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2017 YEAR IN REVIEW – FINAL PART – Top 10 In-House Stories for 2017

December 30, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

See also Part 1, Part 2,  Part 3 and Part 4 of our 2017 Year in Review. The following are the 10 top stories for 2017 written by the editors at Lighthouse Trails. Listed in order of date posted. 1/Emergent IF: Gathering Conference Coming to a Town Near You (Coming For Your Daughters and Granddaughters)! … [Read more…]

Posted in: YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: America, aog, Assemblies of God, Brian McLaren, Discernment Ministries, Ecumenism, emergent, emerging church, feminists, george wood, homosexuals, if: gathering, Israel, las vegas shooting, meditation, mindfulness, paradigm shift, priscilla shirer, public schools, reformation, reforming catholic confession, resolution 3, terrorism, timothy george, violence

George Wood Steps Down From Assemblies of God General Superintendent Position—and Resolution 3 Is Withdrawn

August 9, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

According to numerous sources, Dr. George Wood has stepped down from his role as General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God denomination. One source, Charisma Magazine, stated the following in a news article Wed (August 9th) afternoon: Douglas E. Clay was voted general superintendent of the General Council of the Assemblies of God USA in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Christian Organizations, Churches in Crisis!, Israel Tagged: aog, Assemblies of God, george wood, Israel, r3, resolution 3

Guest Commentary: The Assemblies of . . . God?

August 7, 2017 by A Ministry in His Service Leave a Comment

LTRP Note: We hope readers realize that the present issue with Assemblies of God and their position on Israel is not isolated to AG. We are witnessing a change in attitude and a giving in to societal pressures with other denominations and Christian groups as well. While some denominations, such as Reformed, have historically been … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Defending the Faith, Islam, Israel, New Evangelicalism, Signs of the Times Tagged: ag, anti-Semitism, aog, Assemblies of God, george wood, Israel, jim fletcher, reformed theology, resolution 3

A Further Unveiling of Assemblies of God Resolution 3 & the Serious Implications

August 5, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

Also see Part 1: “Commentary: Assembly of God (AOG) General Council to Vote on Resolution Against Israel ” and Part 2: “Dr. George Wood Responds to Lighthouse Trails Article on AoG Resolution 3 and Israel” See concluding part. By Cedric Fisher Truth Keepers When I wrote my commentary on July 28th about the Assemblies of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Chrislam, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Ecumenism, Eschatology, Homosexuality, Islam, Israel, Persecution, Politics, Priscilla Shirer, Remembering the Holocaust, Same-Sex Marriage, Signs of the Times Tagged: anti-Semitism, aog, Assemblies of God, cedric fisher, george wood, Israel, justice, lamb and lion ministries, mark batteson, palestine, palestinians, peacekeeping, peacemaking, priscilla shirer, r3, reformed theology, replacement theology, resolution 3, Rick Warren, sami awad, tony campolo

Letter to the Editor: On AoG Resolution 3 Issue, Dr. George Wood Should Research Those With Whom He Aligns Himself

August 4, 2017 by Letters to the Editor Leave a Comment

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I just wanted to offer my support in your efforts to reveal the truth about Resolution 3, the AOG involvement, George Wood’s stance, etc.  I would encourage you to stay the course. I did read some of the position papers (and, yes, I’m aware they are not all called official “position papers,” but, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Churches in Crisis!, Islam, Israel, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Signs of the Times Tagged: anti-Semitism, aog, Assemblies of God, emerging church, george wood, Israel, resolution 3

Dr. George Wood Responds to Lighthouse Trails Article on AoG Resolution 3 and Israel

July 31, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

Also see Part 1: “Commentary: Assembly of God (AOG) General Council to Vote on Resolution Against Israel ” and Part 3: “A Further Unveiling of Assemblies of God Resolution 3 & the Serious Implications” By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails On July 28th, Lighthouse Trails posted a commentary by Lighthouse Trails author Cedric Fisher titled … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Spirituality, Eschatology, Islam, Israel, Priscilla Shirer, Remembering the Holocaust, Rick Warren, Signs of the Times Tagged: anti-Semitism, aog, Assemblies of God, cedric fisher, george wood, Islam, Israel, jews, middle east, murray dempster, palestinians, reformed theology, resolution 3, southeastern university, terrorism

Commentary: Assembly of God (AOG) General Council to Vote on Resolution Against Israel

July 28, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author Leave a Comment

Also see Part 2: “Dr. George Wood Responds to Lighthouse Trails Article on AoG Resolution 3 and Israel ” and Part 3: “A Further Unveiling of Assemblies of God Resolution 3 & the Serious Implications” By Cedric Fisher Truth Keepers During the 57th Assemblies of God General Council in Anaheim, California, August 7-11, 2017, the … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Assemblies of God, Chrislam, Churches in Crisis!, Ecumenism, Eschatology, Islam, Israel, New Evangelicalism, One-World Religion, Rick Warren, Saddleback, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church Tagged: anti-Semitism, aog, Assemblies of God, general council, george wood, Islam, Israel, Muslim, muslims, palentinians, peace plan, Rick Warren

Fourth Letter to Christian Leaders Goes Out – A Warning About “The Shack”

March 14, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Lighthouse Trails has now sent out its 4th letter since early 2016 to over 130 prominent Christian leaders. Along with the letter, we included a copy of the booklet we publish, The Shack and Its New Age Leaven plus a news brief we released recently. Both the booklet and the news brief are written by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Churches in Crisis!, Signs of the Times, The New Spirituality, THE SHACK Tagged: ben kinchlow, Beth Moore, Christian leaders, chuck missler, george wood, james dobson, kay arthur, nancy demoss, pat robertson, spiritual deception, The Shack, tim tebow, tony evans, Warren B. Smith

Letter to the Editor: Mixed Bag of Speakers at Assemblies of God General Conference to Include Rick Warren, Priscilla Shirer, Circle-Making Mark Batterson

January 12, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear LHT editors: My parents attend an Assemblies of God church, and I try to keep up to date on what is going on.  I left the denomination years ago, but they are struggling to stay.  I just looked up the events for 2017 and wasn’t too shocked to find good old Rick Warren as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Priscilla Shirer Tagged: aog, Assemblies of God, circle maker, george wood, jesus calling, letter to the editor, mark batterson, priscilla shirer, Rick Warren, sammy rodriguez

Letter to the Editor: Assemblies of God Pastor Disheartened by Direction AOG and Other Denominations Are Going

March 12, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: Well, here we go again! I was surprised, though not shocked, to see Dr. Wood, our General Superintendent, endorsing “The Son of God,” in one of the videos you mentioned in your latest e-newsletter.  Dr. Wood is showing a greater propensity toward ecumenism.  When I first learned of his appearance at BYU, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Ecumenism, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nazarene Church, New Age movement, New Evangelicalism, Signs of the Times Tagged: aog, Assemblies of God, Calvary Chapel, denominations, foursquare, george wood, Nazarenes, new spirituality, spiritual deception

Letter to the Editor from AOG Pastor: Grieved by AOG’s General Superintendent’s Focus

August 5, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

LTRP Note: After we posted this morning’s article “More Evidence and a Final Plea as Assemblies of God Conference with Ruth Haley Barton Begins August 5th,”  we received the e-mail below from an Assemblies of God pastor.  Dear Lighthouse Trails: I just finished reading your latest article on the Ruth Haley Barton fiasco that has … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: aog, Assemblies of God, bill hybels, charisma, Contemplative Spirituality, george wood, Rick Warren, seeker friendly churches

More Evidence and a Final Plea as Assemblies of God Conference with Ruth Haley Barton Begins August 5th

August 5, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On August 5th-9th, the Assemblies of God will be holding their 2013 General Council conference titled Believe. Lighthouse Trails has written a number of times about the upcoming conference since April of this year. At the end of this report, we have listed the links to those past reports. Basically, our concern has focused on the fact that contemplative pioneer … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Assemblies of God, Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, deception, emerging church, general council, george wood, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, mysticism, Ray Yungen, ruth haley barton, shalem prayer institute, spiritual deception, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, tilden edwards

Will Assemblies of God Leaders Ignore Contemplative Evidence?

May 26, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: This an update to our previous articles regarding Assemblies of God’s invitation of contemplative leader Ruth Haley Barton to their 2013 General Council conference. Please see the links at the bottom of this page for a chronological listing of articles relating to this matter. “Will Assemblies of God Leaders Ignore Contemplative Evidence?” By the Editors at … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Conference Alerts, Contemplative Denominations, Contemplative Practices, Interspirituality, InterVarsity Press, Methodists, Mystical Practices, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Formation Tagged: Assemblies of God, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, deception, emerging church, george wood, Interspirituality, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, meditation, methodists, New Age, new spirituality, panentheism, Ray Yungen, ruth barton, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, transforming center

Is AOG Superintendent George Wood Responding With Video Regarding Ruth Haley Barton Issue?

May 18, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Three weeks ago, just a little more than a week after Lighthouse Trails posted its first article on April 15th regarding the situation with Assemblies of God inviting contemplative activist Ruth Haley Barton to speak at their 2013 General Council conference, AOG General Superintendent George Wood made a video while in Israel. This video clearly … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Denominations, Ecumenism, Spiritual Formation Tagged: aog, Assemblies of God, contemplative, doctrine, Ecumenism, george wood, ruth haley barton, the cross

Former AOG Pastor Responds to Statement About Ruth Haley Barton

May 3, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On May 1st, we posted “Assemblies of God General Superintendent Letter Responds to Lighthouse Trails Article – Defends Contemplative Spirituality.” Lighthouse Trails has not yet issued our own response to Dr. George Wood and Dr. Detrick’s statement defending their choosing Ruth Haley Barton to speak at the Assemblies of God General Council conference. However, below … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Denominations, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Assemblies of God, george wood, jodi detrick, ruth haley barton

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