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“JESUS” ACCORDING TO DEEPAK CHOPRA »

For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough.  (2 Corinthians 11:4) Is Another Jesus Then Also The Same Jesus? […]

RADICAL: TAKING BACK YOUR FAITH FROM THE AMERICAN DREAM BY DAVID PLATT »

The following by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, is republished at Apprising Ministries with permission: Written by Gary Gilley    Radical has been a New York Times bestseller and is reminiscent of Francis Chan’s Crazy Love in its call for radical lifestyle changes, especially in material ways, and in spreading a two-tiered gospel […]

FROM COSMOS, TO CHAOS, TO CONSCIOUSNESS: PART 6 »

The following is originally posted on Herescope and republished with permission: By Pastor Larry DeBruyn [Ed. Note: Part 6 concludes this important series by Pastor Larry DeBruyn. In the past 6 months Herescope has been documenting the rapid “confluence” of the mystical New Apostolic Reformation with the Emergent Church movement in doctrine, personnel, and agenda. […]

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE METHODS »

The problem in our day, which gives rise to highly questionable church growth methods, is twofold: On the one hand, we are seeing a waning confidence in the message of the gospel. Even the evangelical church shows signs of losing confidence in the convincing and converting power of the gospel message. That is why increasing […]

"BISHOP" JIM SWILLEY AND PASTRIX DEB SWILL OF THE WORD FAITH MEGACHURCH CITN »

 Through this online apologetics and discernment work here at Apprising Ministries I’ve been leading you around a huge spiritual blackhole, which I originally began covering in Word Faith “Bishop” Jim Swilley Announces That He’s Gay. That this so-called “Bishop” and pastor of The Church In The Now (CITN) informed us he’s been a homosexual for years, in and of itself, isn’t that big a deal […]

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REVEALING INTERVIEW WITH PASTRIX DEBYE SWILLEY EX-WIFE OF JIM SWILLEY »

The other day I told you that when I began covering Word Faith “Bishop” Jim Swilley Announces That He’s Gay here at this online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries we’ve really stepped into a huge spiritual blackhole. I followed that post up with Pastrix Debye Swilley And “Bishop” Jim Swilley In The Now where I introduced you to Swilley’s ex-wife pastrix Debye Swilley, whom he ordained, and […]

PASTRIX DEBYE SWILLEY AND "BISHOP" JIM SWILLEY IN THE NOW »

This online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has apparently stepped into a spiritual blackhole when I began covering Word Faith “Bishop” Jim Swilley Announces That He’s Gay last night. There courtesy of the story Megachurch Pastor Comes Out Of Closet I told you about Jim Swilley: The pastor of a Rockdale County megachurch has publicly announced he is gay.  Jim Swilley, […]

DR. LAVERNE ADAMS TO BE SUED FOR DESTINY MALPRACTICE? »

  And now, from across the globe, around the nation, or maybe across your street,  this just in from Internet News headquarters, where our motto is: If it’s news; it’s news to us: Dateline Here, There, and Everywhere: Wally “Wink” Wallingford, III (shown left) may be filing a class action lawsuit against Trinity Blasphemy Network, and Dr. […]

RICK WARREN AND SADDLEBACK CHURCH WORSHIP »

I mentioned before that I finally gave in and made a category called Semi-Satire here at Apprising Ministries, where e.g. you’ll find hard-hitting exposés like Progressive Christianity And Social Justice?  There we told you about Tommy “Tex” Toddleroni, who heads up a group called Babies Angry Because of Yacks (BABY). You might remember that Toddleroni possibly lead a rally […]

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