By Apprising Ministries correspondent Chrystal Whitt of Slaughter of the Sheep The heretical New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) has been gaining steam, and the movers and shakers want to take over the world through their seven mountain, or seven spheres, of influence.  When we watch people like Rick Joyner in action, we may be tempted to believe he is just […]

by John D. Morris, Ph.D., president of The Institute for Creation Research “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.” (1 Timothy 4:1) In chapter one of his first epistle to Timothy, Paul warned about false teachers and heresies in […]

Just a short note asking for prayer, particularly if you’ve been blessed by this online apologetics and discernment work, and making you aware that the hard drive in the main computer at here at Apprising Ministries has crashed. Fortunately back problems had forced me to do much of my work from a laptop so the loss […]

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. (Colossians 2:8, ESV) Postmodern Word Games Apprising Ministries is an online apologetics and discernment work specializing in analyzing current trends in the visible church apprising […]

And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the LORD. And behold, at the entrance of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs to the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east, worshiping the sun toward the […]

By Bud Press, Director Christian Research Service Point #1: Business of betrayal   In what was once thought to be a closed chapter in Todd Bentley’s Book of Angelic Anomalies, Emma the female angel has returned. According to Bentley, “she” never left.   Beginning at 6:14 into a YouTube video titled, Todd Bentley-“Repenting for offending the supernatural,” […]

 This online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has been among those who’ve been reporting on an ill-advised decision by Dr. John Piper to bring Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren into the Desiring God Conference 2010 as the keynote speaker. Unfortunately, it got even worse when Dr. Piper defended his decision; and so, Warrengate is still slowly simmering: At root I think [Rick Warren] is theological […]

In recent posts such as Leonard Sweet, Frank Viola, And The Third Way and Root Of This New Downgrade here at Apprising Ministries I’ve been showing you how deeply the practice, and results, of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) within the pretending to be Protestant squishy evanjellyfish community. And in Mark Driscoll And Neo-Reformed New Calvinist Contemplative Spirituality I’ve also shown you that […]

 *UPDATE* Now Frank Turk has specifically said he is not talking about Christian Research Network in the below post so I have edited the post to reflect what he has said today.  Frank Turk is perhaps best known for his blogging at Pyromaniacs with Phil Johnson, who’s the executive director of John McArthur’s fine Grace to You ministry. […]

 He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and journeying toward Jerusalem. And someone said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once […]