organizer Nick Hall [is] bringing together evangelical, emerging, charismatic, and Catholic leaders for the ecumenical purpose of uniting together. . . . there is a definite united-we-stand-regardless-of-our-beliefs scenario. (source) On June 24-25th in Dallas, Texas, Together 2022 will take…

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“Progressive” Christianity—After Our Children and Grandchildren

By Berit Kjos Today’s “progressive” emerging churches have little love for the old certainties that have grounded genuine Christians in God’s revealed truth for 2000 years. They say those precious guidelines don’t fit the new dialectic and collective ways of…

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NEW BOOKLET: THE CHOSEN Series—10 Critical Concerns

THE CHOSEN Series—10 Critical Concerns 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…

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Letter to the Editor: “My Difficult Lonely Journey of Trying to Warn the Church of Apostasy and Apathy”

Dear Lighthouse Trails:  I live in Canada, north of Toronto, Ontario, and have kept track of your website for at least ten plus years now. I am not sure how I came across your site, but I had been reading…

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Letter to the Editor: Concerns About the Lectio 365 App (aka: Pete Greig and Lectio Divina)

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Are you familiar with the Lectio 365 app? It is being promoted at my church and the small amount of research I’ve done has me concerned. Thank you so much for your boldness in standing up for God’s…

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Letter to the Editor: Rick Warren’s Past and Present Troubling Connections

Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace. (Ezekiel 13:10) Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none. (Ezekiel 7:25) And in those times there was no peace to…

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Booklet Highlight: Rick Warren’s Dangerous Ecumenical Pathway to Rome And How One Interview Revealed So Much

To order copies of Rick Warren’s Dangerous Ecumenical Pathway to Rome And How One Interview Revealed So Much in booklet format, click here. By Roger Oakland In 2014, Rick Warren (called “America’s Pastor) was interviewed by Catholic T.V. network host Raymond Arroyo….

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Jim Wallis Says Farewell to Sojourners But New College Position Will Continue His “Social Justice” Legacy

By L. Sharp (Guest writer and researcher) I want to share some thoughts regarding Jim Wallis’ recent June 24, 2021 “farewell” to Sojourners: the magazine/movement he began 50 years ago. I was made aware, spiritually, of the dangers of Jim…

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