by Kjos Ministries Their crime? They were Christians who refused to compromise or recant. They would rather die than deny their faith and betray the Lord they loved! The seven men and five women were brought before the Roman proconsul Saturninus in Carthage, North Africa (Tunisia) on July 17, 180AD. He gave them an opportunity … [Read more…]
by Anita Dittman and Jan Markell (authors of Trapped in Hitler’s Hell) Adolf Hitler came to power because the confused and senile President Hindenburg permitted it. In the early 1930s, Germany was in the throes of the economic depression that had begun on Wall Street in October 1929. The depression’s effects had been felt in … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: A few days ago, we were told about a YouTube video recently posted of Lighthouse Trails author Diet Eman, telling the story of when she was in the Christian resistance movement in Holland during WWII. The following is a chapter from her book, Things We Couldn’t Say. We first published this book in 2008 … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is posted for research and informational purposes and not an endorsement of this news article. New York Times California has become the first state to ban the use for minors of disputed therapies to “overcome” homosexuality, a step hailed by gay rights groups across the country that say the therapies have … [Read more…]
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that makes California the first state to ban a controversial form of psychotherapy that’s aimed at making gay teenagers straight. Effective Jan. 1, mental health practitioners are prohibited from performing sexual orientation change efforts — known as reparative or conversion therapy — for … [Read more…]
By Patrick Goodenough CNS News Supporters of Youcef Nadarkhani are celebrating the news that the Iranian pastor who was sentenced to hang for embracing Christianity has been acquitted and freed. They are urging prayers for his safety in the aftermath of a case that has raised greater awareness of shari’a-based apostasy laws in Iran and … [Read more…]
This film is written and directed by Emma Broyden, the daugher of Jimmy Broyden (stunt director for the film Courageous). Broyden and his children are producers of a number of Christian films. Precious is Emma Broyden’s first film. The Broyden family, who are Canadians, are Lighthouse Trails readers, and they support our work. As of December 26th, 2012, Lighthouse … [Read more…]
By Berit Kjos Kjos Ministries Reason for Persecution: The Cross separates us from the world John 15:18-21 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose … [Read more…]
By Matthew Hulet Examiner Michael Salman, a pastor from Phoenix, Ariz. who was fined and sentenced to jail began serving his 60 day sentence on Monday. Salman was found guilty of code violations for hosting Bible studies on his 4.6 acre property. He has been holding the Bible studies for 7 years. He was ordered … [Read more…]
Anita Dittman was a young Jewish teen (who was also a believer in Christ) in Germany during WWII. In this story below, Anita shares from her experience while a prisoner to the Nazis. Today, at 85, Anita still talks to people about those years. The following story took place in early 1945. All of us … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails is the publisher to two Holocaust survivors – both alive today and living in the United States. On this Holocaust Remembrance Day 2012, let us remember a time in history that took place not too long ago and could happen again in our present day because the spirit of antichrist, who hates Christians … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Another sign of the time and a diminishment of freedom. Executive Order: National Defense Resources Preparedness By Judi McLeod (Canadian Free Press) …Early Sunday morning and the AWOL mainstream media has missed the proverbial boat on the latest Executive Order signed Friday by President Barack Hussein Obama. Executive Order “National Defense Resources Preparedness”, … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is an excerpt from Anita Dittman’s story, Trapped in Hitler’s Hell. Anita, who lives today, was a young Jewish teen in Germany during WWII. She had become a Christian believer as a young girl. In this portion of her book, she describes the scene where she has finally been separated from … [Read more…]
(CNSNews.com) – A federal judge in Manhattan issued a temporary restraining order Thursday allowing the Bronx Household of Faith and 59 other New York City churches to continue meeting for weekend worship services in New York City public schools. The city had evicted the churches on Feb. 12. “This court order is a fantastic victory … [Read more…]
By Berit Kjos Kjos Ministries Almost two millennia ago, Jesus called His Church to follow Him, delight in His Word and spread His gospel. Thousands did. By faith, they faced torture and persecution, hatred and death. Yet they rejoiced, for they knew they were sharing the life and suffering of Jesus! His eternal Kingdom was … [Read more…]
By Corrie ten Boom War. It was early in the morning when we heard the bombs. We knew the sound of the explosions were coming from Schiphol, the airport near Haarlem. I ran to Betsie’s room and found her sitting up in bed, pale and shaking. We put our arms around each other and trembled … [Read more…]
Contact: Bob Fu, President, Bob@ChinaAid.org; Mark Shan, Spokesperson, 888-889-7757, 267-205-5210 cell, Mark@ChinaAid.org; both with China Aid Association; www.ChinaAid.org, www.MonitorChina.org SUQIAN CITY, Jiangsu, July 25, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — In a further sign of the intensifying crackdown on China’s unregistered house churches, the deputy chairman of the Chinese House Church Alliance has been given a … [Read more…]
Lighthouse Trails wishes to express our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the Norway shootings and bombing. The man who committed the atrocities on Friday, July 22, 2011 in Norway is being called a “Christian fundamentalist,” and already, stories are hitting the mainstream media telling the world to look out for Christian fundamentalists. Frank Schaeffer, … [Read more…]
From Southwest Radio Church Ministries 24 SIGNS THAT YOUR CHURCH IS GOING PURPOSE DRIVEN 1. Change in music to a contemporary rock style. 2. Removal of hymn books; eliminating the choir. 3. Replacement of organ and piano with heavy metal instruments. 4. Repetitive singing of praise lyrics. 5. Dressing down to casual and informal attire. … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: With each passing year, there remain fewer and fewer witnesses still alive who lived through the Holocaust and can testify of what happened. Lighthouse Trails is honored and privileged to be the publisher for two of these witnesses, Diet Eman and Anita Dittman, one, Eman, a Christian resistance worker in Holland, and the other, … [Read more…]
by John Foxe Author of Foxe’s Book of Martyrs It will not be inappropriate to devote a few pages of this work to a brief detail of the lives of some of those men who first stepped forward, regardless of the bigoted power which opposed all reformation, to stem the time of papal corruption and … [Read more…]
Compliments of Kjos Ministries This book tells the story of Mikhail (Misha) Khorev, a persecuted Russian pastor who gladly paid that “small price“: giving His life to God and sharing in the suffering of Jesus during Stalin’s cruel reign. In the process, he demonstrated God’s matchless love, endurance and forgiveness to all who knew him. In … [Read more…]
presented by Kjos Ministries The story of Mikhail (Misha) Khorev, a persecuted Russian pastor who gladly paid that price: sharing the suffering of Jesus — thus demonstrating God’s matchless peace, love, endurance and forgiveness! This first segment from Chapter 1 shows us the enduring faith of Misha’s Christian father and the unforgettable legacy he left for … [Read more…]
Contact: Christian Investigator, 608-469-7956 MADISON, Wis., Feb. 10, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — In a recent Sify article, the Dalai Lama, a Buddhist, said he is a Marxist who opposes Communist China’s version of Marxism. Karl Marx, founder of Marxism, said religion is the “opium of the masses.” He believed religion was the result of rich … [Read more…]
by Watcher’s Lamp In the Capetown 2010 / Lausanne Congress advance paper, Global Gospel, Global Era, authored by Os Guiness and David Wells, Christians who recognize globalism as an end times sign are cast as pit-fallen curmudgeons [meaning: bad tempered and surly persons] who apparently hold a distorted view of Christianity. Ironically, the authors reference the need for “accuracy and … [Read more…]
by Manny Silva Concerned Nazarenes Disturbing trends continue to develop in our denomination. Recently, I sent out a prayer request for a pastor and his church that decided to leave the Nazarene denomination, rather than stay and bow to emergent ideology and priorities. Soon, I will be posting some information regarding those who have been … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: To read more about former Plymouth Brethren, now emerging church leader, Brian McLaren, and the emerging church’s views on Israel, eschatology, and the return of Jesus Christ, please see our links below this news article. The following article is courtesy Understand the Times from their monthly e-newsletter. Mark Tooley FrontPageMag (out-of-house news source) … [Read more…]
Charles Lewis, National Post A Calgary church has lost its charitable status in part because it spends too much of its time advocating on social issues such as abortion and marriage. In October, the Kings Glory Fellowship Association, a non-denominational Protestant group, was told by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that for several reasons, including … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has now spoken with Liberty Counsel, the legal defense for Lisa Miller. For those who would like to financially help with Lisa and Isabella’s legal defense, please send contributions to Liberty Counsel and earmark checks for Lisa Miller. You can also contribute directly online on their website. Please continue praying for … [Read more…]
The Hiding Place: A listening adventure A dramatic audio presentation adapted from The Hiding Place, the story of Corrie ten Boom At one time Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that there would ever be a story to tell. For the first fifty years of her life, nothing at all out of … [Read more…]
