{"id":15666,"date":"2014-06-18T09:02:44","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T13:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=15666"},"modified":"2026-07-12T19:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:06:43","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-from-a-pastor-lighthouse-trails-one-of-the-safest-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/letter-to-the-editor-from-a-pastor-lighthouse-trails-one-of-the-safest-places\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the Editor From a Pastor: Lighthouse Trails “One of the safest places”"},"content":{"rendered":"

To Lighthouse Trails:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lighthouse Trails Publishing, Research Journal, and blog is one of the safest places for any discerning born again believer to be!\u00a0 Given the overall level of counterfeits invading and deceiving today’s believers and seekers, be it through the false movements\u00a0of Purpose Driven, Emergent, New Age, Eastern Mysticism, False Christ’s, Catholicism, Christian Palestinianism, Contemplative advocates and more, Lighthouse Trails remains dependable, reliable and consistent with the Word of God.\u00a0 Having started with Roger Oakland’s excellent book, “Faith Undone” (which is a must read for everyone), we moved on to Roger’s other profoundly insightful and well-documented\u00a0autobiography,\u00a0 “Let There Be Light.”<\/p>\n

Ray Yungens book “A Time Of Departing” is an excellent book that details the infiltration into the church of New Age practices and tactics.\u00a0\u00a0This should be\u00a0“required reading” by every Pastor and\u00a0church leaders!\u00a0 Having been in the New Age myself for approximately 20 years, Warren B. Smith’s books\u2014especially “A Wonderful Deception”\u2014has been a great blessing.\u00a0 Warren very clearly lays out in detail the dark and deceptive agenda of New Age proponents and how Christian’s must become aware of how the New Age is putting its deceptive spin in Christianity\u00a0along with how deep and widespread the movement truly is.<\/p>\n

I would also highly recommend any one of Caryl Matrisciana’s books or movies.\u00a0 Caryl too was involved in the New Age\/New Spirituality movement, and she continues to expose the great gulf between\u00a0 biblical Christianity and Eastern Mysticism.\u00a0The “Wide is the Gate” DVD series is superb.\u00a0We very much appreciate the wonderful production quality of her DVD movies.\u00a0 Her movies immediately engage the viewer with great intensity backed by factual information.<\/p>\n

Any books or DVD’s by Dave Hunt are excellent, eye opening resourses that Lighthouse Trails make available.\u00a0 When it comes to laying\u00a0out\u00a0biblical prophecy\u00a0or Catholic heresy,\u00a0Dave Hunt consistently ties and applies it to the Word of God.<\/p>\n

In the great deception that is rampant in the church today, everyone needs a safe place to be.\u00a0 We recommend first and foremost God’s Word, then Lighthouse Trails Publishing, where one can sit down, take a deep breath, and realize that these day’s truly are crazy.\u00a0 It’s not just you, you’re not alone!<\/p>\n

Stay safe!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pastor Bill K.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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