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Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: EVANGULLIBLE

February 23, 2023 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

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…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Churches in Crisis!, Discernment, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, Persecution, Purpose Driven Movement, RESOURCES, REVIVAL, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception, The "New" Sciences, The New Spirituality Tagged: Eugene Peterson, evangullible, false revival, global revival, jesus calling, Necromancy, New Age movement, oneness, Rick Warren, sarah young, separation, steve berger, the church, the Message, The Shack, titanic, warren b smith

Video: “Warren B Smith – A Former New Ager Returns to Philadelphia”

February 4, 2023 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

Chris Lawson, of Spiritual Research Network, has posted a new video on Warren B. Smith’s YouTube channel. Warren is a former New Age follower and a Lighthouse Trails author who has written numerous books and booklets including his autobiography, The Light That Was Dark. In this newly posted video, Warren is speaking at pastor Joe … [Read more…]

Posted in: New Age movement, The New Spirituality Tagged: New Age movement, testimonies, the light that was dark, videos, Warren Smith

NEW BOOKLET: Global Revival or Global Deception: 10 Critical Warnings From the Titanic to the Church

November 16, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

Global Revival or Global Deception: 10 Critical Warnings From the Titanic to the Church by Warren B. Smith 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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Discernment, Ecumenism, False Signs and Wonders, Interspirituality, JESUS CALLING, New Age movement, One-World Religion, pantheism & panentheism, Purpose Driven Movement, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, THE SHACK Tagged: bill johnson, Brian McLaren, false revival, global revival, god's dream, greg laurie, holy laughter, Leonard Sweet, Necromancy, New Age movement, oneness, quantum spirituality, revival, Rick Warren, rodney howard browne, talking to the dead, titanic, toronto blessing, warren b smith

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

Letter to the Editor: Diana Butler Bass and Westmont College Steered Daughter Away From the Faith

June 6, 2022 by Letters to the Editor 5 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I thank you for the work you are doing for God’s kingdom. I enjoy your newsletters and have been taught many things to steer clear of because of your faithful and great teaching. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.  Our daughter, unfortunately, attended a Christian college in the mid 90s (Westmont College … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, The New Spirituality, Universalism Tagged: Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, diana butler bass, emerging church, progressive, universalism, Westmont College

The Big Picture: How the World and the Church Are Being Deceived: Ten Spiritual Devices

May 17, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author 6 Comments

LTRP Note: The following is an extract from Warren B. Smith’s booklet The Big Picture: How the World and the Church Are Being Deceived: Ten Spiritual Devices. By Warren B. Smith Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. (2 Corinthians 2:11) Many years ago, I was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Discernment, JESUS CALLING, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, The New Spirituality, THE SHACK Tagged: deception, god's dream, jesus calling, New Age movement, The Shack, Warren B. Smith

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

“Pope to Focolare-Linked Bishops: Help Realize God’s ‘Dream’ of Harmony in World”

October 18, 2021 by Miscellaneous News Source 3 Comments

LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. If you are not familiar with the term “God’s Dream,” please read Warren B. Smith’s “GOD’S DREAM”—Satan’s Ultimate Scheme. In that booklet/article, you will see how that concept is being used by some of today’s top Christian leaders. I am not fully forgiven until … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Interspirituality, New Age movement, One-World Religion, Rick Warren, The New Spirituality, Universalism Tagged: catholic church, Christian leaders, god's dream, joel osteen, New Age movement, pope francis, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Robert Schuller, roman catholiism, universalism, vatican, Warren B. Smith

Letter to the Editor: Disappointed in Our Church Using The Message “Bible”

October 11, 2021 by Letters to the Editor 8 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I am so disappointed in our church’s using The Message in place of God’s Word; I am desiring to received your booklet warning about The Message by John Lanagan (The Message Bible: A Breach of Truth). I have read it and checked out The Message from our church library and found it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Homosexuality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, RESOURCES, The New Spirituality, The Word of God Tagged: Eugene Peterson, john lanagan, letter to the editor, the Message

NEW BOOKLET: Dead Men Talking—Necromancy in Today’s Church

August 9, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

Dead Men Talking—Necromancy in Today’s Church by Warren B. Smith 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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, New Age movement, Oprah Winfrey, Paganism, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, The New Spirituality Tagged: greg laurie, have heart, james robison, Necromancy, New Age, occultism, promise keepers, steve berger, talking to the dead, Warren B. Smith

Turning to Fables

June 4, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

By Mary Danielsen While many in the church seem to have fallen asleep at their post and have ceased to “watch therefore,” they seem to have plenty of time and attention to be distracted by “heaps of teachers” out there who are more than happy to tell them what they want to hear. The Bible … [Read more…]

Posted in: Social Justice, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, THE SHACK, Universalism Tagged: atonement, emerging church, fables, mary danielsen, narrative, social justice, The Shack, universalism

Interview with Warren Smith: The Titanic and Today’s Church

April 24, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author Leave a Comment

The following is a recent radio interview with former New Age follower Warren B. Smith discussing deception in the church today. For more information about Warren Smith, visit his website at www.newagetoamazinggrace.com.

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, New Age movement, RESOURCES, REVIVAL, Signs of the Times, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: deception, false revival, interviews, Necromancy, New Age movement, new spirituality, titanic, warren b smith

A Word From the Past for Today: “Open Letter To Evangelical and Protestant Pastors – Now is the Day to Turn Back to God’s Word”

March 29, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

LTRP Note: Ten years ago, author and evangelist Roger Oakland wrote an open letter to evangelical pastors beseeching them to turn away from false teachings, complacency, and ecumenicalism and stand true to God’s Word in these last days. Although Roger is no longer in active ministry, his words and warnings are as relevant today as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Discernment, Ecumenism, Eschatology, One-World Religion, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Saddleback, The Emerging Church, The Gospel, The New Spirituality Tagged: apostasy, Calvary Chapel, Ecumenism, ichabod, one world religion, purpose driven, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland

Letter to the Editor: To All Parents of Students Considering Attending Gordon College

November 16, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 13 Comments

LTRP Note: Since the inception of Lighthouse Trails in 2002, we have been researching and warning about what is happening in today’s Christian colleges, seminaries, and universities. The letter below from Manny Silva (co-founder of Concerned Nazarenes) (posted with his permission) illustrates the great dilemma in which many Christian parents find themselves today, and it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Critical Race Theory, FOR MILLENNIALS, Nazarene Church, Social Justice, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: black lives matter, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, gordon college, manny silva, Nazarene, social justice, spiritual formation

Circle Making and “Prayer Circles” Versus the Straight Line of Truth

October 16, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 8 Comments

LTRP Note: In 2017, Lighthouse Trails released a booklet titled Circle Making and “Prayer Circles” Versus the Straight Line of Truth because many Christian leaders have been promoting and endorsing a book (and its practice) called The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson. Earlier this month, one of our readers called and was concerned that Christian … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, Native Spirituality, New Age movement, One-World Religion, Paganism, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: bruce wilkinson, cedric fisher, Christian leaders, circle maker, Leonard Sweet, mark batterson, michael youssef, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, prayer of jabez, Ray Yungen

Steve Berger and Other Church Leaders Calling for “Repentance” and “Revival” May First Need to Repent Themselves

September 29, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 13 Comments

A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? (Jeremiah 5:30-31) Today, a growing number of Christian leaders are holding public events calling for national … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Defending the Faith, Ecumenism, One-World Religion, REVIVAL, Spiritual Deception, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: Christian leaders, false revival, greg laurie, harry ironside, have heart, james robison, Necromancy, revival, steve berger, titanic, unity, Warren B. Smith

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, Environment/Climate Change, 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

Saturday Interview with Richard Nathan – From Communist to Christian

June 20, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 5 Comments

Former New Age follower Richard Nathan will be interviewed today on the Parker J. Cole Show. Richard will share how Christ rescued him from a life of darkness as a Marxist-Socialist and Atheist. The show will air online at 2pm E.T. today, June 20th. Richard Nathan grew up in San Francisco in a family of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Encouragement, FOR MILLENNIALS, New Age movement, On Christian Faith, Remembering Communism, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: atheism, communism, cultural marxism, drugs, hippies, linda nathan, marxism, New Age, propaganda, richard nathan, testimony

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

Emergent Manifesto of Hope Despair Revisited—How It Has Affected Today’s Church

March 10, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 9 Comments

In 2007, Lighthouse Trails wrote a book review on a book titled Emergent Manifesto of Hope. Today, thirteen years later, we are seeing the “fruit” of the emergent church (that, incidentally, was spawned by leaders like Rick Warren, Bob Buford, and Bill Hybels as is documented in Faith Undone by Roger Oakland). The so-called fruit … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, Marxism/Socialism, Persecution, Remembering Communism, Rick Warren, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: bob buford, Brian McLaren, communism, contemplative prayer, critical race theory, doug pagitt, emergent church, emerging church, Homosexuality, manifesto, marxism, Ray Yungen, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, socialism, tony jones

Letter to the Editor: Is the EFCA Lining Up With the Emergent Church?

February 13, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 11 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I know you have posted some things regarding the EFCA back in 2013-2014 and contemplative spirituality, but I haven’t seen anything more current so I thought I would share some things with you that I see. As a member (Technically) of an EFCA church, I accidentally stumbled across some things that, if correct, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Spirituality, EFCA, Eschatology, Israel, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: alan hirsch, Contemplative Spirituality, efca, emergent church, evangelical free church, Israel, letter to the editor, progressive, replacement theology, social justice

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

Reuters: “Conservative, Liberal Methodists to Split Over Gay Marriage”

January 3, 2020 by Miscellaneous News Source 7 Comments

LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Rich McKayReuters The United Methodist Church plans to split into two later this year, church officials said on Friday, a schism that follows years of contention over whether the church should end its ban on same-sex marriage and gay clergy. The … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Homosexuality, Methodists, Same-Sex Marriage, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: apostasy, churches in crisis, denominations, gay marriage, lgbt, methodists, united methodist

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

New Booklet: The Enneagram—An Enlightening Tool or an Enticing Deception?

October 28, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 7 Comments

NEW BOOKLET: The Enneagram—An Enlightening Tool or an Enticing Deception? by Lois Putnam and 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 available. Our Booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Enneagram, FOR MILLENNIALS, InterVarsity Press, Lectio Divina, Methodists, Mystical Practices, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation, Wesleyan Church Tagged: chris heuertz, contemplative prayer, ego, enneagram, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, lectio divina, lois putnam, mark batterson, methodists, perennial wisdom, phileena, suzanne stabile, wesleyan

“The Kingdom of God on Earth” Without a King

October 15, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

By Roger Oakland A cleverly devised plan is underway declaring the Reformation is over. The “Holy Spirit” is supposedly uniting the church for a mighty revival before Jesus returns. Ecumenical madness is spreading like a virus. Few pastors take the time to listen carefully to what the present pope himself is saying. He is all … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Chrislam, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Organizations, Dominionism, Ecumenism, Eschatology, One-World Religion, Purpose Driven Movement, Road to Rome, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Evangelization, The New Spirituality Tagged: dominionism, Ecumenism, eucharist, jesuit agenda, Kingdom of God, pope francis, Roger Oakland, tony palmer

Letter to the Editor: Churches in UK Caving in to LGBT and New Age

October 7, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 6 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Much is spoken about apostasy in the Roman Catholic Church, but I would also draw your attention to the Methodist Church here in the UK.  Below are some pics from the Gay Pride event in Chester the other week; you cannot see from the pictures but one carried a banner stating “This … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Homosexuality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Methodists, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: churches in crisis, Homosexuality, letter to the editor, lgbtq, methodist, methodists, united kingdom, wesleyan

Video: Spiritual Experiences: What Spirit? With Warren Smith

October 3, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

The following lecture is by former New Age follower Warren B. Smith. For many other lectures by Warren, visit his new YouTube channel. Once on that channel, you can subscribe so that you can get notifications whenever a new video by Warren is posted.

Posted in: New Age movement, Signs of the Times, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: A Course in Miracles, light that was dark, New Age movement, spiritual experiences, Warren B. Smith
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  • Christian Leaders—A New Openness . . . to the Catholic Church
    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.

  • The Bottom Line of A.W. Tozer: A Hybrid of Complex Proportions
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 1, 2023 at 2:17 pm

    The Bottom Line of A.W. Tozer: A Hybrid of Complex Proportions By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails Over the past several years, a number of our readers have asked us why we have not written about the theologian A.W. Tozer and warned our readers about his often quoting and referencing medieval-period and other mystics (many of them Roman Catholics). Thus, we have known about Tozer’s affinity ... [Read more...] The post The Bottom Line of A.W. Tozer: A Hybrid of Complex Proportions appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Asbury Students, Professor Join Tony Campolo’s Pro-gay, Progressive Protégé, Shane Claiborne, to Discuss ‘Revival’ in Viral Video”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 26, 2023 at 2:07 pm

    “Asbury Students, Professor Join Tony Campolo’s Pro-gay, Progressive Protégé, Shane Claiborne, to Discuss ‘Revival’ in Viral Video” LTRP Note: The following out of house article by Christian News Network is from February 16th, 2023, but even though it is over two months old, we believe it is another piece of the puzzle regarding the “Asbury revival.” For those who are not familiar with the names Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo, you may ... [Read more...] The post “Asbury Students, Professor Join Tony Campolo’s Pro-gay, Progressive Protégé, Shane Claiborne, to Discuss ‘Revival’ in Viral Video” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Earth Day and a Christian Perspective on the Environment
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 21, 2023 at 10:17 pm

    Earth Day and a Christian Perspective on the Environment LTRP Note: The following article is from Roger Oakland’s booklet A Christian Perspective on the Environment: How the Catholic Pope and Other Leaders Are Uniting the World’s Religions Through Environmentalism. You may also wish to read Carl Teichrib’s article/booklet, Earth Day and a Total Transformation for a Post-Christian World. By Roger Oakland In July of 2016, I was invited ... [Read more...] The post Earth Day and a Christian Perspective on the Environment appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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