Category: Universalism

Pope Francis Proposes New Beatitude – to See God in Every Person

According to an article in the Catholic Herald, Pope Francis has proposed six new beatitudes. The article states: At the Mass, which took place at the conclusion of his ecumenical trip to the country, Pope Francis highlighted the lives of…

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NEW BOOKLET: Goddess Worship in America and How It’s Affecting the Church

NEW BOOKLET: Goddess Worship in America and How It’s Affecting the Church by Maria Kneas and John Lanagan is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 14 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are…

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Contemplative Prayer or the Holy Spirit – It Can’t Be Both

By Ray Yungen Two authors from Great Britain portray a stunningly clear picture of New Age spirituality. They explain: [T]he keynote of it appears to be a movement for synthesis derived from an understanding of the underlying unity behind all…

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Letter to the Editor: What About Jeff Bethke’s Book Jesus > Religion? – A Book With An Agenda!

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I was wondering if you have any info on Bethke’s latest book, Jesus > Religion, or know of anyone who has done a review on it? All I need to know is that Mark Driscoll endorsed it…

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The “Kingdom of God” in the Emerging Church: A Theology of Despair and Hopelessness

By Bob DeWaay Imagine a world where the polarity of time is reversed so that history moves backward toward Paradise rather than forward toward judgment. Consider a world in which God is so immanently involved in the creation that He…

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IF: Gathering Leader/Pastor Melissa Greene—A Female Version of McLaren, Bell, Rohr, and Merton

Today, we received this letter to the editor: Recently my church hosted an IF Gathering conference.  I had already done research and found some disturbing facts about some of the various speakers.  I wrote a letter to the leadership detailing…

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News in Review with Understand the Times

Compiled and commented by Understand the Times, International Click here to view articles! Ecumenical dialogue in the spotlight as Pope’s Turkey trip approaches Bilderberger Kissinger Wants World Army To Fight Terrorists Churches agree on incarnation after 1500 years of strife…

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Anti-Religion Jeff Bethke Hits the News Again – New Book, Same Message: “Imagine No Religion”

 Not only are there political quests being achieved through the indoctrination of these young people, but these young followers are becoming convinced that a socialistic religion-killing society is the only solution for man. Jeff Bethke, the 24-year-old man who did the anti-religion YouTube video in 2012,…

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DEATH BY CHURCH – An Example of the “Big” Picture of Deception

Emerging/emergent spirituality continues making serious inroads into Christianity. Churches and Christian colleges, unaware of the subtle undermining of such spirituality, are embracing teachers and leaders of this movement and pointing others to them. Often they are unaware of what these teachers…

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Rob Bell to Teach Teens That Christian Beliefs About Hell are ‘Misguided and Toxic’

LTRP Note: Please also read the Lighthouse Trails article below the Christian News Network article to understand more about Rob Bell’s beliefs and teachings. By Christian News Network Author and speaker Rob Bell is set to release a teen version of his…

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Today is UN World Day of Social Justice: “The Fallacy of Social Justice: All For One, and Theft To All”

Today is the UN World Day of Social Justice. With that in mind, check out the essay, “Social Justice: All for One, And Theft for All,” which outlines two parallel lines in the modern development of social justice – Jesuit…

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If Neale Donald Walsch (Conversations with God) and the New Agers are Right, Then Hitler Will Be in Heaven!

LTRP Note: Neale Donald Walsch’s Conversations with God books remain popular today even though they came out many years ago. The following article by Warren Smith gives us a glimpse of what really lies behind the New Age/New Spirituality movement….

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