Category: —Encouragement

Are Today’s Christians Duped by Fatalism?

By David Dombrowski Today, I would like us to ask ourselves, as the body of Christ, a question, “Are we being fooled by a fatalistic mentality?” I believe it’s an important question, and depending on the answer, it could affect…

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Christian Reconnaissance

On protecting our minds and souls during a time of growing spiritual warfare By Maria Kneas Spiritual warfare is increasing. The spiritual atmosphere keeps getting darker. And in the world around us, we are seeing more and more evil—shameless, in-your-face…

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New Booklet: 25 Difficulties That Hinder Full Assurance by Ironside

25 Difficulties That Hinder Full Assurance 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…

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NEW BOOKLET: Walking in God’s Strength Through It All

Walking in God’s Strength Through It All by Warren B. Smith is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 14 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are available. Our booklets are designed to give…

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Guard Your Heart With All Diligence

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…

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Remaining Hopeful Through It All

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…

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Preparing for Perilous Times and Finding God’s Peace in the Midst of Them

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)…

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Overcoming Obstacles to Trusting in the Lord

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…

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“That in Me Ye Might Have Peace”

By Harry Ironside That in me ye might have peace. (John 16:33) How long it takes many of us to learn that peace is found in Christ alone. We seek for it everywhere else, but seek in vain, until at last,…

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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…

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A Thanksgiving Greeting from Warren B. Smith

LTRP Note: The following is a brief Thanksgiving greeting from Lighthouse Trails author Warren B. Smith to our readers and a story from his book Watering the Greyhound Garden: Stories from the Streets of San Francisco. Many of our readers know Warren…

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Casting Our Cares on God

By Maria Kneas Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. (1 Peter 5:6-7) The parable of the sower in Scripture…

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