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The Role of Meditation

The Bottom Line of A.W. Tozer: A Hybrid of Complex Proportions

May 1, 2023 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 13 Comments

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…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian & Missionary Alliance, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Discernment, Legalism, Mystical Practices, On Christian Faith, The Ancient Mystics, The Emerging Church Tagged: a.w. tozer, cloud of unknowing, contemplative prayer, desert fathers, error, harry ironside, meditation, mysticism, Thomas Merton, tozer

Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values?

March 6, 2023 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 8 Comments

“The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will be nothing.”—mystic Karl Rahner With the Asbury “revival” spreading into various other colleges and universities (and even churches), and with so much talk about revival today, one question that needs to be asked is, what kind of Christian will the majority of today’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, One-World Religion, REVIVAL, Spiritual Formation, The Role of Meditation Tagged: asbury revival, Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, jesus revolution, meditation, pastors, revival, Richard Foster, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match

February 26, 2023 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

According to one definition, Lent is: While the Bible does not give any instruction to practice or participate in Lent, many churches do. In fact, since the contemplative prayer movement has come into full swing, more and more churches are observing Lent. And, in fact, Lent is often being used as the open door to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Mystical Practices, On Christian Faith, The Role of Meditation Tagged: catholic church, Christian publishers, Contemplative Spirituality, lent, lenten, new age practices, orthodox, richard rohr, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton, worship

Letter to the Editor Reveals Salvation Army Pushing Yoga, Meditation, and Mystic Henri Nouwen

November 21, 2022 by Letters to the Editor 5 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I am enclosing some magazine articles put out by the Salvation Army during the summer of 2022. One of them is from Peer magazine that is for teenagers and college-age kids. The article from that magazine is about [the Catholic contemplative mystic] Henri Nouwen. The other article, “Meditation in Movement,” is from … [Read more…]

Posted in: Children and Meditation, Christian Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Kids and the Occult, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Role of Meditation, The Salvation Army, YOGA Tagged: Buddhism, chris lawson, christian yoga, Hinduism, letter to the editor, meditation, occultism, Ray Yungen, salvation army, Yoga

Lighthouse Trails to Send Out 18th Mailing to Christian Pastors and Leaders

October 11, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

For nearly seven years, Lighthouse Trails has been sending out topical booklets three times a year to a growing list of pastors and Christian leaders. This week and next week, we will be sending out our 18th mailing to Christian leaders & pastors. Our current list has nearly 1000 names. If you would like your … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, On Christian Faith, Social Justice, The Role of Meditation Tagged: carl teichrib, Christian leaders, david dombrowski, meditation, occultism, pastors, shamanism, social justice, social justice gospel

Christianity Is Missing Out on Something Vital – Is This True?

August 10, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author 6 Comments

By Ray Yungen Contemplative advocates propose that something vital and important has been missing from the church for centuries. The insinuation is that Christians have been lacking something necessary for their spiritual vitality; but that would mean the Holy Spirit has not been fully effective for hundreds of years and only now the secret key … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Mystical Practices, The Role of Meditation Tagged: contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, meditation, mysticism, Ray Yungen, Rick Warren, Thomas Merton

Podcast Interview: “Taking a Closer Look at Psychedelics”

August 6, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author 2 Comments

In two recent Parker J. Cole Show podcast interviews, former New Age followers Richard and Linda Nathan discuss the growing interest in psychedelic drug use, even among Christians. From the Parker J. Cole Show: Psychedelics are growing in Christian circles. But are they giving believers a closer relationship with God, or tearing them further apart? … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Drugs/Marijuana, Health, Mystical Practices, Youth and Drugs Tagged: counter culture, drug use, drugs, linda nathan, occultims, occultism, psychedelics, richard nathan

Sorceries or Salvation—Which Shall It Be?

April 10, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author 2 Comments

By Ray Yungen God’s Desire Just what exactly is God’s desire for mankind? Does He want to send people to Hell? Does He want anyone to live eternally without Him? Scripture is very clear about this when it says: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, New Age movement, The Gospel, The Preaching of the Cross, The Role of Meditation Tagged: christ consciousness, great tribulation, meditation, mystery of iniquity, New Age movement, Ray Yungen, salvation, sorceries, spiritual deception, the cross, the gospel, Yoga

New YouTube Channel for Ray Yungen Lectures

April 5, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

Lighthouse Trails friend, author, and ministry colleague Chris Lawson (director of Spiritual Research Network) has created a new YouTube channel for Ray Yungen’s lecture and conference videos. We want to thank Chris for providing this resource; and we hope you will get a chance to check it out. For those who are not familiar with … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Formation, The Role of Meditation Tagged: contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, lawson, New Age, prayer, Ray Yungen, taize, Warren Smith

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

Contemplative Prayer or the Holy Spirit – It Can’t Be Both!

September 17, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

By Ray Yungen Two authors from Great Britain portray a stunningly clear picture of New Age spirituality. They explain: [T]he keynote of it appears to be a movement for synthesis derived from an understanding of the underlying unity behind all things and the sense of oneness that this brings. This oneness of all life is the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, The Role of Meditation, The Word of God Tagged: Brennan Manning, Buddhism, contemplative prayer, david steindl-rast, New Age movement, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, sue monk kidd, Thomas Merton

Mindfulness: What You May Not Know And Should Have Been Told

June 28, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Note: The following article is a Lighthouse Trails topical booklet. It can be printed for personal use from this blog or purchased as a booklet to share with others. By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails Currently, “mindfulness” is being introduced to tens of thousands of public schools across America. One group alone, Healthy Schools Program, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Children and Meditation, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Mindfulness, Mystical Practices, New Age movement, The Role of Meditation Tagged: children at risk, healthy schools program, meditation, mindfulness, New Age, public schools, Ray Yungen, teachers

NEW BOOKLET: Drugs, Meditation, & “A Fully Developed Spirituality”

June 22, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 2 Comments

NEW BOOKLET: Drugs, Meditation, & “A Fully Developed Spirituality” by David Dombrowski 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 away to others or for your own personal use. If you know someone who … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Drugs/Marijuana, Mystical Practices, Native Spirituality, RESOURCES, The Role of Meditation Tagged: chief shoefoot, drugs, marijuana, meditation, mysticism, native spirituality, occult, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, selection process, yanomamo

The Nature Behind Contemplative Prayer: The Heart of Occultism

June 11, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 4 Comments

Without the mystical connection, there can be no oneness. The second always follows the first. Here lies the heart of occultism. By Ray Yungen Many Christians might have great difficulty accepting the assessment that what is termed Christian mysticism is, in truth, not Christian at all. They might feel this rejection is spawned by a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Mystical Practices, The Role of Meditation Tagged: contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, kundalini, mystical prayer, mystical revolution, occultism, Philip St. Romain, Ray Yungen

“Former Ohio [Yoga] Instructor Calls Term ‘Christian Yoga’ Stretching the Truth”

February 15, 2021 by Miscellaneous News Source 1 Comment

LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. Lighthouse Trails has been warning about Yoga and so-called “Christian Yoga” for many years; yet, the practice of Yoga in churches is accelerating. By Frontlines Ohio One former yoga instructor says some church-goers and school educators mistakenly believe yoga is just stretching. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Mystical Practices, YOGA Tagged: "Christian" yoga, amy dudley, eastern religion, health, Hinduism, meditation, Yoga

Are We Becoming a Drug Culture? (Interview with McMahon and Teichrib)

January 19, 2021 by A Ministry in His Service 1 Comment

LTRP Note: The following interview between T.A. McMahon of The Berean Call and Carl Teichrib (author of Game of Gods) highlights the increase of drug use in our present culture. Tied in with the spiritual atmosphere of today where esoteric experiences are sought after by both secular and religious people and recreational marijuana is becoming … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Discernment, Drugs/Marijuana, Health, Mystical Practices, Paganism Tagged: carl teichrib, drugs, esoteric experiences, last days, marijuana, occultism, psychodelics, t.a. mcmahon, The Berean Call

2020 The Secret: Dare to Dream Movie Rekindles 2006 Occultic Message

December 9, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 5 Comments

In 2020, a major motion picture called The Secret: Dare to Dream was released and is available through major outlets such as Amazon Prime and Netflix. The movie is based on a 2006 documentary and book called The Secret. In 2007, Lighthouse Trails reported on the documentary film and the book, The Secret, both which … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Spirituality, Mindfulness, Mystical Practices, New Age movement, Oprah Winfrey, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, jerry and esterh hicks, law of attraction, movies, power of positive thinking, Ray Yungen, rhonda byrne, spirit guides, The Secret

The Trail of Spiritual Delusion: Our Weary World Has Seen It All Before

November 23, 2020 by Guest Writers 6 Comments

By Ted KyleGuest Writer There is nothing new under the sun (Eccl. 1:9). Everything that man can do to man has been done before—and will be done again. This is especially true of false teachers and prophets leading the credulous astray. It was done anciently; it was done in the middle years; it is being … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Eschatology, Mystical Practices, One-World Religion, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception, World in Crisis Tagged: Antichrist, apostasy, delusion, discernment, end times, false teachers, last days, nimrod, noah, old testament, paganism, ted kyle, tower of babel

“BLM Co-Founder & LA Chapter Leader Discuss Group’s Occultic Practices of ‘Invoking Spirits’”

August 31, 2020 by Miscellaneous News Source 5 Comments

LTRJ Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Heather ClarkeChristian News Network In an interview posted to social media, Black Lives Matter (BLM) Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors, along with BLM Los Angeles Co-Founder Melina Abdullah, discussed the “spiritual” component of the movement, explaining the practices and “rituals” performed to remember and “invoke” … [Read more…]

Posted in: Critical Race Theory, Mystical Practices, New Age movement, Paganism, The Role of Meditation Tagged: black lives matter, blm, mystical practices, New Age, occultism, paganism, riots

Letter to the Editor: Be Still DVD with Beth Moore Advocates “Urgent Need to Lower Your Breathing Rate”

August 11, 2020 by Letters to the Editor

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I bought and gave the Be Still DVD to my last pastor prior to moving out of state. My husband and I had become horrified at the Beth Moore’s women’s gatherings that were being promoted at our church.  I was already very familiar with Beth Moore’s stance on contemplative prayer.  This gentleman, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Mystical Practices Tagged: be still, Beth Moore, Breath prayers, breathing, contemplative prayer, meditation, Richard Foster

“Parents, Teacher, Churches Sue Chicago School District to Stop Hindu Meditation From Being Taught to Students”

August 5, 2020 by Miscellaneous News Source 5 Comments

By Heather ClarkChristian News Network  A coalition of parents, a teacher and a group of churches have filed suit against Chicago Public Schools in an effort to stop the district from allowing Hindu transcendental meditation, and its initiation Puja, from being taught to students. “Although all named defendants have made statements to the contrary, the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Children and Meditation, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Education, Mindfulness, The Role of Meditation, YOGA Tagged: chicago, children at risk, education, meditation, mindfulness, parents, Politics, public schools, Yoga

Contemplative Prayer – Does Our Intent to Find Jesus Justify the Method?

June 17, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 6 Comments

 [I]f you were to jump off a cliff with the intent to fly saying the word “fly, fly, fly” as you jump off and someone else jumped off the same cliff with the intent to hit the bottom saying “fall, fall, fall” as he jumps off, in either case both will hit the bottom. – Ray … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Hinduism, Mystical Practices, The Ancient Mystics, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Buddhism, contemplative prayer, eastern religions, Hinduism, intent, kundalini, meditation exercises, occultism, panentheism, Philip St. Romain, Ray Yungen, spirituality, tilden edwards

Letter to the Editor: Kaiser Permanente Among Those Pushing Mindfulness and Meditation Due to Coronavirus

May 23, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 3 Comments

LTRP Note: While New Age meditative practices (including “mindfulness” meditation) have integrated into all facets of our Western society, including the church, for some time, there has been an even stronger push for them since coronavirus began. Purveyors of eastern-style meditation are using the elevated levels of stress that the “pandemic” has caused to sell … [Read more…]

Posted in: Coronavirus, Health, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Mindfulness, Mystical Practices, The Role of Meditation Tagged: baylor university, coronavirus, covid-19, health care, letters to the editor, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, wellness, Yoga

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

The Goal of Contemplatives: Changing the Consciousness of Humanity – One Contemplative Prayer After the Next

March 13, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

By Ray Yungen Two authors from Great Britain portrayed a stunningly clear picture of New Age spirituality. They explained: [T]he keynote of it appears to be a movement for synthesis derived from an understanding of the underlying unity behind all things and the sense of oneness that this brings. This oneness of all life is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Alice Bailey, basil pennington, contemplative prayer, Henri Nouwen, meditation, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

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

The American Legion Gives Big Push for Veterans to Practice Transcendental Meditation

February 27, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

In a 2020 three-part series titled “Mysteries of the Mind,” The American Legion magazine tells veterans they should practice transcendental meditation if they feel stressed, saying that TM “can help veterans confronting PTSD.” Writer of the article, American Legion magazine editor Jeff Stoffer, enthusiastically adds: Those who practice TM say the key to unlocking clear … [Read more…]

Posted in: Mystical Practices, New Age movement, The Role of Meditation Tagged: american legion, jeff stoffer, meditation, ptsd, stress, TM, transcendental meditation, veterans

New Booklet: A Glittering Web Glossary of New Age Terms

February 17, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author Leave a Comment

NEW BOOKLET: A Glittering Web Glossary of New Age Terms by Richard and Linda Nathan 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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Drugs/Marijuana, Health, New Age movement, Paganism, pantheism & panentheism, Reiki/Energy Healing, RESOURCES, The Role of Meditation Tagged: culture, deception, earth day, glossary, linda nathan, mariuana, meditation, New Age, occult, paradigm shift, richard nathan, transformation, witchcraft

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

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January 18, 2020 by A Ministry in His Service 12 Comments

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  • Viral Margaret Sanger Clip Reminds Us That Planned Parenthood Victimizes the Vulnerable
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on June 3, 2023 at 1:41 pm

    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.

  • The Trinity: Christology
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on June 1, 2023 at 12:45 pm

    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.

  • 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.

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