In an email published with permission a reader of Apprising Ministries writes in to ask: Pastor Ken, Have you thought to question whether the emergent leaders, now on scene, are perhaps Trojan Horse insurgents for the Roman Catholic Church against historical, Protestant evangelicalism? Brother Pastor Hi Brother, Indeed, I have. My view is that they […]

 In a similar vein to Do Not Love The World by Mike Ratliff, who labors with me at Christian Reasearch Net, comes this piece from my friend—and fellow CRN contributor—John Chisham. John, who is pastor of River of Life Alliance Church in Marshall, Minnesota brings a: message for all the Pastors like Rick Warren who would preach a message […]

 If there weren’t serious concerns about where the the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church de-formation of the Christian faith aka Emergent Church—now morphing into Emergence Christianity—(EC) is headed, there out to be after you peruse the eyewitness report of the recently concluded Poets, Prophets and Preachers (PPP) conference put on by EC icon EC icon Rob Bell, which also […]

DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA!    At his Beliefnet blog Tony Jones tells us he is “a leader in the emergent church movement and a renowned expert on postmodern theology and the American church landscape.” I certainly agree with the former; Jones surely is a leader within the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church de-formation of the Christian faith aka Emergent Church—now morphing […]

DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA!    Jeremy Bouma, who refers to himself  as an “emerging- missional follower of Jesus” and is currently pursuing a “Master of Divinity in Pastoral Studies and Church Planting at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary,” is “live blogging” the Poets, Prophets, Peachers (PPP) conference put on by EC icon Rob Bell, which also features his friend Peter Rollins. And […]

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped. (Philippians 2:5-6) What The Scripture Says The intent of this work at Apprising Ministries is drawn from an adage by one of the greatest illustrative Bible teachers the […]

The following is “From the Lighthouse” Newsletter July 6, 2009: In a July 4th article in the San Antonio Express-News, it features Thomas Keating, a Catholic monk who has been instrumental in bringing contemplative spirituality out of the monasteries to the layperson. In the article, Keating conveyed what contemplative mystics have been saying for centuries: mysticism is […]

Well, one out of the two anyway. At least that’s for now; the year’s still young, and there’s no telling what sinful practice the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church de-formation of the Christian faith aka Emergent Church—now morphing into Emergence Christianity—(EC) will next embrace. Actually practicing lesbian “Christ-follower” Adele Sakler, co-leader of Richmond Emergent Cohort, really does head up a GLBTQ-affirming EC group called Queermergent. And increasing numbers of EC personalities are now going […]

DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA!    Apprising Ministries points you to a post by Jeremy Bouma, “emerging- missional follower of Jesus,” for a sympathetic look at this PPP conference consistent with the current Emerging Church aka Emergent Church, now morphing into Emergence Christianity (EC), de-formation of the Christian faith. PPP is hosted by EC icon Rob Bell and features his friend Peter Rollins. […]

 Washington Times brings us a secular persepective in the story quoted below concerning Warren’s latest violation of 2 Corinthians 6:14-15, which also shows immediately where Rick Warren jumps the track as a minister of the gospel: The Rev. Rick Warren, one of America’s best-known evangelical Protestant pastors, pleaded with about 8,000 Muslim listeners on Saturday night to work […]