Tag: deception

Dealing with Shock and Persecution

By Maria Kneas (author of How to Prepare for Hard Times and Persecution) Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. (2 Timothy 3:12) Persecution is shocking. It’s cruel and unfair. Why do people punish…

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A Trojan Horse in the Body of Christ

By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International There is an interesting legendary story from Greek mythology that describes a Trojan Horse. Simply defined, one dictionary states: [H]uge hollow wooden horse constructed by the Greeks to gain entrance into Troy during…

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Fletcher: “Christian Publishing Full of Rotten Fruit”

By Jim Fletcher WorldNetDaily Although few talk about it publicly, I continue to be astonished by the rotten fruit in the Christian book publishing industry. I feel almost forced to say this at the outset: There are still good publishers….

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THE RISING STORM and A CLARION CALL for HUMILITY, TRUTH and REPENTANCE: Observations for Calvary Chapel Leaders to Consider

LTRP Note: Please see the video at the bottom of this letter from Chris Lawson. By Chris Lawson Spiritual Research Network Filmed between a 45-minute break between down-pouring rain and a storm system approaching from the horizon, this unscripted, impromptu video expresses my heart…

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Willow Creek, Calvary Chapel, and the Bible

By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International There may still be people on UTT’s list who lack discernment and insist that Willow Creek theology is safe as mother’s milk and harmless to anyone and everyone. This commentary will be very…

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Important Information About Calvary Chapel and Alpha

From Understand The Times, International RE: Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa and the Alpha Course (April 18, 2016) Recently, Brian Brodersen, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, sent out an endorsement of Nicky Gumbel’s Holy Trinity Brompton Alpha Course program….

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Dear Pastor and Christian Leader: Have You Grown Careless About the Gospel?

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…

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“Namaste Nation” – New 2016 Study Shows Staggering Growth in Yoga in America!

LTRP Note: The following article is posted for research and informational purposes and not as an endorsement in any way for Yoga or Yoga positions. However, this is important information for Christians to know as the practice of Yoga has…

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Is The Emerging Church History, or Has it Entered Your Church?

By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International Recently, I read a Facebook post by a southern California pastor stating that the “emerging church” was no longer a problem for him or his church. He also stated that the “emerging church”…

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Lighthouse Trails Publishing to Make Contact with Over 100 Christian Leaders to Warn About Jesus Calling

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Isaiah 119:105) For nearly 14 years, Lighthouse Trails has been trying to warn Christian leaders and the body of Christ of the spiritual deception that has…

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Who is Bringing the “New” Spirituality Into the Church?

By Chris Lawson Each of the following authors professes to be Christian and/or uses biblical terminology in his or her writing, yet promotes at least one of the following serious false teachings: contemplative spirituality (i.e., Spiritual Formation), the emergent, progressive…

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NEW BOOKLET: D is for Deception—The Language of the “New” Christianity

NEW BOOKLET TRACT: D is for Deception—The Language of the “New” Christianity by Kevin Reeves and the Editors at Lighthouse Trails is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet Tract.  The Booklet Tract is 16 pages long and sells for $1.95 for…

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