from Lighthouse Trails

There have always been attempts to silence truth. It happened in the Old Testament days when God's prophets were killed. It happened to the disciples after the resurrection and then to a long line of courageous believers throughout history who stood for the gospel message of Jesus Christ.

In a lesser way (I mean not yet with our lives), believers in the Western world are also being silenced when they attempt to defend the Christian faith in the midst of heretical teachings and false doctrines. We hear the stories every week. One evangelist told us that when he showed up at a conference (as one of the speakers), he was told, "Talk about anything you want, but don't say anything negative about Rick Warren." Another person told us that their pastor held up a copy of Ray Yungen's book to his congregation and said, "Do not read this book - it is a dangerous book." Again, another incident took place just this week with a Christian newspaper that lost the support of a long-standing mega-church when the publisher of the paper ran our story (Christian or Christ-Follower? ) warning about contemplative spirituality.

For us here at Lighthouse Trails, threats are issued (warning us to stop), untrue statements are posted on blogs and websites, and rumors of lawsuits find their way to our office. When we ask these people to show us where our documentation is faulty, there is silence. The facts speak for themselves, and thus we continue (by the grace of God) to make them available for others to see. And we know that many of you are working hard also to warn, beseech, and plead with those for whom you care. May God strengthen you in your efforts, and may we remember those who have gone before us and paid a much higher price than we have had to pay - they paid with their lives. May we as Christians in this century stand in the strength of the Lord, according to His power and grace.