By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 29, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
It’s well known that the online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has long been a leader in exposing the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church aka the Emerging Church and its unholy trinity of apostates, Living Spiritual Teacher and EC guru Brian McLaren and his friends, universalist EC pastor Doug Pagitt of Solomon’s Porch and progressive “theologian in residence” Tony Jones. All […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 5, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches. (Galatians 6:6) In the interest of showing that thiings are not all bad, may the Lord be praised as a reader of Apprising Ministries shares the following encouraging testimony of God’s faithfulness: Thank you for your website. I have […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 1, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries points you to the following concerning Fuller Theological Seminary and Tony Jones of the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church. You may know that Jones is one third of the unholy Emerging Church trinity of apostates along with Living Spiritual Teacher and EC guru Brian McLaren, as well as with universalist EC pastor Doug Pagitt of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 23, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
Critics of online apologetics and discernment works such as Apprising Ministries are under the mistaken impression that someone like myself goes “looking for” these issues I’ve been covering these past 5+ years as Jesus has built this ministry of His Gospel. They couldn’t be more wrong. What usually happens is I’ll receive an email or message […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 22, 2010 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Erwin McManus, Features, Jay Bakker, Joel Osteen, John Hagee, Leonard Sweet, Marcus Borg, New Apostolic Reformation, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, Roman Catholicism, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation, T.D. Jakes, Word Faith
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 21, 2010 in Current Issues, Features
By Apprising Ministries correspondent Mike Ratilff of Possessing the Treasure Not that I have already received or have been completed, I press on that, if possible, to apprehend it because Christ Jesus has apprehended me. (a personal translation of Philippians 3:12) There is no small ruckus going on right now online within the “discernment” ministries […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 20, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
I have stated this before, but for reasons which may become clearer in the coming days, I remind you that Apprising Ministries has always been a fully integrated auxiliary from Connecticut River Baptist Church (SBC), where I serve as pastor-teacher. And as I’ve also mentioned previously, even though my local church is affiliated with the SBC (for […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 19, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
By AM correspondent Daniel Neades of Better Than Sacrifice What is discernment? Even as I mention that word, a multitude of Bible passages leaps into our minds: Ezekiel the watchman (Ez. 3; 33); Jesus warning of the ‘false christs and false prophets’ that will arise (Matt. 24); the Jews at Berea who ‘searched the Scriptures […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 19, 2010 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
As I said recently in Apprising Ministries On Dan Kimball, it’s a well known fact that this online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries is certainly no friend of the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emerging Church aka Emergent Church, and the awful impact that these rebels against the final authority of the Word of God are having upon the church visible through their postmodern Progressive […]