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Letter to the Editor: Native Shaman Rituals Being Used in Mission in Canada

January 27, 2021 by Letters to the Editor 1 Comment

Dear Lighthouse Trails: Thanks so much for your ministry; your newsletters have been very informative and a blessing to read. For the past three years, we have been involved in a church ministry in __________, Canada which includes outreach to the Native population. I have found that many in the mission are using or condoning … [Read more…]

Posted in: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Native Spirituality, New Age movement Tagged: circle making, dream catchers, letter to the editor, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, shamans

Circle Making and “Prayer Circles” Versus the Straight Line of Truth

October 16, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 8 Comments

LTRP Note: In 2017, Lighthouse Trails released a booklet titled Circle Making and “Prayer Circles” Versus the Straight Line of Truth because many Christian leaders have been promoting and endorsing a book (and its practice) called The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson. Earlier this month, one of our readers called and was concerned that Christian … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, Native Spirituality, New Age movement, One-World Religion, Paganism, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: bruce wilkinson, cedric fisher, Christian leaders, circle maker, Leonard Sweet, mark batterson, michael youssef, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, prayer of jabez, Ray Yungen

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

NEW BOOKLET: Circle Making and “Prayer Circles” Versus The Straight Line of Truth

December 18, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author Leave a Comment

NEW BOOKLET: Circle Making and “Prayer Circles” Versus The Straight Line to Truth by Cedric Fisher and Nanci Des Gerlaise is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 14 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Our Booklets are designed to give away … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Film Reviews, Contemplative Spirituality, Ecumenism, Mystical Practices, Native Spirituality, New Age movement, One-World Religion, RESOURCES, The New Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: alpha waves, ann graham lotz, bill koenig, cedric fisher, Ecumenism, global prayer circle, lectio divina, Leonard Sweet, lori cabot, mark batterson, meditation, nanci des gerlaise, prayer circles, Ray Yungen, the circle maker, the gathering, Warren B. Smith, 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

Understanding Shamanism

July 19, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: For those who think that shamanism is a far cry from the contemplative mysticism being practiced in the church today and that this warning has nothing to do with Christians, think again. The realms reached are the same, and the results can be the same too. By Nanci Des Gerlaise (author of Muddy … [Read more…]

Posted in: Native Spirituality, New Age movement, Paganism, The Role of Meditation Tagged: chief shoefoot, Contemplative Spirituality, demons, kundalini, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, New Age movement, occultism, shamanism, shamans

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

August 6, 2015 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, Native Spirituality, The Gospel, Wesleyan Church Tagged: Canada, cree people, egerton ryerson young, missionaries, Missions, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native americans, salvation, stories from indian wigwams and northern campfires, the gospel, wesleyan

God and Satan: Unequal Contenders in the Spiritual War

April 8, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Nanci Des Gerlaise (Canadian Cree author of Muddy Waters) God and Satan are not two equal powers in a dualistic battle between good and evil. God’s power is infinite whereas Satan can only do what the Lord gives him permission to do, as evidenced in the Book of Job. Therefore, Satan’s power is limited … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Native Spirituality, New Evangelicalism, Spiritual Deception, The Word of God Tagged: god's word, nanci des gerlaise, Satan, spiritual attack, spiritual war

A False Native American Messiah

September 9, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By Nanci Des Gerlaise (Canadian Cree author of Muddy Waters) False “Christs” exist among Native Americans just like they exist in other ethnic groups. One of the most memorable is Wovoka (born c. 1858 in Nevada), also known as Jack Wilson. Wovoka was a Paiute religious leader who combined Christianity with Paiute mysticism. He founded … [Read more…]

Posted in: Native Spirituality, New Age movement, Spiritual Deception Tagged: false christ, ghost dance messiah, jack wilson, messiah, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, spiritual deception, wovoka

Dream Catchers – Those Popular Spidery “Sacred Hoops”

June 2, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Nanci Des Gerlaise (author of Muddy Waters: an insider’s view of North American Native Spirituality) Dream catchers—those spidery “sacred hoops” with feathers. They originated with the Ojibwa tribe during the ’60s and ’70s, supposedly to protect a sleeper by “catching” bad dreams or evil spirits. Then they caught on with other tribes and spread … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Education, Mystical Practices, Native Spirituality Tagged: CHILDREN AT RISK!, dream catchers, dreamcatchers, education, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, occultism, public schools

A Cree First Nations Talks About Necromancy As Interest Increases

February 20, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: There is a lot of talk (and books) these days about people who say they are communicating with someone deceased or are having direct communication with God and/or experiences in Heaven. A few examples are: Have Heart talks about a deceased son communicating with his grieving parents; Jesus Calling and God Calling are about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Mystical Practices, Signs of the Times, The Role of Meditation Tagged: eban alexander, have heart, heaven, heaven is real, meditation, muddy waters, mysticism, nanci des gerlaise, Necromancy, occult, Oprah, proof of heaven, spirit guides, Yoga

A First Nations Cree Talks About “Living Waters” – From Darkness to Light

February 2, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By Nanci Des Gerlaise He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (John 7:38) And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Native Spirituality, On Christian Faith, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: born again, cree, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, new birth, salvation, the cross, the Word of God

Lighthouse Trails 2013 Year in Review—PART 6 – Top 10 Articles in 2013 By Lighthouse Trails Authors

December 28, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

1) Can Christians Be Spiritually Deceived, and How Can They Avoid it? By Roger Oakland 2) Rising PERSECUTION in the “Land of the Free”?  By Berit Kjos 3) How to Protect Your Child From Sexual Predators – With Prayer & the Word  By Patrick Crough 4) A Jewish Believer’s Response to the New Mythology of Daniel Kikawa … [Read more…]

Posted in: YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: Berit Kjos, child sexual abuse, chris lawson, faith, Hitler, maria kneas, mike oppenheimer, mysticism, nanci des gerlaise, New Age, new missiology, patrick crough, persecution, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, spiritual deception, Warren B. Smith

Letter to the Editor: A New Believer Shocked to Learn New Age Practices in Christian College

November 24, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails: I’m a new student at __________College in ___________ Canada. The President of the College himself teaches the Spiritual  Formation classes. The Lord delivered me out of 30 years of spiritual seeking last year (where I tasted of and practiced just about every spirituality and philosophy and practice on the planet) and brought me to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Homosexuality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Mystical Practices, Native Spirituality, New Age movement, Spiritual Deception Tagged: A Time of Departing, anthroposophical society, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, deception, emerging church, Homosexuality, meditation, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, New Age, Ray Yungen, ruth haley barton, theosophical society

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

Shamanism vs. The True Christ

September 19, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By Nanci Des Gerlaise (author of Muddy Waters: an insider’s view of North American Native Spirituality) But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. (1 Timothy 4:7) But I [say], that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Native Spirituality, The Role of Meditation Tagged: false christs, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, shamanism, shamans, Yoga

UNEQUAL CONTENDERS IN THE SPIRITUAL WAR

August 21, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Nanci Des Gerlaise (Canadian Cree author of Muddy Waters) God and Satan are not two equal powers in a dualistic battle between good and evil. God’s power is infinite whereas Satan can only do what the Lord gives him permission to do, as evidenced in the Book of Job. Therefore, Satan’s power is limited … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Creation/Evolution, On Christian Faith, The Word of God Tagged: creation, creator, eternal god, lord, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, savior, Word of God

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

Letter to the Editor: Saddened that Indian Bible College in Arizona Has Implemented Spiritual Formation – Lighthouse Trails Shares Concerns

February 10, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: Sadly, after receiving this letter and after doing our own research, we have learned that Indian Bible College of Flagstaff, Arizona (the only non-denominational Bible college for Natives)  is integrating Spiritual Formation into their college. We hope IBC leadership will read Nanci Des Gerlaise’s book, Muddy Waters, and turn away from the direction they are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Native Spirituality Tagged: Christian colleges, contemplative, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, ibc, indian bible college, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, spiritual formation

Understanding Shamanism

February 1, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Nanci Des Gerlaise (author of Muddy Waters: an insider’s view of North American Native Spirituality) Basically, shamanism is the belief system that utilizes shamans in order to make contact with the spirit world. According to the Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs, traditional shamanism “is where the shaman functions as healer, spiritual leader, and mediator … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Native Spirituality Tagged: chief shoefoot, meditation, mind-altering drugs, muddy waters, mysticism, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, New Age, peyote, shamanism

A Word to Begin the New Year from a Native American Cree

January 1, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Nanci des Gerlaise (author of Muddy Waters: an insider’s view of North American Native Spirituality) According to some Native Spiritual practitioners that I know personally, including people from other religions, we worship the same God regardless of what name we use to call God. In 2011, an emergent church group held A Symposium on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Native Spirituality Tagged: apostle paul, deception, emerging church, first nations movement, Mars Hill, muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, new spirituality, progressive Christianity, salvation, Word of God

A Medicine Man’s Daughter

November 28, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Canadian Cree First Nations Author Nanci Des Gerlaise From chapter 1 of Muddy Waters: an insider’s view of North American Native Spirituality The darkness clutched me like a shroud, alive with evil, poking, prodding, whispering and hissing its unmistakable message: Fear. Slavery. Terror. Death. Buried under my blanket, I held my breath, with my … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Canada, Native Spirituality Tagged: canadian cree, indians, mysticism, nanci des gerlaise, native american spirituality, native spirituality, occult, richard twiss, sweat lodges

The Merging of Native Spirituality and the Emerging Church . . . for the “Healing” of the Nations?

September 13, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Nanci Des Gerlaise (First Nations Cree Canadian and author of Muddy Waters) The emerging church is a movement that is said to be a new way to do Christianity, a way that is supposed to reach out to the postmodern generation in a more relevant way than traditional Christianity. In reality, the emerging church, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Native Spirituality, The Emerging Church Tagged: America, emerging church, mystical practices, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, Politics, richard twiss

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

The Dangers of Sweat Lodge Ceremonies

July 26, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: The following is an excerpt on Nanci Des Gerlaise’s new release, Muddy Waters: an insider’s view of North American Native Spirituality.  Many Native Spirituality practices are being embraced and practiced by both Native American and non-Native Christians. Nanci’s book is a vitally needed warning to the Church and a witness to unbelievers, pointing … [Read more…]

Posted in: Native Spirituality Tagged: muddy waters, nanci des gerlaise, native spirituality, occult, sweat lodges

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

Synopsis of Muddy Waters: an insider’s view of North American Native Spirituality

May 7, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Muddy Waters, Lighthouse Trails’ newest release has gone to press. Click here for more information or to order. Muddy Waters: an insider’s view of North American Native Spirituality By Nanci Des Gerlaise Chapter by Chapter Synopsis 1/A Medicine Man’s Daughter: In this chapter, Nanci describes her childhood on a Métis settlement in Canada, growing up with … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Publishing News Tagged: cultural identity, indigenous people's movement, ipm, muddy waters, mysticism, nanci des gerlaise, native americans, native spirituality, New Age, occultism, richard twiss, sweat lodges

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  • Discernment Detractors: Calling Good Evil
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 31, 2023 at 12:22 pm

    Discernment Detractors: Calling Good Evil By Warren B. Smith Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! —Isaiah 5:20 In the first book of Kings, God comes to Solomon in a dream and tells him he can ask for anything that ... [Read more...] The post Discernment Detractors: Calling Good Evil appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Christian Leaders—A New Openness . . . to the Catholic Church
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 23, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    Christian Leaders—A New Openness . . . to the Catholic Church LTRP Note: The information in this article was written a few years ago, but it remains as relevant today as it did back then—in fact, more so as you can see from the articles we link to at the bottom of this article. If you do not understand what the Catholic Church really teaches and stands ... [Read more...] The post Christian Leaders—A New Openness . . . to the Catholic Church appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why They Shouldn’t)
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 18, 2023 at 12:48 pm

    Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why They Shouldn’t) Editor’s Note: Lighthouse Trails wrote this report in 2014. Since then, we have watched “Spiritual Formation” explode within the church. After over twenty years of warnings, to our dismay, the issue has not been challenged or even questioned by most of today’s Christian leaders and pastors. By Lighthouse Trails Editors Is your church involved in ... [Read more...] The post Is Your Church Doing “Spiritual Formation”? (Important Reasons Why They Shouldn’t) appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Civil Rights Activist, Bob Woodsen, Provides Insights on “Reparations”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 13, 2023 at 12:34 pm

    Civil Rights Activist, Bob Woodsen, Provides Insights on “Reparations” Back in the summer of 2020, when terms like Critical Race Theory, Black Lives Matter, White Fragility, and so forth were being brought forth by activists and mainstream media (insisting that all white people were racists just for the mere fact of the color of their skin), Lighthouse Trails learned about the work of veteran ... [Read more...] The post Civil Rights Activist, Bob Woodsen, Provides Insights on “Reparations” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • A Story of Full Assurance of Salvation—”The Kindly Old Gentleman”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 13, 2023 at 12:03 pm

    A Story of Full Assurance of Salvation—”The Kindly Old Gentleman” By Harry IronsideAn excerpt from his book, Full Assurance: Finding Settled Peace With God Many years ago, I was holding a series of evangelistic meetings in a little country schoolhouse some miles out of Santa Cruz, California. One day, I was out driving with a kindly old gentleman who was attending the services nightly but ... [Read more...] The post A Story of Full Assurance of Salvation—”The Kindly Old Gentleman” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 10, 2023 at 7:40 pm

    Two New Books From Lighthouse Trails – Now Available Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce the arrival of two new books! Book #1: The Truth Set Us Free: Twenty-three Former Nuns Tell Their Stories Lighthouse Trails is excited to release the third edition of this book. It was first published in 1997 by Winepress and then in 2010 by Solid Ground Christian Books. It ... [Read more...] The post Two New Books From Lighthouse Trails – Now Available appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 5, 2023 at 1:06 pm

    Check Out the Lighthouse Trails Online Store Lighthouse Trails Publishing began in 2002 in order to publish Ray Yungen’s unpublished manuscript, A Time of Departing. Two years later in 2004, we began Lighthouse Trails Research Project as a way to provide free research material to our readers. That second website grew into a large site with hundreds of web pages and articles ... [Read more...] The post Check Out the Lighthouse Trails Online Store appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “A Life With Purpose” – A Glimpse at the Past to Better Understand the Present
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 4, 2023 at 10:33 am

    “A Life With Purpose” – A Glimpse at the Past to Better Understand the Present LTRP Note: In 2012, a man named George Mair passed away. He had written a glowing biography about Rick Warren, and what followed broke his heart and revealed many things that would clarify the roots of where the church was heading. By Warren B. Smith(The following is from Warren Smith’s book, A “Wonderful” Deception, chapter 5.) ... [Read more...] The post “A Life With Purpose” – A Glimpse at the Past to Better Understand the Present appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • The Bottom Line of A.W. Tozer: A Hybrid of Complex Proportions
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on May 1, 2023 at 2:17 pm

    The Bottom Line of A.W. Tozer: A Hybrid of Complex Proportions By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails Over the past several years, a number of our readers have asked us why we have not written about the theologian A.W. Tozer and warned our readers about his often quoting and referencing medieval-period and other mystics (many of them Roman Catholics). Thus, we have known about Tozer’s affinity ... [Read more...] The post The Bottom Line of A.W. Tozer: A Hybrid of Complex Proportions appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Asbury Students, Professor Join Tony Campolo’s Pro-gay, Progressive Protégé, Shane Claiborne, to Discuss ‘Revival’ in Viral Video”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on April 26, 2023 at 2:07 pm

    “Asbury Students, Professor Join Tony Campolo’s Pro-gay, Progressive Protégé, Shane Claiborne, to Discuss ‘Revival’ in Viral Video” LTRP Note: The following out of house article by Christian News Network is from February 16th, 2023, but even though it is over two months old, we believe it is another piece of the puzzle regarding the “Asbury revival.” For those who are not familiar with the names Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo, you may ... [Read more...] The post “Asbury Students, Professor Join Tony Campolo’s Pro-gay, Progressive Protégé, Shane Claiborne, to Discuss ‘Revival’ in Viral Video” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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