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The Bottom Line of A.W. Tozer: A Hybrid of Complex Proportions

May 1, 2023 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 13 Comments

By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails Over the past several years, a number of our readers have asked us why we have not written about the theologian A.W. Tozer and warned our readers about his often quoting and referencing medieval-period and other mystics (many of them Roman Catholics). Thus, we have known about Tozer’s affinity … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian & Missionary Alliance, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Discernment, Legalism, Mystical Practices, On Christian Faith, The Ancient Mystics, The Emerging Church Tagged: a.w. tozer, cloud of unknowing, contemplative prayer, desert fathers, error, harry ironside, meditation, mysticism, Thomas Merton, tozer

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

Letter to the Editor: Liberty University Taking Students on “Spiritual Journey” With Contemplative/Emergent Leader Richard Foster

September 10, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 8 Comments

LTRJ Note: For 18 years, Lighthouse Trails has been warning about the contemplative prayer movement and its role in creating an “emergent” “progressive” church. Part of our investigative research scope has included Christian universities and seminaries, a majority of which now promote contemplative spirituality. Liberty University, one of the largest Christian universities in the U.S., … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Labyrinths, Lectio Divina, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: contemplative prayer, desert fathers, labyrinths, lectio divina, Liberty University, mystics, Richard Foster

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

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

The Desert Fathers—Borrowing From the East

June 14, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

By Ray Yungen Catholic priest William Shannon in his book, Seeds of Peace, explained the human dilemma as being the following: This forgetfulness, of our oneness with God, is not just a personal experience, it is the corporate experience of humanity. Indeed, this is one way to understanding original sin. We are in God, but … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Buddhism, catholic monks, desert fathers, monasticism, mysticism, Ray Yungen, st. john of the cross

LT Caller: What Are Breath Prayers?

December 7, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

Today, a Lighthouse Trails caller asked if we could tell her what “breath prayers” are and wondered if we had any information on them because someone in her church is advising others to practice them. Thus, we are posting some information we have previously posted on breath prayers. Breath prayers, like lectio divina, are a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Saddleback, The Role of Meditation Tagged: breath prayer, Breath prayers, brother lawrence, celebration of discipline, contemplative prayer, desert fathers, larry debruyn, meditation, purpose driven, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Rob Bell, sadhana

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

Two Contemplative Leaders Die: Eugene Peterson and Thomas Keating

November 2, 2018 by Miscellaneous News Source 3 Comments

LTRP Note: Eugene Peterson (d. 10/22/18) and Catholic priest Thomas Keating (d. 10/25/18) have died. The article below (which is promoting Peterson and Keating) is written by Carl McColman (author of The Big Book of Contemplative Mysticism) and is posted for informational and research purposes and not as an endorsement of the content. Both Peterson … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: carl mccolman, contemplative prayer, desert fathers, Eugene Peterson, meditation, mysticism, The message bible, Thomas Keating

Letter to the Editor: My Former Baptist Pastor Went From Spiritual Formation Into the Orthodox Church

October 19, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 7 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Yesterday, I was reading 1 Corinthians 1 and 2, where Paul is writing about the wisdom of God versus the wisdom of the world. I was reminded of our former Baptist pastor in the early ’80s who was highly intellectual, which attracted a lot of people from academia in our college town. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Road to Rome, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: ancient fathers, baptist, candles, desert fathers, emerging church, eucharist, incense, infant baptism, letter to the editor, mystical practices, orthodox church, Ray Yungen, Road to Rome, Roger Oakland, spiritual formation

Popular Christian Magazine – RELEVANT – Tells Millennials to Practice Breath Prayers and Mindfulness Meditation

September 10, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

A summer 2018 Relevant Magazine article titled “Why Learning to Breathe May Be the Best Way to Pray,”  tells readers that, Breath prayer [are] an ancient Christian prayer practice with origins in the lives of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, is a vehicle we can use to live out Scripture’s call to “pray without ceasing. (1 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, FOR MILLENNIALS, Mindfulness, New Evangelicalism, Purpose Driven Movement, The Ancient Mystics, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: A Time of Departing, anthony de mello, Breath prayers, brother lawrence, contemplative prayer, desert fathers, eastern meditation, jesus prayer, meditation, millennials, mindfulness, New Age, prayer, purpose driven life, Ray Yungen, relevant magazine, Richard Foster, Rick Warren

Is Your Church Doing Spiritual Formation? (Important Reasons Why it Shouldn’t)

June 16, 2018 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 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Lectio Divina, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Buddhism, Catholicism, chuck swindoll, contemplation, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, desert fathers, Interspirituality, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Roger Oakland, ruth haley barton, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Dallas Theological Seminary Not Contemplative? – New Evidence Shows Otherwise

July 17, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) has always maintained that while they teach Spiritual Formation, they only teach the “good” kind and that they are not a school that promotes contemplative spirituality. Lighthouse Trails has always challenged these suppositions. In fact, it wasn’t that long ago when Lighthouse Trails editors had some correspondence with two different DTS … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Lectio Divina, Road to Rome, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Christian colleges, colleges, contemplative colleges, dallas theological seminary, Dallas Willard, desert fathers, drew dickens, dts, dts magazine, mindy caliguire, mystics, Richard Foster, soul care

Letter to the Editor: Chakra Article in Orange County Newspaper Brings to Remembrance Ray Yungen’s Work

January 24, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I came across this article [see below] in the travel section of our local newspaper the Orange County Register, dated January 1, 2017. The mention of the “seven chakra garden” was what prompted me to send this to you. It also made me want to mention some things about your dear departed … [Read more…]

Posted in: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Mystical Practices, New Age movement, The Role of Meditation Tagged: chakras, desert fathers, letter to the editor, New Age movement, orange county register, Ray Yungen

The Desert Fathers and the Methods They Used

January 9, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Ray Yungen Catholic priest William Shannon in his book, Seeds of Peace, explained the human dilemma as being the following: This forgetfulness, of our oneness with God, is not just a personal experience, it is the corporate experience of humanity. Indeed, this is one way to understanding original sin. We are in God, but … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: christian mysticism, contemplative prayer, desert fathers, eastern meditation, eastern religion, mystics, Ray Yungen, william shannon

NEW BOOKLET: Pope Francis and the Thomas Merton Connection

October 17, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

Pope Francis and the Thomas Merton Connection by Ray Yungen is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet Tract. The Booklet is 14 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 45% off retail. Our Booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own personal use.  Below … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Hinduism, Interspirituality, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, Road to Rome, Spiritual Deception, The New Evangelization Tagged: apostasy, Buddhism, catholic church, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, desert fathers, Hinduism, Interspirituality, panentheism, parliament of the world religions, pope francis, Ray Yungen, Road to Rome, sue monk kidd, Thomas Merton

RICK WARREN, ROMAN CATHOLIC MYSTICS AND POPE FRANCIS

April 21, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: This series by Roger Oakland is one of the most significant stories we have ever covered. You will come to understand this as the rest of the series unfolds. If you have not read our articles/booklets The New Evangelization From Rome or Finding the True Jesus or The Jesuit Agenda, we encourage you … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Spirituality, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Saddleback, The Ancient Mystics, The New Evangelization Tagged: Catholicism, desert fathers, new evangelization, pope francis, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Roger Oakland, Roman Catholicism, Signs of the Times

Embracing Contemplative Shows Ill Effects at Moody Bible Institute in Ecumenical “Road to Rome” Event

December 14, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

For over seven years now, Lighthouse Trails has followed Moody Bible Institute’s continued promotion of contemplative spirituality. Although the organization has denied that they are promoting contemplative, the evidence has consistently existed. Those who have a good understanding of contemplative spirituality are aware of the inevitable outcome for followers of contemplative. This outcome is a change in … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Colleges, Ecumenism, Education, Interspirituality, Road to Rome, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: Catholicism, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, desert fathers, emerging church, Interspirituality, moody, Moody Bible Institute, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Roman Catholicism, The Emerging Church, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: How Does Lighthouse Trails Determine if a College Should Be on the Contemplative College List?

August 11, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: I was given your email info. by Stand Up For The Truth on Facebook. There was some information (a list of colleges) they posted on Aug. 2 titled Christian Colleges That Promote Contemplative Prayer.  Stand Up For The Truth told me that you were the researcher responsible for the information they posted … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Breath prayers, Christian colleges, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, cornerstone university, desert fathers, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, labyrinth, lectio divina, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Roger Oakland, ruth haley barton

4 Reasons Why Holman Publishers Should Not Have Inserted an Article by a Contemplative Author into Their King James Bibles

April 8, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Recently, Lighthouse Trails learned that Holman Bible Publishers (the oldest Bible publisher in America)  has inserted an article by a strong contemplative proponent into several of their King James Version Bibles (some of which Lighthouse Trails WAS carrying) including: the Ultra Thin Reference Bible, the Pocket-Sized Bible Classic, the Large Print Ultra Thin Bible, and the Personal Reference Bible. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, The Emerging Church, The Word of God Tagged: atonement, calvin miller, desert fathers, diety of christ, holman bible publishers, Marcus Borg, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, the bible, the Word of God, Thomas Merton

Emerging “Progressive” Spirituality: Joining the New Age with Christianity, and Christian Leaders Say OK

March 21, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

No one group understands emerging “progressive” spirituality as much as those in the New Age. That’s because it is their religion. So when the evangelical emerging church movement rose to the forefront, New Agers must have found it quite intriguing and most likely rewarding to see their belief system finally take root in Christianity. In … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: Brian McLaren, Christian leaders, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, deception, desert fathers, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, julian of norwich, Martin Buber, Max Lucado, New Age, new spirituality, panentheism, Rick Warren, spiritual deception, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, tony campolo

What would Jesus think (WWJT) about “the shift” to christ-consciousness?

February 15, 2013 by A Ministry in His Service

By Larry DeBruyn Guarding His Flock Ministries Throughout this inter-advent age–the time between Jesus’ Incarnation and Second Coming, or Parousia–Jesus and John warned that false prophets would arise preaching the doctrine of replacement christs (Matthew 24:5, 23-24; 1 John 2:18). As Jesus’ coming draws nearer, and as pictured by the image of Messiah’s birth pangs, … [Read more…]

Posted in: New Age movement, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: Buddhism, christ consciousness, desert fathers, eckhart tolle, end-times, false christ, larry debruyn, second coming, signs and wonders, transformation

New Booklet: LECTIO DIVINA-What it is, What it is not, and Should Christians Practice it?

February 3, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LECTIO DIVINA-What it is, What it is not, and Should Christians Practice it? written by the editors at Lighthouse Trails is one of the new Lighthouse Trails Booklets and is an easy to understand explanation of the practice of lectio divina, a practice that is becoming increasing popular in evangelical/Protestant circles today. The booklet is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, RESOURCES Tagged: anthony de mello, booklet tracts, centering prayer, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, desert fathers, eastern-style mysticism, Hinduism, jan johnson, lectio divina, mantra, mark yaconelli, meditation, monasticism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual formation, Thomas Keating, TM, tracts, Yoga, zen

Letter to the Editor: Nothing wrong with Contemplative Prayer or desert fathers, says reader

May 4, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Your dismissal of the tradition of contemplative prayer is totally mistaken and without grounds.  It appears that too many Christians, especially within evangelical communities, seem to think that there was Jesus, and then the last 150 years of evangelical history while lobbing off the whole history of Christianity in between.  There has … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: ancient mystics, basil the great, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, desert fathers, gregory of nyssa, john cassian, mystics

Dear Editors: Family Life Today Promoting Gerald Sittser’s New Book, “Water From a Deep Well.”

November 21, 2011 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: (used with permission) Dear Lighthouse Trails, I’m pasting in below the comments I sent to Dennis Rainey at www.familylifetoday.com, after hearing their radio program today, promoting Gerald Sittser’s new book, “Water From a Deep Well.”  Please inform your readers: Dear Family Life, Please take seriously my caution on promoting the idea … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Catholicism, contemplative prayer, desert fathers, gerald sittser, mysticism

Richard Foster’s New Book: “25 Books Every Christian Should Read” – Should Be Titled “How to Become a Catholic Mystic”

October 25, 2011 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In September of 2010, Lighthouse Trails wrote an article “Richard Foster’s Renovare Turns to Panentheist Mystic Richard Rohr and Emerging Darling Phyllis Tickle For New Book Project” telling our readers about a new book that Richard Foster would soon be putting out. The name of his now released 400+ page book is titled 25 Books Every … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Road to Rome, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Brian McLaren, Catholicism, contemplative, Dallas Willard, desert fathers, Henri Nouwen, julian of norwich, mysticism, phyllis tickle, Richard Foster, richard rohr, Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton

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  • A Look atShiny Happy People and What the Church Can Learn
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on June 9, 2023 at 3:45 pm

    A Look at<em>Shiny Happy People</em> and What the Church Can Learn 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 we mean. What’s sad is that it took a secular group to expose what the ... [Read more...] The post A Look at<em>Shiny Happy People</em> and What the Church Can Learn appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • My Search for Peace—A Former Nun’s Story
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on June 5, 2023 at 2:20 pm

    My Search for Peace—A Former Nun’s Story Taken from the book, The Truth Set Us Free: Twenty-three Former Nuns Tell Their Stories (3rd Edition, LT, 2023) By Alicia Simpson(1906-circa 1988) Childhood Memories I was born into a Roman Catholic household. As a child, I knew nothing but abuse and ill-treatment from a mother, a father, and then a stepfather of whom I ... [Read more...] The post My Search for Peace—A Former Nun’s Story appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • What Next for Israel?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on June 5, 2023 at 11:31 am

    What Next for Israel? LTRP Note: We appreciate Tony Pearce’s updates on Israel, especially considering that you won’t get such information from mainstream media, most Christian media, and even most churches today (because to the world and much of proclaiming Christianity, Israel and the Jews are a non-issue—or worse, are viewed as an evil thing). By Tony PearceLight for ... [Read more...] The post What Next for Israel? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • 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 he ... [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 It Shouldn’t)
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 18, 2023 at 12:48 pm

    Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why It 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 It 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.

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