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Warren B. Smith

Standing Fast Through It All

May 28, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author Leave a Comment

By Warren B. Smith If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. (Proverbs 24:10) Hostility towards those who hold fast to the Lord Jesus Christ and the literal teachings of the Bible has increased greatly. Biblical Christians endeavoring to stand in their faith have been shocked and saddened at the growing antagonism … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Encouragement, RESOURCES, The Word of God Tagged: encouragement, endurance, god's word, suffering, Warren B. Smith

The Big Picture: How the World and the Church Are Being Deceived: Ten Spiritual Devices

May 17, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author 6 Comments

LTRP Note: The following is an extract from Warren B. Smith’s booklet The Big Picture: How the World and the Church Are Being Deceived: Ten Spiritual Devices. By Warren B. Smith Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. (2 Corinthians 2:11) Many years ago, I was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Discernment, JESUS CALLING, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, The New Spirituality, THE SHACK Tagged: deception, god's dream, jesus calling, New Age movement, The Shack, Warren B. Smith

Video: Warren B Smith – The New Age Seduction of The Shack

April 19, 2022 by Lighthouse Trails author 8 Comments

LTRP Note: The following lecture by former New Age follower Warren B. Smith discusses The Shack, its New Age leaven, and how so many Christians have been seduced by it. Today, we are witnessing the same kind of seduction with Jesus Calling and now The Chosen series. And Christian leaders either are remaining silent or … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, New Age movement, pantheism & panentheism, THE SHACK Tagged: Christian leaders, deception, New Age movement, seducing spirits, seduction, The Shack, Warren B. Smith

Lighthouse Trails 2021 Year-in-Review – Part 3 – Top 10 LT Author Articles

December 30, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

See Part 1 of Year in Review: Top 10 Letters to the Editor. See Part 2 of Year in Review: Top 10 Out-of-House News Stories. Lighthouse Trails has been blessed and privileged to work with dozens of committed, discerning, Bible-believing authors since 2002. Below is a list of 10 articles we posted in 2021 by some of these men and women (in … [Read more…]

Posted in: YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: bill randles, carl teichrib, david dombrowski, gregory reid, manning johnson, maria kneas, mike oppenheimer, richard and linda nathan, t.a. mcmahon, tony pearce, Warren B. Smith

“Pope to Focolare-Linked Bishops: Help Realize God’s ‘Dream’ of Harmony in World”

October 18, 2021 by Miscellaneous News Source 3 Comments

LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. If you are not familiar with the term “God’s Dream,” please read Warren B. Smith’s “GOD’S DREAM”—Satan’s Ultimate Scheme. In that booklet/article, you will see how that concept is being used by some of today’s top Christian leaders. I am not fully forgiven until … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Interspirituality, New Age movement, One-World Religion, Rick Warren, The New Spirituality, Universalism Tagged: catholic church, Christian leaders, god's dream, joel osteen, New Age movement, pope francis, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Robert Schuller, roman catholiism, universalism, vatican, Warren B. Smith

NEW BOOKLET: Dead Men Talking—Necromancy in Today’s Church

August 9, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

Dead Men Talking—Necromancy in Today’s Church by Warren B. Smith is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are available. Our Booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own personal use. Below is the content of this new … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Churches in Crisis!, New Age movement, Oprah Winfrey, Paganism, pantheism & panentheism, RESOURCES, The New Spirituality Tagged: greg laurie, have heart, james robison, Necromancy, New Age, occultism, promise keepers, steve berger, talking to the dead, Warren B. Smith

Letter to the Editor: Sincerely Deceived by the “Jesus” of Jesus Calling, But God’s Word Brought Me to Truth

June 21, 2021 by Letters to the Editor 3 Comments

Dear Lighthouse Trails: My searching for the true, living Jesus was fostered at a young age from a devout mother of prayer and service to the Lord Jesus Christ.  However, not understanding the importance of inductively studying the Bible, and not encouraged by the churches we were attending to do so, I drifted away as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Discernment, JESUS CALLING, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, The Word of God Tagged: bible study, deception, discernment, god's word, jesus calling, letter to the editor, Warren B. Smith

Lighthouse Trails Does Special Mailing of Titanic Book to Nearly 600 Christian Leaders and Pastors

March 24, 2021 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 5 Comments

Since 2016, Lighthouse Trails has been sending out topical booklets three times a year* to a growing list of pastors and Christian leaders. Our current list contains 582 names. Last week, we sent out our fifteenth mailing, but instead of sending out booklets, this time we sent each pastor and leader a copy of Warren … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, RESOURCES, REVIVAL, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Christian leaders, churches in crisis, discernment, false revival, god's dream, Necromancy, pastors, spiritual deception, titanic and today's church, Warren B. Smith

Lighthouse Trails 2020 Year-in-Review – Part 3 – Top 10 LT Author Articles

December 30, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author Leave a Comment

See Part 1 of Year in Review: Top 10 Letters to the Editor. See Part 2 of Year in Review: Top 10 Out-of-House News Stories. Lighthouse Trails has been blessed and privileged to work with dozens of committed, discerning, Bible-believing authors since 2002. Below is a list of 10 articles we posted in 2020 by some of these men and women (in … [Read more…]

Posted in: YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: bill randles, carl teichrib, chris lawson, david dombrowski, gregory reid, lois putnam, mike oppenheimer, richard nathan, tony pearce, Warren B. Smith, YEAR IN REVIEW

The Titanic and Today’s Church—The “Perfect” Storm

November 11, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 8 Comments

By Warren B. Smith At 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic—the biggest, grandest ship of its time—collided with an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. Less than three hours later the seemingly unsinkable ship did the unthinkable—it sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eschatology, Signs of the Times Tagged: deception, discernment, titanic, Warren B. Smith

Steve Berger and Other Church Leaders Calling for “Repentance” and “Revival” May First Need to Repent Themselves

September 29, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 13 Comments

A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? (Jeremiah 5:30-31) Today, a growing number of Christian leaders are holding public events calling for national … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Churches in Crisis!, Conference Alerts, Defending the Faith, Ecumenism, One-World Religion, REVIVAL, Spiritual Deception, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: Christian leaders, false revival, greg laurie, harry ironside, have heart, james robison, Necromancy, revival, steve berger, titanic, unity, Warren B. Smith

Announcing Warren B. Smith’s New Book—The Titanic and Today’s Church: A Tale of Two Shipwrecks

September 28, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 5 Comments

Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce Warren B. Smith’s new book, The Titanic and Today’s Church: A Tale of Two Shipwrecks. The book, published by Mountain Stream Press, has gone to press and is now available for pre-order through Lighthouse Trails. It will also be available to order through most major online book outlets and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bethel Church (Redding), Book/Music Excerpts, Charismatic, Christian Publishers/Bookstores, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Discernment, New Age movement, One-World Religion, Oprah Winfrey, Persecution, RESOURCES, Saddleback, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Antichrist, end-times, false revival, god's dream, Leonard Sweet, New Age movement, oneness, persecution, Rick Warren, titanic, Warren B. Smith

Taking a Quantum Leap into the New Age

May 30, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

From Roger Oakland and Caryl Matrisciana’s book, The Evolution Conspiracy. There is a clear but complex marriage between physical evolution and transcendental evolution. Ironically, while forcing out creationism, many scientists and educators push for an equally religious alternative. They cling to the Eastern concept that the next stage of man’s evolution will arrive in spiritual … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Book/Music Excerpts, Creation/Evolution, Defending the Faith, Ecumenism, Eschatology, Hinduism, Interspirituality, New Age movement, One-World Religion, Oprah Winfrey, pantheism & panentheism, Rick Warren, Road to Rome, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, THE SHACK, YOGA Tagged: caryl matrisciana, evolution, Henri Nouwen, kenneth copeland, Leonard Sweet, oprah winfrey, pope francis, quantum spirituality, Rick Warren, Roger Oakland, spiritual evolution, The Shack, Warren B. Smith

Sound Doctrine Through It All

April 15, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 9 Comments

By Warren B. Smith Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass. (Deuteronomy 32:1-2) How precious … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Defending the Faith, Encouragement, On Christian Faith, RESOURCES, The Word of God Tagged: doctrine, god's word, teachings, the bible, Warren B. Smith

Update on Warren B. Smith

January 26, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 9 Comments

In 2004, the editors at Lighthouse Trails came into contact with former New Age follower Warren B. Smith after reading his book, Deceived on Purpose (which had been released that year). We had been so affected by the book that we placed a notice about it on our website. A few days later, after seeing … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Discernment, Encouragement, General Information, On Christian Faith Tagged: grace, New Age, testimony, update, Warren B. Smith

“Bringing Light To Areas of Darkness”

January 26, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 6 Comments

By the Editors at Lighthouse Trails In the year 2000, we learned that a mantra-style meditation coupled with a mystical spirituality had been introduced to the evangelical Christian church and was infiltrating youth groups, churches, seminaries, and Bible studies at an alarming rate. In the spring of 2002, we began Lighthouse Trails Publishing with the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Spirituality, Defending the Faith, Discernment, Marxism/Socialism, On Christian Faith, Publishing News, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: christian publishing, discernment, LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS, marxism, Ray Yungen, research, Roger Oakland, Warren B. Smith

Letter to the Editor: Followers of Jesus Calling—All About Them, Not About God

January 16, 2020 by Letters to the Editor 13 Comments

To Lighthouse Trails: My sister-in-law is deceived by Jesus Calling. They are now on a mission/vacation trip to Kenya. They have supported a young girl for years and are going to meet her on this trip. I communicated to her our prayers for their safety. I knew she had been deeply steeped in Jesus Calling, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, JESUS CALLING, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: carnal, deception, jesus calling, letter to the editor, New Age, occult, sarah young, self, sensual, Warren B. Smith

Fearing God in a Fearless New Age

January 3, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

By Warren B. Smith Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. (Psalm 128:1) We are living in fearful times, yet the Bible repeatedly tells us to “Fear not.” Scripture assures us that “God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Course in Miracles, Book/Music Excerpts, New Age movement Tagged: A Course in Miracles, acim, jesus calling, mark batterson, oprah winfrey, purpose driven, Rick Warren, Robert Schuller, Warren B. Smith

“Roma Downey and Lightworkers Media Options Bestselling Author Debbie Macomber’s ‘Angels Everywhere’ Book Series”

December 27, 2019 by Miscellaneous News Source 5 Comments

LTRP Note: The following news clip is posted for informational and research purposes and not as an endorsement for either the content or the source. Lighthouse Trails has been issuing warnings about the New Age propensities of Roma Downey for the last few years because of the promotion of Ms. Downey by popular Christian leaders … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, New Age movement, Roma Downey Tagged: angel of light, angels, David Jeremiah, debbie macomber, demons, films, greg laurie, media, new ae movement, panentheism, roma downey, Satan, tv., Warren B. Smith

Being Thankful Through It All

November 28, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 5 Comments

By Warren B. Smith In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18) Thankfulness is our attempt as believers to express the inexpressible—the amazing gratitude we feel for the amazing grace bestowed upon us by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He not only … [Read more…]

Posted in: RESOURCES, The Word of God Tagged: blessings, thankful, thankfulness, Warren B. Smith

The New Age Road to a U.S. “Department of Peace”

November 16, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 12 Comments

LTRP Note: In August of 2019, presidential candidate for 2020, Marianne Williamson, “unveiled” her plans for a Department of Peace in the United States. But as you will read in the following article by former New Age follower Warren B. Smith, Williamson’s Department of Peace has been in the making for many years. Regardless of … [Read more…]

Posted in: New Age movement, Oprah Winfrey, Politics, Signs of the Times Tagged: America, congress, Department of Peace, Marianne Williamson, New Age movement, Oprah, persecution, Politics, Warren B. Smith

Video: Spiritual Experiences: What Spirit? With Warren Smith

October 3, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

The following lecture is by former New Age follower Warren B. Smith. For many other lectures by Warren, visit his new YouTube channel. Once on that channel, you can subscribe so that you can get notifications whenever a new video by Warren is posted.

Posted in: New Age movement, Signs of the Times, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: A Course in Miracles, light that was dark, New Age movement, spiritual experiences, Warren B. Smith

New Booklet: “Patiently Waiting and Enduring Through It All”

August 13, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 2 Comments

NEW BOOKLET: Patiently Waiting and Enduring Through It All by Warren B. Smith is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 14 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are available. Our Booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own personal use. Below is the content … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Encouragement, RESOURCES, The Word of God Tagged: encouragement, hardships, pressing on, tribulations, Warren B. Smith, Word of God

NEW BOOKLET: MAITREYA: What We Can Learn From This False New Age Christ

June 26, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

Just as we were about to go to press with this new booklet by Warren B. Smith—MAITREYA: What We Can Learn From This False New Age Christ—we learned that a prominent Bethel Church worship leader has described Jesus as “an enlightened master,” which is exactly what Maitreya and almost all New Age figures call him. While … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Course in Miracles, JESUS CALLING, New Age movement, Purpose Driven Movement, RESOURCES, Rick Warren, Signs of the Times, THE SHACK Tagged: anticrhist, false christ, jesus calling, maitreya, New Age movement, purpose driven life, The Shack, Warren B. Smith

The “Jesus” of “Jesus Calling” Tells Us to “Laugh at the Future”

May 6, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 12 Comments

By Warren B. Smith The “Jesus” of Jesus Calling completely contradicts the sober warnings of the true Jesus Christ in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 when he states: “The future is a phantom, seeking to spook you. Laugh at the future!”1 In the Bible, Jesus Christ makes it clear that the future is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Eschatology, JESUS CALLING, Signs of the Times Tagged: end-times, jesus calling, laughter, matthew 24, Warren B. Smith

Lighthouse Trails Sending Out 10th Mailing to Christian Leaders and Pastors

April 2, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 2 Comments

Since January 2016, Lighthouse Trails has been mailing out small booklet packs to Christian leaders and pastors three times a year. This week, we will be sending our 10th mailing. Since we began the mailings, we have added the names of numerous pastors and ministry leaders, many of whom were sent to us from our readers. Our current list is at 205 names. If you would like your pastor to begin receiving these mailings, please send his name and church mailing address to us at editors@lighthousetrails.com.

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, On Christian Faith, RESOURCES, Spiritual Deception, Transgenderism, Transgenderism Tagged: Christian leaders, Eugene Peterson, lois putnam, Roger Oakland, Roman Catholicism, the Message, transgenderism, Warren B. Smith

False Revival Kick-Started by Francis Chan, Rodney Howard Browne, Benny Hinn, Bill Johnson, and Todd White

March 29, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 27 Comments

How do you start a true revival with key controversial NAR leaders—ask Francis Chan; he was there. Former pastor Francis Chan, who recently spoke at The Send conference in Florida with numerous NAR leaders such as Benny Hinn, Bill Johnson, Todd White, and Rodney Howard Browne, said in his own defense for sharing such a platform:

Posted in: Conference Alerts, False Signs and Wonders, FOR MILLENNIALS, Signs of the Times, The New Spirituality Tagged: apostasy, bill johnson, discernment, false revival, francis chan, lou engle, NAR, revival, rodney-howard browne, spiritual deception, the send, todd white, Warren B. Smith

Letter to the Editor: I Was Seduced by the “Jesus” of “Jesus Calling”

January 17, 2019 by Letters to the Editor 9 Comments

LTRP Note: At Lighthouse Trails, we believe that many Christians have been seduced by “another Jesus” who has come as an angel of light, goodness, and love through books such as Jesus Calling and The Shack. The Bible warns of “seducing spirits,” but many in the church (including much of church leadership) ignore such warnings while … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, JESUS CALLING, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Spiritual Deception Tagged: "another jesus" calling, deception, jesus calling, letter to the editor, sarah young, seducing spirits, Warren B. Smith

Jesus Calling— “Co-creating” With God

January 15, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 4 Comments

By Warren B. Smith In Jesus Calling, “Jesus” mentions a key New Age term: co-creation. Many people do not realize that co-creation is a New Age evolutionary concept that teaches that man as God co-creates with God because man is God also. But man is not God. Co-creation is a New Age concept that entails … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, Book/Music Excerpts, JESUS CALLING, New Age movement, The Emerging Church Tagged: "another jesus" calling, barbara marx hubbard, co-creates, co-creating, jesus calling, neale donald walsch, New Age, sarah young, Warren B. Smith

Lighthouse Trails 2018 Year-in-Review – Part 3 – Top 9 Articles by Like-Minded Ministries

December 28, 2018 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

See also Part 1, and Part 2 of our 2018 Year in Review. The following are the Top 10 stories written in 2018 by like-minded ministries (most of whom are also authors Lighthouse Trails represents). In order of date posted (oldest to newest): 1. Biometrics and Big Brother by Roger Oakland – A trend is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Transgenderism, Transgenderism, YEARS IN REVIEW Tagged: bill randles, biometrics, carl teichrib, cedric fisher, children, Christian leaders, discernment, emerging churdh, end-times, francis chan, god's dream, gregory reid, lois putnam, maria kneas, mike oppenheimer, New Age, persecution, Roger Oakland, transgenderism, Warren B. Smith
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  • “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.

  • Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values?
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 6, 2023 at 4:41 pm

    Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values? “The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will be nothing.”—mystic Karl Rahner With the Asbury “revival” spreading into various other colleges and universities (and even churches), and with so much talk about revival today, one question that needs to be asked is, what kind of Christian will the majority of today’s ... [Read more...] The post Will “Revival” in Christian Colleges Bring About a Generation of Mystics — With “Woke,” Not Biblical, Values? appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on March 3, 2023 at 2:14 pm

    Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day By Maria Kneas And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. (Deuteronomy 31:8) I know something about fighting fear because I’ve had a problem with fear all of my life. My dad was sent home ... [Read more...] The post Fighting Fear in a Fearful Day appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 26, 2023 at 2:21 pm

    Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match According to one definition, Lent is: While the Bible does not give any instruction to practice or participate in Lent, many churches do. In fact, since the contemplative prayer movement has come into full swing, more and more churches are observing Lent. And, in fact, Lent is often being used as the open door to ... [Read more...] The post Lent and Contemplative – A Likely Match appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: EVANGULLIBLE
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 23, 2023 at 12:22 pm

    Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: <em>EVANGULLIBLE</em> Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce Warren B. Smith’s new book, Evangullible. The book, published by Mountain Stream Press, is now available through Lighthouse Trails. Evangelical—in, of, or according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the literal teachings of the Holy Bible. Gullible—easily deceived. Evangullible—easily deceived by teachings that contradict the Gospel of Jesus ... [Read more...] The post Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: <em>EVANGULLIBLE</em> appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on February 21, 2023 at 2:38 pm

    Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor from a Lighthouse Trails reader raises valid concerns about circumstances surrounding the Asbury “revival.” While Asbury University personnel and numerous secular and religious media outlets say that the “revival” is “pure, unplanned, organic,” and unexpected, it turns out an NAR/IHOP*-connected group had been planning a revival event ... [Read more...] The post Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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