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Contemplative Spirituality

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

What Christian Leaders and Pastors Need to Know – The Final Outcome of Practicing Contemplative Prayer

January 17, 2023 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 7 Comments

LTRP Note: With the majority of Christian colleges and seminaries now bringing in contemplative spirituality via Spiritual Formation programs, and with Christian leaders such as Rick Warren and Beth Moore endorsing the movement, and with countless pastors giving it a thumbs up to their congregations, isn’t it time professors, pastors, and leaders understand what the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Formation Tagged: contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, meditation, mysticism, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Rick Warren, spiritual formation, Wayne Teasdale

My Journey Out of Catholicism

January 12, 2023 by Lighthouse Trails author 6 Comments

By David Dombrowski Over the years, I have encountered many Christians who wonder, “What’s wrong with being Catholic? After all, they believe in the Cross; they believe Jesus is the Son of God. It can’t be all that bad.” If you are a Christian who has wondered about these things, this special testimonial report is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Road to Rome Tagged: catholic church, Catholicism, Contemplative Spirituality, david dombrowski, grace, Purpose Driven Movement, roman catholic, salvation, testimony

Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review – Part 2 – Top 10 Letters and Comments From Readers

December 31, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

(See Year in Review 2022, Part 1, The Chosen) While we receive numerous letters, comments, calls, and e-mails throughout the year, and consider them all important and of value, we believe the 10 letters and comments below illustrate very well what many of our readers are concerned about in these difficult days. Click the “Read more” … [Read more…]

Posted in: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: 2022, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Ecumenism, letters to the editor, meditation, salvation army, spiritual formation, walk to emmaus, wycliffe, YEAR IN REVIEW, Yoga

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

Letter to the Editor: Our Son Might Go to Grace College in Winoka Lake, Indiana -Why Is LT Warning About It?

December 9, 2022 by Letters to the Editor 5 Comments

To Lighthouse Trails Editors: Are you able to tell me the evidence that you gained by putting Grace College and Theological Seminary on your page of colleges you warn about? Our son is considering this college, and this was disappointing to see. C. Dear C., The school is on our list because they have incorporated … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: accreditation, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, critical race theory, Dallas Willard, grace college, larry crabb, letter to the editor, mystics, spiritual formation

2nd Edition Booklet: Epidemic of Apostasy – NEW UPDATED EDITION!

October 17, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

The following is the new 2022 2nd edition of our 2013 booklet: Epidemic of Apostasy—How Christian Colleges Must Incorporate “Spiritual Formation” to Become Accredited. There is some important information in this updated edition, and we want to encourage everyone on this site to read it. Epidemic of Apostasy—How Christian Colleges Must Incorporate “Spiritual Formation” to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, God's Word Under Attack, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation Tagged: abhe, accreditation, ats, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, education, Henri Nouwen, Richard Foster, seminaries, spiritual formation

Sending Your Child to a Christian College? – Look Out for Words You Thought You Would Never Hear!

August 22, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

Two years ago, Lighthouse Trails posted an article titled “Christian Colleges and Seminaries in More Trouble Than Ever as Many Plunge Into Emergent Spirituality.” As Christian parents are preparing to send their high-school graduate kids to Christian colleges and universities this coming fall, we hope that article (posted below) will provide a desperately needed warning. … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Critical Race Theory, Education Tagged: apostasy, atheism, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, critical race theory, New Age, parents, professors, seminaries

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

Letter to the Editor: Diana Butler Bass and Westmont College Steered Daughter Away From the Faith

June 6, 2022 by Letters to the Editor 5 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I thank you for the work you are doing for God’s kingdom. I enjoy your newsletters and have been taught many things to steer clear of because of your faithful and great teaching. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.  Our daughter, unfortunately, attended a Christian college in the mid 90s (Westmont College … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, The New Spirituality, Universalism Tagged: Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, diana butler bass, emerging church, progressive, universalism, Westmont College

Letter to the Editor: I Discovered the Christian College I Was Attending Was “Woke”!

May 7, 2022 by Letters to the Editor 10 Comments

Hello Lighthouse Trails: I am grateful to God for using you and your website to open my eyes on so many spiritual war fronts.  The reason I am writing this e-mail is because I am looking for a list of Christian higher education establishments that have signed on with the woke movement. I recently applied to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Critical Race Theory, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Marxism/Socialism, The Emerging Church Tagged: Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, critical race theory, emergent church, letters to the editor, progressive church, wokeism

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

The Gospel: The Balancing “Tool” for Discernment

December 23, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 5 Comments

By David Dombrowski From the onset of Lighthouse Trails in 2002, we have always endeavored to be connected with the body of believers scattered throughout the world who are very concerned, as we are, with the state of the church today. Many of our readers have told us they feel very alone and even ostracized … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, The Gospel, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: atonement, Contemplative Spirituality, david dombrowski, discernment, emerging church, salvation, scales

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

Letter to the Editor: K.P. Yohannon (Gospel for Asia) Going Contemplative?

February 10, 2021 by Letters to the Editor 6 Comments

LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is written by one of our readers out of a deep sadness and concern that K.P. Yohannon, in his 2020 book, Never Give Up, is showing a strong affinity to contemplative mystics. In that book, Yohannon says he is learning things from the Desert Fathers and the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Spirituality, desert fathers, hank hanegraaff, Henri Nouwen, k.p. yohannon, letter to the editor, Skip Heitzig, Teresa of Avila

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

Letter to the Editor: Our Sad Departure From the Church of the Nazarene Over Unbiblical Teachings

November 30, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 5 Comments

LTRP Note: For over a decade, Lighthouse Trails has been issuing warnings regarding the Church of the Nazarene’s embracing of contemplative and emergent teachings (i.e., Spiritual Formation). We have focused largely on the numerous Nazarene universities that have been training future Nazarene pastors with these unbiblical teachings. In 2004, our editors spoke with Dr. Jim … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nazarene Church Tagged: A Time of Departing, apostasy, church of the nazarene, Contemplative Spirituality, denominations, emergent church, jim diehl, letter to the editor, nazarene church

Letter to the Editor: To All Parents of Students Considering Attending Gordon College

November 16, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 13 Comments

LTRP Note: Since the inception of Lighthouse Trails in 2002, we have been researching and warning about what is happening in today’s Christian colleges, seminaries, and universities. The letter below from Manny Silva (co-founder of Concerned Nazarenes) (posted with his permission) illustrates the great dilemma in which many Christian parents find themselves today, and it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Critical Race Theory, FOR MILLENNIALS, Nazarene Church, Social Justice, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: black lives matter, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, gordon college, manny silva, Nazarene, social justice, spiritual formation

Booklet Highlight: Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why They Shouldn’t)

August 11, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

By Lighthouse Trails Editors Is your church involved in a Spiritual Formation program? If so, you might want to ask the question, what exactly is Spiritual Formation? It’s a fair question, and one that, if not asked, could end up surprising you when your church changes in ways you never imagined. A Christianity Today article states: “Spiritual … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Lectio Divina, Spiritual Formation Tagged: contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, desert fathers, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, jesuits, lectio divina, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual directors, spiritual disciplines, spiritual exercises of st. ignatius, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

God’s Desire—and a Warning and a Plea

July 12, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

By Ray Yungen God’s DesireJust 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 to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Spirituality, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, The Gospel, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, eternity, heaven, hell, higher self, preaching of the cross, Ray Yungen, salvation, the gospel, Yoga

Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match

February 26, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 7 Comments

According to Wikipedia, Lent is: . . . a solemn religious observance in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks (40 days) later on Holy Thursday, the memorial of the Lord’s supper the Thursday of Holy Week before Easter Sunday. The purpose of Lent is the preparation of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Methodists Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, easter, lent, lenten, methodists, orthodox, resurrection, rituals

Lilly Endowment’s Contemplative-Focused Clergy Renewal Program Updated Lists

February 21, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

In 2013, we posted an article titled “What’s Up with Lilly Endowment – Funding Pastoral Sabbaticals with a Contemplative Agenda.” Below is a copy of that article (with excerpts from a related 2007 article). In it, it provides a link to the list of churches whose pastors were “winners” of the 2012 Lilly Endowment grants. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Labyrinths, Methodists, Nazarene Church Tagged: clergy renewal program, colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, emergent church, lilly, lilly endowment, methodists, Roger Oakland

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

Remembering Ray Yungen and Richard Foster’s “School” of Contemplative Prayer

October 16, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

Three years ago today author and researcher Ray Yungen passed away at the age of 64. As regular Lighthouse Trails readers know, it was through Ray’s work that Lighthouse Trails began nearly 18 years ago. Interestingly, on the eve of this 3rd anniversary of Ray’s departure, we read an e-mail notice we received this week … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Mystical Practices, Purpose Driven Movement, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Breath prayers, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Dallas Willard, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, practicing the presence, purpose driven, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Rick Warren

The Tragic Influence of Catholic Priest Richard Rohr’s Mysticism on Millennial Evangelicals

September 24, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 31 Comments

An April 2019 Religion News Service article titled, “For Millennials, Mysticism Shows a Path to Their Home Faiths” reveals how young (millennial) evangelicals are “[d]iscovering the Christian mystical tradition through the work of Franciscan friar Richard Rohr.” The article states: [Anthony] Graffagnino [28] was one of a number of millennials drawn to The Universal Christ—a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, FOR MILLENNIALS, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, The Emerging Church, The Role of Meditation Tagged: adele ahlberg calhoun, Contemplative Spirituality, elisa morgan, evangelicals, gloria gaither, if: gathering, millennials, mysticism, New Age movement, panentheism, Richard Foster, richard rohr, Roman Catholicism, Saddleback Church

Letter to the Editor: The Catholic Catechism and Contemplative Prayer

August 19, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 2 Comments

Contemplative prayer is hearing the word of God … Contemplative prayer is silence.—Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1994 edition, p. 652 LTRP Note: Since 2002, Lighthouse Trails has continued to issue warnings about contemplative prayer. We began our warnings after meeting Ray Yungen in the year 2000 and examining his extensive research. One of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics, The Role of Meditation Tagged: basil pennington, catholic catechism, centering prayer, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, desert fathers, letter to the editor, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton

An Overlooked Reason For “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” Author Josh Harris’ Departure From the Christian Faith

July 30, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 76 Comments

“I have undergone a massive shift in regard to my faith in Jesus. The popular phrase for this is ‘deconstruction,’ the biblical phrase is ‘falling away.’ By all the measurements that I have for defining a Christian, I am not a Christian. . . . to the LGBTQ+ community, I want to say that I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, FOR MILLENNIALS, Homosexuality, On Christian Faith, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church Tagged: c.j. mahaney, calvinism, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Homosexuality, i kissed dating goodbye, josh harris, lgbt, purity, reformed theology, regent college, sexual abuse

Letter to the Editor: LT Wrong to Warn About Walk to Emmaus

February 11, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 5 Comments

LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is in regard to our article: Walk to Emmaus and Tres Dias – A Walk to Deception. To Lighthouse Trails: There are NO MANTRAS in the Walk to Emmaus or any other cursillo movement. We follow a strict Bible centered curriculum covered with prayer and praise. I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Labyrinths, Methodists Tagged: ancient prayer practices, catholic church, Contemplative Spirituality, Ecumenism, labryrinths, lectio divina, letter to the editor, methodists, Roman Catholicism, united methodist church, upper room ministries, walk to emmaus

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

Warning: Hymnary.org (Via Calvin College) Tainting Old Hymn With Contemplative Advice

September 26, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

Lighthouse Trails has known for several years that Calvin College is a contemplative-promoting institution, but it looks like that influence has seeped into a ministry of Calvin College, Hymnary.org, an online resource that provides the lyrics and information for thousands of hymns. A Lighthouse Trails reader brought to our attention this week that on the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Music, On Christian Faith Tagged: calvin college, CCEL, Christian Classics Ethereal Library, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, hymnary.org, hymns, joseph gilmore, meditation
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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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