As you may know, Apprising Ministries is an online apologetics and discernment work specializing in analyzing current trends within the visible church, apprising you as to what they are, and how you can deal with them. One trend we’ve watched very carefully since 2005 was the rise of the egregious Emergent Church aka the Emerging Church; now […]

If you wish to know God you must know his word; if you wish to perceive his power you must see how he worketh by his word; if you wish to know his purpose before it is actually brought to pass you can only discover it by his word… If my compass always points to […]

For at least the past six years now online apologetics and discernment ministries like Lighthouse Trails Research, as well as here at Apprising Ministries, have warning about the growing infestation within evangelicalism of critical thinking skills-numbing corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM), such as that taught by Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster along with […]

“Ok, now let us all gather ‘round little children and I’ll tell you the story about the seeker sensitive ‘Jesus’ of the man-pleasing purpose driven and emerging word faith church…the Ecumenical Church of Deceit…” Now once upon a time in an ecumenical emerging postmodern nation far, far in the very fertile imaginations of the Church […]

And the Lord said to me: “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, worthless divination, and the deceit of their own minds.” (Jeremiah 14:14) Leaven Continues To Spread Due to increasing syncretism […]

Here again the online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries gives you these two items, which seem to keep moving around their websites and/or suddenly disappearing. Embedded media from Saddleback Media Center John Piper Interview Pastor Rick Warren Transcript See also: JOHN PIPER, RICK WARREN & FOSTER-WILLIARDISM SADDLEBACK CHURCH OF RICK WARREN USING ROB BELL […]

“Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet?” (Amos 3:3) The Lord Will Always See Through Anyone’s Attempt At “File Cabinet Orthodoxy” I’ve pointed out before that the Lord chose to raise up Apprising Ministries as an online apologetics and discernment work; as such, it’s a large part on my mission here to cover […]

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17) Contemplative Mysticism Cripples Biblical Faith Apprising Ministries continues documenting the growing influence of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) right into the […]

The following by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, is republished at Apprising Ministries with permission: The Deeper Journey is published by the formatio wing of InterVarsity Press. Formatio books are dedicated to the promotion of classical Christian mysticism and this particular book serves formatio’s goals well.  Mulholland begins with the standard opening […]

There is a tendency, apparent at this present time, to think little of the conversion of individuals and to look upon the work of the Holy Spirit upon each separate person as much too slow a business for this progressive age. I am bold to assert that if ever we despise the method of individual […]