Lighthouse Faith

The Catholic Church is in a precarious cultural moment in history as it balances the need stay true to its teachings, but also to being a welcoming church. And there's hardly a more reasonable voice out there than Bishop Robert Barron, who says the church must first decide what it means by the word "welcoming". It can mean different things to different people depending on what side of the politica...

It's full circle for actor Kelsey Grammer. Beer and Faith. Grammer, the star of the long running sitcom "Cheers," its spinoff "Frasier," and the recent film "Jesus Revolution," is living his dream of running a brewery. The result is his new microbrew, Faith American, the product of his own brewery in the Catskills he founded in 2015. He recently promoted two of four flavors of the ale at one of th...

Born in America, raised in Silver Springs, Maryland, Rabbi Dov Lipman loves the land of his birth. But the call from Israel, his spiritual home, was so great that he renounced his citizenship after winning a seat in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset. The first American born MK in thirty years. He experienced what is known as Aliyah, the Hebrew word meaning rising, ascending, or exalted. It's the...

Men becoming women, women becoming men... Best-selling author Stephen Strang says it's why he wrote his new book, "Spirit-Led Living in an Upside-Down World." Strang is the founder and CEO of Charisma Media, a Christian multi-media company. He's probably most known for his books on the faith of Donald Trump: "God and Donald Trump," "God, Trump and the 2020 Election," and more. But his latest book...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, has become all too familiar a topic today. Most of the time it's in reference to veteran soldiers, coming back from the theater of war after experiencing its untold horrors. But what about the victims of conflict who are not trained soldiers? What about the children? David Rubin is the former Mayor of Shiloh, Israel. In 2001 he was driving home from Jerusal...

The Old Testament's book of Ezekiel mentions precious stones like beryl, carbuncle, diamonds, emeralds and more. This means that these stones were likely available in the Middle East where the Scriptures were written. Also, the books of Job, Isaiah and others also mentions jewels. So where are these precious stones? Well, at this year's National Religious Broadcasters convention in Orlando, a comp...

For Scott Beck, Artificial Intelligence is a technological tool that can be used for human flourishing. For example, imagine your depressed teen searches a site asking for advice about living or dying. Then imagine that when that teen gets search results back, that teen sees a message inviting them to connect to someone for conversation or prayer. When they respond, they’re connected minutes later...

Heresies have existed in Christianity for more than two-thousand years, since the faith began. Early followers of Jesus Christ fought hard, first to understand the faith, and then to create doctrines that more faithful through the centuries could follow. The Nicene Creed, promulgated at the Council of Nicaea in the 4th century, comes out of that struggle, and is still the accepted profession of fa...

The depths of depravity of human sin are never more blatantly on display than in the horrors of human trafficking. It is the focus of actor Jim Caviezel's new movie, "Sound of Freedom", being released on July 4th, the day America celebrates its independence. We fought the Revolutionary War to gain that freedom from British rule. Less than a century later the country was embroiled in the Civil War...

For theologian and Bible scholar Dr. Alex McFarland, there is no separating America's Constitution from the Bible. Where does the right to life and liberty come from? From Buddha? No. From the pagan god of Ekron? No. How about from ourselves? No! The only worldview that provides a framework for those basic rights is in the Bible. There's a lot of debate over whether America is a Christian nation....

Author Nancy Pearcey says the problem with our view of manhood today is that "There are two competing scripts for masculinity." They are the God Man vs the Real Man. The Bible says men are made in God's image, as are women. And that men's unique masculine strengths are not given to them just to get whatever they want, but to provide, protect and take care of the people they love. So where did the...

As many prepare to celebrate their dads on Father's Day (June 18), statistics show there's a huge problem of fatherlessness in the country. According to a report, 39 percent of students in the United States, from the first grade to their senior year of high school, do not have a father at home. And fatherlessness is the cause of several other social issues like crime. 85 percent of youth who are c...

Abraham Hamilton III, the General Consul and Public Policy Analyst for the American Family Association, homeschools his children. It's not because of any recent objections, but because he says public schools were created for the purpose of evangelizing children into the church of humanism. When parents point to indoctrination by public schools today, Hamilton says the reason is far more foundation...

FOX News Correspondent Benjamin Hall is grateful to be alive, grateful to have survived a bomb blast, while still mourning the deaths of the four others traveling in the vehicle with him covering the war in Ukraine. But there is something he's sure of: he was saved by an angel, a messenger from God. Millions of people know the harrowing story of Hall's recovery from the attack. His book "Saved: A...

Recent polls showing how many Generation Z adults believe Jesus was NOT sinless, shows the chasm between real theological knowledge and what the secular culture is preaching. This is a problem. So, what's a Christian supposed to do when faced with erroneous, and often heretical beliefs about their faith? Learn the core beliefs and learn them well. On this episode of Lighthouse Faith podcast, Dr. R...

This the last podcast I did with Dr. Timothy Keller who passed away on Friday May 19, 2023, after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 72. It is with such a heavy heart that I think of him this day and this last podcast. He was my pastor and my mentor. He influenced millions through the ministry at Redeemer Presbyterian Church and his books. He brought untold numbers of people to Christ. For me I kn...

It is the site where Moses first saw the burning bush, where God commanded him to tell Pharoah, "Let my people go!" It is where the Israelites traveled to after being freed from slavery in Egypt, by God's Holy hand, and where He gave them His law, The Ten Commandments. Mount Sinai is a critical and monumental part of the redemptive narrative in the Bible. And yet archeologists have not definitivel...

If you're not exactly sure what Christian Nationalism is, just keep watching or reading mainstream media outlets and you'll learn a lot of negative things about it, and by default, Christianity. What's clear is that it's a term meant to evoke fear and loathing. In fact, the majority of people who've heard of Christian Nationalism see it as something negative. Why is that? Because it's primarily a...

While Disney is embroiled in the culture wars and litigation with the state of Florida, another entertainment alternative is coming into its own; one that holds to the foundational faith values that built America, perhaps the values the Disney brand used to have. It's called The Logos Theater. And it's not just stage productions, but also a film studio and a conservatory that's part of its umbrell...

No disrespect to the Pew organization, but Reverend Samuel Rodriguez insists its numbers don't tell the whole story. Pew recently released its survey on the changing faith of Hispanics in the nation, the largest minority group in the United States. As of 2022, Pew shows that 43 percent of adults identify as Catholic, a drop of 24 percent from 2010. And the number of religiously unaffiliated rose t...

The increased attacks on churches and Christians are just the latest chapters in a long narrative of Christian persecution. While the Roman Empire brutally tortured, maimed and slaughtered the first Christian believers, Christians today are being maligned and massacred for much the same reason, because they will not renounce their faith in Jesus Christ. Christianity is the most persecuted religion...

Holy Week is the most sacred time in Christianity. Palm Sunday to the victory of Easter seven days later, is what defines the faith. There is no Christian religion without the resurrection of Jesus. And there is no resurrection without His crucifixion, and no crucifixion without understanding why, just a few days before his arrest, Jesus was hailed as a hero when he entered Jerusalem with throngs...

The transgender phenomenon is fast becoming the concern of parents worldwide, and a big problem is that those who question its validity get labeled transphobic, especially if they're a conservative Christian. The shooting in Nashville, TN has even furthered the debate, as the shooter identified as trans. The controversy has pitted supporters of puberty blockers and cross sex hormones against those...

Even geniuses need nurturing; people who say the right thing at the right time to a developing mind, that brings about their incredible awe-inspiring insight. So it is with the theological wisdom and intellect of Dr. Timothy Keller, one of the most well-known Christian pastors and authors in the country and some would say in the world. He's the retired senior pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church...

It has been well documented that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world. Open Doors International has all the statistics showing how the lives of Christians in countries like North Korea, Nigeria and several Muslim majority nations are under constant threat. However, in Western countries like here in the United States, there's a different kind of persecution taking place. They'r...