They are filled with influences from the east,… (Isaiah 2:6, NASB) Protestantism Returning To Dark Ages? Apprising Ministries began looking into this question in Confusion Concerning Calvinist Spirituality? Therein I followed up a tip from a reader concerning The Village Church (TVC) where Matt Chandler, a professing Calvinist, is pastor. Let me be crystal clear here; I am well aware of pastor Chandler’s current situation with his battling a malignant brain […]

I’ve pointed out many times now that as a general rule, and a courtesy, we do not publish email without the permission of the sender. However at the same time, all email sent to AM and Christian Research Network is considered the property of Apprising Ministries so we may indeed publish unsolicited email for the purposes of […]

Christ lives, and we must be careful to give more heed to the word of God than to all the thoughts of men and angels.  Martin Luther HT: Pirate Christian Radio

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. (Matthew 28:20, KJV) The Son of Man came. Strange the errand, and unique as the blessed Person who undertook it. Thus to come He stooped from the highest throne in glory down […]

A little while ago the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America tweeted the partial quote below: “A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes … and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has… http://bit.ly/8kLG6m (Online source) The above link takes us to the ELCA facebook page for the entire quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Evangelical Lutheran […]

Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment. (James 3:1, NASB) Did Hanson Share His Own View Or Did He Not? Through the evil influence of the the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church aka Emergent Church—morphing into Emergence Christianity (EC)—which is a cult of postliberalism now […]

“Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” (Matthew 16:6) Someone Who Is Sincere, Can Be Sincerely Wrong Apprising Ministries brought the video below to your attention yesterday in Andrew Marin Adrift With Tony Jones? where I also pointed out that Marin has the reputation of […]

Apprising Ministries first mentioned Andrew Marin in Andrew Marin And Phyllis Tickle when covering an interview he conducted with  Phyllis Tickle, the empress of the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church de-formation of the Christian faith aka Emergent Church—morphing into Emergence Christianity (EC)—which is a cult of postliberalism now firmly within mainstream evangelicalism. I purposely didn’t comment previously upon Marin who is: the President […]

Apprising Ministries has alerted you in Rick Warren Now Openly Promoting Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism to the upcoming Radicalis conference at Saddleback Church this February. One of the speakers to be featured by Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren, in addition to Andy Stanley, Perry Noble and Mark Driscoll, is Peter Scazerro; and in Peter Scazzero Promoted By Rick Warren you’ll see where Warren tells us that Scazzero […]

My friend John Chisham is  pastor of River of Life Alliance Church in MN as well as an Apprising Ministries and CRN correspondent. Today he’s written an interesting post which is actually a response to How Important Is Mary’s Virginity? by Tony Jones, an heretical leader within the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church aka Emergent Church—morphing into Emergence Christianity (EC)—which is a cult of […]