Tag: churches in crisis

NEW BOOKLET: Is the CHURCH the NEW ISRAEL?

Is the CHURCH the NEW ISRAEL? by Tony Pearce is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 10 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are available. Our booklets are designed to give away to…

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Letter to the Editor: Churchless in the Church

Dear Lighthouse Trails: We’ve already read through a quarter of the Lighthouse Trails Research Journal (the Spring 2024 issue) received recently and, as always, appreciate the time, effort, and resources invested to produce these. We enjoyed reading about the trial…

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Lighthouse Trails to Send Out 21st Mailing to Christian Pastors and Leaders

Since 2016, Lighthouse Trails has been sending out topical booklets (usually three times a year) to a growing list of pastors and Christian leaders. This week, Lighthouse Trails will be sending out our second mailing of 2023 to Christian leaders…

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Letter to the Editor: “My Difficult Lonely Journey of Trying to Warn the Church of Apostasy and Apathy”

Dear Lighthouse Trails:  I live in Canada, north of Toronto, Ontario, and have kept track of your website for at least ten plus years now. I am not sure how I came across your site, but I had been reading…

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Letter to the Editor: “Banned From Church Services in New Zealand Because We’re Not Vaccinated”

Hi Lighthouse Trails: Here in New Zealand, we are opening up after Auckland, our largest city, has been in lockdown for quite a while. We have been going to the Salvation Army in _____________. They have now decided that because…

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“IRS Denies Tax Exemption to Texas Religious Group Because Prayer, Bible Reading Boost the Republican Party”

LTRJ Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. For many years, Lighthouse Trails has been concerned that the 501 (c) 3 “non profit” status that most churches and Christian organizations hold would eventually restrict the free dissemination…

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“California lifts COVID-19 limits on indoor worship services following US Supreme Court rulings”

LTRJ Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Robert JablonFox News, KTVU LOS ANGELES – California on Monday lifted its limits on indoor worship services in the face of U.S. Supreme Court rulings that struck down the…

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Lighthouse Trails Does Special Mailing of Titanic Book to Nearly 600 Christian Leaders and Pastors

Since 2016, Lighthouse Trails has been sending out topical booklets three times a year* to a growing list of pastors and Christian leaders. Our current list contains 582 names. Last week, we sent out our fifteenth mailing, but instead of…

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“‘Heartbroken’ RZIM Board Reports Investigation Finds Ravi Zacharias Engaged in Sexual Misconduct”

LTRJ Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes and is going to be difficult for some to read. Lighthouse Trails editors do not post a story like this frivolously or with malice. And we have…

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Letter to the Editor: Crushed and Heartbroken in Learning That Our Church Is Calvinist

LTRJ Note: As many of our readers know, Lighthouse Trails began warning about the dangers of Calvinist teachings a few years ago when we released Bob Kirkland’s book, Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy. Needless to say, the book and…

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Update: “Calif. Church That Had Been Fined Thousands for Indoor Meetings Moves Services Outside”

LTRP Note: The following is posted as an update to an earlier post and is posted for informational and research purposes. By Heather ClarkChristian News Network A California church that had been fined more than $100K for holding indoor church…

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Evangelical Pastor, John Ortberg, Resigns for Allowing Son Attracted to Minors to Work With Kids

LTRJ Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes and is a follow up of an article we posted on July 7th. Lighthouse Trails has been concerned about John Ortberg’s contemplative/emergent propensities for many years. In this case,…

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