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2nd Edition Booklet: Epidemic of Apostasy – NEW UPDATED EDITION!

October 17, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 1 Comment

The following is the new 2022 2nd edition of our 2013 booklet: Epidemic of Apostasy—How Christian Colleges Must Incorporate “Spiritual Formation” to Become Accredited. There is some important information in this updated edition, and we want to encourage everyone on this site to read it. Epidemic of Apostasy—How Christian Colleges Must Incorporate “Spiritual Formation” to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, God's Word Under Attack, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation Tagged: abhe, accreditation, ats, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, education, Henri Nouwen, Richard Foster, seminaries, spiritual formation

Sending Your Child to a Christian College? – Look Out for Words You Thought You Would Never Hear!

August 22, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

Two years ago, Lighthouse Trails posted an article titled “Christian Colleges and Seminaries in More Trouble Than Ever as Many Plunge Into Emergent Spirituality.” As Christian parents are preparing to send their high-school graduate kids to Christian colleges and universities this coming fall, we hope that article (posted below) will provide a desperately needed warning. … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Critical Race Theory, Education Tagged: apostasy, atheism, Christian colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, critical race theory, New Age, parents, professors, seminaries

Commentary: Has Beth Moore Inadvertently Become a Proponent of Critical Race Theory (CRT)?

August 17, 2021 by Guest Writers 10 Comments

The CRT lie is that every white person is inherently racist (whether they know it or not) [and in] a “perpetual state of guilt and apology to people of color. . . . It doesn’t matter if they never felt or acted as if they were superior to others because they were white; they are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Critical Race Theory, Marxism/Socialism, Signs of the Times, Social Justice, Southern Baptist Convention Tagged: Beth Moore, critical race theory, crt, justice, racism, sbc, seminaries, social justice, southern baptist convention, systemic racism

Sending Your Child to a Christian College This Fall? – Read This First!

August 2, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails author 6 Comments

LTRP Note: The following is a chapter from the Lighthouse Trails book Castles in the Sand, the only novel we know of that exposes the dangers of contemplative spirituality and spiritual formation. The story, based on true facts, is about a young Christian college girl who is introduced to mysticism through her spiritual formation professor. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Contemplative Colleges, RESOURCES, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Castles in the Sand, Christian colleges, contemplative colleges, meditation, mysticism, novel, seminaries, spiritual formation, Teresa of Avila

Letter to the Editor: Concerned About Lighthouse Trails Upcoming Book Challenging Calvinism

February 26, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 73 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: In your last e-mail newsletter, you showed us the covers of three upcoming books. And I’m concerned about one of them. It’s Calvinism: None Dare Call It Heresy, which exposes some serious problems with Calvinism. I am not a Calvinist. Not at all. I’ve seen some very serious problems with that over … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Calvinist/Reformed, Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Methodists, On Christian Faith, Spiritual Deception, The Word of God Tagged: adrian rogers, bob kirkland, Calvary Chapel, calvinism, Christian colleges, dave hunt, election, methodists, none dare call it heresy, predestination, r.c. sproul, reformed, salvation, seminaries, Southern Baptist, the cross, view of election

Letter to Editor: Pastor Studying at Christian College in Maine Discouraged by Lack of Discernment

January 23, 2018 by Letters to the Editor 6 Comments

Note to Lighthouse Trails: As a pastor, I decided to go back to seminary for some extra courses that were offered at a Christian college in Maine as the price was right. I shortly noticed very real problems when one course was using a book authored by a Catholic apologist (unsaved), and this was the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: andy stanley, Brian McLaren, Christian colleges, Christian leaders, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, emerging church, letter to the editor, pastors, seminaries

Evangelical Universities & Seminaries Offering Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation – Going into the Deeper Waters of Contemplative Spirituality

February 8, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Over the past decade, while most evangelical colleges, seminaries, and universities have allowed the influence of the Spiritual Formation movement into their schools to one degree or another, not all of them had gone so far as to create a Master’s Degree program in Spiritual Formation. In fact, ten years ago, there weren’t that many … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Nazarene Church, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Christian colleges, Christian leaders, Contemplative Spirituality, evangelical schools, seminaries, spiritual formation

Southern Baptist’s Gateway Seminary Added to Contemplative-Promoting College List – A Gateway to Apostasy

September 15, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

After a request by a Lighthouse Trails reader to check into Southern  Baptist Convention’s Gateway Seminary which has locations in five different US cities, Lighthouse Trails has added Gateway Seminary to the Lighthouse Trails Contemplative-Promoting College list. If you are not familiar with that list, it is a list of NOT recommended Christian colleges, universities, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Southern Baptist Convention Tagged: Christian colleges, contemplative prayer, Dallas Willard, david benner, gateway seminary, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, mark buchanan, seminaries, spiritual formation, stillness, tilden edwards

Lighthouse Trails Begins Second Booklet-Mailing Project – This Time to 235 Christian College/Seminary Presidents

May 25, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

On the week of May 16, 2016, Lighthouse Trails began a second booklet-mailing project. Whereas our first booklet-mailing project is sending out booklets and short letters to over 130 Christian leaders every 2-3 months, this new project is reaching out to 235 Christian college and seminary presidents (and some deans). After 14 years of research, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, InterVarsity Press, Spiritual Formation, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, Wesleyan Church Tagged: Christian colleges, Christian leaders, Contemplative Spirituality, cornerstone university, emerging church, intervarsity, intervarsity christian fellowship, intervarsity press, Ray Yungen, reformed theology, Richard Foster, seminaries, spiritual deception, spiritual formation, wesleyan

Looking for a Christian College for Your Child in 2016 – Better Be Careful!

March 5, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Spring 2016 is almost here, which means parents will be diligently helping their college-age children search for Christian colleges, seminaries, and universities for enrollment for this coming fall. As many of you know, Lighthouse Trails has been researching Christian colleges for 14 years. Three years ago, we published a report called An Epidemic of Apostasy, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Calvinist/Reformed, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, Nazarene Church, Spiritual Deception, Spiritual Formation, Wesleyan Church Tagged: apostasy, Christian colleges, christian universities, Contemplative Spirituality, cornerstone university, daniel goleman, emerging church, Henri Nouwen, reformed theology, seminaries, spiritual formation, wesleyan

2015 YEAR IN REVIEW – PART 3 – LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS COVERAGE ON CHRISTIAN COLLEGES IN 2015

December 30, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

See also Part 1 Year in Review | See also Part 2 Year in Review 1/Two Letters to the Editor About Cedarville University Lead to New Research That Causes Continued Concern 2/Wheaton College Suspends Hijab-Wearing Professor Who Declared ‘We All Worship Same God’ 3/Liberty University Welcomes Socialist Bernie Sanders to Address Student Body: ‘We Have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: 2015, Christian colleges, contemplative colleges, mennonite colleges, seminaries, wheaton college, YEAR IN REVIEW

Fall is Coming—Is Your Child Going to Christian College? Nine Things You Can Do to Help Your Student Be Aware of Contemplative/Emerging Deception

August 17, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Fall is quickly approaching, and by now, if you have a child or grandchild who is going to attend Christian college this year, he or she is most likely enrolled and ready to go. As Lighthouse Trails has reported over the last several years, the majority of evangelical/Protestant colleges, seminaries, and universities are now, to varying … [Read more…]

Posted in: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: CHILDREN AT RISK!, Christian colleges, colleges, Contemplative Spirituality, faith baptist bible college, Ray Yungen, Roger Oakland, seminaries, spiritual deception, spiritual formation, The Emerging Church, Warren B. Smith

Labyrinths – Popping Up at Lots of Seminaries and Christian Colleges

December 13, 2011 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Speaking of Christian seminaries and spiritual formations, check out some of the seminaries that now have labyrinths, a tool used for contemplative prayer, but we hope you won’t consider going to these schools. We believe that labyrinths will be showing up in more and more Protestant/evangelical schools and churches as contemplative spirituality sinks its teeth … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: Christian colleges, colleges, contemplative prayer, labyrinths, seminaries

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  • Ironside: “If Only I Could Be Sure I Was in the Right Church.”
    by Lighthouse Trails author on December 3, 2023 at 4:41 pm

    Ironside: “If Only I Could Be Sure I Was in the Right Church.” LTRP Note: The following is from Harry Ironside’s book Full Assurance. By Harry Ironside A comment put to me: “If I could only be sure I was in the right church, I would feel secure; but there are so many different churches that I get all confused and upset.” My response: The church is not the ark of ... [Read more...] The post Ironside: “If Only I Could Be Sure I Was in the Right Church.” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Bill Gothard on Visualization as “One of the Most Basic Aspects of Faith”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on December 1, 2023 at 9:17 pm

    Bill Gothard on Visualization as “One of the Most Basic Aspects of Faith” LTRP Note: Don and Joy Veinot are the co-authors of the recently released expanded edition of A Matter of Basic Principles: The Cultish Teachings of Bill Gothard (released by Midwest Christian Outreach this past fall.) By Don and Joy VeinotMidwest Christian Outreach MCOI Note: Bill Gothard’s unique and at times, unbiblical teachings have impacted churches, ... [Read more...] The post Bill Gothard on Visualization as “One of the Most Basic Aspects of Faith” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Tony Pearce: “The US, Israel, Gaza and the Two-State Solution”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on December 1, 2023 at 1:39 pm

    Tony Pearce: “The US, Israel, Gaza and the Two-State Solution” By Tony PearceTony Pearce (from the UK and director of Light for the Last Days) is the author of The Messiah Factor (published by LT), countless articles and reports, and several Lighthouse Trails booklets. His insights into Israel and other global issues have played a vital role in warning and equipping the saints. “The US, ... [Read more...] The post Tony Pearce: “The US, Israel, Gaza and the Two-State Solution” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • A Missing (or Ignored) Link: They Like Jesus But Not the Church (or Israel)
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 27, 2023 at 4:21 pm

    A Missing (or Ignored) Link: They Like Jesus But Not the Church (or Israel) In light of the October 7th attack against Israel and the subsequent anti-Israel, antisemitic demonstrations around the world (including within “Christian” circles), it’s important for Bible-believing Christians to understand the role that many popular evangelical figures have played over the last couple of decades in bringing about a disastrous paradigm shift within the church, part ... [Read more...] The post A Missing (or Ignored) Link: They Like Jesus But Not the Church (or Israel) appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Heartfelt Letter From a Canadian Man: “Maranatha: Come Quickly Lord Jesus”
    by Letters to the Editor on November 14, 2023 at 4:53 pm

    Heartfelt Letter From a Canadian Man: “Maranatha: Come Quickly Lord Jesus” Dear Lighthouse Trails: Here in Ontario, Canada, my wife and I personally witnessed the Covid insanity. Our Prime Minister Trudeau is now pushing a double vaxx for Covid and the flu. My wife is a Registered Nurse, and she still cannot obtain employment going on three years now because she is not vaxxed and cannot ... [Read more...] The post Heartfelt Letter From a Canadian Man: “Maranatha: Come Quickly Lord Jesus” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “180,000 Rally Against Antisemitism Across France, Macron a No-show”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 13, 2023 at 4:43 pm

    “180,000 Rally Against Antisemitism Across France, Macron a No-show” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. From Jewish News Syndicate The parliament called the protest in response to a three-fold increase in antisemitic acts. Thousands marched in Paris on Sunday, including prominent lawmakers, to condemn a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in France over the war in the ... [Read more...] The post “180,000 Rally Against Antisemitism Across France, Macron a No-show” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Video Interview: “Surviving the Hamas Massacre”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 10, 2023 at 10:56 pm

    Video Interview: “Surviving the Hamas Massacre” LTRJ Note: The following is posted for informational purposes. This is a deeply emotional testimonial by a young Israeli father and husband who survived the Hamas attack against Israel. Jewish evangelical Joel Rosenberg is interviewing him. Related Information: News Sources for Information on Israel Israel—A Burdensome Stone to the Nations and the Apple of God’s ... [Read more...] The post Video Interview: “Surviving the Hamas Massacre” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Guard Your Heart With All Diligence
    by Lighthouse Trails author on November 7, 2023 at 4:00 pm

    Guard Your Heart With All Diligence By David DombrowskiThe last few years have been an educational experience for me regarding the nature of people’s hearts. I believe it would be accurate to say we have entered perilous times; and where it will take us in the immediate future, we don’t know except that we must always keep our hope in the ... [Read more...] The post Guard Your Heart With All Diligence appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Slouching Toward Kristallnacht—Right Before Our Eyes”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 7, 2023 at 3:00 pm

    “Slouching Toward Kristallnacht—Right Before Our Eyes” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. (Photo: Magdeburg, Germany, Kristallnacht, Nov. 1938; From the German Federal Archive; used with permission from Wikipedia) By Scott HogensonFront Page Magazine Something sinister is happening before our eyes. An alarming number of Americans blame Israel for the murder of civilians by Hamas terrorists October ... [Read more...] The post “Slouching Toward Kristallnacht—Right Before Our Eyes” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails New Book Release: A New Narrative for a “New” World
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 4, 2023 at 3:42 am

    Lighthouse Trails New Book Release: <em>A New Narrative for a “New” World</em> Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce the release of a new book (Released on 11/1/2023) A New Narrative for a “New” World: A Compendium of Terms to Discern Today’s Dialect, written by seven Lighthouse Trails authors. Order your copy. ALL BACKORDERS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED. A “New” Narrative for a “New” World is a compilation of ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails New Book Release: <em>A New Narrative for a “New” World</em> appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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