By AM on Nov 14, 2008 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
A recent edition of Fighting for the Faith podcast hosted by Chris Rosebrough also featured Ken Silva of Apprising Ministries joining him in breaking down a recent sermon by Emerging Church icon Rob Bell where he attempts to exegete Philippians 3: 2 — Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those mutilators of the flesh. On this program, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 14, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergent Church, Features, Richard Foster, Rob Bell, Spiritual Formation
Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD. You have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and clasp hands with pagans. (Isaiah 2:5-6) Eastern-Style Meditation As The Bridge To Unite All Religions And Transform Mankind Building on It’s High Time […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 9, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergent Church, Features, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will […]
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 17, 2008 in Emergent Church, Quotes
Apprising Ministries is pleased to present the following in sightful excerpt on this critical subject from What’s So Dangerous About The Emerging Church featuring Phil Johnson and Dr. John MacArthur of Grace to You: PHIL: Let me…let me give you an example of what you’re talking about here. I’m going to read you a quotation from a book, this […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 16, 2008 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Emergent Church
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. (2 Corinthians 5:20, NASB) Would A Christian Go To A Pagan In Order To Learn How To Pray To God? As Apprising Ministries previously brought out in Who Is John […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 15, 2008 in AM Missives, Emergent Church
Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1, NASB) Can You Be A Christian And Not Believe What Christians Believe? Recently in the article “The Emergent Church is a Form of Paganism,” an interview with Dr. John MacArthur did with Paul Edwards of WLQV in Detroit MacArthur said of Emerging Church Pastor Doug […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 11, 2008 in Current Issues, Emergent Church
The email below is presented by Apprising Ministries to make you more aware of what’s going on in evangelical schools and is published with the permission of its author. What follows is an eyewitness account and personal testimony as to what they have seen thus far in their Christian education: A Chapel with Leonard Sweet Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 11, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Southern Baptist Convention
“The LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said this while another said that. “Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “The LORD said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 8, 2008 in Emergent Church
Apprising Ministries is pleased to point you to the following from Dr. John MacArthur on the postliberal cult of the Emergent Church. The first is excerpted from “What’s So Dangerous About The Emerging Church?”: The bottom line, I think, in the movement is that it is a denial of the clarity of Scripture. It is […]