By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 4, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
Taste and see that the Lord is good; and before I share the below words of encouragement from Charles Spurgeon, which were in my morning devotions just today, there’s something I wish to say as a pastor. Years ago when Dr. Walter Martin was first rising up through the ranks in the early 60’s doing counter-cult evangelism […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 3, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features
The Emergent Church leaders like Doug Pagitt are truly quite excited about discovering God in “the Other” and his pal Rob Bell, the Elvis of Emerging, is preaching the need to become globalcentric because God is bigger than any of “our tribes.” My question is: If existential feeling is our criterion for accepting the subjective experiences […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 3, 2008 in Quotes
In conclusion, what is the historicity of the burial account [of Jesus]? From Roman expectations, the body of Jesus and of any others crucified with him would have been left on the cross as carrion [dead and putrefying flesh] for the crows and the dogs. From Jewish expectations, would not Deuteronomy 21:22-23 have been followed? […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 3, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features
They know nothing, they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand. (Isaiah 44:18) Seeking Spiritual Loopholes To An Inclusive Global Religion Of The Love Of Self Dr. Samir Selanovic, who was serving on the Coordinating Group for Emergent Village, contributes a chapter called “The […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 2, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Marcus Borg
“I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest,” declares the Lord GOD. I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick; but the fat and the strong I will destroy I will feed them with judgment.” (Ezekiel 34:15-16) The PostLiberal Cult Of The […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 2, 2008 in AM Missives
Henry Nouwen: One of the discoveries we make in [contemplative/centering] prayer is that the closer we come to God, the closer we come to all our brothers and sisters in the human family. God is not a private God. The God who dwells in our inner sanctuary is also the God who dwells in the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 2, 2008 in Current Issues
Here’s another example ala “Bible Scholar” Rick Warren Is Reversing The Reformation of an evangelical leader, in this case president of Fuller Theological Cesspool Seminary Dr. Richard Mouw, simply declaring the Protestant Reformation over. In his blog post Evangelical Ecumenicism Mouw muses: Evangelicals should not have allowed the latitudinarian Protestants to co-opt the label “ecumenical.” We too […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 2, 2008 in Current Issues
A couple of years ago in the Afterword of A Different Jesus? The Christ of the Latter-day Saints (ADJ), Dr. Richard Mouw president of Fuller Theological Seminary, says of practicing Mormon Robert Millet—in fact, a top LDS apologist: I think that an open-minded Christian reader of this book will sense that Bob Millet is in fact trusting in the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 2, 2008 in Quotes
Thank you, it’s great to be here [at Mars Hill Bible Church]. You know, if you think Rob Bell is good, you ought to see some of our other graduates, ah. Nah, we are so proud of Rob. And he’s one of those rare individuals who – having been his teacher – I’m now his student. And, ah; Fuller […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 1, 2008 in Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features
Here are the Emergent “Holiday” Dancers celebrating Chrisma-Kwanz-ukkah aka the ‘good news’ that people in all religions are actually following Jesus regardless of their belief in Jesus. This Post-Modern interpretive disco dance joyously recognizes God in “other” and compassionately reminds us that “Jesus is bigger than all of our religions and tribes.” Send your own […]