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Barna and Viola Book, Pagan Christianity, Remains Popular & Continues Playing Role in Leading Christians Astray

July 23, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 3 Comments

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 because we saw how it would deceive Christians and lead them closer to an emergent … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, New Evangelicalism, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: dallas jenkins, emergent church, frank viola, george barna, Leonard Sweet, new spirituality, pagan christianity, progressive, the chosen

Video Critique: The Chosen—Calling John the Baptist “Creepy John” and Jesus and John the Baptist Arguing About Herod

February 23, 2022 by A Ministry in His Service 7 Comments

Did you know that in the hugely popular series, The Chosen, the apostle Peter continually calls John the Baptist “creepy John”? Yet the Bible highly esteems John the Baptist saying he would “be great in the sight of the Lord” and come in the spirit and power of Elijah—Luke 1:15-17. Did you know that in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, God's Word Under Attack, New Evangelicalism, THE CHOSEN Tagged: dallas jenkins, heresy, john the baptist, movies, the chosen, Word of God

The Global Church Network: Is It a New Age Path to “Back-door” Ecumenism?

February 14, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author 2 Comments

LTRP Note: The following report by Cedric Fisher highlights the significant influence of New Age sympathizer Leonard Sweet in the Global Church Network (which involves huge numbers of denominations and ministries – perhaps even yours). By Cedric FisherTruth Keepers This article is about the largest pastor’s network, also called a church, that appears to have … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Assemblies of God, Christian Organizations, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Dominionism, Ecumenism, Nazarene Church, New Age movement, New Evangelicalism, One-World Religion, Spiritual Deception, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: cedric fisher, contemplative prayer, Ecumenism, gcn, james o. davis, Leonard Sweet, New Age movement, sozo

NEW BOOKLET: THE CHOSEN Series—10 Critical Concerns

January 23, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 14 Comments

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 own personal use. Below is the content of this new booklet. To order copies of … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, Ecumenism, Eschatology, False Signs and Wonders, Interspirituality, Mystical Practices, New Age movement, New Evangelicalism, One-World Religion, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception, THE CHOSEN, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: dallas jenkins, derral eves, divine mercy chaplet, ewtn, films, hallow, james martin, jesuits, jonathan roumie, lds, Mormonism, movies, richard rohr, Roman Catholicism, russell brand, saint padre pio, t.a. mcmahon, The Berean Call, the chosen

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

July 30, 2021 by Guest Writers 2 Comments

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 Wallis through the excellent articles and booklets of Lighthouse Trails author Mary Danielsen. So glad … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Critical Race Theory, Ecumenism, Interspirituality, New Evangelicalism, One-World Religion, Social Justice, Spiritual Deception Tagged: emergent church, Jim Wallis, mary danelsen, Obama, progressive Christianity, social justice, Sojourners

Letter to the Editor: “Christian” Professor Finds “Warm Welcome” at Wheaton College to Teach and Promote Critical Race Theory

May 21, 2021 by Letters to the Editor 1 Comment

LTRP Note: Because Wheaton College has been promoting and embracing both contemplative spirituality and emergent ideologies for many years (as Lighthouse Trails has documented), it makes perfect sense that they would now embrace the social justice, Marxist-influenced movement. They all go hand in hand (but most Christian leaders, colleges, and pastors have failed to recognize … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Critical Race Theory, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, Social Justice, The Emerging Church Tagged: Christian colleges, communism, contemplative prayer, critical race theory, emerging church, letter to the editor, marxism, social justice, wheaton college

A Street Evangelist Speaks Out on Persecution, Black Lives Matter, Kingdom Now, and Playing With the Devil

October 3, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 9 Comments

By Gregory Reid This is a time when everything is being shaken. One of the difficult parts of this time is that it is almost impossible to talk about anything that is happening without it being politicized; and you risk being misunderstood if you take a stand on an issue. But it is clear to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Critical Race Theory, Defending the Faith, Dominionism, Eschatology, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, On Christian Faith, Persecution, Signs of the Times Tagged: black lives matter, blm, discernment, dominionism, gregory reid, kingdom now, persecution, preaching

NEW BOOKLET: S is for Social Justice The Language of Today’s Cultural “Revolution”

September 1, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 5 Comments

NEW BOOKLET: S is for Social Justice The Language of Today’s Cultural “Revolution” by Mary Danielsen 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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Chrislam, Critical Race Theory, Defending the Faith, Ecumenism, FOR MILLENNIALS, FREEDOM, Homosexuality, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, One-World Religion, Politics, RESOURCES, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, Transgenderism Tagged: black lives matter, critical race theory, critical theory, diversity, emerging church, glossary, mary danielsen, racism, reparations, social gospel, social justice, systemic racism, terms, white guilt

The Shack and a New Age View of the Trinity

August 24, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 8 Comments

By Mike Oppenheimer(From his book The Trinity: The Triune Nature of God) Today, the word Trinity, or Trinitarian theology, is taking on a whole new meaning, one of which most Christians are unaware but one that is working its way into the church through the highly popular book, The Shack. Let me explain. Many people have defended … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creation/Evolution, Defending the Faith, New Age movement, New Evangelicalism, On Christian Faith, THE SHACK Tagged: c. baxter kruger, mike oppenheimer, New Age movement, tbn, The Shack, trinity, Warren Smith, William Paul Young

A Glorious Destiny?

August 16, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

By Roger Oakland There is no question about it, the world is in serious chaos, with poverty, sickness, and disease afflicting millions and millions of people. Suffering seems to be at an all-time high level. Understandably, the world is looking for answers. Many religious leaders (including New Agers) believe we need a new reformation. Neale … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, New Age movement, New Evangelicalism, One-World Religion, pantheism & panentheism, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: Alice Bailey, end times, neale donald walsch, New Age, new spirituality, Roger Oakland, Signs of the Times, Thomas Merton

Leftism: The Difference Between Spiritual and Political

June 8, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 21 Comments

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! (Isaiah 5:20) By Bill Randles Some find it very offensive when I decry “the Left” and when I espouse a “conservative” outlook. More than a few of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Abortion, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, FREEDOM, Homosexuality, New Evangelicalism, On Christian Faith, Persecution, Politics, The Word of God Tagged: abortion, America, bill clinton, bill randles, conservative, crime, hillary clinton, Homosexuality, leftism, lgbt, liberalism, planned parenthood, president trump, violence

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

Emergent Calvinist SBC President, J.D. Greear, Will Remain 1 More Year Due to Coronavirus

March 30, 2020 by Guest Writers 6 Comments

By Philip Gray According to a Christian Post article, “Southern Baptist Convention Cancels Annual Meeting Amid COVID-19 Outbreak,” emergent Calvinist SBC president, J.D. Greear, will remain as president one more year: Messengers at the SBC’s Annual Meeting this year were scheduled to vote for a new president to replace pastor J.D. Greear, who has served … [Read more…]

Posted in: Chrislam, Churches in Crisis!, Coronavirus, Homosexuality, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, Southern Baptist Convention, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: calvinism, coronavirus, covid-19, critical race theory, emerging church, janet mefferd, jd greear, marxism, sbc, southern baptist convention

Letter to the Editor: “Critical Race Theory”—A Political Tactic That Results in Cultural/Marxist Segregation

March 6, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 4 Comments

LTRP Note: The following letter is written in response to yesterday’s post regarding the SBC and Critical Race Theory. Dear Editors: “Critical Theory” and “Critical Race Theory” (CT/CRT) stratagem originated with the Frankfurt School where some Marxists came up with the more subtle scheme of “Cultural Marxism”—it is a political tactic which is all about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, FREEDOM, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, Politics, Remembering Communism, Signs of the Times, Southern Baptist Convention, The Emerging Church Tagged: critical race theory, cultural marxism, emergent church, letter to the editor, marxism, sbc, southern baptist convention

Christian Colleges and Seminaries in More Trouble Than Ever As Many Plunge Into Emergent Spirituality

January 28, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 14 Comments

For nearly 18 years, Lighthouse Trails has been reporting on the slide that evangelical colleges, universities, and seminaries have been taking into the contemplative/emergent/ecumenical river. It would be great if we could say there’s been a real turn around and things at these colleges are getting better. It would be great if we could say … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Lectio Divina, Nazarene Church, New Evangelicalism, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: contemplative colleges, Henri Nouwen, ignatian spirituality, lancaster bible college, lectio divina, Nazarenes, northwest nazarene university, Ray Yungen, seattle pacific university, Shane Claiborne, social justice, spiritual formation, spu, Thomas Merton

Southern Baptist Convention Adopts “Critical Race Theory”—A Dangerous Marxist “Solution” That Will Not Work

December 2, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 25 Comments

On November 25th, Lighthouse Trails received a link to a YouTube documentary titled “The Stain of Albert Mohler”(1) that documents how the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) passed a resolution (Resolution 9) this past summer (2019) which adopts “Critical Race Theory” (a theory that claims to be a solution to ending racism but according to critics … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Homosexuality, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, Politics, Southern Baptist Convention, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: abraham hamilton, albert mohler, critical race theory, critical theory, david platt, emergent, emerging church, intersectionality, j.d. grear, marxism, racial issues, racial reconciliation, racism, sbc, socialism, southern baptist convention, the gospel, voddie baucham, white supremacy

Will Christians Replace Commitment to the Gospel for Commitment to a Unified Dominionist Agenda to “Save the Country”?

October 24, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 16 Comments

The headline above is from an article Lighthouse Trails wrote in 2015. We are posting this article again because this month four highly popular evangelical leaders did something that more than surprised many people. And we believe what they did is a perfect example of what this article is warning. On October 18, 2019, Religious … [Read more…]

Posted in: Charismatic, Dominionism, New Evangelicalism, On Christian Faith, Politics, Signs of the Times Tagged: dominionism, franklin graham, greg laurie, NAR, Politics, rick joyner, Roger Oakland

10 Things to Ponder—Pathways to Apostasy

September 6, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

LTRP Note: The links in the following article provide further information on each topic listed. By Roger Oakland While I am certain there are many more, the following ten trends provide a good overview of what is taking place in the church today: Ecumenical unity at any cost, yet completely void of any connection to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Charismatic, Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Spirituality, Creation/Evolution, Discernment, New Evangelicalism, On Christian Faith, Purpose Driven Movement, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church Tagged: apostasy, contemplative prayer, evolution, jesuit agenda, jesus calling, New Age, pantheism, purpose driven, Roger Oakland, Roman Catholicism, seeker-friendly, signs and wonders, Willow Creek, Yoga

Letter to the Editor: Former YWAM Staff Member Issues Warning to Young People

April 11, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 9 Comments

To Lighthouse Trails: Please make it very clear that Youth With A Mission (YWAM) was helping to head up The Send. In fact, YWAMers went to Lou Engle, and together they formed the idea for The Send. As a very recent former YWAM staff who was naive to all things NAR and contemplative, I am … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Ecumenism, FOR MILLENNIALS, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, New Evangelicalism, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology, The New Spirituality Tagged: benny hinn, bethel church, ihop, letter to the editor, lou engle, Missions, NAR, new missiology, the send, youth with a mission, YWAM

Letter to the Editor: The New Age/New Spirituality in Christian & Missionary Alliance Forced Me to Leave

March 25, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 19 Comments

LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor was written in response to our recent post “Letter to the Editor: Yoga at Our CMA Church in Canada Broke Our Hearts.” Dear Lighthouse Trails: I too was once in a C&MA church in Southwestern Ontario. I attended from 1999 to 2001. I witnessed the whole shift … [Read more…]

Posted in: Canada, Christian & Missionary Alliance, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Denominations, Defending the Faith, Drugs/Marijuana, Health, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, New Age movement, New Evangelicalism, Purpose Driven Movement, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: christian missionary alliance, cma, dreaming, Eugene Peterson, john lennon, mariuana, purpose driven, Rick Warren, the Message, vision casting, Willow Creek

The People’s Church

November 5, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 14 Comments

[ By Paul Proctor I walked through the doors of the First Baptist Church in the spring of 1995 after having been somewhat of a prodigal son for roughly 10 years. I had recently rededicated my life to Christ and wanted to once again be a part of a loving church family. As I entered … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, The Emerging Church, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: bill hybels, church growth, emerging church, New Evangelicalism, Paul Proctor, seeker-friendly, socialism, Willow Creek

“Together 2018” – “A New Jesus Movement” for a Mystical All-Inclusive “Christianity”

October 16, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 3 Comments

Nick Hall’s Together event is back again (October 20-21), this year as Together 2018 at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas (which can hold around 1/2 million people). On the event’s Facebook page, it reads: Love Matt Chandler? See him and many more for free on October 20-21 as we bring the nation … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Bethel Church (Redding), Charismatic, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Spirituality, Ecumenism, FOR MILLENNIALS, Interspirituality, Music, New Evangelicalism, Priscilla Shirer, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: bethel church, charismatic, Ecumenism, francis chan, Interspirituality, jesus movement, loren cunningham, nick hall, pope francis, priscilla shirer, ravi zacharias, Thomas Merton, together 2018, YWAM

Booklet Highlight: The Dangerous Truth About the Social-Justice “Gospel”

September 18, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 6 Comments

By Mary Danielsen Many Christian believers are expressing concern today, and rightly so, over something called “social justice” or the “social-justice gospel.” Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners magazine, is one of the top “change agents” in the social-justice movement within the evangelical/Protestant church, and the timing of his surge in popularity cannot be ignored, considering: … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, FOR MILLENNIALS, Homosexuality, InterVarsity Press, Israel, Marxism/Socialism, New Evangelicalism, Politics, Remembering Communism, Remembering the Holocaust, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: America, anti-Semitism, bill hybels, Brian McLaren, communism, globalism, god on our side, government, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Israel, Jim Wallis, lynne hybels, marxism, Obama, palestinianism, Politics, Shane Claiborne, social justice, socialism, Sojourners, theory of revolution, tony campolo, Willow Creek

Welcome to the New (Contemplative) Christianity – Just Breathe In . . . Breathe Out

September 13, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 16 Comments

The acceptance of contemplative prayer has hit an all-time high in the church. And is it any wonder? Christian media, Christian publishers, pastors, mission societies, Bible societies, authors, radio hosts, youth leaders, women’s group leaders, and Christian ministry leaders are all promoting it more than ever.  The video below that was posted on Charisma Magazine’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Mystical Practices, New Evangelicalism, Spiritual Formation, The New Spirituality Tagged: charisma magazine, Christian leaders, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, ken shigematsu, meditation, mysticism, New Age, new spirituality, Rick Warren, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton, YWAM

Popular Christian Magazine – RELEVANT – Tells Millennials to Practice Breath Prayers and Mindfulness Meditation

September 10, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

A summer 2018 Relevant Magazine article titled “Why Learning to Breathe May Be the Best Way to Pray,”  tells readers that, Breath prayer [are] an ancient Christian prayer practice with origins in the lives of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, is a vehicle we can use to live out Scripture’s call to “pray without ceasing. (1 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, FOR MILLENNIALS, Mindfulness, New Evangelicalism, Purpose Driven Movement, The Ancient Mystics, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: A Time of Departing, anthony de mello, Breath prayers, brother lawrence, contemplative prayer, desert fathers, eastern meditation, jesus prayer, meditation, millennials, mindfulness, New Age, prayer, purpose driven life, Ray Yungen, relevant magazine, Richard Foster, Rick Warren

D is for Deception: The Language of the “New” Christianity

June 29, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 2 Comments

By Kevin Reeves and the Editors at Lighthouse Trails A number of years ago, a book written by emerging-church leaders Brian McLaren and Leonard Sweet was released. The book was called A is for Abductive: the language of the emerging church. Going through the alphabet, the authors identified many terms they hoped would be picked … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Discernment, New Evangelicalism, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: Brian McLaren, emerging church, glossary, higher self, kevin reeves, language, lectio divina, Leonard Sweet, meditation, NAR, new spirituality, paradigm shift, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, spiritual formation, taize, transformational, tribal, Warren B. Smith

A Book Review: To Unpack Roma Downey’s “Box of Butterflies” Is to Discover a Core False Teaching (And Christian Leaders Love It)

June 13, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 5 Comments

  LTRP Note: The fact that Roma Downey’s recently released, New Age-promoting book, Box of Butterflies, is being endorsed by numerous evangelical leaders like Rick and Kay Warren, Focus on the Family, Jonathan Falwell, Craig Groeschel, John Hagee, Max Lucado, Erwin McManus, Luis Palau Association, Hillsong, and Ronnie Floyd (the last SBC president) is reason … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, New Age movement, New Evangelicalism, Rick Warren, Roma Downey, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: box of butterflies, David Jeremiah, focus on the family, greg laurie, kay warren, lois putnam, Max Lucado, meditation, New Age, Rick Warren, roma downey, ronnie floyd, sbc

NEW BOOKLET: How to Find a Good Church (And What To Do if You Can’t)

May 28, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

NEW BOOKLET: How to Find a Good Church (And What To Do if You Can’t) by 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 as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklets are designed to give … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, New Evangelicalism, On Christian Faith, Persecution, Purpose Driven Movement, RESOURCES, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Word of God Tagged: apostasy, believers, booklet, church, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, fellowship, finding a church, purpose driven

Is Francis Chan Right That God Will Destroy Those Who Challenge Christian Leaders?

May 11, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 14 Comments

By Mike Oppenheimer Let Us Reason I’m going to use an example of a disturbing sermon from a popular teacher* to show why the church is being misled by false teaching and starving for truth in God’s Word. Recently, Francis Chan spoke to a group at Bethel Church, and using Bible verses, he warned that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bethel Church (Redding), Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, New Evangelicalism, Persecution, The Emerging Church Tagged: ananais, ark of the covenant, Christian leaders, discernment, francis chan, judgment, persecution, sapphira, uzza

Mysticism Takes the Place of Christianity – Hostility Against Believers Will Grow

December 1, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

This week, two items on the Internet were brought to our attention, both of which may seem to be unrelated to each other but in actuality have a connection that we find to be an eerie reminder of the days in which we live. The first item is a Tweet written earlier this week by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, Israel, New Age movement, New Evangelicalism, Persecution, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: barbara marx hubbard, contemplative prayer, Hitler, Interspirituality, Israel, lynne hybels, meditation, neale donald walsch, New Age, selection process, the Jews, Willow Creek
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  • “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism March 16, 2023
  • Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children March 15, 2023
  • Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves March 12, 2023
  • Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory March 11, 2023
  • “Walmart’s Exodus From Portland Draws Attention to Retail Crime and a Troubled City” March 10, 2023

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  • “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 16, 2023 at 2:25 am

    “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism LTRP Note: The following is a response to our recent post, “Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory.” By L.B.S. (Canada) To me, as a former Catholic, Calvinism is just a “protestant” form of Catholicism.  Catholicism has the pope as the final authority—Calvinism has John Calvin to define and direct the supposed ... [Read more...] The post “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 15, 2023 at 1:28 pm

    Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children Lighthouse Trails has been covering the story of Canadian father Rob Hoogland since first learning about it in 2020 (see links below). Below is a recent interview coming out of Canada. Because of Canadian laws and a gag order against Mr. Hoogland publicly speaking up, you will not hear his name mentioned or his face ... [Read more...] The post Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 12, 2023 at 7:41 pm

    Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves March 13th Update: Thank you to all the people who responded to this special request for Kevin Reeves through donations and also through those saying they were praying for him. Today, Kevin wrote a beautiful letter to all of us and brought us into his heart and life during this time. If you would like ... [Read more...] The post Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 11, 2023 at 1:59 pm

    Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory In 2018, Lighthouse Trails published Bob Kirkland’s book Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy. Over the last number of years, the editors at Lighthouse Trails have grown increasingly troubled and dismayed to see how Calvinism has and continues to infiltrate today’s Christian churches, ministries, and colleges. If you do not understand what Calvinism really teaches, it ... [Read more...] The post Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Walmart’s Exodus From Portland Draws Attention to Retail Crime and a Troubled City”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 10, 2023 at 3:05 pm

    “Walmart’s Exodus From Portland Draws Attention to Retail Crime and a Troubled City” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry and does at times post articles by secular news sources to bring to light to events happening in our world. Regardless of whether the source of our material is secular, Christian, or religious, we encourage our readers to ... [Read more...] The post “Walmart’s Exodus From Portland Draws Attention to Retail Crime and a Troubled City” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 6, 2023 at 4:41 pm

    Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values? “The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will be nothing.”—mystic Karl Rahner With the Asbury “revival” spreading into various other colleges and universities (and even churches), and with so much talk about revival today, one question that needs to be asked is, what kind of Christian will the majority of today’s ... [Read more...] The post Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 3, 2023 at 2:14 pm

    Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day By Maria Kneas And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. (Deuteronomy 31:8) I know something about fighting fear because I’ve had a problem with fear all of my life. My dad was sent home ... [Read more...] The post Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 26, 2023 at 2:21 pm

    Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match According to one definition, Lent is: While the Bible does not give any instruction to practice or participate in Lent, many churches do. In fact, since the contemplative prayer movement has come into full swing, more and more churches are observing Lent. And, in fact, Lent is often being used as the open door to ... [Read more...] The post Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: EVANGULLIBLE
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 23, 2023 at 12:22 pm

    Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: <em>EVANGULLIBLE</em> Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce Warren B. Smith’s new book, Evangullible. The book, published by Mountain Stream Press, is now available through Lighthouse Trails. Evangelical—in, of, or according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the literal teachings of the Holy Bible. Gullible—easily deceived. Evangullible—easily deceived by teachings that contradict the Gospel of Jesus ... [Read more...] The post Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: <em>EVANGULLIBLE</em> appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 21, 2023 at 2:38 pm

    Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor from a Lighthouse Trails reader raises valid concerns about circumstances surrounding the Asbury “revival.” While Asbury University personnel and numerous secular and religious media outlets say that the “revival” is “pure, unplanned, organic,” and unexpected, it turns out an NAR/IHOP*-connected group had been planning a revival event ... [Read more...] The post Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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