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Lighthouse Trails to Send Out 19th Mailing to Christian Pastors and Leaders

December 26, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

For seven years, Lighthouse Trails has been sending out topical booklets three times a year to a growing list of pastors and Christian leaders. This week, we will be sending out our final mailing of 2022 to Christian leaders & pastors. Our current list has nearly 1000 (dropped down to 950 from invalid addresses or … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, Legalism, Methodists, Nazarene Church, On Christian Faith, Wesleyan Church Tagged: booklets, calvinism, Catholicism, Christian leaders, david dombrowski, harry ironside, holiness movement grace, legalism, mailings, pastors, salvation

New Booklet by Harry Ironside: My Conversion and My Journey Out of “the Holiness Movement”

October 28, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author 5 Comments

My Conversion and My Journey Out of “the Holiness Movement” by Harry Ironside 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. Special Editor’s Note: For … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Defending the Faith, Legalism, Methodists, Nazarene Church, On Christian Faith, RESOURCES, The Gospel, The Word of God, Wesleyan Church Tagged: harry ironside, holiness movement, legalism, redemption, salvation, salvation army, sanctification, the cross

“‘Christian’College Now Giving Students Pronoun Options”

August 2, 2022 by Miscellaneous News Source 3 Comments

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…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Homosexuality, Methodists, Transgenderism, Transgenderism Tagged: Christian colleges, Homosexuality, methodist, transgenderism

Letter to the Editor: Sad Day for Church in the UK—(Wesley’s) Oldest Methodist Church in World Now Offering Same-Sex Marriage

July 1, 2022 by Letters to the Editor 8 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Some further sad news regarding the Christian church in the U.K. This news is from the BBC today (June 30th): “World’s oldest Methodist church to allow gay marriage.” The article states: The world’s oldest Methodist building will now offer same-sex marriage after voting unanimously in favour.  The New Room is a Chapel … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Homosexuality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Methodists, Same-Sex Marriage Tagged: apostasy, Homosexuality, john wesley, letter to the editor, marriage, methodist church, Same-Sex Marriage, united kingdom

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

Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match

February 26, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 7 Comments

According to Wikipedia, Lent is: . . . a solemn religious observance in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks (40 days) later on Holy Thursday, the memorial of the Lord’s supper the Thursday of Holy Week before Easter Sunday. The purpose of Lent is the preparation of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Methodists Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, easter, lent, lenten, methodists, orthodox, resurrection, rituals

Lilly Endowment’s Contemplative-Focused Clergy Renewal Program Updated Lists

February 21, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

In 2013, we posted an article titled “What’s Up with Lilly Endowment – Funding Pastoral Sabbaticals with a Contemplative Agenda.” Below is a copy of that article (with excerpts from a related 2007 article). In it, it provides a link to the list of churches whose pastors were “winners” of the 2012 Lilly Endowment grants. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Labyrinths, Methodists, Nazarene Church Tagged: clergy renewal program, colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, emergent church, lilly, lilly endowment, methodists, Roger Oakland

Reuters: “Conservative, Liberal Methodists to Split Over Gay Marriage”

January 3, 2020 by Miscellaneous News Source 7 Comments

LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Rich McKayReuters The United Methodist Church plans to split into two later this year, church officials said on Friday, a schism that follows years of contention over whether the church should end its ban on same-sex marriage and gay clergy. The … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Homosexuality, Methodists, Same-Sex Marriage, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: apostasy, churches in crisis, denominations, gay marriage, lgbt, methodists, united methodist

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

October 28, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 7 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

The Significance of Understanding Quantum Spirituality and Leonard Sweet’s “More Magnificent Way” of Seeing Christ

March 6, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 2 Comments

Over the past few decades, a number of New Age sympathizers have had a significant influence in the evangelical church. One of the chief is Methodist author, speaker, and teacher Leonard Sweet. Sweet openly calls the Father of the New Age Movement—the late Jesuit priest Teilhard de Chardin—“twentieth-century Christianity’s major voice.” Sweet also teaches the foundational New Age doctrine that God is “in” everyone and everything—that God is embedded in all creation. Brought forward and popularized by Rick Warren, Leonard Sweet and his New Age sympathies have not been adequately addressed by today’s pastors and church leaders. A look on Sweet’s website shows he has partnered with numerous popular figures such as Brian McLaren, Mark Batterson (Circle Maker), Erwin McManus, Mark Driscoll, Frank Viola, and Karen Swallow Prior (professor at Liberty University). The following booklet by Warren Smith reveals the “New Age Christianity” that Leonard Sweet has helped to bring into the church.

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Interspirituality, Methodists, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: Alice Bailey, Brian McLaren, Erwin McManus, frank viola, karen swallow prior, Leonard Sweet, Liberty University, Mark Driscoll, methodists, New Age movement, new spirituality, pierre teilhard de chardin, quantum spirituality, Warren Smith

United Methodist Church upholds position against homosexuality, same-sex marriage

March 1, 2019 by Miscellaneous News Source 4 Comments

By Michael Gryboski, Christian Post The United Methodist Church will maintain its official position that homosexuality is contrary to Christian teaching, in a decision following days of contentious debate over the issue.  For the past several years, the UMC has been embroiled in an emotional debate over whether to change its stance, as outlined in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Homosexuality, Methodists, Same-Sex Marriage, Signs of the Times Tagged: Homosexuality, lgbt, methodists, Same-Sex Marriage, united methodists

Letter to the Editor: My Future as a Methodist Uncertain as LGBT Vote Soon Takes Place

February 19, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 4 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: It’s getting much more difficult to find Christian books which speak truth, about God, His Word, the church, without a New Age, spiritual formation, emerging church agenda. I quit going to United Methodist Women monthly meetings; one woman uses Jesus Calling as the devotional reading. Sunday School has become a political discussion … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Methodists Tagged: methodists

Letter to the Editor: LT Wrong to Warn About Walk to Emmaus

February 11, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 5 Comments

LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is in regard to our article: Walk to Emmaus and Tres Dias – A Walk to Deception. To Lighthouse Trails: There are NO MANTRAS in the Walk to Emmaus or any other cursillo movement. We follow a strict Bible centered curriculum covered with prayer and praise. I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Labyrinths, Methodists Tagged: ancient prayer practices, catholic church, Contemplative Spirituality, Ecumenism, labryrinths, lectio divina, letter to the editor, methodists, Roman Catholicism, united methodist church, upper room ministries, walk to emmaus

Booklet Highlight: Mandala Color Books (in the Church): Relaxing Fun or a Tool for New Age Meditation?

August 31, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 2 Comments

Mandala Color Books: Relaxing Fun or a Tool for New Age Meditation? By Lois Putnam Adult coloring has recently become a national passion. In fact, of the top twenty best-selling books on Amazon.com, ten of these were adult color books. Proof of this can be found in any bookstore where the first thing you’ll see … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Health, Methodists, New Age movement, RESOURCES Tagged: color books, coloring books, contemplative prayer, lois putnam, mandala, meditation, methodists, New Age, praying in color, sacred feminine, sybil macbeth

NEW BOOKLET: The Big Picture—How the World and the Church Are Being Deceived: Ten Spiritual Devices

June 3, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 8 Comments

NEW BOOKLET: The Big Picture—How the World and the Church Are Being Deceived: Ten Spiritual Devices by Warren B. Smith is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 18 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: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, JESUS CALLING, Methodists, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, THE SHACK Tagged: A Course in Miracles, big picture, god's dream, jesus calling, Marianne Williamson, meditation, methodists, New Age, oneness, peace, peace plan, separation, spiritual deception, The Shack, Warren B. Smith

Letter to the Editor: Pastor Not Listening – Starting Biblical Study in Home on Discerning the Times

April 25, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 8 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I am a believer in Christ and consider myself a defender of the Faith. I live in a small town in ________ and attend a tiny Free Methodist church. I do not consider myself Free Methodist, nor does my husband, but we feel we have been given a unique opportunity to serve … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Churches in Crisis!, Encouragement, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Methodists, On Christian Faith Tagged: caryl matrisciana, churches in crisis, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, letter to the editor, methodists, New Age, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, Warren B. Smith

Letter to the Editor: Concerned About Lighthouse Trails Upcoming Book Challenging Calvinism

February 26, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 74 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: In your last e-mail newsletter, you showed us the covers of three upcoming books. And I’m concerned about one of them. It’s Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy, which exposes some serious problems with Calvinism. I am not a Calvinist. Not at all. I’ve seen some very serious problems with that over … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Methodists, On Christian Faith, Spiritual Deception, The Word of God Tagged: adrian rogers, bob kirkland, Calvary Chapel, calvinism, Christian colleges, dave hunt, election, methodists, none dare call it heresy, predestination, r.c. sproul, reformed, salvation, seminaries, Southern Baptist, the cross, view of election

AFA (American Family Association) Posts Pro-Meditation Article – They Still Don’t Get It

February 19, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 3 Comments

Last week, a reader sent us an e-mail concerned about an article that AFA (American Family Association) just posted on the AFA Journal website. The article, titled “Study says meditation remains popular across diverse religions,” is actually an extract of a 2018 Pew Research Center article. (Pew is a liberal think tank.) The article posted … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Methodists, The Role of Meditation Tagged: afa, American family association, contemplative prayer, meditation, methodists, mysticism, pew research, tim wildmon

Reiki in the Church! – Is Disciples of Christ An Indicator of Things to Come for the Evangelical Church?

November 17, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

The denomination, Disciples of Christ (aka The Christian Church or The Disciples) is a mainstream evangelical group that has ties with the World Council of Churches and is known for its ecumenical efforts. But even though one would expect to find a liberal, emerging viewpoint within the denomination, it came as a surprise to us … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Denominations, Health, Methodists, New Age movement, Reiki/Energy Healing Tagged: chakras, denominations, disciples of christ, elaine andres, energy healing, healing touch, methodists, New Age, Ray Yungen, Reiki

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

Vatican Happy About the Way Christianity is Going? – “Christians Mark Reformation Anniversary in Westminster Abbey”

October 31, 2017 by Miscellaneous News Source Leave a Comment

LTRJ Note: Posted for informational and research purposes only. From Vatican Radio Christians of all different denominations gathered in London’s Westminster Abbey on Tuesday to mark the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation movement. The midday service, led by the Dean of Westminster, Dr John Hall,  featured a new anthem, commissioned for the … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Ecumenism, Methodists, One-World Religion, Road to Rome Tagged: lutherans, methodists, reformation, vatican

“Reformed Church Body Signs Declaration on Justification to ‘Overcome Divisions’ With Catholic Church”

July 24, 2017 by Miscellaneous News Source Leave a Comment

Courtesy and Comments by Roger Oakland Comment from UTT: The move towards an ecumenical unity with Rome by denominations that were once part of the Reformation is now almost been accomplished. For a Protestant leader to say that there is no difference between what the Roman Catholic Church teaches about salvation and what the Bible … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ecumenism, Methodists, One-World Religion, Road to Rome, The New Evangelization Tagged: catholics, chuck colson, manhattan declaration, methodists, protestant church, reformed churches, Road to Rome, Roger Oakland

A Day of Observations of Life in the Bubble

January 14, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

From a Lighthouse Trails Reader: Saturdays are good because I pick up Joan [not real name], a family member and go early to the Farmers Market. I went into the house, and Joan, who is close to 50 years old, excitedly showed me some Disney character socks she purchased for her friends and herself. They … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Methodists, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Calvary Chapel, letter to the editor, methodists, New Age, occult, spiritual deception

Letter to the Editor: Finding a NON-Politically Correct Church Not Easy

January 7, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: When I first became a Christian, I was 21 years old, but unfortunately the other believers around me became a part of the “Shepherding Movement.” Thankfully, I listened to that “still small voice” and the wife of a family who had defected, helped to bring me out of it! (She simply asked … [Read more…]

Posted in: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Methodists Tagged: apostasy, churches, Homosexuality, letter to the editor, methodists, shepherding movement, united methodists

** 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

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

“Prayers to Allah Offered at PCUSA’s General Assembly”

June 27, 2016 by Miscellaneous News Source

LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. The PCUSA has been dropping into apostasy for a very long time. The final result of apostasy is the full denial that Jesus Christ is God and is the only way for salvation. This article shows that through the doorway of interspirituality, the PCUSA … [Read more…]

Posted in: Chrislam, Churches in Crisis!, Islam, Methodists, One-World Religion, The New Spirituality Tagged: general assembly of the presbyterian church (USA), Interspirituality, Islam, methodists, oregon, pcusa, portland, presbyterian church

Vanderbilt University Founded by Methodist Church to Offer Sex Change Surgeries to Students

June 20, 2016 by Miscellaneous News Source

By Garrett Haley Christian News Network NASHVILLE – A private university in Tennessee that was founded by the Methodist Church will soon begin covering transgender-related surgeries under its student insurance plans, drawing sharp criticism from a local congresswoman. Vanderbilt University is a private school in Nashville, Tennessee. For the first 40 years of its existence, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Education, Homosexuality, Methodists, Transgenderism, Transgenderism Tagged: Christian colleges, Homosexuality, methodists, transgenderism

NEW BOOKLET – Mandala Color Books: Relaxing Fun or a Tool for New Age Meditation?

May 12, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails author

NEW BOOKLET: Mandala Color Books: Relaxing Fun or a Tool for New Age Meditation? by Lois Putnam is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet.  The Booklet is 10 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 to others or … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Methodists, Mindfulness, RESOURCES Tagged: color books, coloring books, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, labyrinths, lois putnam, mandala coloring books, mandalas, meditation, methodists, mindfulness, mysticism, New Age, new spirituality, sybil macbeth
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  • Guest Commentary: On Behalf of Sheepdogs Everywhere
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 26, 2023 at 2:42 pm

    Guest Commentary: On Behalf of Sheepdogs Everywhere LTRP Note: The following article, which we previously posted five years ago, is written by a long-time Lighthouse Trails reader who is a lay preacher and evangelist from Canada. He encouraged us to post this specifically on behalf of the many dedicated commentators, authors, readers, and contenders of the faith who stand for truth and are ... [Read more...] The post Guest Commentary: On Behalf of Sheepdogs Everywhere appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails to Send Out 21st Mailing to Christian Pastors and Leaders
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 20, 2023 at 1:32 pm

    Lighthouse Trails to Send Out 21st Mailing to Christian Pastors and Leaders Since 2016, Lighthouse Trails has been sending out topical booklets (usually three times a year) to a growing list of pastors and Christian leaders. This week, Lighthouse Trails will be sending out our second mailing of 2023 to Christian leaders & pastors. Our current list has nearly 1100 names. If you would like your pastor ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails to Send Out 21st Mailing to Christian Pastors and Leaders appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor: God Protected My Family From Bill Gothard’s Damaging Teachings
    by Letters to the Editor on September 20, 2023 at 4:02 am

    Letter to the Editor: God Protected My Family From Bill Gothard’s Damaging Teachings LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is in response to an article Lighthouse Trails posted in June of this year titled “A Look at Shiny Happy People and What the Church Can Learn.” It also comes on the heels of the release of a new edition of a book published by Midwest Christian Outreach ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor: God Protected My Family From Bill Gothard’s Damaging Teachings appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Meditation’s Role in the End of the Age
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 18, 2023 at 12:20 pm

    Meditation’s Role in the End of the Age By Ray Yungen Throughout my Christian life I have periodically heard fellow Christians suggest we are in the last days. Often these comments were initiated from current cases of violent crimes, sexual perversions, war, or natural disasters. Since I knew history had repeatedly encountered these calamities, such predictions of Christ’s imminent return rang hollow. However, ... [Read more...] The post Meditation’s Role in the End of the Age appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Southern Poverty Lawsuit Against Child Protectors Could Set Precedent for Normalizing Adult-Child Sex
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 14, 2023 at 4:18 pm

    Southern Poverty Lawsuit Against Child Protectors Could Set Precedent for Normalizing Adult-Child Sex By Philip Zodhiates The nature of this article is alarming and disturbing, and I’d be wrong not to warn you. But it is vital you know what is taking place in the ongoing battle to protect children. Our most innocent ones face perhaps the most egregious danger so far, something of which the most informed ... [Read more...] The post Southern Poverty Lawsuit Against Child Protectors Could Set Precedent for Normalizing Adult-Child Sex appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Victory: Canadian Father Rob Hoogland Set Free by Appeals Court After Conviction for Breaking ‘Gag Order’ on daughter’s ‘Transgender’ Medical Treatments”
    by Miscellaneous News Source on September 14, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    “Victory: Canadian Father Rob Hoogland Set Free by Appeals Court After Conviction for Breaking ‘Gag Order’ on daughter’s ‘Transgender’ Medical Treatments” LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has been covering the story of Canadian father, Rob Hoogland, who has been persecuted by the Canadian government for refusing to call his daughter a boy. The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. It is a follow up to other stories about Mr. Hoogland that Lighthouse Trails ... [Read more...] The post “Victory: Canadian Father Rob Hoogland Set Free by Appeals Court After Conviction for Breaking ‘Gag Order’ on daughter’s ‘Transgender’ Medical Treatments” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “California Passes Bill Requiring Parents to Affirm Kids’ Gender ‘Transitions’” Or They Could Lose Custody
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 12, 2023 at 11:08 am

    “California Passes Bill Requiring Parents to Affirm Kids’ Gender ‘Transitions’” Or They Could Lose Custody LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Tony KinnettThe Daily Signal The California State Assembly passed a bill Friday that would require judges in child custody cases to consider whether a parent has affirmed a child’s “gender transition” by making “gender affirmation” an equal part of a child’s ... [Read more...] The post “California Passes Bill Requiring Parents to Affirm Kids’ Gender ‘Transitions’” Or They Could Lose Custody appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • NYT: “Sarah Young, 77, Dies; Created an Empire Around a Christian Devotional”
    by Miscellaneous News Source on September 12, 2023 at 3:52 am

    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 book “Jesus Calling,” composed of devotional readings written in the voice of Jesus Christ, sold ... [Read more...] The post NYT: “Sarah Young, 77, Dies; Created an Empire Around a Christian Devotional” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Christianity Today Now Promoting AI Sermons
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on September 10, 2023 at 3:30 am

    <em>Christianity Today</em> Now Promoting AI Sermons LTRP Note: The following is posted for information and research purposes. By Bob UnruhWND News Center “Why?” An editorial at Not the Bee is reporting that Christianity Today has begun promoting pastors “that use AI for sermons” and is asking the obvious question, “Why?” The magazine, which actually was begun by Billy Graham but has changed significantly ... [Read more...] The post <em>Christianity Today</em> Now Promoting AI Sermons appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Letter to the Editor From Two Women: What Are We Doing Wrong?
    by Letters to the Editor on September 4, 2023 at 4:53 pm

    Letter to the Editor From Two Women: What Are We Doing Wrong? Dear Lighthouse Trails: This note is actually from two people—my friend Elizabeth and myself (Ann).  Judy and I have known one another for 12 years—we met at a Bible study in my home. She still lives in ___________ and I’m now in ________, and we meet once a week for a Zoom prayer. Even though ... [Read more...] The post Letter to the Editor From Two Women: What Are We Doing Wrong? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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