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Lighthouse Trails 2023 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 10 In-House Articles

See Part 1 of our 2023 Year in Review. See Part 2 of our 2023 Year in Review. Top 5 2023 Articles by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1) Hard Lessons in Discernment: People often wonder, whether they verbalize it or not,…

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Lighthouse Trails 2023 Year in Review—Part 1—Top 5 Letters to the Editor

At the end of each year, Lighthouse Trails presents its Year in Review, divided into different parts. Below is the first part of our 2023 Year in Review. While we receive numerous letters, comments, calls, and e-mails throughout the year,…

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Letter to the Editor: God Protected My Family From Bill Gothard’s Damaging Teachings

LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is in response to an article Lighthouse Trails posted in June of this year titled “A Look at Shiny Happy People and What the Church Can Learn.” It also comes on the heels…

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Letter to the Editor: The Teachings of Bill Gothard – A Misinterpretation of the Bible That Leads to Abuse

LTRP Note: Since its inception, Lighthouse Trails has included the topic of sexual abuse of children in our efforts to “bringing light to areas of darkness affecting the world and the church.” One area we have not often included is…

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A Look at Shiny Happy People and What the Church Can Learn

On June 2nd, Amazon Prime aired a new docuseries called Shiny Happy People (Duggar Family Secrets). It was difficult to watch for several reasons, but we knew it was necessary. If you watch it, we believe you will understand what…

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2014 LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS YEAR IN REVIEW—Part 1: Top 10 Out-of-House News Stories

At the end of every year, Lighthouse Trails presents its YEAR IN REVIEW. Over the next few days, we will post a number of different categories with our top most important stories from each category. Our first category this year is our “Top…

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Results of Bill Gothard Harassment Investigation Released – “No Criminal Activity Has Been Discovered”

LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational purposes and as a follow up to a previous article we posted and is not meant as an endorsement for the source, Christianity Today. The article we previously posted is “Bill Gothard…

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Bill Gothard Responds to Allegations

LTRP Note: This is a follow up to our earlier posting, “Bill Gothard Resigns from Institute in Basic Life Principles Under Allegations of Sexual Abuse (And How to Spot the Signs of a Sexual Predator) .” By Warren Cole Smith…

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Bill Gothard Resigns from Institute in Basic Life Principles Under Allegations of Sexual Abuse (And How to Spot the Signs of a Sexual Predator)

LTRP Note: On March 7th, Bill Gothard, the founder and president of the Institute in Basic Life Principles resigned from his position in the organization after allegations from over thirty women were made public that Gothard sexually harassed, and in…

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