By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 10, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Devotions, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough. (2 Corinthians 11:4) Is Another Jesus Then Also The Same Jesus? […]
By AM on Nov 9, 2010 in Current Issues, Features
The following by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, is republished at Apprising Ministries with permission: Written by Gary Gilley Radical has been a New York Times bestseller and is reminiscent of Francis Chan’s Crazy Love in its call for radical lifestyle changes, especially in material ways, and in spreading a two-tiered gospel […]
By AM on Nov 8, 2010 in Current Issues, Features
The following is originally posted on Herescope and republished with permission: By Pastor Larry DeBruyn [Ed. Note: Part 6 concludes this important series by Pastor Larry DeBruyn. In the past 6 months Herescope has been documenting the rapid “confluence” of the mystical New Apostolic Reformation with the Emergent Church movement in doctrine, personnel, and agenda. […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 8, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
The problem in our day, which gives rise to highly questionable church growth methods, is twofold: On the one hand, we are seeing a waning confidence in the message of the gospel. Even the evangelical church shows signs of losing confidence in the convincing and converting power of the gospel message. That is why increasing […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 6, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Word Faith
Through this online apologetics and discernment work here at Apprising Ministries I’ve been leading you around a huge spiritual blackhole, which I originally began covering in Word Faith “Bishop” Jim Swilley Announces That He’s Gay. That this so-called “Bishop” and pastor of The Church In The Now (CITN) informed us he’s been a homosexual for years, in and of itself, isn’t that big a deal […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 5, 2010 in Current Issues
“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 5, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Word Faith
The other day I told you that when I began covering Word Faith “Bishop” Jim Swilley Announces That He’s Gay here at this online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries we’ve really stepped into a huge spiritual blackhole. I followed that post up with Pastrix Debye Swilley And “Bishop” Jim Swilley In The Now where I introduced you to Swilley’s ex-wife pastrix Debye Swilley, whom he ordained, and […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 2, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Word Faith
This online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has apparently stepped into a spiritual blackhole when I began covering Word Faith “Bishop” Jim Swilley Announces That He’s Gay last night. There courtesy of the story Megachurch Pastor Comes Out Of Closet I told you about Jim Swilley: The pastor of a Rockdale County megachurch has publicly announced he is gay. Jim Swilley, […]