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See Part 1 of our 2023 Year in Review. See Part 2 of our 2023 Year in Review. Top 5 2023 Articles by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1) Hard Lessons in Discernment: People often wonder, whether they verbalize it or not,…
At the end of each year, Lighthouse Trails presents its Year in Review, divided into different parts. Below is the first part of our 2023 Year in Review. While we receive numerous letters, comments, calls, and e-mails throughout the year,…
LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor is in response to an article Lighthouse Trails posted in June of this year titled “A Look at Shiny Happy People and What the Church Can Learn.” It also comes on the heels…
LTRP Note: Since its inception, Lighthouse Trails has included the topic of sexual abuse of children in our efforts to “bringing light to areas of darkness affecting the world and the church.” One area we have not often included is…
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…
LTRP Note: This past week, our office received a call from a woman who was concerned about her church and in particular, the women’s Bible study leader. That leader, our caller said, was using various books to teach the women…
LTRJ Note: Many cults and aberrant “Christian” groups reject the biblical view that Jesus Christ is the eternal God come in the flesh (that is, they reject the eternal and continuous deity of Christ). There are various slants on this,…
LTRP Note: For several years, Kevin Reeves was an elder at an NAR Latter-Rain church. He writes about his experience in his book, The Other Side of the River. By Kevin Reeves These are critical days for the body of…
Below is a portion of the content of Chris Lawson’s booklet, How to Know if You Are Being Spiritually Abused or Deceived—A Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire. The full booklet has 101 questions. To order copies of the booklet, click here. How…
By Harry Ironside I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavoring to keep the unity…
NEW BOOKLET: FREEMASONRY: A Revealing Look at the Spiritual Side by Carl Teichrib 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….
By Geneva Paulson December 26, 1988 It was three a.m. The Christmas festivities were over, and our focus had changed. The time had come, and we knew there could be no turning back. There was no more time to organize…