LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Matthew VadumThe Epoch Times A state judge in California put Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency order from July prohibiting indoor church services during the coronavirus pandemic on hold after a Los Angeles-area megachurch filed a lawsuit. The decision comes as thousands of Christians in the … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Blake FussellThe Christian Post San Luis Obispo County, located in central California, has become a sanctuary county for churches struggling to cope state restrictions on worship gatherings. San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow confirmed late last month he will … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following video is posted for informational and research purposes. Posting this is not necessarily an endorsement, but Lighthouse Trails believes the information may be useful to some of our readers. YouTube and Facebook have both been removing this video as fast as it shows up on their platforms. You may leave your … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. Because Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry, we do post out-of-house news articles from various secular and Christian sources along with our own in-house articles if we believe our readers can benefit from the information. By Holly SheerThe Federalist National tension and … [Read more…]
By Dr. Shelton SmithSword of the Lord Ministries The immediate past liberal Chicago mayor famously said, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” He and a significantly large group of others seem to be sold on that philosophy. When a catastrophic crisis comes along, they utilize it fully to gain and maintain … [Read more…]
By L.B.S. Perhaps there is a reasonable expectation for a duty of care when government takes away the care of duty. So many people have lost their jobs during this coronavirus pandemic “crisis” or had to close or curtail their businesses; and with the government mandated shutdowns that followed, the government is handing out money … [Read more…]
By David Dombrowski Our nation is in the midst of civil unrest as we have not known for many decades. Still in the throes of the coronavirus, rioting, upheaval, and violence seem to have eclipsed it with frequent reports and video footage of communities being trashed, burnt, and pillaged all in the name of freedom … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Chris Woodward and Steve JordahlOneNewsNow California’s liberal governor has backtracked over restrictions for church gatherings but added several questionable restrictions, and a religious liberty attorney says the First Amendment has the final say in the matter. Responding to President Donald Trump’s … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: While New Age meditative practices (including “mindfulness” meditation) have integrated into all facets of our Western society, including the church, for some time, there has been an even stronger push for them since coronavirus began. Purveyors of eastern-style meditation are using the elevated levels of stress that the “pandemic” has caused to sell … [Read more…]
By Jerry D. The world is living in troublesome times with the devastation of the coronavirus. History has recorded many catastrophic events that have taken place such as wars, genocides, terrorisms, famines, wild fires, floods, droughts, tornadoes, earthquakes, pestilences, etc. Throughout history the age-long question has always been “Why?” Some would even appear to blame … [Read more…]
By David Dombrowski Looking for a Carpenter I would like to take you on a historical journey into the past through the record of Scripture. History books inadvertently have a certain level of bias, but the Bible is not so for it is inspired of God and consequently totally accurate. We will also take a … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Heather ClarkChristian News Network Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has filed an amicus brief in support of a local church and against his own governor, stating that Andy Beshear’s blanket halt on in-person church services, without taking into account the size … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes and also to give an example of a media source that is very different than mainstream media. If you are prone to relying on mainstream media and the evening t.v. news for your news and information, consider finding some alternative news sources. You may … [Read more…]
By D-A. W. With all the uncertainty, with all the various people wanting to have their words heard and their ways implemented. From the most preposterous to the most plausible, from the least patriotic words to the most patriotic, the good information, the disinformation, along with the lies and the truths, those of which we … [Read more…]
By David Dombrowski For many, the coronavirus has been a roller-coaster ride trying to decipher the seriousness and magnitude of this pandemic. Coming from two extremes, some have tried to minimize what is happening by suggesting this is a hoax while others seem to think this is the end of the world. Jesus spoke of … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for research and informational purposes. By Tristan JusticeThe Federalist Police chiefs from Texas to Washington are standing up against draconian orders from local leaders demanding strict adherence to extreme social distancing measures to curb the spread of the novel Wuhan coronavirus. The Houston Police Officers’ Union declared … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Janita KanThe Epoch Times The Justice Department (DOJ) has weighed in on a dispute between the right to exercise one’s religious freedom with local and state official’s efforts to contain the spread of the CCP virus [COVID-19]. This tension has sparked … [Read more…]
By Mike OppenheimerLet Us Reason Ministries The false Word of Faith teachers are showing their bad fruit. Can this be God’s way of showing false teachers to the church? On March 29th, Word of Faith teacher, Kenneth Copeland, stated: “In the Name of Jesus, standing in the office of the prophet of God, I execute … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following are some of the recent comments made by LT readers on the Coronavirus articles we have posted. There is a variety of persuasions in how the Coronavirus situation is looked at, but you will find some interesting and helpful insights. The restructuring of life as we know it is not about … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: This is a tad bit curious in my opinion. One and a half million people infected globally around the world from the virus and 80,000 deaths and the world comes to a screeching halt. Meanwhile, 900,000 people were infected and 80,000 of them died just two years ago of the flu in the United States1 … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following commentary is posted for informational and research purposes. We have also posted an insightful video interview below the commentary from an unrelated source as well as other articles we have recent posted on COVID-19. By David Cloud (Way of Life Literature) As the Covid-19 crisis continues and economic problems mount, there … [Read more…]
By Bill Randles Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? … [Read more…]
By Philip Gray According to a Christian Post article, “Southern Baptist Convention Cancels Annual Meeting Amid COVID-19 Outbreak,” emergent Calvinist SBC president, J.D. Greear, will remain as president one more year: Messengers at the SBC’s Annual Meeting this year were scheduled to vote for a new president to replace pastor J.D. Greear, who has served … [Read more…]
“What does God’s Word say about times of isolation, imprisonment, and confinement? Much actually.” By Sarah LeslieHerescope Blog It was late Spring of May 1984 when I first noticed there was a problem. After a trip to the doctor with an ultrasound I was sent home with very strict orders: “Lie back propped up, don’t … [Read more…]
By Eric Barger THE GOOD NEWS: “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” “If God be for us, who can be against us?” – Romans 8:28, 31 THE WAKE UP Last night I went to the store. … [Read more…]