Tag: spiritual deception

Letter to the Editor From a Pastor: Lighthouse Trails “One of the safest places”

To Lighthouse Trails: Lighthouse Trails Publishing, Research Journal, and blog is one of the safest places for any discerning born again believer to be!  Given the overall level of counterfeits invading and deceiving today’s believers and seekers, be it through…

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List of 50 Top Contemplative-Promoting Organizations Adds 8 Runner Ups

In 2012, Lighthouse Trails posted the “50 Top Organizations With a Significant Role in Bringing Contemplative Spirituality to the Church.” We are reposting this list for those who may not have seen it then, and we have added 8 “runner…

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What Parents Can Do To Protect Their Children From The War on Christianity

By Berit Kjos (author of How to Protect Your Child From the New Age and Spiritual Deception) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against…

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One Woman’s Story About Jesus Calling: A Surprise I Never Expected That Changed My Life!

By A.R. Over the past month, God has opened my eyes to see just how deceived I have been when it comes to what I read, what I listen to, and who I go to for Godly wisdom. As a…

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Letter to the Editor: Do You Have a List of Good Books or Authors?

To Lighthouse Trails: My wife likes to read “inspirational” books. She was recently given a copy of Jesus Calling. I told her that it was not scriptural (which didn’t go over well. She hates hearing anything negative, no matter what…

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Protestants Who Don’t Unite With Catholics are Guilty of “Spiritual Racism”

LTRP Note: In March, we posted “The Unification of Hyper-Charismatics and the Catholic Church,” an article by Roger Oakland, discussing the recent hearty endorsement Kenneth Copeland gave the Catholic church via his public meeting with “evangelist” for the Catholic church,…

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When Churches Use and Abuse Missions

By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International I thank God for pastors and churches that see missions as a means of spreading the gospel. They and their board of directors promote missions for the purpose of establishing gospel lighthouses located…

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Mark Driscoll’s Distorted View on Noah and Salvation . . . (And How Some People Have a Very Strange Idea as to the Meaning of God’s Salvation)

LTRP Note: With the release of the Hollywood movie Noah and its blasphemous representation of God’s truth as told in the Bible and an outright attack on Bible-believing Christians, coupled with emerging Christian figures (such as Mark Driscoll who misses…

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On Jesus Calling: Contemplative Prayer, the New Age, & Psalm 46:10

By Warren B. Smith (author of “Another Jesus” Calling) Countless references to meditating, being quiet, being still, relaxing, resting, letting go, and reciting Psalm 46:10 are found throughout God Calling and Jesus Calling. They are all suggested ways of entering…

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Letter to the Editor: Assemblies of God Pastor Disheartened by Direction AOG and Other Denominations Are Going

To Lighthouse Trails: Well, here we go again! I was surprised, though not shocked, to see Dr. Wood, our General Superintendent, endorsing “The Son of God,” in one of the videos you mentioned in your latest e-newsletter.  Dr. Wood is…

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A Commentary: Why Are So Many Departing From Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa?

LTRP Note: Since the passing of Calvary Chapel founder Chuck Smith last fall, Lighthouse Trails has received calls from a number of people who have expressed concern over the direction that Calvary Chapel has gone. To understand more about the…

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“They will believe the lie”

By Sandy Simpson Deception in the Church 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the…

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