LTRP Note: The following commentary by Tony Pearce starts by addressing current crises in the UK, but the issues and the outcomes taking place there are happening in both Canada and the United States as well. Crises like the dire financial situation of developing countries and the fate of the Sustainable Development Goals. And crises … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
This week, we received a letter to the editor that alerted us to plans for a “2020 Global Year of the Bible.” As you read the information below, please keep in mind, Lighthouse Trails does not oppose the idea that “billions” of people in the world could potentially read the Bible. Of course not! The … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The news story below is posted for informational and research purposes. February 11, 2019 – By Michael SnyderTechnocracy News A historic interfaith covenant was signed in the Middle East on Monday [2/11/2019], and the mainstream media in the United States has been almost entirely silent about it. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb is considered to … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes and not as an endorsement of the source or the content. By John L. Allen Jr. Crux (Catholic publication) Two experts on the Catholic/Lutheran relationship, one Catholic and the other Lutheran, both say that joint commemorations of today’s 500th anniversary of the launch of … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: Obama, Chancellor [of Germany] Angela Merkel, and Melinda Gates [Bill Gates’ wife] all attended and spoke at the Protestant assembly in Germany, Kirchentag, which rings in the beginning of Reformation Summer 2017. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the Grand Imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar Mosque Sheik Ahmed el-Tayyib, two additional Imams, a number … [Read more…]
NEW BOOKLET: Progression to Deception: How New Age Influence is Destroying the Church—One Step After the Next by Gregory Reid 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…]
LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday became the first Catholic pontiff to visit an Anglican parish in Rome, using the historic occasion to press for greater closeness after centuries of mistrust, prejudices and hostility between the two churches. … [Read more…]
According to an article in the Catholic Herald, Pope Francis has proposed six new beatitudes. The article states: At the Mass, which took place at the conclusion of his ecumenical trip to the country, Pope Francis highlighted the lives of the Swedish saints Elizabeth Hesselblad and Bridget of Vadstena. . . . New situations require … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The Pew Research Center is a liberal secular think tank. We sometimes post the results of their studies as they can show the direction that Americans are going, spiritually. In this particular study, it states that over one fourth of millennials are raised in homes where more than one religion is represented. No … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Posted for informational and research purposes. One person who agrees with the Pope and has had a major impact on the evangelical/Protestant’s church’s move toward unity with Rome is Rick Warren through his long-standing Global P.E.A.C.E. Plan and Purpose Driven movement (accepted by tens of thousands of churches and dramatically changing the landscape … [Read more…]
By Ray Yungen What is happening to mainstream Christianity is the same thing that is happening to business, health, education, counseling, and other areas of society. Christendom is being cultivated for a role in the New Age. The [demonic] entity, Raphael, explains this very clearly in the Starseed Transmissions: We work with all who are … [Read more…]
As we observe evangelical Christianity being drawn toward “the Mother Church” of Roman Catholicism, it is amazing to see how very few Christian leaders speak up about this. On the contrary, one after the next, Christian leaders are succumbing to this ecumenical, interfaith last-days apostasy of merging evangelicalism into the Catholic fold. Lighthouse Trails has … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International There is an interesting legendary story from Greek mythology that describes a Trojan Horse. Simply defined, one dictionary states: [H]uge hollow wooden horse constructed by the Greeks to gain entrance into Troy during the Trojan War. The horse was built by Epeius, a master carpenter and pugilist. . … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purpose. By Philip Oltermann The UK Guardian . . . A group of Christians, Muslims and Jews is trying to crowdsource funds to build a place where they can all worship: Berlin’s “House of One” is aiming to become the world’s first building … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following two alerts are by Chris Lawson (director of Spiritual Research Network and a former Calvary Chapel pastor) and Roger Oakland (director of Understand the Times and former Calvary Chapel teacher and lecturer). These two men do not hate Calvary Chapel; rather they are deeply concerned and have been attempting to warn … [Read more…]
By John Lanagan My Word Like Fire Ministries When is a sheep a wolf? Mike Bickle and Francis Chan are being used to undo the Reformation. Will the rising false church have Catholic and contemplative roots? It is happening even as we speak. This article is reblogged because it includes Mike Bickle’s admission that many … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: When I was watching Obama’s Oval Office speech this evening (Sunday), I picked up on a statement that he made that was interesting: “My fellow Americans, I am confident we will succeed in this mission because we are on the right side of history. We were founded upon a belief in human … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: In light of your coverage regarding the Parliament of the World’s Religions, which took place Oct.15-19 in Salt Lake City, UT, it has been brought to my attention that Oprah’s “Belief” (her 7-episode television series) was shown some time during the conference, according to a post-conference e-mail from Imam Abdul Majik Mujahid, … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: When I read of your new release of Ray Yungen’s latest booklet: “Pope Francis and the Thomas Merton Connection,” and of Ray’s recent visit to Salt Lake City to attend the Parliament of the World’s Religions conference with a media pass, I decided to write you. The Parliament of the World’s Religions … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following article by an out of house news source is posted for informational and research purposes and not as a recommendation of the source or the content. by Pew Research Center In the wake of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that the pope … [Read more…]
By Maria Kneas (Author of How to Prepare for Hard Times and Persecution) Numerous attempts have been made to blend Christianity with other religions on a world-wide scale. You can read about them in Carl Teichrib’s article “Unveiling the Global Interfaith Agenda.”1 There are also other attempts to merge Christianity with different religions. For example, … [Read more…]
In May of 2014, Roger Oakland wrote a five-part series addressing Rick Warren’s television interview with Catholic TV host Raymond Arroyo. The facts that Roger uncovered should have sent shock waves throughout the evangelical church . . . but they didn’t. In fact, leaders and most pastors in the Christian church didn’t seem to care … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: I wanted to alert you of the 2015 PARLIAMENT of the World Religions, taking place Oct.15-19 in Salt Lake City, Utah. For the first time in more than 20 years, they are holding this conference in the U.S. The last time it was held in the U.S. was 1993 in Chicago. (Previous … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network ISTANBUL, Turkey – In a move that drew some concerns from onlookers worldwide, the Roman Catholic pontiff known as Francis visited Turkey’s Blue Mosque on Saturday, expressing reverence during a moment of prayer observed by the nation’s grand mufti, who led him on a tour of the Islamic facility. According … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Posted for informational and research purposes. Interesting to note that the announcement was made during an “interreligious Vatican conference on traditional family values,” in which Rick Warren participated. Question to think about: Did Rick Warren play a role in getting the Pope to the US, and will Rick Warren play a role in … [Read more…]
Courtesy Understand the Times Written by Heather Clark Christian News Network Russell Moore, the president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, and Saddleback megachurch leader Rick Warren will team up with Roman Catholic Pontiff Francis later this month for an interfaith Vatican conference on marriage and family. “Complementarity of … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Nearly two years ago, we issued this special report. With a newly elected Jesuit Pope in the Vatican, we thought it would be timely to repost this important article. It is also in booklet form as one of our new Print Booklet Tracts. An Understand the Times/Lighthouse Trails Special Report (Booklet Form) According … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: We hope you will read this article by Warren B. Smith, “Servant Leadership” – A Christian Concept? Not Exactly, to understand the concept of “Servant Leadership.” Also read some of our research on Ken Blanchard and Henri Nouwen to more fully understand this “new” spirituality “servant leadership.” “One day soon the Christian ‘servant … [Read more…]
by Warren Smith The star which the world is awaiting though it does not as yet know its name… this star cannot be other than that very Christ in whom we hope. Teilhard de Chardin, Hymn of the Universe (1) I stared again at the material that had been sent to me by a radio … [Read more…]
