In Eat This Book (ETB), which is about the supposed critical importance of using Lectio Divina (LD), a Roman Catholic practice of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM), Eugene Peterson calls Hans  Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988) “the twentieth century’s premier theologian on Christian spirituality” and tells us that Balthasar “insisted that in matters of spirituality it is form that […]

 What makes it so extremely difficult to discuss the issue of practicing homosexuality, which is having sexual relations with another of the same sex outside of marriage, is the huge straw man erected whenever the subject is brought up. The argument that’s almost immediately raised goes something like this: “Why single out this particular sin while […]

 Following a tip from an Apprising Ministries reader we bring attention to Carmel Baptist Church (CBC) of Matthews, NC; an SBC church where Dr. Wayne Poplin is pastor, and which is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina whom AM has discussed e.g. in Richard Foster Forming Protestant Southern Baptist Convention Spirituality. We initially find cause for concern at CBC under […]

 Apprising Ministries is attempting to do what we can to warn of impending disaster concerning mainstream evangelicalism, which continues its drift further into apostasy. One of the issues we’ve been using as an illustration is the deviant lifestyle of those practicing homosexuality, as in having sexual relations with another of the same sex. The reason this sin of […]

 Rob Bell and the other pastors at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan have some serious explaining to do and need to repent, big time, for the rank heresy that’s been spewing from their pulpit lately. First it was Phyllis Tickle preaching on the “feminine attributes” of the Holy Spirit and waxing eloquent […]

Apprising Ministries noted yesterday that “gay affirming” pastor Jay Bakker will be keynote speaker for the newly formed inclusive “New Bridges Faith Community” (NBFC) as seen in Jay Bakker In Memphis On Same-Sex Marriage. AM also pointed out a while back in Jay Bakker To Speak For ELCA Gathering that Bakker is going to be bringing his warped […]

Within a source paper called Spiritual Disciplines: Pathway to Christian Maturity (SDPCM), from the Georgia Baptist Convention (SBC), we learn what is now considered consistent with a proper Protestant approach to spirituality for Christians in the Southern Baptist Convention. Continuing along the lines of Richard Foster Forming Protestant Southern Baptist Convention Spirituality here Apprising Ministries begins with the following from Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker […]

Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-10) A Sin By […]

 I will bow down toward Your holy temple and will praise Your name for your love and Your faithfulness, for You have exalted above all things Your name and Your word. (Psalm 138:2) What Exactly Is There To Argue About; If You Really Do Believe What The Bible Says A little bit ago in the Apprising Ministries piece Status […]

 Apprising Ministries has long been covering something known as Emerging Church aka Emergent Church, now morphing into Emergence Christianity (EC). Those familiar with AM pieces like Emergent Church: A Diseased Tree and A Conversation About The Emerging Church With Mike Clawson And Ken Silva know my view that this EC, as we now know it, essentially begins circa 1997. I’ve […]