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Brennan Manning

Makes No Sense for Contemplatives to Celebrate Easter

April 6, 2023 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

The Church’s fixation on the death of Jesus as the universal saving act must end, and the place of the cross must be reimagined in Christian faith. Why? Because of the cult of suffering and the vindictive God behind it.1—Alan Jones, Episcopal contemplative priest The New Age believes that the teachings of the East and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, The Emerging Church, The Gospel, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: atonement, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, easter, emerging church, harry fosdick, New Age, nicky gumble, resurrection

Letters to the Editor: Author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, John Mark Comer, Bringing “Renewed” Contemplative Spirituality Into the Churches

December 10, 2022 by Letters to the Editor 5 Comments

LTRP Note: Please see editors notes below this letter. Dear Lighthouse Trails: Today my neighbor who’s in an emergent church . . . told me his church started a sermon series called “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.” Hmm . . . I’ve left enough emergent churches to know a sermon series probably has a book. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, JESUS CALLING, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, THE CHOSEN, THE SHACK Tagged: Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, john mark comer, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Thomas Merton, tyler staton

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

Letter to the Editor: Brennan Manning Book Review by John Caddock Saved Me From Years of Wandering in the Wilderness

February 15, 2021 by Letters to the Editor 1 Comment

LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is one we received a few years ago, referring to a book review about Brennan Manning’s book, The Signature of Jesus. The review was written by John Caddock and was the first piece we ever read on the Internet refuting contemplative prayer shortly after we met Ray Yungen and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Brennan Manning, centering prayer, contemplative prayer, david steindl rast, john caddock, kierkegaard, monks, Signature of Jesus, Thomas Merton, walter brueggemann

Neglecting to Test the Spirits—A Tragedy of Enormous Proportions

June 10, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 9 Comments

If there is one thing we don’t hear much about from today’s Christian leaders and pastors, it is the importance of testing the spirits. The idea comes from the Bible in 1 John 4:1, which states: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try [test] the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Discernment, On Christian Faith, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Brennan Manning, centering prayer, contemplative prayer, david dombrowski, deception, discernment, doctrine, esoteric, false prophets, Henri Nouwen, jesus calling, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, testing the spirits, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, Warren Smith

Navigators Welcomes 2019 With Their Contemplative Trend By Promoting Jesuit Prayer Practice

February 5, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 17 Comments

Navigators is a Christian organization, founded in 1933 by a young man named Dawson Trotman, that eventually became a household name in the evangelical church.* The Navigators motto is, “To Know Christ and to Make Him Known.” However, Navigators and its publishing arm NavPress have been on a contemplative trend for over 15 years, and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Road to Rome, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics, The New Evangelization, The New Spirituality Tagged: Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, dawson trotman, Eugene Peterson, Henri Nouwen, ignatian exercises, jan johnson, mysticism, navigators, navpress, Richard Foster, Roger Oakland, st. ignatius, the daily examen, the Message

Letter to the Editor: My Church—Heading Into Troubled Waters With One Deceptive Teacher After the Next

November 13, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 8 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I recently began reading A Time of Departing. A very well-documented book. I am blown away by the amount of research Ray Yungen put into that book! Thank you for publishing it. Thank you also for your posts dealing with the Spiritual Formation movement, contemplative prayer, etc. I do not know exactly … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: Brennan Manning, chris heuertz, Contemplative Spirituality, desert fathers, enneagram, if: gathering, Interspirituality, john ortberg, letter to the editor, pete scazzero, phileena heuertz, Ray Yungen, richard rohr, shawna niequist

“Father of the New Age Movement” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin – on List of “40 Influential Christian Books”

March 19, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 2 Comments

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, often called the “Father of the New Age movement,” is on a list of “40 influential Christian books” on two popular Christian news sites, The Christian Post and The Christian Examiner. The article, which provides the list, states: Every thoughtful Christian can probably appreciate these 40 volumes in the journey to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Interspirituality, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism Tagged: Brennan Manning, Henri Nouwen, matthew fox, pierre teilhard de chardin, pope francis

Letter to the Editor: Former Pastor and Popular Author, Brian Zahnd, Becomes a Mystic

March 4, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I read the story behind Lighthouse Trails a couple of times, and it hit me that we are going to reach only a fraction of evangelical believers because the movement has progressed so much farther into Contemplative Spirituality (CS) than I had realized. I became aware of CS five years ago, so … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, The Ancient Mystics, The Emerging Church, The Preaching of the Cross, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Brennan Manning, brian zahnd, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, Eugene Peterson, karl rahner, letter to the editor, meditation, mysticism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, richard rohr, Roger Oakland, Thomas Merton, water to wine

Letter to the Editor: Brennan Manning Book Review by John Caddock Saved Me From Years of Wandering in the Wilderness

February 17, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: This week, we received the following letter to the editor referring to a book review about Brennan Manning’s book, The Signature of Jesus. The review was written by John Caddock and was the first piece we ever read on the Internet refuting contemplative prayer shortly after we met Ray Yungen and read his … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: alan jones, Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, david steindl-rst, john caddock, matthew fox, meditation, monasticism, monks, new monks, Ray Yungen, the ragamuffin gospel, the signature of jesus, Thomas Merton

Andy Stanley and “New” Christianity’s “Bibliolatry”

September 10, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

As we reported earlier this week, mega-church pastor (and son of Charles Stanley) says that Christian leaders need to “get the spotlight off the Bible.” Stanley may think he has come up with some unique idea and saying, but he hasn’t. It’s the same ol’ emerging talk that has been going on with emergent figures … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Mindfulness, New Evangelicalism, On Christian Faith, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Word of God Tagged: andy stanley, bibliolatry, Brennan Manning, Charles Stanley, contemplative prayer, emerging church, J.P. Moreland, mindfulness, scot mcknight, Thomas Merton, walter brueggemann, william shannon

New Age Leader Deepak Chopra Asks? “Will Pope Francis Become a Holy Man for the World?”

March 8, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By Ray Yungen and the Editors at Lighthouse Trails In an article released in January 2016 written by New Age leader Deepak Chopra titled, “Will Pope Francis Become a Holy Man for the World?,” Chopra states, Pope Francis I is poised to be more than a very popular pontiff . . . He could rise … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Ecumenism, Hinduism, Interspirituality, New Age movement, One-World Religion, The Emerging Church Tagged: Alice Bailey, Brennan Manning, Buddhism, Deepak Chopra, higher consciousness, pope francis, Ray Yungen, superconsciousness, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: Inspired by LT’s Reaching Out to Christian Leaders – Wants to do the Same

March 4, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Wow, so glad to hear about your efforts to reach out to Christian Leaders to warn them about Jesus Calling.  Whether they heed the warnings or not, thank you for doing this!! While I don’t have any names to add to your list, (you covered most of the major leaders), the idea … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, JESUS CALLING, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: booklets, Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, letter to the editor, mysticism, spiritual deception, spiritual formation

Letter to the Editor: “Christian” Psychology Going Contemplative?

January 13, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: I have sent you some material I thought I would never be sending you. First of all, Dr. Clyde Narramore, founder of the Narramore Christian Foundation, has gone to be with the Lord on 7/27/15 at the age of 98. Second, the magazine Psychology For Living is put out by the Narramore … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Christian Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Beth Moore, Brennan Manning, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, larry crabb, letter to the editor, meditation, psychology, spiritual deception, spiritual formation, stillness

Southern Baptist Leaders Call for a “Great Awakening” in US—But SBC Continues Promoting the Anti-Gospel New Spirituality

August 10, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In the Summer 2015 Journal of the Southern Baptist Convention, an article titled “Great Awakening” states: Thousands of messengers at the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention knelt in prayer and raised their hands to heaven July 16 as they prayed for revival in the church and a great awakening across the United States. . . . … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Spirituality, JESUS CALLING, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, New Age movement, New Evangelicalism, Southern Baptist Convention Tagged: adele ahlberg calhoun, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, christan leaders, Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, deception, emerging church, god calling, Henri Nouwen, jesus calling pete scazzero, lifeway resources, mysticism, New Age, new spirituality, Richard Foster, sbc, southern baptist convention, spiritual formation, tony campolo

In Case You Still Aren’t Sure About The Shack and Its Author . . .

July 16, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In case you still aren’t sure about William Paul Young and his book The Shack—in case you still have some doubts as to whether Young is really of a New Age/New Spirituality persuasion—in case after reading articles at Lighthouse Trails revealing Young’s anti-biblical views on atonement and the Cross—and in case after reading Warren B. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, THE SHACK Tagged: atonement, brad jersak, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Hinduism, Interspirituality, n.t. wright, panentheism, richard rohr, Roger Oakland, The Shack, William Paul Young

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

July 9, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Hinduism, Interspirituality, Mystical Practices, The Role of Meditation, Universalism Tagged: Brennan Manning, Buddhism, Catholicism, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, david steidl-rast, end-times, gethsemane encounter, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, last days, meditation, mysticism, New Age, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Thomas Merton, zen

NEW BOOKLET: IF it is of God—Answering the questions of IF:Gathering

May 8, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

IF it is of God—Answering the questions of IF:Gathering by Cedric Fisher 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. Our Booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own personal use.  … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Abuse, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Human Trafficking, Interspirituality, Lectio Divina, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, Universalism Tagged: ann voskamp, bill hybels, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, human trafficking, If:gathering, jen hatmaker, jennie allen, jesus feminist, john ortberg, lectio divina, melissa greene, one thousand gifts, phyllis tickle, progressive Christianity, Rob Bell, sarah bessey, spiritual formation, tony campolo, tony jones

Christian Pastors and Leaders – Exchanging the Word of God for a “New” Way of Doing Things

April 12, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By David Dombrowski Editor at Lighthouse Trails The church of today is very much astir. Everywhere we turn,  embellishments are being added to Christianity as if to improve it. The old ways do not seem to satisfy anymore. A great influx of new teachings and practices have exchanged the God of old as depicted in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Deception, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: Brennan Manning, Christian leaders, creeping, david dombrowski, Henri Nouwen, pastors, progressive Christianity, quantum spirituality, Ray Yungen, spiritual deception, Thomas Merton, william shannon

How the New Age Has “Creeped” Into the Church

August 21, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

by Ray Yungen If you have ever wondered why New Age authors and their teachings are creeping past many Christians, then maybe the definition of creeping might help. The term means: slowly advancing at a speed that is not really apparent until you look back over a long time period. For instance, creeping inflation is not noticed in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Reiki/Energy Healing Tagged: A Time of Departing, Brennan Manning, evangelicalism, mysticism, New Age, Ray Yungen, Reiki, Richard Foster, therapeutic touch, Thomas Merton

The Dangers of Spiritual Formation?—And Some Ways it is Influencing Your Children

August 9, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Berit Kjos (author of How to Protect Your Child From the New Age and Spiritual Deception) The Spiritual Formation movement is widely promoted at colleges and seminaries as the latest and the greatest way to become a spiritual leader. It teaches people that this is how they can become more intimate with God and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Children and Meditation, CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Mystical Practices, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: awana, awana club, awanas, Berit Kjos, Brennan Manning, Brian McLaren, celebration of discipline, CHILDREN AT RISK!, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, lectio divina, meditation, mysticism, navpress, panentheism, perspectives on Children's spiritual formation, Richard Foster, richard rohr, Roger Oakland, samadhi, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton, TM, transcendental meditation, Yoga

California Church Disaffiliates With the Calvary Chapel Movement Over Heretical Connections

July 9, 2014 by A Ministry in His Service

LTRP Note: As many of you know, Roger Oakland, of Understand the Times, International, and Chris Lawson, of Spiritual Research Network, are former Calvary Chapel pastors/teachers, who both left the movement when their warnings about the infiltration of serious false teachings fell on deaf ears for several years and when they felt they could no … [Read more…]

Posted in: Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Denominations, Defending the Faith, Homosexuality, Purpose Driven Movement, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, THE SHACK Tagged: Brennan Manning, Calvary Chapel, chris lawson, heresy, Homosexuality, let there be light, purpose driven, refuge church, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, steve shively, The Shack

Faith Baptist Bible College & Seminary “Crossed Off” “Good” College List – Hopefully Temporarily

February 13, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Update: Feb. 23, 2014: When this article below was written on Feb. 13, 2014, the Faith Baptist Bible College bookstore was not carrying Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling (though they were carrying a couple of her other books). They had been carrying Jesus Calling last year but removed the book when Lighthouse Trails had informed the … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Education, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: Brennan Manning, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, faith baptist bible college, jesus calling, john ortberg, philip yancey, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, sarah young, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: Evangelical Free Church Snowballing into Spiritual Deception Through Contemplative/Emerging

January 22, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Greetings Lighthouse Trails: I never thought I would be writing you, but I would like to tell you how much I appreciate your efforts, for few are those doing your type of ministry, certainly not in my experience, especially at the local level by church leadership! Let me get straight to the point of my writing—my … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Denominations, EFCA, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Brennan Manning, bruce demarest, Buddhism, Catholicism, Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, david benner, efca, emerging church, evangelical free church, henry blackaby, john ortberg, mark buchanan, meditation, meister eckhart, pete scazzero, quakerism, Richard Foster, richard rohr, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, spiritual transformation, zen

Anti-Religion Jeff Bethke Hits the News Again – New Book, Same Message: “Imagine No Religion”

November 17, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

 Not only are there political quests being achieved through the indoctrination of these young people, but these young followers are becoming convinced that a socialistic religion-killing society is the only solution for man. Jeff Bethke, the 24-year-old man who did the anti-religion YouTube video in 2012, is back in the news again. This time, he has a book about his subject … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Spirituality, Eschatology, Homosexuality, Interspirituality, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Preaching of the Cross, The Role of Meditation, Universalism Tagged: basil pennington, Beth Moore, Bible prophecy, Brennan Manning, Calvary Chapel, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, death by church, deception, emerging church, foxe's book of martyrs, frank viola, george barna. dan kimbal, Henri Nouwen, Homosexuality, Interspirituality, jeff bethke, jefferson bethke, last days, Mark Driscoll, mike erre, New Age, new spirituality, panentheism, ragamuffin gospel, Ray Yungen, spiritual deception, The Emerging Church, vintage jesus, Yoga

Letter to the Editor: Concerns About Home Church Using Book by Renovare’s James Bryan Smith

September 10, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: Recently my home church added a new pastor as the leader of Small Groups/Spiritual Formation. I am very concerned. Soon after taking this position he introduced a book by James Bryan Smith titled The Good and Beautiful God.  This book is to be studied at each of our church’s small groups in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Methodists Tagged: Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, james bryan smith, meditation, methodists, mysticism, renovare, Richard Foster, Thomas Merton

NEW BOOKLET: Brennan Manning’s “New Monks” & Their Dangerous Contemplative Monasticism

August 26, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

 Brennan Manning’s “New Monks” & Their Dangerous Contemplative Monasticism written by John Caddock is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 18 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 Brennan Manning’s “New Monks” & Their … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, RESOURCES, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: abba's child, Brennan Manning, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, john caddock, meditation, monasticism, mysticism, new monks, ragamuffin gospel, Signature of Jesus, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: Christian & Missionary Alliance OK With Ruth Haley Barton and Other Contemplatives

May 16, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Two and a half years ago the leadership of the Western PA District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance invited Ruth Haley Barton to speak to its pastors and lay delegates at its annual District Conference. I sat in amazement as I watched my fellow pastors nod their heads in affirmation as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian & Missionary Alliance, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Brennan Manning, christian missionary alliance, cma, Contemplative Spirituality, ruth haley barton

A Statement from Lighthouse Trails About Some Who Have Recently Died

April 15, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Over the past year, there has been a number of deaths among those whom Lighthouse Trails has critiqued for their doctrinal and theological teachings. Last week, we received the following e-mail:  To Lighthouse Trails: As much as I disagree with the doctrines that are being taught by Rick Warren and his church, we should still “weep … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: Brennan Manning, calvin miller, Christian leaders, death, matthew warren, richard twiss, Rick Warren

They Call It “Bibliolatry” (Bible Worship)- But Could it Be a Contemplative Smoke Screen?

February 3, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In a article titled “How Evangelicals Became Over-Committed to the Bible and What Can Be Done About It,” Biola University professor J.P. Moreland says that  evangelical Christians are too committed to the Bible. He states: “In the actual practices of the Evangelical community in North America, there is an over-commitment to Scripture in a way that is false, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: Biola, biola university, Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, J.P. Moreland, Talbot, The Emerging Church, Thomas Merton
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  • A Look atShiny Happy People and What the Church Can Learn
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on June 9, 2023 at 3:45 pm

    A Look at<em>Shiny Happy People</em> 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 we mean. What’s sad is that it took a secular group to expose what the ... [Read more...] The post A Look at<em>Shiny Happy People</em> and What the Church Can Learn appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • My Search for Peace—A Former Nun’s Story
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on June 5, 2023 at 2:20 pm

    My Search for Peace—A Former Nun’s Story Taken from the book, The Truth Set Us Free: Twenty-three Former Nuns Tell Their Stories (3rd Edition, LT, 2023) By Alicia Simpson(1906-circa 1988) Childhood Memories I was born into a Roman Catholic household. As a child, I knew nothing but abuse and ill-treatment from a mother, a father, and then a stepfather of whom I ... [Read more...] The post My Search for Peace—A Former Nun’s Story appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • What Next for Israel?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on June 5, 2023 at 11:31 am

    What Next for Israel? LTRP Note: We appreciate Tony Pearce’s updates on Israel, especially considering that you won’t get such information from mainstream media, most Christian media, and even most churches today (because to the world and much of proclaiming Christianity, Israel and the Jews are a non-issue—or worse, are viewed as an evil thing). By Tony PearceLight for ... [Read more...] The post What Next for Israel? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • 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 he ... [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 It Shouldn’t)
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 18, 2023 at 12:48 pm

    Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why It 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 It 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.

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