Lighthouse

Lighthouse Trails Research Project

  • HOME
  • ABOUT/CONTACT
  • STORE
  • RESEARCH JOURNAL
  • TOPICAL BOOKLETS
  • FREE E-NEWSLETTER
  • RESEARCH ARCHIVE

bringing light to areas of darkness

richard twiss

Are the “Supreme Beings” of the Nations the True God?

August 25, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails author 1 Comment

By Sandy Simpson When did ANY of the Patriarchs and Prophets in the Old Testament and the apostles or Jesus Christ in the New Testament ever claim that the “supreme beings” of the nations were Elohim/YHWH, the one True God? And yet, this very thing is being taught by popular figures within the Christian church … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Christian Organizations, Defending the Faith, Missions, On Christian Faith, Paganism, RESOURCES, The Emerging Church Tagged: daniel kikawa, Danny Lehman, don richardson, emerging church, gospel, Missions, richard twiss, sandy simpson, terry leblanc, wcgip, YWAM

NEW BOOKLET – Are the “Supreme Beings” of the Nations the True God?

March 29, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

Are the “Supreme Beings” of the Nations the True God? by  Sandy Simpson is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 16 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 to others or for your own personal use.  Below … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Interspirituality, Missions, New Evangelicalism, RESOURCES, The New Missiology, The New Spirituality Tagged: abraham, Brian McLaren, daniel kikawa, deception in the church, emerging church, golden calf, Henri Nouwen, Hinduism, indigenous people's movement, Interspirituality, Islam, joseph, joshua, Leonard Sweet, Missions, moses, Mother teresa, new missiology, richard twiss, Rick Warren, Robert Schuller, sandy simpson, Victor Kazaniian, wcgip, YWAM

Conference Alert: Philip Yancey and InterVarsity Press Join Emergents McLaren and Tickle at Wildgoose Festival

July 18, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

This year, from August 8th through 11th, the Wildgoose Festival will take place in Hot Springs, North Carolina. The festival is an emergent “church” event, which since its inception has included on the speaker list names like Brian McLaren, Phyllis Tickle, Jim Wallis, Richard Rohr, and Tony Jones. This year, Christianity Today editor and popular evangelical author … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Conference Alerts, InterVarsity Press, The Emerging Church Tagged: Brian McLaren, doug pagitt, ian morgan cron, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Jim Wallis, mark scandrette, nae, philip yancey, phyllis tickle, richard cizik, richard twiss, tony jones, wildgoose festival

A Statement from Lighthouse Trails About Some Who Have Recently Died

April 15, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Over the past year, there has been a number of deaths among those whom Lighthouse Trails has critiqued for their doctrinal and theological teachings. Last week, we received the following e-mail:  To Lighthouse Trails: As much as I disagree with the doctrines that are being taught by Rick Warren and his church, we should still “weep … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: Brennan Manning, calvin miller, Christian leaders, death, matthew warren, richard twiss, Rick Warren

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

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

Video Preview with Sandy Simpson: the First Nations Movement

June 8, 2012 by A Ministry in His Service

The following is a preview video clip of Sandy Simpson in the First Nations Movement DVD Series: For more information on this DVD series, click here.

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Native Spirituality, The New Missiology Tagged: cultures, first nations movement, new missiology, richard twiss, sandy simpson, sin

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

Search the Research

Categories

  • A Global Spirituality (609)
    • Chrislam (37)
    • Ecumenism (208)
    • One-World Religion (128)
  • Book/Film Reviews (704)
    • A Course in Miracles (4)
    • Book/Music Excerpts (330)
    • JESUS CALLING (74)
    • THE CHOSEN (21)
    • THE SHACK (69)
  • CHILDREN AT RISK! (666)
    • Abortion (66)
    • Child Abuse (104)
    • Children and Homosexuality (49)
    • Children and Meditation (94)
    • Education (67)
    • Homeschooling at Risk (31)
    • Kids and the Occult (25)
    • The Lisa/Isabella Miller Case (26)
    • Transgenderism (105)
    • Youth and Drugs (2)
  • Christian Organizations (143)
    • The Salvation Army (1)
  • Christian Publishers/Bookstores (139)
    • InterVarsity Press (66)
  • Churches in Crisis! (1,079)
    • Alpha Course (9)
    • Assemblies of God (27)
    • Bethel Church (Redding) (19)
    • Calvinist/Reformed (118)
    • Charismatic (47)
    • Christian & Missionary Alliance (18)
    • Concerns for Calvary Chapel (196)
    • EFCA (12)
    • Mennonites (8)
    • Methodists (63)
    • Nazarene Church (38)
    • Saddleback (247)
    • Southern Baptist Convention (106)
      • Beth Moore (45)
      • Priscilla Shirer (31)
    • Wesleyan Church (41)
    • Willow Creek/Hybels (59)
  • Conference Alerts (117)
  • Contemplative Spirituality (1,038)
    • Contemplative Churches (66)
    • Contemplative Colleges (210)
    • Contemplative Denominations (272)
    • Contemplative Organizations (109)
    • Contemplative Practices (274)
      • Enneagram (6)
      • Labyrinths (6)
      • Lectio Divina (77)
    • The Ancient Mystics (81)
  • Critical Race Theory (45)
  • Defending the Faith (1,077)
    • Creation/Evolution (64)
    • Discernment (104)
    • God's Word Under Attack (11)
    • Legalism (14)
    • Persecution (222)
    • REVIVAL (13)
    • Spiritual Deception (334)
    • The Preaching of the Cross (152)
    • The Word of God (260)
  • General Information (352)
    • RESOURCES (277)
  • Health (306)
    • Coronavirus (71)
    • Drugs/Marijuana (27)
    • Mindfulness (49)
    • Reiki/Energy Healing (38)
    • Shepherd's Bible Verse Tea (7)
    • YOGA (96)
  • Hinduism (40)
  • Homosexuality (423)
    • Same-Sex Marriage (183)
    • Transgenderism (118)
  • Interspirituality (199)
  • Israel (160)
  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (349)
  • Missions (132)
    • BRYCE HOMES FOR WIDOWS & CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (97)
  • Music (50)
  • Native Spirituality (47)
  • New Age movement (441)
    • Oprah Winfrey (29)
    • Paganism (26)
    • pantheism & panentheism (110)
    • Roma Downey (14)
  • New Evangelicalism (119)
  • On Christian Faith (368)
    • Encouragement (69)
    • The Gospel (107)
  • Publishing News (70)
  • Purpose Driven Movement (283)
    • Rick Warren (143)
  • Remembering Communism (136)
    • Marxism/Socialism (87)
  • Remembering the Holocaust (129)
  • Road to Rome (267)
    • The New Evangelization (100)
  • Signs of the Times (1,220)
    • "Wokeism" (8)
    • Canada (65)
    • Dominionism (15)
    • Eschatology (114)
    • False Signs and Wonders (69)
    • FOR MILLENNIALS (31)
    • FREEDOM (253)
    • Hate Crime Laws (70)
    • Human Trafficking (7)
    • Islam (80)
    • Politics (439)
    • Pornography/Sexual Abuse (52)
    • The "New" Sciences (29)
  • Spiritual Formation (199)
  • The Emerging Church (535)
    • Social Justice (20)
    • The New Missiology (36)
    • Universalism (33)
  • The New (False) Spirituality (119)
  • The New Spirituality (235)
  • The Role of Meditation (290)
    • Mystical Practices (121)
  • World in Crisis (226)
  • YEARS IN REVIEW (87)

RSS Recent Posts

  • Lighthouse Trails 21-Year Anniversary Sale March 28, 2023
  • Tony Pearce: “Is Israel Heading for Civil War?” March 28, 2023
  • “That in Me Ye Might Have Peace” March 26, 2023
  • Exposés on Bible Projects’ Tim Mackie Reveal Emergent Beliefs on the Atonement and Promotion of the New Age Practice: Contemplative Prayer March 24, 2023
  • Press Release From 4 Winds USA: “World Athletics (Track and Field) Drop Transgender Athletes” March 24, 2023

Archives

  • Lighthouse Trails 21-Year Anniversary Sale
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 28, 2023 at 1:50 pm

    Lighthouse Trails 21-Year Anniversary Sale Lighthouse Trails is 21 years old! We are ever grateful to the Lord for those who have shared our desire to contend for the faith and defend the Gospel in increasingly perilous times. As a small way to say thank you to all of you who have allowed Lighthouse Trails to be a part of ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails 21-Year Anniversary Sale appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Tony Pearce: “Is Israel Heading for Civil War?”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 28, 2023 at 1:41 pm

    Tony Pearce: “Is Israel Heading for Civil War?” LTRP Note: Tony Pearce is the author of a number of Lighthouse booklets and his book The Messiah Factor. He is the founder and director of Light for the Last Days and provides well-written, well-researched articles and materials regarding Israel and the last days. By Tony PearceLight for the Last Days Israel’s opposition has held ... [Read more...] The post Tony Pearce: “Is Israel Heading for Civil War?” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “That in Me Ye Might Have Peace”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 26, 2023 at 1:11 pm

    “That in Me Ye Might Have Peace” By Harry Ironside That in me ye might have peace. (John 16:33) How long it takes many of us to learn that peace is found in Christ alone. We seek for it everywhere else, but seek in vain, until at last, disappointed, disheartened, and distressed in soul, we come to the Lord Jesus, and lo, at ... [Read more...] The post “That in Me Ye Might Have Peace” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Exposés on Bible Projects’ Tim Mackie Reveal Emergent Beliefs on the Atonement and Promotion of the New Age Practice: Contemplative Prayer
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 24, 2023 at 1:57 pm

    Exposés on Bible Projects’ Tim Mackie Reveal Emergent Beliefs on the Atonement and Promotion of the New Age Practice: Contemplative Prayer We want to bring our readers’ attention to numerous reports presented by John Lanagan’s blog, The Word Like Fire. The reports are documented exposés on the co-founder of the highly popular Bible Project, Tim Mackie. The Bible Project began in 2014 and was created by Tim Mackie and his friend Jonathan Collins. The project consists ... [Read more...] The post Exposés on Bible Projects’ Tim Mackie Reveal Emergent Beliefs on the Atonement and Promotion of the New Age Practice: Contemplative Prayer appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Press Release From 4 Winds USA: “World Athletics (Track and Field) Drop Transgender Athletes”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 24, 2023 at 12:35 pm

    Press Release From 4 Winds USA: “World Athletics (Track and Field) Drop Transgender Athletes” LTRJ Note: The following news release from 4 Winds USA is posted for informational and research purposes. Press Release by 4 Winds USA World Athletics (Track and Field) [track and field’s governing body] has banned transgender athletes. Additionally, they decided that intersex athletes will have to keep their testosterone levels under 2.5 nanomoles for at ... [Read more...] The post Press Release From 4 Winds USA: “World Athletics (Track and Field) Drop Transgender Athletes” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “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.

SHARE
Call Now
https://www.lighthousetrails.com

"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name [Jesus Christ] under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." Acts 4:12

HOME ABOUT US RESEARCH JOURNAL BOOKLETS RESOURCES OUR WEBSITES

Copyright 2002-2023. Lighthouse Trails Publishing, Inc.