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Letter to the Editor: Concerned About “Neighborly Faith”—a “Third Way” to Befriend Muslims

March 9, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 16 Comments

LTRJ Note: As we were preparing to post this letter to the editor that came to us recently, we came across Christian radio host Janet Mefferd’s Twitter comments about Southern Baptist Convention president J.D. Greear’s involvement with a “Neighborly Faith” event on March 5th titled “Hope in the Current Age: A Conversation on Christianity and … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Chrislam, Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Ecumenism, Interspirituality, Islam, Israel, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, One-World Religion, Southern Baptist Convention, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: interfaith dialogue, Interspirituality, Islam, Israel, j. d. greear, janet mefferd, missional, neighborly faith, new missiology, sbc, southern baptist convention

Key Players and Buzz Language of the Social-Justice “Gospel”

September 21, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

The following two lists are from Mary Danielsen’s booklet, The Dangerous Truth About the Social-Justice “Gospel,” which we posted earlier this week. It’s good to be aware of both the names and the language. (see video clip below) Some Key Players in the Social Gospel Movement* Bill Hybels Bono Diane Butler Bass Greg Boyd Henri … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, FOR MILLENNIALS, Remembering Communism, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality Tagged: communism, lynne hybels, marxism, mary danielsen, missional, red letter christians, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Shane Claiborne, social gospel, social justice, socialism, tolerance, Tony Blair, tony campolo

The New Missiology – Doing Missions Without the Gospel

February 24, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRJ Note: The following is the content of  Roger Oakland’s booklet,  The New Missiology – Doing Missions Without the Gospel. We are reposting this important article because Lighthouse Trails has many new readers who may not have seen this. By Roger Oakland Emergent Missiology I must add, though, that I don’t believe making disciples must … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Chrislam, Missions, The Emerging Church Tagged: Brian McLaren, Buddhism, Catholicism, churchless christianity, emergent, emerging church, Herbert Hoefer, Hinduism, Islam, Koran, mike oppenheimer, missiology, missional, Missions, muslims, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, sandy simpson, YWAM

Newly Elected Southern Baptist Convention Mission Board President, David Platt, Says “Sinner’s Prayer” Unscriptural and Superstitious

September 22, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Editor’s Note: We know some people are going to be upset with our article about David Platt. Please understand that there is more here than meets the eye. This issue goes far beyond the scope of this article. There is a lot more at stake here than rejecting a “sinner’s prayer.” Editors at Lighthouse Trails … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beth Moore, Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, New Evangelicalism, The Gospel, The New Spirituality Tagged: Beth Moore, bill hybels, david platt, emerging church, imp, John Piper, missional, reformed theology, Rick Warren, robert sheffey, salvation, sheffey, sinner's prayer, southern baptist convention, spiritual deception, the gospel

Question: How to Find a Biblical Teaching Church?

March 23, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Can you recommend how to find a biblical teaching church that is not on the contemplative/emergent/Acts 29 path? My husband and I are feeling so unsettled about how these movement seem to be creeping in to all the churches in our area including the one that we are members at. Any suggestions … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Churches, Defending the Faith, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Saddleback, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: bible based church, biblical church, christ follower, churches, emerging church, Eugene Peterson, Henri Nouwen, missional, Purpose Driven Movement, servant leader, silence, spiritual disciplines, spiritual formation, the Message, transitioning, Willow Creek

Letter to the Editor: Church of 43 Years Builds Labyrinth, Promotes Mystical Rituals and Social Gospel

December 5, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails, I left my church of 43 years, because they were promoting books like Ruth Haley Barton’s “Solitude and Silence”; they had built a Labyrinth next to the Memorial garden where my parents ashes lay and were performing mystic rituals along with contemplative prayer and Spiritual Formation. Before I left my church, I … [Read more…]

Posted in: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, labyrinth, missional, new spirituality, Paul Proctor, proctor, ruth haley barton, silence, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church

Missionary or Missional – The Emerging Church “On a Mission from God”

August 20, 2013 by A Ministry in His Service

by Bob DeWaay Missionary or Missional? For hundreds, if not thousands, of years Christians have used the term “missionary” to describe one who goes out to preach the gospel to an unsaved world headed toward judgment—repentance for the forgiveness of sin found in the death and resurrection of Christ. The mission of the missionary was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: bob dewaay, emerging church, emerging spirituality, missional, new missiology, The Emerging Church

Letter to the Editor: Family Member Attending a “Missional” Church

July 14, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Yesterday several of my family were talking, and one member mentioned they were involved in “A missional church.” I don’t know anything about this terminology “missional” but I don’t think I like it. Your thoughts please? ___________________ Dear _________________, We are quite familiar with that term, and in virtually every case we have seen … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Emerging Church, The New Missiology Tagged: bob dewaay, emerging church, larry debruyn, missional, new missiology, Roger Oakland

In Touch Magazine Draws Readers to “Celtic Spirituality”

June 24, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

In the July 2012 issue of Charles Stanley’s In Touch magazine, in an article titled “Welcome In, Reach Out,” the author  writes glowingly of what is called “Celtic Spirituality, basing her article on George H. Hunter III’s The Celtic Way of Evangelism and John Finney’s book Recovering the past: Celtic and Roman Mission. The article talks about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Music, pantheism & panentheism, The Ancient Mystics, The Emerging Church Tagged: celtic christianity, celtic spirituality, Charles Stanley, contemplative, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, george hunter, in touch magazine, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, john finney, missional, panentheism, taize, Thomas Merton, tielhard de chardin

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  • “Finding the Antidote for Deception”: A Response to the Recent Lighthouse Trails Post on Calvinism March 16, 2023
  • Rob Hoogland, Jailed Canadian Father, Continues Speaking Up Against Transitioning Operations on Children March 15, 2023
  • Special Request for Lighthouse Trails Author, Kevin Reeves March 12, 2023
  • Calvinism: Changing the Meaning of Words to Promote a Theory March 11, 2023
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  • “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.

  • Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 6, 2023 at 4:41 pm

    Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values? “The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will be nothing.”—mystic Karl Rahner With the Asbury “revival” spreading into various other colleges and universities (and even churches), and with so much talk about revival today, one question that needs to be asked is, what kind of Christian will the majority of today’s ... [Read more...] The post Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 3, 2023 at 2:14 pm

    Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day By Maria Kneas And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. (Deuteronomy 31:8) I know something about fighting fear because I’ve had a problem with fear all of my life. My dad was sent home ... [Read more...] The post Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 26, 2023 at 2:21 pm

    Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match According to one definition, Lent is: While the Bible does not give any instruction to practice or participate in Lent, many churches do. In fact, since the contemplative prayer movement has come into full swing, more and more churches are observing Lent. And, in fact, Lent is often being used as the open door to ... [Read more...] The post Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: EVANGULLIBLE
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 23, 2023 at 12:22 pm

    Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: <em>EVANGULLIBLE</em> Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce Warren B. Smith’s new book, Evangullible. The book, published by Mountain Stream Press, is now available through Lighthouse Trails. Evangelical—in, of, or according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the literal teachings of the Holy Bible. Gullible—easily deceived. Evangullible—easily deceived by teachings that contradict the Gospel of Jesus ... [Read more...] The post Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: <em>EVANGULLIBLE</em> appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 21, 2023 at 2:38 pm

    Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor from a Lighthouse Trails reader raises valid concerns about circumstances surrounding the Asbury “revival.” While Asbury University personnel and numerous secular and religious media outlets say that the “revival” is “pure, unplanned, organic,” and unexpected, it turns out an NAR/IHOP*-connected group had been planning a revival event ... [Read more...] The post Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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