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INFLUENCES: RICK WARREN AND C. PETER WAGNER OF NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION »

Apprising Ministries points you now to something Christian apologist and missionary Sandy Simpson of the fine online apologetics and discernment ministry Deception in the Church was covering back in 2004. As I have said before, Simpson was one of the first to assist me when I first came on the Net in late August of 2005, when […]

PASTOR LARRY DEBRUYN: DISCERNING "X-MEN" »

by Pastor Larry DeBruyn Marked for life: discernment ministry in light of Ezekiel 9:1-11. Someone once said that sin is as much breaking God’s heart as it is His Law. When God looked down on the perversity of the people on earth before the Deluge, it was recorded that He “was grieved in His heart” […]

N.T. WRIGHT »

See also: N.T. WRIGHT ON HOMEBREWED CHRISTIANITY N.T. WRIGHT SPEAKING AT REDEEMER NYC OF TIM KELLER INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW PERSPECTIVE(S) ON PAUL  THE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON PAUL—PART 1 THE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON PAUL—PART 2 THE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON PAUL—PART 3 A GOOD REASON FOR A MASS EXODUS FROM EVANGELICALISM…OR TO RECAPTURE ITS ORIGINAL MEANING

FASCISM IN EMERGING CHURCH AND THE DALAI LAMA IS A MARXIST »

Apprising Ministries points you to a few interesting pieces today, which because of postmodernism and interspirituality seem to intersect the neo-liberal cult of the Emerging Church. First, from the Christian Research Network: Apologist Chris Rosebrough’s must read article “Fascism Reborn” begins: Sixty-seven years ago, the combined blood, treasure and matériel of the free nations of Western Civilization […]

N.T. WRIGHT ON HOMEBREWED CHRISTIANITY »

Apprising Ministries has mentioned the Homebrewed Christianity podcast and Tripp Fuller, collaborator and disciple of progressive/process theologian Dr. Philip Clayton, in posts such as The Emerging Church And Progressive Christian Theology After Google and Tony Jones And Tripp Fuller On Theology After Google. Fuller’s co-host is Chad Crawford, whom I’m informed tweeted a bit ago: Our NT Wright interview […]

A GOOD REASON FOR A MASS EXODUS FROM EVANGELICALISM…OR TO RECAPTURE ITS ORIGINAL MEANING »

Here at Apprising Ministries I’m doing what I can, as but one man, to show you why it is that back in November of 2005 I told you the Emerging Church—as a developing neo-liberal cult—is following along the very same lines of what the late Dr. Walter Martin, a recognized expert in cults having their origin in the United […]

ACTS 29 PASTOR MATT CHANDLER ON BEING A REFORMED CHARISMATIC »

…and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. (2 Timothy 2:2, ESV) Since When Has Contemplative Spirituality Been Reformed Doctrine? In posts such as Calvinist Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism? and Calvinist Contemplative/Centering Prayer? here at Apprising Ministries I’ve shared some concern about this […]

SHAME ON SILVA; PERHAPS IT SHOULD BE ON NEWNHAM »

That’s the opinion of pastor Michael Newnham aka “Phoenix Preacher” of my labor in Lord here at Apprising Ministries. However, the one who needs to repent of his shame would appear to be pastor Newnham himself who says of me: Ken Silva has responded from behind the safety of his no comments allowed blog… Here we […]

BOB DEWAAY ON THE EMERGING CHURCH: WHY CAN’T WE ALL BE RIGHT? »

Apprising Ministries brings you the following, which is excerpted by permission from The Emergent Church: Redefining Christianity, an excellent book from pastor Bob DeWaay of  Critical Issues Commentary. As one who’s been studying the neo-liberal cult of the Emerging Church, with its new postmodern form of big tent Progressive Christianity aka Emergence Christianity, for years now I can tell you quite frankly that this […]

HAS LEONARD SWEET REPENTED? »

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