By Roger OaklandFrom the book, Witness to This Generation What is the Gospel? To every Christian believer, the word Gospel means “the Good News.” And this Good News has no denominational, racial, ethnic, or national boundaries. It is a free gift anyone can receive. Unfortunately, as simple as the Gospel is, too many people try … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is from Harry Ironside’s book Full Assurance. By Harry Ironside A comment put to me: “If I could only be sure I was in the right church, I would feel secure; but there are so many different churches that I get all confused and upset.” My response: The church is not the ark of … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Don and Joy Veinot are the co-authors of the recently released expanded edition of A Matter of Basic Principles: The Cultish Teachings of Bill Gothard (released by Midwest Christian Outreach this past fall.) By Don and Joy VeinotMidwest Christian Outreach MCOI Note: Bill Gothard’s unique and at times, unbiblical teachings have impacted churches, … [Read more…]
By David DombrowskiThe last few years have been an educational experience for me regarding the nature of people’s hearts. I believe it would be accurate to say we have entered perilous times; and where it will take us in the immediate future, we don’t know except that we must always keep our hope in the … [Read more…]
Israel—A Burdensome Stone to the Nations and the Apple of God’s Eye by Mike Oppenheimer 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. Below is … [Read more…]
By Warren B. Smith To a believer, the expression “hope springs eternal” means that our hope is always in Jesus Christ. He is our hope because He gives eternal life to those who put their hope and faith in Him (1 Timothy 1:1; Titus 3:5-7). The old hymn, O God Our Help in Ages Past, states it … [Read more…]
By David Dombrowski For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and the trees of the field shall clap their hands. (Isaiah 55:12) Over the last many years since Lighthouse Trails began, we have been contacted by many … [Read more…]
Lighthouse Trails editors thought a good way to start this week is to post a short video by Tony Pearce, director of Light for the Last Days from the UK, with a brief update of and a prayer for Israel. Also see below the map of Israel that Tony has provided. If you have never … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes and to remind us to continue to pray for the situation in Israel. By Joshua KleinBreitbart News As the world sets its sights on the unprecedented surprise Hamas attack against Israel, emerging details of just how gruesome their tactics were have left … [Read more…]
Mary Danielsen, the host for the Stand Up for the Truth podcast and radio program, interviewed former political prisoner, Philip Zodhiates, who spent two and a half years in a U.S. prison. We hope you will listen to this 55-minute long interview. Here is the link: https://www.standupforthetruth.com/2023/10/philip-zodhiates-the-high-cost-of-defending-the-defenseless. Related Information: Southern Poverty Lawsuit Against Child Protectors … [Read more…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: This note is actually from two people—my friend Elizabeth and myself (Ann). Elizabeth 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…]
For nearly ten years now, Lighthouse Trails has been publishing the works of Georgi Vins, the Baptist pastor who was persecuted under the former U.S.S.R., (spending a total of eight years in the communist prisons). To date, we have obtained the rights and published three of his books that had gone out of print: The … [Read more…]
What a Sovereign God Cannot Do (And How the Calvinist View Just Doesn’t Work) by Dave Hunt is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 10 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. … [Read more…]
Over the past year or two, we have received some letters and comments, asking why we post articles by secular news groups, particularly The Epoch Times. Most of these letters and comments have been written graciously, but a few have suggested that Lighthouse Trails must not be a true discernment ministry if we are posting … [Read more…]
World Government on the Horizon? by Tony Pearce 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. Below is the content of this new booklet. To … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Since its inception, Lighthouse Trails has included the topic of sexual abuse of children in our efforts to “bringing light to areas of darkness affecting the world and the church.” One area we have not often included is the abuse of Christian women (particularly wives) that can occur because of a misinterpretation of … [Read more…]
By Mike Oppenheimer When Paul spoke the Gospel to these religious pagans in Athens on Mars Hill for the first time, he didn’t wait to become friends first to “share his beliefs.” This is an absurd method to abide by. He took the time to explain their idolatry and the truth. No one knows how many … [Read more…]
By Warren B. Smith The danger of entrusting one’s Christian walk to Eugene Peterson and his Message translation was dramatically underscored in a 2007 book Peterson wrote titled The Jesus Way. In describing a group hike he took with friends and family in Glacier National Park, Peterson discloses how he purposely withheld crucial information from … [Read more…]
By Maria Kneas How can we increase our trust in God? One way is to identify some of the obstacles to trusting so that we can deal with them. We can ask God to: (1) make us aware when we fall into these ways of thinking or reacting, (2) deal with things in our hearts … [Read more…]
Lighthouse Trails is very pleased to announce the release of the new updated and expanded 2nd edition of our 2013 booklet A Directory of Authors (Three NOT Recommended Lists) by Chris Lawson. The new edition includes many additional names, still under three categories and all alphabetized for easy look-up. Chris Lawson has done extensive research … [Read more…]
(Kevin Reeves was an elder and a member of a “River” (Latter Rain, Word Faith, etc.) church for many years. His book, The Other Side of the River chronicles those years and the story of how he and his wife were able to finally understand and leave this movement in exchange for biblical Christianity.) The article … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails, I am so very grateful for Lighthouse Trails. You are exposing lies that are deceiving people. You love people by telling them the truth regardless of whether they accept it or not. In Galatians 4:16, Paul said, “Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?” I too was … [Read more…]
By Harry Ironside (1876-1951)From his book, Changed by Beholding What does it mean then, when it says we “are saved by His life?” It means this, that He who died for us on the Cross now lives to carry us through to the glory. He lives to maintain us, to sustain us; He lives to … [Read more…]
“For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God.” (1 Peter 4:17) By Chris Lawson of Spiritual Research Network: The video presented below is by no means meant to bring unnecessary division in the church. (See video, What SRN is NOT.) We are called to “warn and teach,” (Colossians 1:27-29) … [Read more…]
On June 2nd, Amazon Prime aired a new docuseries called Shiny Happy People (Duggar Family Secrets). It was difficult to watch for several reasons, but we knew it was necessary. If you watch it, we believe you will understand what we mean. What’s sad is that it took a secular group to expose what the … [Read more…]
By Mike Oppenheimer From his book, The Trinity: The Triune Nature of God If we are to grasp who God is, we must understand the core doctrine of the nature of God. Acceptance of the biblical view is what separates one from other views such as the polytheism found in Hinduism or the strict monotheism … [Read more…]
