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Understanding Paul’s Appeal at Mars Hill – And How the Emerging/Progressive Interpretation Really Got It Wrong

September 6, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author 2 Comments

By Mike Oppenheimer Editor’s Note: Today, it is common to hear the argument that since Paul quoted pagan poets in Acts 17, it’s OK for Christians to quote those who teach false doctrine. Adherents of the emerging/progressive church and contemplative spirituality have basically turned Acts 17 into a license for a free-for-all kind of “I can quote … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Ecumenism, On Christian Faith, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology, The Word of God Tagged: apostle paul, emergent church, evangelism, mike oppenheimer, progressive Christianity

Letter to the Editor: Concerned About “Neighborly Faith”—a “Third Way” to Befriend Muslims

March 9, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 16 Comments

LTRJ Note: As we were preparing to post this letter to the editor that came to us recently, we came across Christian radio host Janet Mefferd’s Twitter comments about Southern Baptist Convention president J.D. Greear’s involvement with a “Neighborly Faith” event on March 5th titled “Hope in the Current Age: A Conversation on Christianity and … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Chrislam, Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Ecumenism, Interspirituality, Islam, Israel, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, One-World Religion, Southern Baptist Convention, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: interfaith dialogue, Interspirituality, Islam, Israel, j. d. greear, janet mefferd, missional, neighborly faith, new missiology, sbc, southern baptist convention

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

February 8, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 8 Comments

By Kevin Reevesand the Editors at Lighthouse TrailsA 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 up by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Missiology, The New Spirituality Tagged: emerging church, kevin reeves, new christianity, new spirituality, terms

Wycliffe, YWAM, & Other Evangelical Groups to Take Part in Roman Catholic-Endorsed Global Event in 2020

September 20, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 23 Comments

This week, we received a letter to the editor that alerted us to plans for a “2020 Global Year of the Bible.” As you read the information below, please keep in mind, Lighthouse Trails does not oppose the idea that “billions” of people in the world could potentially read the Bible. Of course not! The … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Churches in Crisis!, Ecumenism, Interspirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Missions, One-World Religion, Road to Rome, Signs of the Times, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Evangelization, The New Missiology, The New Spirituality Tagged: contemplative prayer, Ecumenism, Missions, one-world religion, pope francis, revival, wea, wycliffe, year of the bible, YWAM

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

The Death of John Chau – A Missionary’s Attempt to Bring Light Into Darkness

December 4, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 3 Comments

  Two weeks ago,  a 26-year-old Christian man named John Allen Chau was killed when he attempted to make contact with a remote tribe on North Sentinel Island, one of the Andaman Islands of India According to reports, Chau had spent several years preparing for the trip, saying that he wanted to tell these isolated … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Missions, The New Missiology Tagged: chief shoefoot, cree people, egerton ryerson young, john chau, missionaries, Missions, nanci desgerlaise, new missiology, Roger Oakland, yanomamo

Can Cultures Be Redeemed? – Emerging Church Says “Yes” – Bible Says “No”

May 10, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Nanci Des Gerlaise [Indigenous People’s Movement] leaders teach that God has been redeeming cultures and that He placed in all cultures a way for men to have a relationship with God outside of the Gospel.1 DID GOD CREATE CULTURES? A growing trend in the evangelical church is what is referred to as “redeeming the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Defending the Faith, Interspirituality, Native Spirituality, One-World Religion, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: first nations, indigeneous people's movement, mike oppenheimer, missiology, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, sandy simpson, world christian gathering

Letter to the Editor From a Former Young Life Leader: Watered-Down Gospel, Contemplative Authors, & Emergent Leanings

September 14, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In 2012, Lighthouse Trails posted an article titled “Young Life’s History of Embracing Contemplative Authors Continues,” showing that the Christian youth organization, Young Life, was introducing Young Life leaders and kids to contemplative/emergent authors and speakers. The article we wrote talked about a meeting we had in 2002 with the Young Life director of training … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Contemplative Organizations, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: contemplative prayer, emerging church, letter to the editor, new missiology, young life, youth, youth groups, youth leaders

“Churchless” Christianity – The New Way of Doing Missions

August 29, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Roger Oakland In an article titled “Christ-Followers in India Flourishing Outside the Church,” the following statement is made regarding the research of Herbert Hoefer, author of Churchless Christianity: In striking research undertaken in the mid-eighties and published in 1991, Herbert E. Hoefer found that the people of Madras City are far closer to historic … [Read more…]

Posted in: Missions, One-World Religion, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: churchless christianity, emerging church, Herbert Hoefer, Hinduism, india, Missions, new missiology, Roger Oakland

Letter to the Editor: Please Add William Jessup University to the Contemplative Colleges List—Introducing Students to Emerging Figures

May 27, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Hello Lighthouse Trails: Our daughter is a junior in high school and has been receiving college flyers in the mail from secular as well as “Christian” universities. She received the following flyer in a packet.William Jessup University flyer and have attached it as it mentioned “Spiritual Formation Groups” that are used to “reconcile issues surrounding … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: bridgers, carl medearis, francis chan, J.P. Moreland, muslims, n.t. wright, new missiology, Roger Oakland, Shane Claiborne, tony campolo, william jessup university, wju

NEW BOOKLET – Are the “Supreme Beings” of the Nations the True God?

March 29, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

Are the “Supreme Beings” of the Nations the True God? by  Sandy Simpson is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 16 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 away to others or for your own personal use.  Below … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Interspirituality, Missions, New Evangelicalism, RESOURCES, The New Missiology, The New Spirituality Tagged: abraham, Brian McLaren, daniel kikawa, deception in the church, emerging church, golden calf, Henri Nouwen, Hinduism, indigenous people's movement, Interspirituality, Islam, joseph, joshua, Leonard Sweet, Missions, moses, Mother teresa, new missiology, richard twiss, Rick Warren, Robert Schuller, sandy simpson, Victor Kazaniian, wcgip, YWAM

Questions for Those Who Claim the “Supreme Beings” Of the Nations Are the True God

March 24, 2015 by A Ministry in His Service

By Sandy Simpson Deception in the Church Ministries I have some questions for those of the World Christian Gathering of Indigenous People (WCGIP) adherents such as Don Richardson, Daniel Kikawa, Richard Twiss (deceased), Terry LeBlanc, Danny Lehman, Aloha Ke Akua, YWAM as well as many in the Emergent Church (EC). The questions arise from their … [Read more…]

Posted in: Missions, New Evangelicalism, Paganism, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: Aloha Ke Akua, daniel kikawa, Danny Lehman, deception in the church, don richardson, golden calf, idolatry in their hearts, mike oppenheimer, Missions, new missiology, Richard Twiss (deceased), sandy simpson, terry leblanc, YWAM

2010 Film “With God on Our Side” – Championed by Jim Wallis, Tony Campolo, Brian McLaren & Steve Haas (World Vision) – Has Changed the Minds of Evangelicals

October 9, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By Jan Markell Olive Tree Ministries Today, one of the greatest seductions is that there could be world peace if only the Palestinians had a homeland. The film that came out in 2010 titled With God On Our Side is aimed at changing the end-time views of evangelicals and the theology that says the Jews … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Eschatology, Islam, Israel, Politics, Remembering the Holocaust, Signs of the Times, The New Missiology Tagged: America, barack obama, Brian McLaren, Israel, Jan Markell, Jim Wallis, Obama, olive tree ministries, palestine, palestinianism, replacement theology, steve haas, the Jews, tony campolo, wheaton college, with god on our side, world vision

Letter to the Editor: Concerns About Compassion International Mount

June 21, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: I just came across your site in search of some background information concerning the emergent church movement (which I was aware of, but had no idea of it’s size or that it was labeled as such). I was concerned about a particular speaker at Compassion Intl. and after finding the post at … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Churches in Crisis!, Ecumenism, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Missions, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: compassion international, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, jimmy mellado, lynn hybels, Missions, poverty, santiago mellado, Willow Creek, willow creek association

When Churches Use and Abuse Missions

March 31, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International I thank God for pastors and churches that see missions as a means of spreading the gospel. They and their board of directors promote missions for the purpose of establishing gospel lighthouses located in dark places all over the planet. Individual missionaries are assisted and at least partially … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: churches in crisis, missionaries, Missions, new missiology, Roger Oakland, spiritual deception, Understand the Times

Letter to the Editor: What To Do When Christian Charities, Such as Compassion, Turn Contemplative/Emergent

March 26, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Hi Lighthouse Trails! Thank you so much for your ministry! My family has been learning about apostasy for a little while now, and we stumbled across your website recently. . . We read your article about VOM and Michael Wurmbrand and were deeply saddened by it.  We have supported VOM for many years so it … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Missions, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: A Time of Departing, ann voskamp, cana initiative, christian palestinianism, compassion international, doug pagitt, emerging church, Gary Thomas, Missions, poverty, Ray Yungen, tony campolo, VOM, world vision

Jesus Christ Presented as the Son of Allah – A “New” Way of Doing Missions?

January 23, 2014 by A Ministry in His Service

by Paul Proctor Used with permission. I have addressed, on numerous occasions, the Church’s ongoing efforts to reinvent Christianity into a global religion of Results & Relationships by using the powers of pragmatism and consensus to artificially grow itself into something more widely accepted by the world instead of faithfully proclaiming the Word of God … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: Missions, Paul Proctor, proctor, The Emerging Church, the new missiology

Letter to the Editor: Church of 43 Years Builds Labyrinth, Promotes Mystical Rituals and Social Gospel

December 5, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails, I left my church of 43 years, because they were promoting books like Ruth Haley Barton’s “Solitude and Silence”; they had built a Labyrinth next to the Memorial garden where my parents ashes lay and were performing mystic rituals along with contemplative prayer and Spiritual Formation. Before I left my church, I … [Read more…]

Posted in: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, labyrinth, missional, new spirituality, Paul Proctor, proctor, ruth haley barton, silence, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church

A Jewish Believer’s Response to the New Mythology of Daniel Kikawa Calling “Io” God

October 1, 2013 by A Ministry in His Service

By Mike Oppenheimer Let Us Reason Ministries I was brought up Jewish and went to Hebrew school twice a week learning under the Rabbi and cantor. Though this is many years later, I have retained some of what I learned, still knowing the basics. In 1994, I came across the claims of Daniel Kikawa in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ecumenism, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: cultures, daniel kikawa, mike oppenheimer, new missiology, perpetuated in righteousnes

DEATH BY CHURCH – An Example of the “Big” Picture of Deception

September 27, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Emerging/emergent spirituality continues making serious inroads into Christianity. Churches and Christian colleges, unaware of the subtle undermining of such spirituality, are embracing teachers and leaders of this movement and pointing others to them. Often they are unaware of what these teachers really believe and teach. Mike Erre (pastor of the First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Film Reviews, Dominionism, Eschatology, Interspirituality, Israel, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology, Universalism Tagged: Bible prophecy, Brian McLaren, emerging church, end-times, Interspirituality, Israel, last days, New Age, new spirituality, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, Warren B. Smith

Understanding Paul’s Appeal at Mars Hill and Why the Emerging Interpretation Just Doesn’t Work

September 2, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: Today, it is common to hear the argument that since Paul quoted pagan poets in Acts 17, it’s OK for Christians to quote those who teach false doctrine. Adherents of the emerging church and contemplative spirituality have basically turned Acts 17 into a license for a free-for-all kind of “I can quote anybody … [Read more…]

Posted in: Interspirituality, New Evangelicalism, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology, The New Spirituality Tagged: discernment, emerging church, Mars Hill, mike oppenheimer, paul, progressive Christianity, Word of God

Missionary or Missional – The Emerging Church “On a Mission from God”

August 20, 2013 by A Ministry in His Service

by Bob DeWaay Missionary or Missional? For hundreds, if not thousands, of years Christians have used the term “missionary” to describe one who goes out to preach the gospel to an unsaved world headed toward judgment—repentance for the forgiveness of sin found in the death and resurrection of Christ. The mission of the missionary was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: bob dewaay, emerging church, emerging spirituality, missional, new missiology, The Emerging Church

Did God Put “Eternity In Their Hearts” or “The World In Their Hearts”?

July 30, 2013 by A Ministry in His Service

By Sandy Simpson Deception in the Church Ministries In the introduction to Mike Oppenheimer’s and my book Idolatry In Their Hearts, I exposed the fact that Don Richardson pulled the phrase “Eternity In Their Hearts” to use as his book title from its context in Ecc. 3:11. He did this to support his thesis, which actually … [Read more…]

Posted in: Missions, The New Missiology Tagged: don richardson, emerging church, eternity in their hearts, mike oppenheimer, Missions, sandy simpson, wcgip, YWAM

NEW BOOKLET: The New Missiology – Doing Missions Without the Gospel

April 27, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

The New Missiology –  Doing Missions Without the Gospel written by Roger Oakland is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 14 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail.  Below is the content of the booklet. To order copies of The New Missiology … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, Missions, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: Bible prophecy, Brian McLaren, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, The Emerging Church

NEW BOOKLET: Can Cultures Be Redeemed? (Some Things You Should Know About the Indigenous People’s Movement)

March 25, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

Can Cultures Be Redeemed? (Some Things You Should Know About the Indigenous People’s Movement) written by Nanci Des Gerlaise is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.85 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail.  Below is the content of the booklet. To order … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Native Spirituality, New Evangelicalism, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: emerging church, first nations, indigenous people's movement, Missions, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native americans, native spirituality, new missiology, new spirituality, richard twiss, terry leblanc, tracts

NEW BOOKLET: Native Spirituality “Renewal” & the Emerging Church

March 23, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

Native Spirituality “Renewal” & the Emerging Church written by Nanci Des Gerlaise is our newest Lighthouse Trails Print Booklet. The booklet is 16 pages long and sells for $1.85 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail.  Below is the content of the booklet. To order copies of Native Spirituality “Renewal” … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Spirituality, Native Spirituality, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: booklet tracts, cree, emerging church, first nations, nanci des gerlaise, native american religion, native americans, native spirituality, new missiology, print booklet tracts, richard twiss, tracts

Letter to the Editor: Family Member Attending a “Missional” Church

July 14, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Yesterday several of my family were talking, and one member mentioned they were involved in “A missional church.” I don’t know anything about this terminology “missional” but I don’t think I like it. Your thoughts please? ___________________ Dear _________________, We are quite familiar with that term, and in virtually every case we have seen … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: bob dewaay, emerging church, larry debruyn, missional, new missiology, Roger Oakland

Video Preview with Sandy Simpson: the First Nations Movement

June 8, 2012 by A Ministry in His Service

The following is a preview video clip of Sandy Simpson in the First Nations Movement DVD Series: For more information on this DVD series, click here.

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Native Spirituality, The New Missiology Tagged: cultures, first nations movement, new missiology, richard twiss, sandy simpson, sin

Video Previews: Perpetuated in Righteousness? Did God Redeem Cultures?

June 5, 2012 by A Ministry in His Service

The following is the first of four previews of the First Nations Movement DVD lecture series with Mike Oppenheimer (Let Us Reason Ministries) and Sandy Simpson (Deception in the Church). This is a powerful series that no Christian should miss. If you would like to order the DVD set, click here. We’ll be posting the other … [Read more…]

Posted in: Native Spirituality, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: cultures, first nations movement, mike oppenheimer, new missiology, sandy simpson

Question to LT: What about the “Voice Bible”?

May 14, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: What is your view of this new translation [the Voice]? Thank for all you do. Looking up. Bob Our answer (from a 2007 LT article): According to a February 11th article in Christian Today, “New Bible Project for Young Generation Launched”, Thomas Nelson’s 2006 “Bible” project called The Voice is going full … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology, The Word of God Tagged: bible translations, Bible versions, blue like jazz, Brian McLaren, chris seay, donald miller, emerging church, Erwin McManus, lauren winner, Leonard Sweet, the voice, the voice bible, thomas nelson
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    Viral Margaret Sanger Clip Reminds Us That Planned Parenthood Victimizes the Vulnerable By Evita Duffy-AlfonsoThe Federalist Anow-viral clip of a 1957 interview between Margaret Sanger and Mike Wallace is exposing the depravity of Planned Parenthood’s founder. The clip reveals to millions the eugenicist origins of America’s largest abortion provider, which since its founding has preyed on the vulnerable, from the poor and disabled to the gender confused. ... [Read more...] The post Viral Margaret Sanger Clip Reminds Us That Planned Parenthood Victimizes the Vulnerable appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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    The Trinity: Christology 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...] The post The Trinity: Christology appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Discernment Detractors: Calling Good Evil
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 31, 2023 at 12:22 pm

    Discernment Detractors: Calling Good Evil By Warren B. Smith 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 In the first book of Kings, God comes to Solomon in a dream and tells him he can ask for anything that ... [Read more...] The post Discernment Detractors: Calling Good Evil appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 23, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    Christian Leaders—A New Openness . . . to the Catholic Church LTRP Note: The information in this article was written a few years ago, but it remains as relevant today as it did back then—in fact, more so as you can see from the articles we link to at the bottom of this article. If you do not understand what the Catholic Church really teaches and stands ... [Read more...] The post Christian Leaders—A New Openness . . . to the Catholic Church appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why They Shouldn’t)
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 18, 2023 at 12:48 pm

    Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why They Shouldn’t) Editor’s Note: Lighthouse Trails wrote this report in 2014. Since then, we have watched “Spiritual Formation” explode within the church. After over twenty years of warnings, to our dismay, the issue has not been challenged or even questioned by most of today’s Christian leaders and pastors. By Lighthouse Trails Editors Is your church involved in ... [Read more...] The post Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why They Shouldn’t) appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Civil Rights Activist, Bob Woodsen, Provides Insights on “Reparations”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 13, 2023 at 12:34 pm

    Civil Rights Activist, Bob Woodsen, Provides Insights on “Reparations” Back in the summer of 2020, when terms like Critical Race Theory, Black Lives Matter, White Fragility, and so forth were being brought forth by activists and mainstream media (insisting that all white people were racists just for the mere fact of the color of their skin), Lighthouse Trails learned about the work of veteran ... [Read more...] The post Civil Rights Activist, Bob Woodsen, Provides Insights on “Reparations” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • A Story of Full Assurance of Salvation—”The Kindly Old Gentleman”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 13, 2023 at 12:03 pm

    A Story of Full Assurance of Salvation—”The Kindly Old Gentleman” By Harry IronsideAn excerpt from his book, Full Assurance: Finding Settled Peace With God Many years ago, I was holding a series of evangelistic meetings in a little country schoolhouse some miles out of Santa Cruz, California. One day, I was out driving with a kindly old gentleman who was attending the services nightly but ... [Read more...] The post A Story of Full Assurance of Salvation—”The Kindly Old Gentleman” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Two New Books From Lighthouse Trails – Now Available
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 10, 2023 at 7:40 pm

    Two New Books From Lighthouse Trails – Now Available Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce the arrival of two new books! Book #1: The Truth Set Us Free: Twenty-three Former Nuns Tell Their Stories Lighthouse Trails is excited to release the third edition of this book. It was first published in 1997 by Winepress and then in 2010 by Solid Ground Christian Books. It ... [Read more...] The post Two New Books From Lighthouse Trails – Now Available appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Check Out the Lighthouse Trails Online Store
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 5, 2023 at 1:06 pm

    Check Out the Lighthouse Trails Online Store Lighthouse Trails Publishing began in 2002 in order to publish Ray Yungen’s unpublished manuscript, A Time of Departing. Two years later in 2004, we began Lighthouse Trails Research Project as a way to provide free research material to our readers. That second website grew into a large site with hundreds of web pages and articles ... [Read more...] The post Check Out the Lighthouse Trails Online Store appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “A Life With Purpose” – A Glimpse at the Past to Better Understand the Present
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 4, 2023 at 10:33 am

    “A Life With Purpose” – A Glimpse at the Past to Better Understand the Present LTRP Note: In 2012, a man named George Mair passed away. He had written a glowing biography about Rick Warren, and what followed broke his heart and revealed many things that would clarify the roots of where the church was heading. By Warren B. Smith(The following is from Warren Smith’s book, A “Wonderful” Deception, chapter 5.) ... [Read more...] The post “A Life With Purpose” – A Glimpse at the Past to Better Understand the Present appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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