By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 12, 2011 in Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries is an online apologetics and discernment work specializing in analyzing current trends in the visible church, apprising you as to what they are, and informing you as to how you can deal with them. Sadly, this is a time of growing spiritual darkness and blindness, which is why I’ve been warning you about […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 11, 2011 in Current Issues, Features, Theology
by Gary F. Zeolla Process Theology is a rather recent and very controversial movement. This article will explain and evaluate its beliefs. But first, a look at the background and history of Process Theology. History of Process Theology Process Theology (PT) has its roots in the Grecian, philosopher Heraclitus (c.504 BC). Heraclitus viewed reality in […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 11, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
As I begin this piece here at Apprising Ministries I develop further an analogy I heard originally from Chris Rosebrough; The Build-A-God Shop, a venue where you can come in and share the characteristics of the god of your choosing. Then after you place your order, people scurry down to the basement of the store and get […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 10, 2011 in Current Issues, Features
By Apprising Ministries correspondent Chrystal Whitt of Slaughter of the Sheep Elevation Church, founded by seeker driven pastor Steven Furtick, has made news headlines for removing a child from services for being a “distraction.” On Easter Sunday, twelve-year-old Jackson Helms, who suffers from Cerebral Palsy, attended Elevation Church with his family. During worship, Jackson, according […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 10, 2011 in Current Issues, Features, Quotes
It is sad to find so many professing Christians who appear to regard the wrath of God as something for which they need to make an apology, or at least they wish there were no such thing. While some would not go so far as to openly admit that they consider it a blemish on […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 9, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 9, 2011 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
by Bob DeWaay In 1971, when I was a new Christian and in Bible College, I had the desire to be the best possible Christian. And while the Holy Spirit imparts to all Christians a desire for holiness (an obvious good thing), potential pitfalls that can lead us off course and harm us always exist. […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 9, 2011 in Apologetics, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Ideologically and theologically the early 21st century is characterised by a sharp swing towards postmodernism. This school of thought gradually became established during the past two decades of the previous century but presently enjoys the support of millions of people all over the world. Postmodernism is the frame of mind and lifestyle of the fully […]