By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 4, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Homosexuality/"Christian"
To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn. (Isaiah 8:20, ESV) A Ball Of Confusion; That’s What The Church Is Today That state of the visible church in the evangelical community is really rather pitiful indeed; and, there’s just no easy way to say […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 3, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features
The Emergent Church leaders like Doug Pagitt are truly quite excited about discovering God in “the Other” and his pal Rob Bell, the Elvis of Emerging, is preaching the need to become globalcentric because God is bigger than any of “our tribes.” My question is: If existential feeling is our criterion for accepting the subjective experiences […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 3, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features
They know nothing, they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand. (Isaiah 44:18) Seeking Spiritual Loopholes To An Inclusive Global Religion Of The Love Of Self Dr. Samir Selanovic, who was serving on the Coordinating Group for Emergent Village, contributes a chapter called “The […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 2, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Marcus Borg
“I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest,” declares the Lord GOD. I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick; but the fat and the strong I will destroy I will feed them with judgment.” (Ezekiel 34:15-16) The PostLiberal Cult Of The […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 1, 2008 in Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features
Here are the Emergent “Holiday” Dancers celebrating Chrisma-Kwanz-ukkah aka the ‘good news’ that people in all religions are actually following Jesus regardless of their belief in Jesus. This Post-Modern interpretive disco dance joyously recognizes God in “other” and compassionately reminds us that “Jesus is bigger than all of our religions and tribes.” Send your own […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 1, 2008 in Emergent Church
Over at Renew America Marsha West begins her article concerning an important announcement by a very influential Emerging Church theologian: Emergent Church guru Tony Jones, the former national coordinator of Emergent Village, has been holding the issue of homosexuality “in abeyance” because “homosexuality is one issue that I don’t want to get wrong.” On November 23 he […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 29, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Rob Bell, Southern Baptist Convention
Recently in Emergent Church Theologian Tony Jones and his Unrepentant Homosexual Christians here at Apprising Ministries we covered the story of the coming out of a very influential leader and theologian in the Emerging Church who declared his belief that unrepentant practicing homosexuals can be Christians. And even though I vigorously disagree with him I do commend Tony Jones for caring enough, and being man […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 28, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
For those of us old enough to remember The Firesign Theatre, the non-gospel of the Emergent rebellion against the Bible aka the Emerging Church will remind you of their album “Everything You Know Is Wrong.” And such is the root any cult takes; cast doubt on the Scriptures, and/or offer their unique twist on them, […]
By AM on Nov 27, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Radio Appearances, Rob Bell
This presentation below of a recent Crosstalk radio program put together by Lane Chaplin features: Host: Ingrid Schlueter Guest: Ken Silva Pastor Ken Silva is with Apprising Ministries. How would you feel if your pastor tried to teach you breathing exercises specific to prayer? What if he told you that your deepest fear is that you […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 26, 2008 in Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church
Concerning Emerging Church leader Spencer Burke, founder of the aptly named THEOOZE.com “dedicated to the emerging Church culture”, in These Christians Radically Rethink What A Church Is we read from Rev. Eddie Gibbs of Fuller Theological Cesspool Seminary: Burke is an “influential thinker” in the emerging-church movement. Burke’s influence stems in part from his website, TheOoze, which discusses issues facing […]