“For Immediate Release” says a press release dated November 1, 2008 at the Emergent Village website which begins: Emergent Village today announced a major change in structure that will position it less like a traditional non-profit organization and more like a social networking organization. The group, which describes itself as “a growing, generative friendship,” has significantly […]

Martin Luther, arguably the father of the Protestant Reformation: The negotiation about doctrinal agreement displeases me altogether, for this is utterly impossible unless the pope has his papacy abolished. Therefore avoid and flee those who seek the middle of the road. Think of me after I am dead and such middle-of-the-road men arise, for nothing […]

To be a Christian is to be a warrior. The good soldier of Jesus Christ must not expect to find ease in this world: it is a battle-field. Neither must he reckon upon the friendship of the world; for that would be enmity against God. His occupation is war. As he puts on piece by […]

Apprising Ministries is pleased to inform you that over at Between Two Worlds Justin Taylor tells us: There’s some great news coming from Grace to You, the ministry ministry of John MacArthur. I’m told that starting next Wednesday, November 5 (the day after the election), Grace to You will announce a new policy, effective immediately, […]

There are so many who contact us today who are not able to find a good church to attend. And as you can see from this short Apprising Ministries piece Good Churches Hard to Find World-Wide the problem is hardly in this country alone. Bob DeWaay, pastor Twin City Fellowship of Saint Louis Park, MN has some great resources which will at […]

Legalism is but the human cry for personal autonomy. Doing things our way as distinct from trusting God’s power is illustrated just as clearly in modern evangelicalism as it is in the narrative of the wilderness wanderings. The inclination toward self-righteousness is thus not a unique Jewish problem: it is endemic to the human condition, […]

The following email exchange concerns the lyrics of my song Missing You. As a pastor I chose to ask this reader of Apprising Ministries if I could use their letters below. And I’m going to present some of the following email exchange for a couple of reasons. In my opinion it serves to illustrate one of the ways God is […]

Ok, so it really shouldn’t be shocking to professing evangelical Protestant Christians; but I’m afraid for many it is. Oftentimes during a discussion concerning the sin (and yes, Dan Kimball it’s a sin) of practicing homosexuality one will inevitably hear this tired ol’ chestnut come emerging: But Jesus was silent on the issue of homosexuality. Well, […]

Previously in “Biola University Now Drifting from Evangelical Protestant Roots?” (links below) Apprising Ministries brought to your attention a letter from a student at Biola University published at From the Lighthouse… blog which informs us: Biola’s entire chapel has been reformatted to become a totally postmodern way of doing things. Any time the Bible is pulled out it is […]

(1) Don’t be distracted from your ministry to submerse yourself in bad doctrine and theology. Remember that bad theological company corrupts good theology. (2) Don’t forget that those who do not know Christ are sons of the devil. They do the work of their father the devil (John 8:44). They are held captive by Satan […]