By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 1, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues
“Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood.” (Genesis 8:21) If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him! (Matthew […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 1, 2008 in Current Issues
Almost unbelievably, a while back, some leading evangelicals endorsed the pro-Mormon book by LDS apologist Robert Millet entitled A Different Jesus?: The Christ of the Latter-Day Saints. In Millet’s book, president of Fuller Theological Cesspool Seminary Dr. Richard Mouw, made the bold statement that Millet “is in fact trusting in the Jesus of the Bible for […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 31, 2008 in Current Issues, Emergent Church
“For Immediate Release” says a press release dated November 1, 2008 at the Emergent Village website which begins: Emergent Village today announced a major change in structure that will position it less like a traditional non-profit organization and more like a social networking organization. The group, which describes itself as “a growing, generative friendship,” has significantly […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 31, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Rick Warren, Southern Baptist Convention
Martin Luther, arguably the father of the Protestant Reformation: The negotiation about doctrinal agreement displeases me altogether, for this is utterly impossible unless the pope has his papacy abolished. Therefore avoid and flee those who seek the middle of the road. Think of me after I am dead and such middle-of-the-road men arise, for nothing […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 29, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Theology
Apprising Ministries is pleased to inform you that over at Between Two Worlds Justin Taylor tells us: There’s some great news coming from Grace to You, the ministry ministry of John MacArthur. I’m told that starting next Wednesday, November 5 (the day after the election), Grace to You will announce a new policy, effective immediately, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 28, 2008 in Current Issues
The following email exchange concerns the lyrics of my song Missing You. As a pastor I chose to ask this reader of Apprising Ministries if I could use their letters below. And I’m going to present some of the following email exchange for a couple of reasons. In my opinion it serves to illustrate one of the ways God is […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 27, 2008 in Current Issues, Devotions, Homosexuality/"Christian"
Ok, so it really shouldn’t be shocking to professing evangelical Protestant Christians; but I’m afraid for many it is. Oftentimes during a discussion concerning the sin (and yes, Dan Kimball it’s a sin) of practicing homosexuality one will inevitably hear this tired ol’ chestnut come emerging: But Jesus was silent on the issue of homosexuality. Well, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 27, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
Previously in “Biola University Now Drifting from Evangelical Protestant Roots?” (links below) Apprising Ministries brought to your attention a letter from a student at Biola University published at From the Lighthouse… blog which informs us: Biola’s entire chapel has been reformatted to become a totally postmodern way of doing things. Any time the Bible is pulled out it is […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 26, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues
Being that I used to perform music on street corners in Compton and L.A. I’m really not an easy one to shock. But I do have to admit I was more than a little surprised to see the below from Emergent Church pastor Doug Pagitt over at his blog today. Although he doesn’t mention Way of the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 26, 2008 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Current Issues
Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us. For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory […]