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Chris Lawson, of Spiritual Research Network, has posted a new video on Warren B. Smith’s YouTube channel. <\/a>Warren is a former New Age follower and a Lighthouse Trails author who has written numerous books and booklets including his autobiography, The Light That Was Dark.<\/em> In this newly posted video, Warren is speaking at pastor Joe Focht’s Calvary Chapel church in Philadelphia in 2009. “Warren speaks about his life, testimony, and escaping the New Age movement and coming to know Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have never been on Warren’s YouTube channel,<\/a> it contains dozens of Warren’s talks at various venues. We hope you will consider subscribing to the channel so you can be notified when new videos are released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can visit Warren’s website, newagetoamazinggrace.com<\/a>, where there are articles, videos, and contact information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Warren B. Smith (B.A. University of Pennsylvania; M.S.W. Tulane University)\u2014A former community social worker, who served as a program coordinator for people with special needs, directing several homeless programs and working as a Hospice social worker in New Orleans and on the California coast. After leaving the New Age movement and becoming a Christian, he began writing extensively on the subject of spiritual deception. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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