By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 1, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Leonard Sweet
For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. (2 Timothy 4:3-4, ESV) It’s Happening Now At An Unprecedented Rate This online apologetics and […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 31, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Leonard Sweet
Apprising Ministries brings to your attention Frank Viola, whose “official website” informs us is: a Christian author and speaker. His public speaking covers a wide range of topics including the all-sufficiency of Jesus Christ, the deepening of the spiritual life, Christian community, church planting, God’s eternal purpose, mission, and church restoration. (Online source) You should also […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 30, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
Apprising Ministries is pleased to draw your attention to a post by pastor Rob Willmann, my fellow Christian Research Network contributor, called Rob Bell, Christianity Today, Twitter, and the Gospel?! Pastor Willmann explains: There’s a video I did a while back on Rob Bell (it’s at the end of the article). In particular, the video […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 30, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. (John 17:17, NASB) What Is True Remains True Whether It’s Believed Or Not Here below are a couple of common questions you will run into with people who’ve bought into the false philosophy of postmodernism e.g. the neo-liberal cult of Emerging Church and their objection to the concept of fixed, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 29, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) Creating Your Own Way To Worship God Apprising Ministries has shared some concern about this New Calvinism as expressed e.g. by Matt Chandler and particularly Mark Driscoll, founder of Acts 29 Network, in recent posts such as […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 29, 2010 in Devotions
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. (Acts 20:28) The value of a thing is seen in the cost. The rare pearl comes with a costly price because its […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 28, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Richard Foster
…they are full of things from the east and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners. (Isaiah 2:6, ESV) Neo-Reformed Contemplative Spirituality? In recent posts such as Acts 29 Network And Reformed Counter Reformation Spirituality? and Acts 29 Pastor Matt Chandler On Being A Reformed Charismatic here at Apprising Ministries I’ve shared some concern […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 28, 2010 in Current Issues, Rick Warren
Apprising Ministries thinks we need to be praying for Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren. He just tweeted: The most exhausting activity is PRETENDING. Faking is fatiguing. Duplicity creates anxiety.Wearing a mask wears you out. (Online source) Zowie; then Rick Warren really must be well past exhaustion by now!?! See also: DR. MICHAEL HORTON ON THE CHAMELEON-LIKE RICK WARREN CHRISTIANS CHALLENGED […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 28, 2010 in Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries draws your attention to an interesting tweet last night from New Calvinist leader Mark Driscoll, who heads the Acts 29 Network: Teaching @ a Foursquare pastors conference tonight & thankful for the invite. (Online source) Here’s more about this event from Lake Samm Foursquare Church: I want to invite you to our next “church planters tribe meeting” […]