Category: *CHRISTIAN PUBLISHERS/BOOKSTORES

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 (via Spiritual Formation). One of the publishing companies that is at the forefront of…

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Necromancy in the Church—No Statute of Limitations on False Teaching

LTRP Note: In August of this year, veteran free-lance writer Jim Fletcher attended Promise Keeper’s Daring Faith conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mr. Fletcher went to the event as part of his research to write the following article about necromancy in…

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NYT: “Sarah Young, 77, Dies; Created an Empire Around a Christian Devotional”

LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. (Photo from a 2-second video clip from YouTube; used in accordance with the U.S. Fair Use Act: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2BXgBRu11c&list=PLyTBJOX8CfX5kIzL4fpI54YoNkw4ueas4) By Clay RisenThe New York Times Sarah Young, whose…

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Letter to the Editor: Why is Hannah Hurnard on the Directory of Authors List?

Today, we received a question from a reader regarding the second edition of Chris Lawson’s A Directory of Authors (Three NOT Recommended Lists) booklet, which we released last week. In that booklet is the name Hannah Hurnard, the author of…

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Barna and Viola Book, Pagan Christianity, 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…

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InterVarsity Press Calls on Christians to Engage in Lectio Divina—Leading Them Down a Road of Peril

Long-time Lighthouse Trails readers are well aware that InterVarsity Press (one of evangelical Christianity’s biggest publishers) began down the contemplative spirituality path many years ago. But most Christians are not aware of this and many turn to publishers like IVP…

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