- "UNSHACKLED"
by Herescope UNSHACKLED: Breaking Away From Seductive Spirituality Pastor Larry DeBruyn's new book reviews The Shack, Wm. Paul Young's bestselling spiritual allegory. But is much more than that! UNSHACKLED is a solid biblical refutation of the emerging heresies of the "quantum spirituality" movement. This movement is showing up both within the New Age/New Spirituality and also the Emerging/Emergent church (popularized by Leonard Sweet's book titled Quantum Spirituality).... There is an aweso... - Child Vaccinated Without Parent's Consent
Will Obama's declaration of a national health emergency ultimately lead to a further erosion of parents' rights? This story should raise alarm bells in the minds of parents. This news brief courtesy of CrossTalk Blog.... - A Pre-Halloween Warning: The Rising Darkness in Children's Games
"Spiritual transformation... is mediated through a person's religious imagination." Lancaster Theological Seminary "I love anime. I will always love it.... I will not let anyone tell me that the things I hold dear are evil." "Satan is not simply trying to draw people to the dark side of a good versus evil conflict. Actually, he is trying to eradicate the gap between himself and God, between good and evil, altogether." Ray Yungen, A Time of Departing "Woe ...... - Newsweek: Blair for President of European Union Council?
By Denis MacShane NEWSWEEK Like his mentor Bill Clinton, Tony Blair is poised to become the comeback kid of his generation. Europe's chattering class is currently buzzing with speculation that the former British prime minister is about to emerge from semiretirement to become president of the European Union Council. The new post, created by the Lisbon Treaty, will preside over meetings of Europe's elected leaders, where all the EU's real decisions get made. Assuming the treaty gets ...... - Book Review: Rob Bell's Drops Like Stars
What has red gilded pages, a hard cover, and costs more than the average person might pay for a book that can be read in one sitting? From a distance, Rob Bell's gigantic new book Drops like Stars is reminiscent of the Twilight Series look, with red flower and broken petals falling and shattering to pieces against a black backdrop. It looks like something you might find on a table in the corner of your ...... - IS ARIZONA FOR SALE TO BIG PORN?
"The sex industry endangers all children, women, and families. The largest group of Internet porn viewers are children between ages 12 and 17." By Dr. Judith Reisman NewsWithViews.com Arizona's a "happen" place! Digital City's Digitalicity.com recently reported that Big Pornography is "moving to Phoenix, Ariz....Phoenix may replace San Fernando Valley, Calif. as the porn capitol of America.' Why? "In September the Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed complaints against 16 porn ... - Concerns About Christian Post Article: "Pastor Offers a Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional"
LTRP Note: On October 15th, the Christian Post posted an article titled "Pastor Offers a Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional," which featureS an evangelical pastor, Jim Belcher, who proposeS a "third way" other than emerging and what he calls "traditional" Christianity. You may read that article by clicking here. The following commentary by M. B. Tucker is putting to question the assumptions and hopes of Belcher and the Christian Post. COMMENTARY BY M.B. TUCKER Amos 3:3 ...... - Doug Pagitt's New Book - A Christianity Worth Believing - NOT Worth Believing
by Ezra McGill Free-lance writer In his book, A Christianity Worth Believing, emergent leader Doug Pagitt presents a theology that is worth exposing, because it is neither biblical nor Christian. This is the unfortunate power of media-savvy emergent leaders--errant theology is couched in Christian terms, and the undiscerning are drawn in. As others have noted, Doug Pagitt undoubtedly cares about his flock, the homeless, coffee farmers in Guatemala, and the environment. Yet, if the emergent mov... - FFRF Sues IRS, Geithner & California State over "Minister of Gospel" Tax Benefits
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes only. Lighthouse Trails in no supports the efforts of the FFRF. "FFRF and 21 California Taxpayers File Historic Challenge" FFRF Sues IRS, Geithner & California State over "Minister of Gospel" Tax Benefits The national Freedom From Religion Foundation, along with 21 of its California members, has filed a nationally-significant federal lawsuit in Sacramento, challenging tax benefits for "ministers of the gospel... - When a Young Girl Meets a Mystic
LTRP Note: The following is an excerpt from Carolyn A. Greene's novel, Castles in the Sand, the first novel published that addresses the contemplative prayer (spiritual formation) movement. In this excerpt, the young Christian Teresa [Tessa], now attending a Christian college, is in her dorm room, thinking about her new spiritual director, Ms. Jasmine, who has promised to teach her students how to enter the "inner life" just like the mystics of the past. For ...... - CONGRESS MOVES TO CONTROL ALL U.S. WATER
By NWV News writer Jim Kouri NewsWithViews.com Conservatives are warning Americans about the ambitions of federal lawmakers to control all waters within the United States including those on private property, in the latest power grab by progressive politicians. According to the American Land Rights Association, the Obama Administration and Congress are attempting to pass the Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009 (S787) that would amend the 1972 Clean Water Act and replace the words "navigable wat... - New YouTube: Anita Dittman on The Holocaust
LTP Note: The following is our most recent YouTube video clip. This one is featuring Holocaust survivor and Lighthouse Trails author, Anita Dittman. The video is a ten minute segment of her DVD, The Story of Anita Dittman, based on her book, Trapped in Hitler's Hell. Lighthouse Trails YouTube Video Clips courtesy of "Luke."... - Is Obama Poised to Cede US Sovereignty?
"Thatcher adviser: Copenhagen goal is 1-world government 'Global warming' to be used as 'pretext' for 'change'" By Jerome R. Corsi 2009 WorldNetDaily A former science adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher says the real purpose of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on Dec. 7-18 is to use global warming hype as a pretext to lay the foundation for a one-world government. "At [the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in] Copenhagen this December, w... - Will Safe Houses Be Needed Again?
by James Hutchens courtesy Kjos Ministries This week an above the fold headlines of the Washington Times stated: "Israelis may stay home to avoid arrest." The lead article went on to say, "Israel is seriously considering restricting travel to Europe by its senior officials and military officers fearing they might be arrested in the wake of a disputed U.N. report [The Goldstone Report] that accuses the Jewish state of targeting civilians in its Gaza war earlier this ...... - Report Says Young Evangelicals Calling Rick Warren/Bono Role Models
LTRP Note: The following out-of-house article is posted here, not as an endorsement of what is being said, but rather to illustrate that today's young Christians are largely being influenced by those outside the scope of biblical Christianity and are being pulled into the "new spirituality" via Rick Warren and other contemplative/emerging leaders and persuasions. This "new spirituality" disguises its false teachings through social justice programs that negate or minimize the Gospel message of Je...
