BY ROGER OAKLAND Understand the Times A message is burning in my heart. While I have not been active in ministry this past year because of what has been a “forced sabbatical,” I am thankful to report that God has raised me up from the brink of death. I thank God for His healing touch. Once more … [Read more…]
by T. A. McMahon The Berean Call – President According to the online encyclopedia wikipedia.org, “Christianity Today [CT] is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, IL. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming readership of 290,000. The founder, Billy Graham, stated that he wanted to ‘plant the … [Read more…]
by Carl Teichrib Forcing Change (courtesy Kjos Ministries) Points to Ponder About Christian Interfaith Involvement: 1) The interfaith approach is rationally directionless. If all religions are equally valid or hold some common level of spiritual authenticity, as the interfaith movement asserts, then all religions are ultimately baseless. Therefore, the nonbeliever can logically reject Christianity as … [Read more…]
UPDATE: July 1, 2010: Jim Wallis Points to Lighthouse Trails – Defends Position of Sojourners LTRP Note: On July 7-11, emergent-liberal leader, Jim Wallis, will be one of the speakers at Lifest 2010 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. After you read this article, you will understand why Lighthouse Trails and others are so concerned that evangelical ministries, … [Read more…]
By MILTON FRIEDMAN Wall Street Journal (courtesy Kjos Ministries) The following statements from “The Cancer Ward” by Alexander Solzhenitsyn were quoted in a 1996 article with above title by Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman, who died in 2006. Editor’s note: “In a chapter in his novel ‘The Cancer Ward’ titled ‘The Old Doctor,’ Alexander … [Read more…]
By Paul Proctor NewsWithViews.com Glenn Beck has certainly cut to the quick by reportedly saying: “social justice is a perversion of the Gospel,” adding, “I beg you, look for the words ‘social justice’ or ‘economic justice’ on your church Web site. If you find it, run as fast as you can. Social justice and economic … [Read more…]
By Berit Kjos Kjos Ministries Remember the Communitarian THREE-LEGGED STOOL: A mandatory partnership between the public sector (government), private sector (business), and social sector (community, churches, schools, etc.) — managed through Global Standards and laws established by national and international governments. This Communitarian system is fast leading the masses into a web of control involving … [Read more…]
Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler took away religious freedoms in their countries. Many atheist groups, like the Freedom From Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin, would like to take away Christian freedoms in the United States. UNDERGROUND RESEARCH (COMMUNIST, SOCIALIST PERSECUTIONS, NOT COUNTING WARS): Mao deaths 65 million, Lenin and Stalin deaths 25M, Hitler deaths 11M (6M … [Read more…]
by Berit Kjos Kjos Ministries On September 17, 1995, I signed in at Mikhail Gorbachev’s well guarded State of the World Conference as an official [amateur] reporter. I wanted a first-hand glimpse of the global plans for the 21st Century. Those earlier signs helped build the foundation for today’s rapid change. This was clearly a … [Read more…]
by Mike Stanwood Free-Lance Writer What has red gilded pages, a hard cover, and costs more than the average person might pay for a book that can be read in one sitting? From a distance, Rob Bell’s gigantic new book Drops like Stars is reminiscent of the Twilight Series look, with red flower and broken … [Read more…]
by James Hutchens courtesy Kjos Ministries This week an above the fold headlines of the Washington Times stated: “Israelis may stay home to avoid arrest.” The lead article went on to say, “Israel is seriously considering restricting travel to Europe by its senior officials and military officers fearing they might be arrested in the … [Read more…]
by Pastor Bill Randles (Believers in Grace Fellowship) “Why do the heathen rage and the people imagine a vain thing? The Kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Messiah saying let us break their bands asunder and cast away their cords from us.”(Psalm 2:1-3) … [Read more…]
by Kjos Ministries Last March, North Dakota gave us a heart-warming demonstration of traditional voluntary service — in minus 20 degree weather. As the rising Red River threatened to flood Fargo, willing volunteers gathered by the thousands. Before long, they had filled and stacked over 2 million sandbags to barricade the city against the raging … [Read more…]
by Kjos Ministries Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. Colossians 2:8 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE ECONOMY The White House, Office of the Press Secrectary I want every American to know … [Read more…]
“Watching the markets… two interlocking phrases immediately come to mind: Ordo ab Chaos, and Crisis Equals Opportunity. Ordo ab Chaos is a Latin phrase and the motto of the Thirty-Third Degree of Freemasonry.[1] It means, ‘Order out of Chaos.’â€[2] Carl Teichrib “Never waste a good crisis.” Hillary Clinton “…the financial crisis will lead to … [Read more…]
One of my early memories of post-war Norway was a shadowy concern about Russia — our neighbor in the arctic north. Stalin coveted Norway’s frost-free ports (warmed by the Gulf Stream), and many feared the snarling bear on our border. In contrast, the British press ignored Stalin’s atrocities. In his Introduction to Animal Farm, … [Read more…]
by Kjos Ministries LTRP Note: Kjos Ministries is one of the ministries Lighthouse Trails turns to for accurate information, news, documentation, and commentary, with a strong foundation on Scripture. Kjos has posted a number of articles this past couple of weeks relating to the present political and spiritual situation in the United States. Below are … [Read more…]
by Kjos Ministries LTRP Note: Please keep in mind while reading this article by Berit Kjos that Rick Warren is on the Leadership Council of Service Nation. Service Nation is Rick Warren’s three-legged global peace plan in action. “Mind Change and Collective Service” by Berit Kjos At the dawn of Stalin’s deadly reign in the … [Read more…]
by Kjos Ministries ‘One World One Dream’ fully reflects the essence and the universal values of the Olympic spirit — Unity, Friendship, Progress, Harmony, Participation and Dream…. It highlights the theme of ‘the whole Mankind lives in the same world and seeks for the same dream and ideal.’” Beijing 2008 “The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games … [Read more…]
A Lighthouse Trails Commentary Next February, CCN (Church Communication Network) is presenting Beth Moore and Gary Thomas in a special Focus on the Family conference called Focus on Marriage. This is coming on the heels of a statement recently made by Focus on the Family that they only “occasionally” reference contemplative speakers such as Gary … [Read more…]
By Floyd and Mary Beth Brown Town Hall Respected researcher Berit Kjos aptly explains the changes: “God calls us to serve the poor and fills our hearts with love for the needy. That’s why His true followers around the world have willingly given their lives to share His truth and love in perilous places. But … [Read more…]