Category: *SIGNS OF THE TIMES

71-year-old woman arrested at church

By Jan Bellamy and Robin Boyle Hillsdale Daily News An Allen woman is protesting her arrest Sunday for trespassing at Allen Baptist Church. While the elderly woman is arguing the arrest violates her First Amendment rights, local authorities describe the…

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Barack Obama: “[W]e can create a Kingdom right here on Earth.”

From CNN GREENVILLE, South Carolina (CNN) After speaking to an evangelical church on Sunday in this traditionally conservative South Carolina city, Sen. Barack Obama said that Republicans no longer have a firm grip on religion in political discourse. “I think…

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College Alert: Briercrest College (Canada) Presses Forward into Contemplative/Emergent

“Our aim is to call students to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ, and our approach to reaching this goal is increasingly unique in the educational landscape.” (Briercrest Mission Statement) Briercrest College and Seminary in Saskatchewan, Canada is a…

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Recommended Menno Reading

by Roll Over Menno  On this fall’s Shelf Life, a recommended reading list of the Mennonite Brethren Seminary is a book called The Godbearing Life. While this book makes some very good points regarding today’s issues in youth ministry, it…

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College Alert: Prairie Bible Institute

Prairie Bible Institute, a renown Bible college in Alberta, Canada, is showing strong signs that it is going in a contemplative direction. A concerned parent contacted Lighthouse Trails and told us about a Servant (the college magazine ministry) article that…

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New York Times: [Emerging] Evangelical Leaders Turning Their Back on Israel

LTRP Note: As the world (and many proclaiming Christians) become more and more hostile toward Israel, please bear this in mind as you read the following article from an outside news source. See below for links to further information. The…

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Mysticism in Vancouver, BC – A look at the future of a new Christianity

by Ray Yungen  LTRP Note: This past weekend, Lighthouse Trails author Ray Yungen visited believers in the Vancouver, BC area. Ray visited the Vancouver School of Theology and its Thomas Merton reading room. The pictures on this post are from…

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Hindu prayer in Senate draws religious protesters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three protesters disrupted a prayer by a Hindu chaplain on Thursday at the opening of a U.S. Senate hearing, calling it an abomination and shouting slogans about Jesus Christ. It was the first time the daily prayer…

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Outrage as US Lutherans Ease Rules on Pastors in Gay Relationships

Christian Today – United Kingdom by Daniel Blake The largest Lutheran body in the US has caused outrage in the wider Christian community as it controversially decided not to punish homosexual clergy who are in sexual relationships, according to an…

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Youth worker wins gay job rights claim against bishop

by Times Online UK A homosexual Christian questioned about his sex life during a job interview with a bishop has won a claim for discrimination against the Church of England. John Reaney was the favourite candidate for the role of…

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Emerging Church Leaders Say, Don’t Criticize Us

Emerging church leaders have made one thing perfectly clear: those who oppose contemplative/emerging spirituality, who believe what the Bible says about the end times, who take the Bible literally, and who teach on hell and repentance are a problem. According…

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Obama Wows Iowa Meditators

by Ben Smith The Politico FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Sen. Barack Obama drew his heartiest welcome of a two-day swing through Iowa in the state’s capital of inner peace. To the frustration of the cameramen in the Fairfield town square, Obama…

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