“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) The Reforming (Reinvention?) Of Rick Warren Apprising Ministries reminds you that in John Piper’s March 31, 2010 video defense of his wrong decision […]

And so, Warrengate begins. From a 2004 interview of Rick Warren by Modern Reformation: Theologically, I am a monergist and firmly hold to the five solas of the Reformation. (Online source) From a 2005 report on Rick Warren by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Now I don’t agree with everything in everybody’s denomination, including my own. I don’t […]

This is an adaptation of something a good friend of mine, who blogs as Coram Deo, had written over in the comments section at the online apologetics and discernment ministry DefCon. He’s graciously given me permission to rework slightly and develop his idea at bit further here at Apprising Ministries concerning what’s now turning into […]

From last night’s explanation as to why John Piper invited the sinfully ecumenical Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren, of the Church Growth Movement organization Leadership Network, to speak at the 2010 Desiring God Conference: HT: Purpose Drivel See also: REFUTING RICK WARREN OVERSTATEMENT ABOUT RICK WARREN APPEARING AT DESIRING GOD 2010 SBC PROTESTANT PASTOR RICK WARREN […]

Pastor Greg Linscott of Sharper Iron was kind enough to pass the below on to Apprising Ministries where John Piper explains why he invited Leadership Network’s Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren to speak at Desiring God 2010: “I had mentioned some negative things earlier about the emergent church, i said the black community didn’t get into it BUT […]

There had been much speculation concerning a post Apprising Ministries ran last night called Rick Warren To Be Featured At Desiring God 2010 where I pointed you to a short post at Sharper Iron by Greg Linscott who revealed that Leadership Network’s propped-up Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren, who teaches the apostate Roman Catholic Church is part of […]

My friend James Sunquist had emailed me here at Apprising Ministries to say that he had spoken with a woman named Ruth at Desiring God and that she did tell him Rick Warren is slated to speak at DG 2010.  I’ve just now gotten off the phone with her myself. She was very kind and she […]

“Take heed what you hear” and read! More than forty years ago the saintly Adolph Saphir wrote, “I think the fewer books we read—the better. It is like times of cholera, when we should only drink filtered water.” What would he say if he were on earth today and glanced over the deadly poison sent […]

Following up on an earlier tip from my friend John Chisham, last night Apprising Ministries told you that Leadership Network’s propped-up Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren is apparently slated to be among the speakers for the Desiring God 2010 National Conference. Interestingly enough Phil Johnson would tweet: Sounds like an early April Fools joke: http://bit.ly/9nSwdZ (Online source) Even though I don’t know him personally, I […]

Apprising Ministries points you to a short post at Sharper Iron by Greg Linscott who gives us some information that concerns the Desiring God ministry of John Piper. It seems that Leadership Network’s propped-up Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren, who teaches the apostate Roman Catholic Church is part of the Body of Christ and openly promotes anti-sola […]