By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 8, 2008 in Current Issues
I don’t agree with all of her conclusions but here’s some food for thought from Surph’s Side. Many of you will recall Denise from when she was with the now defunct Emergent-No blog along with Carla Rolfe. They will always have a tender place in my heart because they were among the very first to […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 7, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Devotions
You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely? (James 4:4-5) Give The People What […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 6, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Spiritual Formation
knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. (2 Peter 1:20-21, ESV) Physical Training Is Of Some Value, But Godliness Has Value For […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 6, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues
Over at Watcher’s Lamp my good friend Jim Luppachino and associates have been closely following, and attempted to dialogue with, the Virginia Baptist Mission Board (SBC) concerning their current dealings with “Progressive Evangelical” [read: postliberal] Tony Campolo. In the Apprising Ministries piece Tony Campolo to Enlighten Southern Baptists in Virginia we pointed out that Emergent Evangelical Prophet Tony Campolo is […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 5, 2008 in Current Issues
An Apprising Ministries reader wrote in to share some thoughts we now publish with permission: I’ve got to tell you I’ve gone to your website many times today to feel refreshed so to speak. I can’t help it, but I need to stop, reading all these Christian blogs about Obama’s win. I can’t tell you […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 5, 2008 in Current Issues
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1, NASB) Circle Up The Evangelical Wagons And Head Into The New Dark Ages Recently Apprising Ministries brought to your attention that the Managing Editor for Biola Magazine Confirms Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 5, 2008 in Current Issues
Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 5, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Devotions
And [Jesus] was also saying to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it turns out that way. You hypocrites! You know […]
By AM on Nov 4, 2008 in Current Issues
As an assist to the Pyromaniacs post Kids? today Apprising Ministries publishes the following transcript of an interview with Emerging Church pastor Doug Pagitt conducted by Chris Rosebrough. You can listen to the program in Interview with Doug Pagitt of the Emergent Church and Rosebrough later deconstructs it all in Analysis of Pagitt Interview Part 1 and Analysis of Pagitt […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 3, 2008 in Current Issues
We received a couple of questions today via the Christian Research Network contact form concerning Julie Meyer’s alleged “Prophetic word” at something called the Gloriously & Wonderfully Made Conference, which featured false prophets like Patricia King and Meyer in San Jose back in April of this year. I was asked, “what do you think?” For […]