24 Lighthouse Trails Research Journal
“ Bringing light
Something About Us to areas of darkness ” 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 hope of exposing this dangerous and pervasive mystical paradigm — six months later we published our first release , A Time of Departing by Ray Yungen .
As we learned more about contemplative spirituality ( also known as the Spiritual Formation movement ), we came to realize it had entered the church through a number of avenues .
Because the premise of this spirituality is both pantheistic ( God is all things ) and panentheistic ( God is in all things ), thus refuting the Gospel message of the Cross , we are compelled to address this subject . Lighthouse Trails Publishing and our research ministry , Lighthouse Trails Research Project , are here as a service to the body of Christ .
Since publishing A Time of Departing , Lighthouse Trails has grown from one couple , David and Deborah Dombrowski , to about 35 authors and several editors and web assistants . We all have one thing in common and that is our desire to contend for biblical Christian faith and defend the message of the Cross .
Since we began , we have come to identify certain elements in society and in the church that are leading people away from the Gospel and toward death . These include mysticism , evolution , the New Age , homosexuality , abortion , Communism / Marxism , anti- Semitism , pornography , and pedophilia . Thus , you will see in our writings that we talk about these issues , exposing them in the light of God ’ s Word . You will see articles , blog posts , books , booklets , CDs , and DVDs about the evolution / creation debate , the holocaust , the emerging church , child sexual abuse , and so forth .
We also seek to bring forth the writings of men and women who encourage , exhort , and edify the body of Christ and reach out to the lost through teachings that lift up the name of Jesus Christ and present the Gospel of salvation .
Each of the books , booklets , DVDs , and CDs we publish and / or distribute has been prayerfully chosen . . . and we believe the message in each one will help equip Christian believers with biblical truth
AUTHOR WEBSITES AND SUPPORT : Lighthouse Trails has created author websites for several of our authors ( see page 31 ). On these sites , you can learn more about the authors , get contact information , and help financially support the ones who are in full-time ministry .
FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE BLOG WITH DAILY NEWS & UPDATES : http :// www . lighthousetrailsresearch . com / blog .
LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS RESEARCH PROJECT : Nearly 800 web pages of research , over 2000 articles , and 25,000 external links of research material : http :// www . lighthousetrailsresearch . com . and inspiration to stand in courage and strength while defending the faith and walking with Jesus Christ . We join you in that effort , knowing it is only by His grace that we are able to stand . Editors , staff , and authors | Lighthouse Trails Publishing , Inc .
You may view our doctrinal statement on both of our websites . Also we now have the Booklet : The Story Behind Lighthouse Trails ( BKT-LT ).
OUR HISTORY March 2002 — Lighthouse Trails Publishing officially began . September 2002 — Published first book , A Time of Departing . Spring 2004 — Began Lighthouse Trails Research Project , the From the Lighthouse blog , and the e-newsletter ( sent out 3x / month via e-mail ). 2005 — Published Trapped in Hitler ’ s Hell by Anita Dittman , the first book in our Remembering the Holocaust series . Later we published books by Corrie ten Boom and Diet Eman , giving Lighthouse Trails three Holocaust survivor authors . 2007 — Published Faith Undone , a powerful expose of the emerging church by Roger Oakland . 2010 — Relocated to Montana from Oregon ; also began The Shepherd ’ s Garden , a “ tent-making ” effort to help support Lighthouse Trails — created our own Shepherd ’ s organic Bible verse tea . 2011 — Began working with Understand the Times mission work , the Bryce Homes for Widows and Children in Kenya . 2012 — Celebrated the 10 th year anniversary of Lighthouse Trails ; also started the Widows in Kenya basket project as a way to help widows support themselves . Began outreach to Native Americans and First Nations people through Muddy Waters and other Native Spirituality books and DVDs . Sold Oregon property and purchased ten acres in NW Montana . 2013 — In January , began this Lighthouse Trails Research Journal ; also began the Booklets , and in the fall , released Warren B . Smith ’ s book on Jesus Calling , “ Another Jesus ” Calling . 2015 — Moved onto property in Montana having built a 2800sf office and warehouse for Lighthouse Trails . 2016 — In September 2016 , we released our 100 th Booklet ; also in 2016 , LT authors Ray Yungen and Caryl Matrisciana passed away . 2017 — Lighthouse Trails Publishing changed from an LLC to a corporation in the State of Montana .
PDF & E-BOOKS : Most Lighthouse Trails ’ books are available in PDFs and E-Books . These need to be purchased online at our store . When you buy one , you will automatically receive a link to download the book . The difference between PDFs and E-Books is that most computers can read PDFs , but you will need a special reader for the E-Books . These e-books are also available as Kindle and Nook books .
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Volume 5 — No . 6 November / December 2017