Category: Current Issues

N.T. WRIGHT ON HOMEBREWED CHRISTIANITY »

Apprising Ministries has mentioned the Homebrewed Christianity podcast and Tripp Fuller, collaborator and disciple of progressive/process theologian Dr. Philip Clayton, in posts such as The Emerging Church And Progressive Christian Theology After Google and Tony Jones And Tripp Fuller On Theology After Google. Fuller’s co-host is Chad Crawford, whom I’m informed tweeted a bit ago: Our NT Wright interview […]

A GOOD REASON FOR A MASS EXODUS FROM EVANGELICALISM…OR TO RECAPTURE ITS ORIGINAL MEANING »

Here at Apprising Ministries I’m doing what I can, as but one man, to show you why it is that back in November of 2005 I told you the Emerging Church—as a developing neo-liberal cult—is following along the very same lines of what the late Dr. Walter Martin, a recognized expert in cults having their origin in the United […]

ACTS 29 PASTOR MATT CHANDLER ON BEING A REFORMED CHARISMATIC »

…and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. (2 Timothy 2:2, ESV) Since When Has Contemplative Spirituality Been Reformed Doctrine? In posts such as Calvinist Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism? and Calvinist Contemplative/Centering Prayer? here at Apprising Ministries I’ve shared some concern about this […]

SHAME ON SILVA; PERHAPS IT SHOULD BE ON NEWNHAM »

That’s the opinion of pastor Michael Newnham aka “Phoenix Preacher” of my labor in Lord here at Apprising Ministries. However, the one who needs to repent of his shame would appear to be pastor Newnham himself who says of me: Ken Silva has responded from behind the safety of his no comments allowed blog… Here we […]

BOB DEWAAY ON THE EMERGING CHURCH: WHY CAN’T WE ALL BE RIGHT? »

Apprising Ministries brings you the following, which is excerpted by permission from The Emergent Church: Redefining Christianity, an excellent book from pastor Bob DeWaay of  Critical Issues Commentary. As one who’s been studying the neo-liberal cult of the Emerging Church, with its new postmodern form of big tent Progressive Christianity aka Emergence Christianity, for years now I can tell you quite frankly that this […]

HAS LEONARD SWEET REPENTED? »

NEWNHAM: NO CORRECTION WANTED? »

Apprising Ministries brings to your attention an odd post at Phoenix Preacher called Silva: No Correction Wanted, which seems like it may be related to Emergent Church Leaders And ODMS—Online Discernment Ministries. As you can see below that’s an interesting choice of a graphic pastor Michael Newnham has chosen to use:   I’m really not exactly sure what pastor […]

HOMOSEXUAL LOBBY DIVIDING THE VISIBLE CHURCH »

There’s very good reason why in posts like Ex-Homosexual Friend Of Apprising Ministries I’ve been warning you here at Apprising Ministries  that there’s a very dark and threatening same-sex storm, right now, approaching hurricane force, and which is currently only slightly off the coast of your own local church. Briefly, as I said e.g. in Jay Bakker Reflects The Sad Condition Of The Visible Church, the […]

PID RADIO WITH SARAH LESLIE—FALSE CHRISTS AND FALSE PROPHETS »

Apprising Ministries is pleased to point you to this program where my friend Derek Gilbert interviews another person I’m blessed to call a friend: Sarah Leslie of Discernment Ministries, publisher of the excellent Herescope blog, joined us to talk about this movement–its history, its beliefs, and the links between these new apostles, mainstream evangelicals, New […]

OPEN THEISM—PART 4 »

The following by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, is republished at Apprising Ministries with permission: The Unsovereign God If God’s inability to know the future is the core doctrine of open theism, then God’s lack of sovereign power and control over the universe is the foundation of, or better, heart of openism. […]

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