Tag: emerging church

Episcopal Church May Be Dying Out . . . But Evangelical Church Shares Same “Missing” Link

According to various reports, it appears the long-standing Episcopal Church is dying out. A December 27, 2024 Federalist article titled “The Destruction of a Beloved New York Choir School Epitomizes the Fall of the Episcopal Church” states: It is hardly…

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Liberal Theologian Tony Campolo Dies But Leaves Legacy of Deception

LTRP Note: To gain further insights into Tony Campolo, please see the links below Jim Fletcher’s article. By Jim Fletcher I’ve lost more work and friends in apologetics than I can name, because I name names. But for years, readers…

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A Wrong Interpretation of Paul’s Appeal at Mars Hill Has Caused a Diffusion of the Gospel

By Mike Oppenheimer When Paul spoke the Gospel to these religious pagans in Athens on Mars Hill for the first time, he didn’t wait to become friends first to “share his beliefs.” This is an absurd method to abide by. He…

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Makes No Sense for Contemplatives to Celebrate Easter

The Church’s fixation on the death of Jesus as the universal saving act must end, and the place of the cross must be reimagined in Christian faith. Why? Because of the cult of suffering and the vindictive God behind it.1—Alan…

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Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review—Final Part—Top 9 Articles

(See Year in Review 2022, Part 1 – The Chosen; see Year in Review 2022, Part 2 – Letters and Comments) The Final part of the Lighthouse Trails 2022 Year in Review lists the top 10 articles we posted this past…

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Letter to the Editor: Diana Butler Bass and Westmont College Steered Daughter Away From the Faith

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I thank you for the work you are doing for God’s kingdom. I enjoy your newsletters and have been taught many things to steer clear of because of your faithful and great teaching. Thank you from the bottom of…

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“Progressive” Christianity—After Our Children and Grandchildren

By Berit Kjos Today’s “progressive” emerging churches have little love for the old certainties that have grounded genuine Christians in God’s revealed truth for 2000 years. They say those precious guidelines don’t fit the new dialectic and collective ways of…

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The “Deconstruction” Myth and Matter

By Dr. Shelton SmithGuest Writer (Editor of Sword of the Lord) In recent months there has been a rash of well-known professing Christians who have announced that they were “deconstructing” their Christian faith.* The term was new, but what it…

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The Gospel: The Balancing “Tool” for Discernment

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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“DC Talk’s Kevin Max Identifies as an ‘Exvangelical,’ Says He Follows ‘the Universal Christ'”

By Milton QuintanillaChristian Headlines Kevin Max, a member of the Grammy award-winning Christian band DC Talk, recently stirred up controversy after he identified himself as an “exvangelical”, leading many to think he has departed from the faith. In a tweet over the…

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Turning to Fables

By Mary Danielsen While many in the church seem to have fallen asleep at their post and have ceased to “watch therefore,” they seem to have plenty of time and attention to be distracted by “heaps of teachers” out there…

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Letter to the Editor: “Christian” Professor Finds “Warm Welcome” at Wheaton College to Teach and Promote Critical Race Theory

LTRP Note: Because Wheaton College has been promoting and embracing both contemplative spirituality and emergent ideologies for many years (as Lighthouse Trails has documented), it makes perfect sense that they would now embrace the social justice, Marxist-influenced movement. They all…

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