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By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 18, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church
The neo-liberal cult of the Emerging Church is continuing to morph and develop its “big tent” version of Progressive Christianity [read: universalism], which is still being cobbled together by the likes of uber-liberal theologian Harvey Cox along with his friend panentheist progressive/liberal theologian Dr. Philip Clayton. Dr. Clayton is himself friends with Emerging Church guru […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 18, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Homosexuality/"Christian", Jay Bakker
Apprising Ministries has alerted you to a rather rapscallion bunch of largely biblically illiterate and self-described Outlaw Preachers (OP) who’ve come slithering up all around gay-affirming “pastor” Jay Bakker. OPs are still somewhat in the shadows of the neo-liberal cult of the Emerging Church and include such EC luminaries as self-described “Queer Affirming” ELCA “pastor” Nadia Bolz-Weber and Adele Sakler of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 16, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons. (1 Timothy 4:1, ESV) But You Don’t Believe What Christians Believe In posts such as Diana Butler Bass On Chris Rosebrough, Ingrid Schlueter, And Ken Silva In Sin earlier Apprising Ministries has […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 16, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Over at Christian Research Net, an extention of Apprising Ministries, I pointed out that Emergent Church luminary Andrew Jones, who blogs as Tall Skinny Kiwi, tells us condescendingly in this post about how to co-opt your critics: There’s another breed of watchdoggin’ bloggin’ out there. You are already familiar with the normal watchdog blogs that protect God’s church […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 16, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
You may know from reading Apprising Ministries that my late mom was from Sydney, Nova Scotia; and Canada has always been dear to my heart. In Look who’s Teaching the Teachers over at her informative More Books and Things my friend Carla has been alerting those north of the border about the upcoming: Christian Principals Spring Conference […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 15, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
By now you likely know the 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: At root I think [Rick Warren] is theological and doctrinal […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 15, 2010 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Apprising Ministries has been warning you concerning the “big tent” version of Progressive Christianity [read: universalism] still being cobbled together by the likes of uber-liberal Harvey Cox along with his friend panentheist progressive/liberal theologian Dr. Philip Clayton, himself friends with Emerging Church guru Brian McLaren. We know from Scripture that the enemy controling the seducing spirits using such as these is already driving them all […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 14, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
Take me out to the church house, Take me out with the saints; Buy me some crackers and “communion” wine, I don’t care if I never get back. Let me root, root, root for the Lord’s team, If they don’t win, it’s a shame. For it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out, At the old church house. Gotta get […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 13, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
The online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries continues to keep you updated on Warrengate since Dr. John Piper suffered a lapse in judgment by inviting Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren to be a keynote speaker at the Desiring God Conference 2010. Frank Turk’s snark aside, not everyone gets it. In his Coming Soon – The John Piper And Rick Warren […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 12, 2010 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Apprising Ministries has been discussing something called A Covenant for Civility, e.g. in Diana Butler Bass On Chris Rosebrough, Ingrid Schlueter, And Ken Silva In Sin, where you’ll find the link to the Crosstalk radio program Bass—one of the original signers—and her friend pastor BrianMerritt took exception. The document can be traced back through Southern Baptist ecumenicist Chuck […]
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