Apparently Apprising Ministries has more influence than we thought. Is she actually serious: See also: DECADE OF DESTINY WITH RICK WARREN RICK WARREN, LAVERNE ADAMS, AND CINDY TRIMM RICK WARREN, DR. LAVERNE ADAMS, AND DR. MARK CHIRONNA

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. (Philippians 2:5-7) Don’t Be Fooled As Richard Foster […]

The following by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, is republished at Apprising Ministries with permission: The Prodigal God has received much notice and praise in the evangelical community.  The editors of World Magazine even proclaimed it their “Book of the Year.”  The accolades are understandable given Timothy Keller’s helpful apologetic approach (see his Reason for God), […]

I’ve pointed out previously that as a general rule, and a courtesy, we do not publish email without the permission of the sender. However at the same time, all email sent to AM and Christian Research Network is considered the property of Apprising Ministries so we may indeed publish unsolicited email for the purposes of […]

Apprising Ministries first told you about popular Seeker Driven Southern Baptist pastor Ed Young, Jr., son of two-time former SBC president Dr. Ed Young, back in a piece called But Southern Baptists Say Ok To T.D. Jakes. There you saw that, long before James MacDonald and his ecumenical Elephant Room, Ed Young, Jr. had already given […]

By Pastor Larry DeBruyn of Guarding His Flock Ministries, republished here with permission: Contemplative Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer “For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also.” 1 Corinthians 14:14-15a, KJV Between contemplative spirituality […]

Hallowed be Your name. (Matthew 6:9) Scripture (1 Peter 1:16) commands believers to be holy “hallowed”), whereas it recognizes God as being holy. So attributing to Him the holiness that already is His is how we hallow His name. As with every other truly righteous action, hallowing God’s name must begin in the heart. Peter […]

Apprising Ministries has been telling you that the Word Faith (WF) movement is moving closer and closer to acceptance within mainstream evangelicalism. For example, Christian Research Network associate editor Erin Benziger made us aware of this peculiarity Mark Driscoll Promoting Word Faith Teacher Brian Houston? I’ll now bring to your attention an up and coming Word Faith personality by […]

By Christian Research Network Associate Editor Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… This is a repost of an original article on Do Not Be Surprised… Nestled in the suburbs of Chicago rests one of America’s most well-known megachurches. Having been at the forefront of the seeker-friendly movement, Willow Creek and its senior pastor, Bill […]

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. (Matthew 6:9) Knowing God as our Father carries with it a definite list of spiritual privileges and benefits. First, it means we need not fear, as pagans do before their false gods or unbelievers do in their agnosticism. Second, real […]