By Chris LawsonSpiritual Research Network In an ever-changing landscape of world events, crisis, and chaos, where do you stand when it comes to preparing for hard times? We can do our best to make preparations for things like cybersecurity attacks, food shortages, outdoor and urban survival, natural disaster survival, home defense and business security strategies, … [Read more…]
By T. A. MacMahonCo-Founder of The Berean Call Let’s say I were to voice the question, “Heard from God lately?” to a very large crowd that had a mix of Christians and non-Christians. Among the crowd would be professing Christians, biblical Christians, cessationist Christians, charismatic Christians, pentecostal Christians, contemplative Christians, progressive Christians, conservative Christians, as … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International Since the turn of the millennium, the world has witnessed a virtual meltdown of biblical Christianity. While many are saying Christianity is experiencing a great revival and even a “new reformation,” this commentary will document the demise of Christianity by showing we are experiencing the greatest apostasy in … [Read more…]
By Maria Kneas (author of How to Prepare for Hard Times and Persecution) And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. (Deuteronomy 31:8) I know something about fighting fear because I’ve had a problem … [Read more…]
By Maria Kneas (author of Strength for Tough Times) David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. (1 Samuel 30:6) After fighting the Amalakites, David and his men returned to Ziklag to find that their wives and children had been taken captive by their enemies, and their homes burned. As a result of this tragedy, … [Read more…]
In 2011, Roger Oakland introduced us to Trevor Baker and his music, and we’ve been listening to him ever since. Trevor sings about many of the things Lighthouse Trails writes about, and it doesn’t take too long listening to Trevor to know he’s a man after God’s own heart. His songs are a mixture of … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: Our family is having a difficult time finding a church to attend due to a lot of the false doctrines that have been described on Lighthouse Trails. I know that your site has a lot of readers that are probably experiencing the same difficulty (and possibly feel like the only ones in … [Read more…]
by Paul Proctor Free-lance writer Have you ever tried to reason with a religious agenda? It’s hard to do, isn’t it? You can quote God’s Word until you’re blue in the face, but those who have fully invested themselves into it will not be easily swayed even when it doesn’t square with scripture. Often, what … [Read more…]
By Faye M. Brown Guest Writer From Kjos Ministries website Personal note from Berit Kjos: This article was written by a Christian friend who was troubled by the unmerited rejection of Christian jurors in a local court. It raised some sobering questions: Why would moral and honest Christians be banned from the jury? Would their … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network Washington, D. C. – Over 40 United States Congressmen have signed a letter calling upon the secretary of the Army to rescind a briefing by an instructor who classified evangelical Christianity and other faiths as “religious extremism” next to Al Qaeda and Hamas. As previously reported, the training session … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails Staff/Editors: Thank you for your sound, accurate and helpful articles that expose the true nature of contemplative prayer. I appreciate your respectful and thorough responses of the questions submitted by various writers/inquirers. I believe the idea still holds true today that a child in a classroom raising her/his hand to ask a … [Read more…]
LTRP Commentary: The article below our commentary written by Washington Times is a sign of the times. Here is the sign: If a bill is passed in California that removes the non-profit tax-exempt status from any youth organization that doesn’t allow those openly practicing homosexuality to be leaders in that organization, it is just a matter of time … [Read more…]
By Tamara Hartzell (author of In the Name of Purpose and “Reimagining” God: Turning the Light off to Look for “Truth” in the Corner of a Dark Round Room) “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:26) In today’s shifting Christianity, people think it is simply a matter … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: One week ago, Lighthouse Trails chief editor, David Dombrowski, wrote the following article. After reviewing it, our editors decided to hold it until the end of the year for posting. However, in view of the tragic shooting that took place in the United States on Friday, December 14th, we feel this article is timely. … [Read more…]
A Commentary by Steve Blackwell Indywatchman This article by Tony Jones caught my attention because of the title. Why would someone write an article entitled Death to Homeschooling!? The article itself simply states the reason he doesn’t send his kid to public French immersion, charter school, or private school, or homeschool; but he doesn’t condemn … [Read more…]
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press KALISPELL, Mont.— When Sara Weaver saw her father Randy struck in the shoulder by a government sniper’s bullet in the Idaho wilderness in August 1992, she began to sprint back to the family’s cabin on a mountaintop called Ruby Ridge. . . . Today, 20 years later, Sara Weaver … [Read more…]
Note: Ray Yungen’s explanation of what “New Age” shows why Lighthouse Trails says the New Age has infiltrated Christianity. When we realize that mystical meditation is at the heart of the New Age as well as at the heart of contemplative spirituality, we then realize they are one in the same. While the term “New Age” has … [Read more…]
MARIA ST.LOUIS-SANCHEZ The Gazette COLORADO SPRINGS – In an historic move for First Presbyterian Church in downtown Colorado Springs, almost 90 percent of its membership voted Sunday to leave the church’s main governing body in the United States. “What is broken down is a common vision and a common purpose,” Senior Pastor Jim Singleton told … [Read more…]
By Berit Kjos “Religion for Everyone!” The message in this strange article (featured in last weekend’s Wall Street Journal) fits right into the UN vision of global solidarity. The author, Alain de Botton, presents a radical plan for social unity that meets the demands of the global agenda. By blending useful practices from the world’s … [Read more…]
by Paul Proctor Free-Lance Writer (used with permission) In an article for Christianity Today titled, “A More Social Gospel,” C.L. Lopez writes about a new evangelical emphasis emerging on college campuses: There has been a definitive shift in how campus ministries think about connecting with students,” said Kara Powell, executive director of the Fuller Youth … [Read more…]
If you have children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews,or friends with children, or if you work with children, we hope you’ll read this article. With Lighthouse Trails’ motto, “bringing light to areas of darkness,” we have been reporting on child sex abuse and the “new” sexuality since the beginning of Lighthouse Trails. Some may feel that sex abuse and … [Read more…]
by Mike Oppenheimer Let Us Reason Ministries While Terry Jones wanted to burn the Qur’an there are pastors that want to read the Qur’an in church to their congregations. In response to a local Qur’an burning, Larry Reimer, a minister of the United Church of Gainesville, decided to read Scripture from the Qur’an as part … [Read more…]
A COMMENTARY BY BILL RANDLES BELIEVERS IN GRACE FELLOWSHIP Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.(Psalm 2:1-2) Watching the way President Obama, Mayor Bloomberg … [Read more…]