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The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Powerful Cree Chief Who Found the Truth Through Forgiveness

January 16, 2023 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

By Egerton Ryerson Young(Missionary to the Cree people in Manitoba in the late 1800s) The following incident occurred years ago on the great plains of the Canadian Northwest, long before the waves of Anglo-Saxon civilization began to surge over those glorious fertile prairies which for so many generations were hid from the gaze of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Native Spirituality, On Christian Faith, The Preaching of the Cross, The Word of God Tagged: cree people, egerton ryerson young, first nations, indians, manitoba, mask-e-pe-toon, native americans, salvation

Two Sources of Power But Only One Source of Truth

January 9, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 4 Comments

Nanci Des Gerlaise is a First Nations Canadian Cree woman who is the daughter and granddaughter of medicine men. Growing up, her life was filled with the practices and mystical experiences brought on from Native Spirituality. Today, as a born-again Christian, Nanci warns of these dangers as she sees many of her Native American Christian … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Native Spirituality, New Age movement Tagged: Canada, Catholicism, cree people, discernment, first nations, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, New Age movement, occultism, residential schools, salvation, shamanism, witchcraft

Can Cultures Be Redeemed? – Emerging Church Says “Yes” – Bible Says “No”

May 10, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Nanci Des Gerlaise [Indigenous People’s Movement] leaders teach that God has been redeeming cultures and that He placed in all cultures a way for men to have a relationship with God outside of the Gospel.1 DID GOD CREATE CULTURES? A growing trend in the evangelical church is what is referred to as “redeeming the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Defending the Faith, Interspirituality, Native Spirituality, One-World Religion, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: first nations, indigeneous people's movement, mike oppenheimer, missiology, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, sandy simpson, world christian gathering

A Beautiful Simple Gospel That Pierced the Heart of an Indian Named Joe

April 13, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

Editor’s Note: The story below is written in the late 1800s by Canadian missionary Egerton Ryerson Young. We have attempted to preserve the writing style and language of the author. However, some of the terms used  would be considered out-dated and incorrect usage in today’s society. We chose to keep Young’s terminology for we knew … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Missions, Native Spirituality, The Gospel, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: Canada, first nations, indians, missionaries, Missions, native spirituality, the cross, the gospel, the gospel egerton ryerson young

The Native Spirituality “Medicine Wheel” and The Circle Maker

November 19, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By Nanci Des Gerlaise (Canadian Cree author of Muddy Waters: an insider’s view of North American Native Spirituality) Native Americans developed the concept of the medicine wheel to illustrate their belief that life is a circle—from birth to death to rebirth—and to act as a guide to understanding self, creation, and their duties. Everything within … [Read more…]

Posted in: Native Spirituality, New Age movement, The Emerging Church Tagged: circle maker, emerging church, first nations, hative spirituality, mark batterson, medicine wheel, nanci des gerlaise, New Age, new age practices, The Emerging Church

The Story of Mask-e-pe-toon – A Murderous Native American Who Found His Savior

July 29, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: In the spring of 2011, Lighthouse Trails published Stories From Indian Wigwams and Northern Campfires. The book, written by Egerton Ryerson Young, an itinerate preacher and missionary to the Canadian Native Americans in the late 1800s, is a fascinating and inspiring account of Young’s work with the Cree people. Amazingly, as we were in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Canada, Missions, Wesleyan Church Tagged: canadian indians, ergerton ryerson young, first nations, Missions, nanci des gerlaise, native american spirituality, stories from indian wigwams and northern campfires, wesleyan

NEW BOOKLET: Can Cultures Be Redeemed? (Some Things You Should Know About the Indigenous People’s Movement)

March 25, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

Can Cultures Be Redeemed? (Some Things You Should Know About the Indigenous People’s Movement) written by Nanci Des Gerlaise is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.85 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail.  Below is the content of the booklet. To order … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Native Spirituality, New Evangelicalism, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: emerging church, first nations, indigenous people's movement, Missions, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native americans, native spirituality, new missiology, new spirituality, richard twiss, terry leblanc, tracts

NEW BOOKLET: Native Spirituality “Renewal” & the Emerging Church

March 23, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

Native Spirituality “Renewal” & the Emerging Church written by Nanci Des Gerlaise is our newest Lighthouse Trails Print Booklet. The booklet is 16 pages long and sells for $1.85 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail.  Below is the content of the booklet. To order copies of Native Spirituality “Renewal” … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Spirituality, Native Spirituality, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: booklet tracts, cree, emerging church, first nations, nanci des gerlaise, native american religion, native americans, native spirituality, new missiology, print booklet tracts, richard twiss, tracts

Letter to Muddy Waters Author: “Have worked and lived among Canada’s First Nations and Inuit peoples for a number of years”

February 11, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

To Nanci Des Gerlaise (Lighthouse Trails author of Muddy Waters) from a Lighthouse Trails Reader [excerpts used with permission from writer and author] Just a little note to express my thankfulness to you for writing Muddy Waters.  I praise God for the grace He provided you in courageously writing and publishing this book. My husband and I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Canada, Native Spirituality Tagged: Canada, evangelism, first nations, gospel of jesus christ, Missions, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality

Native Spirituality “Renewal” Emerges

August 4, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Nanci Des Gerlaise (author of Muddy Waters: an insider’s view of North American Native Spirituality) Nanci Des Gerlaise is a Canadian First Nations Cree. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Native Spirituality, The Emerging Church Tagged: awakening, emerging church, first nations, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, renewal, richard twiss

Two Sources of Power But Only One Source of Truth

June 4, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails author

Nanci is a First Nations Canadian Cree woman who is the daughter and granddaughter of medicine men. Growing up, her life was filled with the practices and mystical experiences brought on from Native Spirituality. Today, as a born-again Christian, Nanci warns of these dangers as she sees many of her Native American Christian brothers and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Native Spirituality, Spiritual Deception Tagged: first nations, nanci des gerlaise, native americans, native spirituality, occult, occultism, prejudice, roman catholic church, Roman Catholicism, Satan, shamanism, shamans, witchcraft

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  • Lighthouse Trails 21-Year Anniversary Sale
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 28, 2023 at 1:50 pm

    Lighthouse Trails 21-Year Anniversary Sale Lighthouse Trails is 21 years old! We are ever grateful to the Lord for those who have shared our desire to contend for the faith and defend the Gospel in increasingly perilous times. As a small way to say thank you to all of you who have allowed Lighthouse Trails to be a part of ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails 21-Year Anniversary Sale appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Tony Pearce: “Is Israel Heading for Civil War?”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 28, 2023 at 1:41 pm

    Tony Pearce: “Is Israel Heading for Civil War?” LTRP Note: Tony Pearce is the author of a number of Lighthouse booklets and his book The Messiah Factor. He is the founder and director of Light for the Last Days and provides well-written, well-researched articles and materials regarding Israel and the last days. By Tony PearceLight for the Last Days Israel’s opposition has held ... [Read more...] The post Tony Pearce: “Is Israel Heading for Civil War?” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “That in Me Ye Might Have Peace”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 26, 2023 at 1:11 pm

    “That in Me Ye Might Have Peace” By Harry Ironside That in me ye might have peace. (John 16:33) How long it takes many of us to learn that peace is found in Christ alone. We seek for it everywhere else, but seek in vain, until at last, disappointed, disheartened, and distressed in soul, we come to the Lord Jesus, and lo, at ... [Read more...] The post “That in Me Ye Might Have Peace” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Exposés on Bible Projects’ Tim Mackie Reveal Emergent Beliefs on the Atonement and Promotion of the New Age Practice: Contemplative Prayer
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 24, 2023 at 1:57 pm

    Exposés on Bible Projects’ Tim Mackie Reveal Emergent Beliefs on the Atonement and Promotion of the New Age Practice: Contemplative Prayer We want to bring our readers’ attention to numerous reports presented by John Lanagan’s blog, The Word Like Fire. The reports are documented exposés on the co-founder of the highly popular Bible Project, Tim Mackie. The Bible Project began in 2014 and was created by Tim Mackie and his friend Jonathan Collins. The project consists ... [Read more...] The post Exposés on Bible Projects’ Tim Mackie Reveal Emergent Beliefs on the Atonement and Promotion of the New Age Practice: Contemplative Prayer appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Press Release From 4 Winds USA: “World Athletics (Track and Field) Drop Transgender Athletes”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 24, 2023 at 12:35 pm

    Press Release From 4 Winds USA: “World Athletics (Track and Field) Drop Transgender Athletes” LTRJ Note: The following news release from 4 Winds USA is posted for informational and research purposes. Press Release by 4 Winds USA World Athletics (Track and Field) [track and field’s governing body] has banned transgender athletes. Additionally, they decided that intersex athletes will have to keep their testosterone levels under 2.5 nanomoles for at ... [Read more...] The post Press Release From 4 Winds USA: “World Athletics (Track and Field) Drop Transgender Athletes” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 16, 2023 at 2:25 am

    “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism LTRP Note: The following is a response to our recent post, “Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory.” By L.B.S. (Canada) To me, as a former Catholic, Calvinism is just a “protestant” form of Catholicism.  Catholicism has the pope as the final authority—Calvinism has John Calvin to define and direct the supposed ... [Read more...] The post “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 15, 2023 at 1:28 pm

    Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children Lighthouse Trails has been covering the story of Canadian father Rob Hoogland since first learning about it in 2020 (see links below). Below is a recent interview coming out of Canada. Because of Canadian laws and a gag order against Mr. Hoogland publicly speaking up, you will not hear his name mentioned or his face ... [Read more...] The post Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 12, 2023 at 7:41 pm

    Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves March 13th Update: Thank you to all the people who responded to this special request for Kevin Reeves through donations and also through those saying they were praying for him. Today, Kevin wrote a beautiful letter to all of us and brought us into his heart and life during this time. If you would like ... [Read more...] The post Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 11, 2023 at 1:59 pm

    Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory In 2018, Lighthouse Trails published Bob Kirkland’s book Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy. Over the last number of years, the editors at Lighthouse Trails have grown increasingly troubled and dismayed to see how Calvinism has and continues to infiltrate today’s Christian churches, ministries, and colleges. If you do not understand what Calvinism really teaches, it ... [Read more...] The post Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Walmart’s Exodus From Portland Draws Attention to Retail Crime and a Troubled City”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 10, 2023 at 3:05 pm

    “Walmart’s Exodus From Portland Draws Attention to Retail Crime and a Troubled City” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry and does at times post articles by secular news sources to bring to light to events happening in our world. Regardless of whether the source of our material is secular, Christian, or religious, we encourage our readers to ... [Read more...] The post “Walmart’s Exodus From Portland Draws Attention to Retail Crime and a Troubled City” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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