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Henri Nouwen

Letter to the Editor: A Time of Departing Transformed My Friend’s Life!

August 19, 2023 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Thanks again for all your effort and time that you put into this; it is greatly appreciated by many of us. There was a friend in our Bible study who was very much connected with contemplative spirituality and New Age. I gave her a copy of A Time of Departing for her consideration, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: contemplative prayer, Henri Nouwen, letter to the editor, mystics, pastors, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Thomas Merton

Letters to the Editor: Author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, John Mark Comer, Bringing “Renewed” Contemplative Spirituality Into the Churches

December 10, 2022 by Letters to the Editor 5 Comments

LTRP Note: Please see editors notes below this letter. Dear Lighthouse Trails: Today my neighbor who’s in an emergent church . . . told me his church started a sermon series called “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.” Hmm . . . I’ve left enough emergent churches to know a sermon series probably has a book. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, JESUS CALLING, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, THE CHOSEN, THE SHACK Tagged: Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, john mark comer, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Thomas Merton, tyler staton

2nd Edition Booklet: Epidemic of Apostasy – NEW UPDATED EDITION!

October 17, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

The following is the new 2022 2nd edition of our 2013 booklet: Epidemic of Apostasy—How Christian Colleges Must Incorporate “Spiritual Formation” to Become Accredited. There is some important information in this updated edition, and we want to encourage everyone on this site to read it. Epidemic of Apostasy—How Christian Colleges Must Incorporate “Spiritual Formation” to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, God's Word Under Attack, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation Tagged: abhe, accreditation, ats, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, education, Henri Nouwen, Richard Foster, seminaries, spiritual formation

Christianity Is Missing Out on Something Vital – Is This True?

August 10, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author 6 Comments

By Ray Yungen Contemplative advocates propose that something vital and important has been missing from the church for centuries. The insinuation is that Christians have been lacking something necessary for their spiritual vitality; but that would mean the Holy Spirit has not been fully effective for hundreds of years and only now the secret key … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Mystical Practices, The Role of Meditation Tagged: contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, meditation, mysticism, Ray Yungen, Rick Warren, Thomas Merton

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

Taking a Quantum Leap into the New Age

May 30, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

From Roger Oakland and Caryl Matrisciana’s book, The Evolution Conspiracy. There is a clear but complex marriage between physical evolution and transcendental evolution. Ironically, while forcing out creationism, many scientists and educators push for an equally religious alternative. They cling to the Eastern concept that the next stage of man’s evolution will arrive in spiritual … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Creation/Evolution, Defending the Faith, Ecumenism, Eschatology, Hinduism, Interspirituality, New Age movement, One-World Religion, Oprah Winfrey, pantheism & panentheism, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, THE SHACK, YOGA Tagged: caryl matrisciana, evolution, Henri Nouwen, kenneth copeland, Leonard Sweet, oprah winfrey, pope francis, quantum spirituality, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, spiritual evolution, The Shack, Warren B. Smith

Is Christianity Missing Out on Something Vital? Contemplatives Say “Yes”

May 5, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 4 Comments

By Ray Yungen Contemplative advocates propose that something vital and important is missing from the church for centuries. The insinuation is that Christians have been lacking something necessary for their spiritual vitality; but that would mean the Holy Spirit has not been fully effective for hundreds of years and only now the secret key has … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Deception, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, Henri Nouwen, meditation, mysticism, preaching of the cross, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Thomas Merton

The Goal of Contemplatives: Changing the Consciousness of Humanity – One Contemplative Prayer After the Next

March 13, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

By Ray Yungen Two authors from Great Britain portrayed a stunningly clear picture of New Age spirituality. They explained: [T]he keynote of it appears to be a movement for synthesis derived from an understanding of the underlying unity behind all things and the sense of oneness that this brings. This oneness of all life is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics, The Role of Meditation Tagged: Alice Bailey, basil pennington, contemplative prayer, Henri Nouwen, meditation, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Christian Colleges and Seminaries in More Trouble Than Ever As Many Plunge Into Emergent Spirituality

January 28, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 14 Comments

For nearly 18 years, Lighthouse Trails has been reporting on the slide that evangelical colleges, universities, and seminaries have been taking into the contemplative/emergent/ecumenical river. It would be great if we could say there’s been a real turn around and things at these colleges are getting better. It would be great if we could say … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Lectio Divina, Nazarene Church, New Evangelicalism, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: contemplative colleges, Henri Nouwen, ignatian spirituality, lancaster bible college, lectio divina, Nazarenes, northwest nazarene university, Ray Yungen, seattle pacific university, Shane Claiborne, social justice, spiritual formation, spu, Thomas Merton

Neglecting to Test the Spirits—A Tragedy of Enormous Proportions

June 10, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 9 Comments

If there is one thing we don’t hear much about from today’s Christian leaders and pastors, it is the importance of testing the spirits. The idea comes from the Bible in 1 John 4:1, which states: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try [test] the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Discernment, On Christian Faith, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Brennan Manning, centering prayer, contemplative prayer, david dombrowski, deception, discernment, doctrine, esoteric, false prophets, Henri Nouwen, jesus calling, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, testing the spirits, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, Warren Smith

Contemplative Mystic Jean Vanier Dies (90), But Influence Over Rick Warren Will Continue

May 16, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

God’s Dream for humanity is the gradual realization that we can become One.—Jean Vanier (1) On May 7th, Canadian Catholic humanitarian, Jean Vanier, died at the age of 90.2 Vanier, founder of L’Arche where Henri Nouwen spent the last ten years of his life, was a major proponent of contemplative spirituality, believing that all religions … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, Purpose Driven Movement, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Saddleback, The New Evangelization Tagged: Catholicism, Henri Nouwen, Hinduism, interfaith, Interspirituality, jean vanier, kay warren, raymond arroyo, Rick Warren, spiritual director

Navigators Welcomes 2019 With Their Contemplative Trend By Promoting Jesuit Prayer Practice

February 5, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 17 Comments

Navigators is a Christian organization, founded in 1933 by a young man named Dawson Trotman, that eventually became a household name in the evangelical church.* The Navigators motto is, “To Know Christ and to Make Him Known.” However, Navigators and its publishing arm NavPress have been on a contemplative trend for over 15 years, and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina, Road to Rome, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics, The New Evangelization, The New Spirituality Tagged: Brennan Manning, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, dawson trotman, Eugene Peterson, Henri Nouwen, ignatian exercises, jan johnson, mysticism, navigators, navpress, Richard Foster, Roger Oakland, st. ignatius, the daily examen, the Message

Learning From Rome

November 19, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

By Ray Yungen From a theological viewpoint, there now exist two branches (so to speak) of the Catholic Church—the traditional (as defended by someone like Karl Keating in his book Catholicism and Fundamentalism) and the progressive or contemplative* element (as exemplified by Thomas Merton and Henri Nouwen).1 And while these two branches (or movements) can … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Interspirituality, Road to Rome, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: catholic church, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, emergent, emerging church, eucharist, Eugene Peterson, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, kenneth boa, larry crabb, New Age, panentheism, pete scazzero, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Road to Rome, Roman Catholicism, ruth haley barton, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

New Booklet: Butterfly Illusions: The New Age Implications of Roma Downey’s Box of Butterflies & the Christian Leaders Who Were Fooled

October 8, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 23 Comments

Roma Downey, who has never renounced her extensive New Age involvement, is now firmly entrenched and aligned with contemporary Christian leadership. Because Christian leaders and day-to-day believers have given Roma Downey a get-out-of-the-new-age free pass, Lighthouse Trails is releasing a second Roma Downey booklet today. This booklet emphasizes the danger of Downey’s most recent book, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, Interspirituality, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, Roma Downey, Spiritual Deception, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, Universalism Tagged: A Course in Miracles, box of butterflies, butterflies, Christian leaders, David Jeremiah, gregory reid, Henri Nouwen, mark batterson, mark burnett, Necromancy, New Age, new spirituality, panentheism, Rob Bell, roma downey, Thomas Merton, universalism, Warren B. Smith

Why Richard Foster’s “School of Contemplative Prayer” Should Be Avoided

July 10, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 10 Comments

LTRP Note: For sixteen years, Lighthouse Trails has been warning about the contemplative prayer movement. In the following article, Ray Yungen has provided  information that makes the contemplative argument (against it) irrefutable. We have sent a copy of this booklet to all of the major Christian leaders whom we have challenged including Beth Moore, Rick … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, New Age movement, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics, The Role of Meditation Tagged: A Time of Departing, carl mccolman, celebration of discipline, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Henri Nouwen, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, mysticism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, richard rohr, Rick Warren, Thomas Merton, tony campolo

They Call It “Bibliolatry” (Bible Worship) – But Could it Be a Contemplative Smoke Screen?

May 29, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 11 Comments

In an article titled “How Evangelicals Became Over-Committed to the Bible and What Can Be Done About It,” Biola University professor J.P. Moreland says that  evangelical Christians are too committed to the Bible. He states: “In the actual practices of the Evangelical community in North America, there is an over-commitment to Scripture in a way that is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Nazarene Church, The Emerging Church, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality, The Word of God Tagged: bibliolatry, Biola, contemplative prayer, emerging church, god's word, Henri Nouwen, J.P. Moreland, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, scot mcknight

“Father of the New Age Movement” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin – on List of “40 Influential Christian Books”

March 19, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 2 Comments

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, often called the “Father of the New Age movement,” is on a list of “40 influential Christian books” on two popular Christian news sites, The Christian Post and The Christian Examiner. The article, which provides the list, states: Every thoughtful Christian can probably appreciate these 40 volumes in the journey to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Interspirituality, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism Tagged: Brennan Manning, Henri Nouwen, matthew fox, pierre teilhard de chardin, pope francis

Contemplative Prayer or the Holy Spirit – It Can’t Be Both

January 19, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Ray Yungen Two authors from Great Britain portray a stunningly clear picture of New Age spirituality. They explain: [T]he keynote of it appears to be a movement for synthesis derived from an understanding of the underlying unity behind all things and the sense of oneness that this brings. This oneness of all life is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Hinduism, Interspirituality, pantheism & panentheism Tagged: contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, mysticism, Ray Yungen, Thomas Merton

Biola University – Going . . . Going . . . Gone As President Takes Sabbatical At Catholic Contemplative Monastery

January 12, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 2 Comments

For many years, Lighthouse Trails has written about the slide that Biola University in Southern California has taken into contemplative spirituality. Our first indication that the school was heading that way was in February of 2006 when we learned that Biola was actively participating in a publication called Conversations Journal, a magazine whose primary purpose … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Interspirituality, pantheism & panentheism, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: adele ahlberg calhoun, Biola, biola university, Catholicism, Christian colleges, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, dr. barry corey, dr. corey, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, mysticism, New Age, panentheism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton

Christian University Graduate Agrees—Celebration of Discipline/Richard Foster Bypass the Cross—As CoD Soon Celebrates 40-Year Anniversary!

November 21, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

Just as Lighthouse Trails was about to issue a post this week about Celebration of Discipline’s (by Richard Foster) 40-year anniversary announcement (that we received by e-mail this month), we received the following e-mail from a Christian university graduate: Three years ago this past September, I began my studies at Tyndale University in Toronto, Ontario. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: A Time of Departing, altered states, celebration of discipline, contemplative prayer, drugs, Henri Nouwen, Interspirituality, lsd, matthew fox, Ray Yungen, renovare, Richard Foster, shalem institute, spiritual classics, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, Thomas Merton, tilden edwards

Churches Going Contemplative with Diana Butler Bass’ Book, “Christianity For the Rest of Us”

October 19, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 4 Comments

A Lighthouse Trails reader sent us an article this week from a Pacific Northwest newspaper* describing how members of a local church are changing the way they practice church and view Christianity, doing away with their traditional church methods and embracing what they call a “contemplative approach.” The article states that they were inspired, in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, New Age movement Tagged: blood of the lamb, Brian McLaren, Contemplative Spirituality, diana butler bass, eddie gibbs, emergent, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, joan chittister, Marcus Borg, meditation, parker palmer, silence, Thomas Merton

Revealing Quotes by Influential Contemplatives

October 14, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

These revealing quotes are from well-known figures who have significantly influenced the religious landscape in today’s culture. Sadly, they have helped to mislead millions with their promotion of contemplative prayer (a mystical, panentheistic-rooted practice). Shalem Prayer Institute “This mystical stream [contemplative prayer and other monastic traditions] is the Western bridge to Far Eastern spirituality.”—Tilden Edwards, Spiritual … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Mystical Practices, Rick Warren, Spiritual Deception, The Role of Meditation Tagged: basil pennington, Beth Moore, bruce wilkinson, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, Ken Blanchard, matthew fox, meditation, mysticism, pope john paul, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, ruth haley barton, Thomas Merton, youth specialties

A Rose By Any Other Name OR A Deception By Any Other Name – It’s All the Same

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

Dear Lighthouse Trails: This is from a circulating email from Prairie [formerly Prairie Bible Institute or PBI in Three Hills Alberta]. It sounds so good, but I suspect it is dangerous. S. ____ Email Our Reader Received from Prairie: What’s NEW for our upcoming year New Student Orientation begins tomorrow! This time of year campus … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Education, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church Tagged: andy stanley, annie dillard, contemplative prayer, contemplative spirituaity, Dallas Willard, Eugene Peterson, Gary Thomas, Henri Nouwen, Ken Blanchard, mike yaconelli, pbi, prairie bible institute, prairie college

Letter to the Editor: Husband Brought Home This Contemplative Book From Conference – “The Spiritual Formation of Leaders”

August 22, 2017 by Letters to the Editor Leave a Comment

Dear Lighthouse Trails, I want to thank you again and possibly alert you on another author you should watch. Recently, my husband went to a pastor’s conference and brought a book back home titled The Spiritual Formation of Leaders by Chuck Miller, Ed. D. Immediately I saw the title, the bells went of in my head, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: books, Christian leaders, chuck miller, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, meditation, mysticism, Richard Foster, spiritual formation, spiritual formaton of leaders, Thomas Merton

Chuck Swindoll’s Ministry Says Stop Sending Lighthouse Trails Booklets

January 26, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Since early 2016, Lighthouse Trails has been sending out short letters and topical booklets that we publish to dozens of Christian leaders in America. Thus far, we have received a few responses, usually short notes from the ministry office thanking us for sending the materials. This week, we received an e-mail from Chuck Swindoll’s ministry … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: Christian leaders, chuck swindoll, contemplative prayer, eight essential disciplines to get you there, Henri Nouwen, so you want to be like christ

Remembering the Enticing Appeal of Richard Foster and Beth Moore’s Be Still Film

November 18, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In 2006, a DVD film was released by Fox Entertainment called Be Still. Lighthouse Trails wrote extensively about it at the time, warning our readers that the DVD was an infomercial for contemplative prayer. Recently, a caller who very much understood the deceptive dynamics of the contemplative prayer (i.e., Spiritual Formation) movement, reminded us about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Priscilla Shirer Tagged: be still, be still movie, Beth Moore, calvin miller, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, john of the cross, lectio divina, Max Lucado, Richard Foster, Teresa of Avila

Christianity is Missing Out on Something Vital – Is This True?

November 16, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Ray Yungen Contemplative advocates propose that there has been something vital and important missing from the church for centuries. The insinuation is that Christians have been lacking something necessary for their spiritual vitality; but that would mean the Holy Spirit has not been fully effective for hundreds of years and only now the secret … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, Lectio Divina Tagged: A Time of Departing, catholic mysticism, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Henri Nouwen, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Saddleback Church, Thomas Merton

Letter to the Editor: Ministry Ventures Brings Contemplative Influence to Pregnancy Pro-Life Center

May 26, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I work at my local pregnancy help center as Client Services Director. I have been following you for years and am thankful for your warnings. When I first started reading your material I would have never thought I would need the information to guard my own spiritual life. Sadly I had to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Abortion, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, fil anderson, Henri Nouwen, letter to the editor, ministry ventures, monasteries, pregnancy centers, shalem institute, silence, silent retreats, spiritual formation

Letter to the Editors: Why Aren’t People Seeing What We See?

April 12, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: Thank you for all that you do. I would love it if you would write an article on what we can do and how we should do it to let people know what is happening in the church today. One of my questions is why are they not seeing what we are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Charismatic, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: bethel church, bethel music, christian radio, contemplative prayer, false teachings, Henri Nouwen, hillsong, joel osteen, k-love, New Age, redding, the fish radio

Celebration of Discipline – 38 Years of Influence! – Probably On Your Pastor’s Bookshelf

April 6, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

First published in 1978, Celebration of Discipline has had a massive influence on today’s Christianity. Unfortunately, the influence has helped to saturate the church with mystical contemplative prayer and the New Age. Most likely, your pastor has a copy of this book sitting on his library shelves. He may even have it sitting on his … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: celebration of discipline, Christian leaders, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, Henri Nouwen, meditation, mysticism, Ray Yungen, Richard Foster, Thomas Merton
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  • Ironside: “If Only I Could Be Sure I Was in the Right Church.”
    by Lighthouse Trails author on December 3, 2023 at 4:41 pm

    Ironside: “If Only I Could Be Sure I Was in the Right Church.” LTRP Note: The following is from Harry Ironside’s book Full Assurance. By Harry Ironside A comment put to me: “If I could only be sure I was in the right church, I would feel secure; but there are so many different churches that I get all confused and upset.” My response: The church is not the ark of ... [Read more...] The post Ironside: “If Only I Could Be Sure I Was in the Right Church.” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Bill Gothard on Visualization as “One of the Most Basic Aspects of Faith”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on December 1, 2023 at 9:17 pm

    Bill Gothard on Visualization as “One of the Most Basic Aspects of Faith” LTRP Note: Don and Joy Veinot are the co-authors of the recently released expanded edition of A Matter of Basic Principles: The Cultish Teachings of Bill Gothard (released by Midwest Christian Outreach this past fall.) By Don and Joy VeinotMidwest Christian Outreach MCOI Note: Bill Gothard’s unique and at times, unbiblical teachings have impacted churches, ... [Read more...] The post Bill Gothard on Visualization as “One of the Most Basic Aspects of Faith” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Tony Pearce: “The US, Israel, Gaza and the Two-State Solution”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on December 1, 2023 at 1:39 pm

    Tony Pearce: “The US, Israel, Gaza and the Two-State Solution” By Tony PearceTony Pearce (from the UK and director of Light for the Last Days) is the author of The Messiah Factor (published by LT), countless articles and reports, and several Lighthouse Trails booklets. His insights into Israel and other global issues have played a vital role in warning and equipping the saints. “The US, ... [Read more...] The post Tony Pearce: “The US, Israel, Gaza and the Two-State Solution” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • A Missing (or Ignored) Link: They Like Jesus But Not the Church (or Israel)
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 27, 2023 at 4:21 pm

    A Missing (or Ignored) Link: They Like Jesus But Not the Church (or Israel) In light of the October 7th attack against Israel and the subsequent anti-Israel, antisemitic demonstrations around the world (including within “Christian” circles), it’s important for Bible-believing Christians to understand the role that many popular evangelical figures have played over the last couple of decades in bringing about a disastrous paradigm shift within the church, part ... [Read more...] The post A Missing (or Ignored) Link: They Like Jesus But Not the Church (or Israel) appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Heartfelt Letter From a Canadian Man: “Maranatha: Come Quickly Lord Jesus”
    by Letters to the Editor on November 14, 2023 at 4:53 pm

    Heartfelt Letter From a Canadian Man: “Maranatha: Come Quickly Lord Jesus” Dear Lighthouse Trails: Here in Ontario, Canada, my wife and I personally witnessed the Covid insanity. Our Prime Minister Trudeau is now pushing a double vaxx for Covid and the flu. My wife is a Registered Nurse, and she still cannot obtain employment going on three years now because she is not vaxxed and cannot ... [Read more...] The post Heartfelt Letter From a Canadian Man: “Maranatha: Come Quickly Lord Jesus” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “180,000 Rally Against Antisemitism Across France, Macron a No-show”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 13, 2023 at 4:43 pm

    “180,000 Rally Against Antisemitism Across France, Macron a No-show” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. From Jewish News Syndicate The parliament called the protest in response to a three-fold increase in antisemitic acts. Thousands marched in Paris on Sunday, including prominent lawmakers, to condemn a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in France over the war in the ... [Read more...] The post “180,000 Rally Against Antisemitism Across France, Macron a No-show” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Video Interview: “Surviving the Hamas Massacre”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 10, 2023 at 10:56 pm

    Video Interview: “Surviving the Hamas Massacre” LTRJ Note: The following is posted for informational purposes. This is a deeply emotional testimonial by a young Israeli father and husband who survived the Hamas attack against Israel. Jewish evangelical Joel Rosenberg is interviewing him. Related Information: News Sources for Information on Israel Israel—A Burdensome Stone to the Nations and the Apple of God’s ... [Read more...] The post Video Interview: “Surviving the Hamas Massacre” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Guard Your Heart With All Diligence
    by Lighthouse Trails author on November 7, 2023 at 4:00 pm

    Guard Your Heart With All Diligence By David DombrowskiThe last few years have been an educational experience for me regarding the nature of people’s hearts. I believe it would be accurate to say we have entered perilous times; and where it will take us in the immediate future, we don’t know except that we must always keep our hope in the ... [Read more...] The post Guard Your Heart With All Diligence appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Slouching Toward Kristallnacht—Right Before Our Eyes”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 7, 2023 at 3:00 pm

    “Slouching Toward Kristallnacht—Right Before Our Eyes” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. (Photo: Magdeburg, Germany, Kristallnacht, Nov. 1938; From the German Federal Archive; used with permission from Wikipedia) By Scott HogensonFront Page Magazine Something sinister is happening before our eyes. An alarming number of Americans blame Israel for the murder of civilians by Hamas terrorists October ... [Read more...] The post “Slouching Toward Kristallnacht—Right Before Our Eyes” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails New Book Release: A New Narrative for a “New” World
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 4, 2023 at 3:42 am

    Lighthouse Trails New Book Release: <em>A New Narrative for a “New” World</em> Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce the release of a new book (Released on 11/1/2023) A New Narrative for a “New” World: A Compendium of Terms to Discern Today’s Dialect, written by seven Lighthouse Trails authors. Order your copy. ALL BACKORDERS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED. A “New” Narrative for a “New” World is a compilation of ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails New Book Release: <em>A New Narrative for a “New” World</em> appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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