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Letter to the Editor: Alone and Dismayed By Condition of Churches in a Midwest Town

Dear Lighthouse Trails Editors: I live in the Midwest, and one would think that the apostate church has not infiltrated us here.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  My husband and I have stopped attending church due to previous…

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Lighthouse Trails 2013 Year in Review—PART 3 – Homosexuality Takes World By Storm – Top 10 Stories in 2013

If 2013 will be remembered for one particular societal change, it is that the acceptance of homosexuality took the world by storm. Although it has been rising in prominence for many years, 2013 saw unprecedented changes. From people being sued and…

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Hostile Sentiment Toward “End-Time” Believing Christians Increasing

by Roger Oakland (Understand the Times)  If you haven’t already noticed, anti-Christian sentiment is growing toward those who believe in a biblical last days/Book of Revelation scenario prior to Christ’s return. A 2005 article titled “Lutheran leader calls for an…

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Elects First Openly Homosexual Bishop

Associated Press LOS ANGELES, CA — The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America elected its first openly gay bishop to a six-year term on Friday at an annual assembly in Southern California, officials said. The election of Rev. Dr. R. Guy…

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50 Top Organizations With a Significant Role in Bringing Contemplative Spirituality to the Church

From 10 years of research at Lighthouse Trails Research Project, we have found the following fifty organizations to have had a significant role in bringing contemplative spirituality into the evangelical/Protestant church. If you do not know or understand the implications…

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