The other day on his popular and respected blog Tim Challies wrote something that certainly caught my eye as he described a recent email from “Andy Jackson of SmartChristian fame.” Tim says:“Andy noticed that Ken Silva, one of the writers at the Slice of Laodicea blog, quoted Robert Murray M’Cheyne and his suggestion that the […]

Defining the Believer’s Biblical Call to Judge Critical Issues Commentary informs us that “the following is a Bible study that pastor Bob DeWaay conducted by request to prepare for a live radio show on the topic. We decided that this material is important and answers questions most Christians have. Therefore we decided to publish it, […]

Any changes since Luther’s days? As you will soon see the answer is: No. Our good friend Cecil Andrews of Take Heed Ministries in Northern Ireland tells us: “Each day I receive via email the daily news bulletin from the Roman Catholic Zenit news agency. This gives comprehensive details of the major statements, pronouncements and […]

The sad saga of Richard Foster being listed at the Living Spiritual Teachers Project (LSTP) continues. Unfortunately it would appear that there will be no further response from Lynda Graybeal who is “Personal Assistant to Richard Foster” at Renovare. I feel this leaves me no choice but to publish exactly what I have asked her […]

Although you are certainly encouraged to get a second opinion, from my point of view the prognosis is not very good at all. When even the evangelical community begins to allow for differing approaches to the truly indescribable and greatest sacrifice ever made upon this cursed planet, the vicarious penal substitutionary atonement on the Cross […]

For those who are following the sad saga of this Living Spiritual Teachers Project I now share what I have currently from my personal dialogue with Lynda Graybeal who is “Personal Assistant to Richard Foster” at Renovare. I have made her aware that from the April 8, 2006 newsletter from Lighthouse Trails Research, as well […]

This is part of an ongoing series here at Apprising Ministries on key players involved with Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) within postevangelicalism and the Emergent Church, in particular its chief corruption Contemplative/Centering Prayer. Here we take a look at  “St.” Teresa of Avila who was one of the superstars as it were of CSM. The idea here is to keep exposing […]

In my work for Christ here at Apprising Ministries you will have heard me talk much lately about the new spirituality that has slithered its way into new evangelicalism. This neo-pagan Gnostic spirituality is most pointedly on display in the misguided mysticism of the Emergent Church. Yes, I am fully aware that people involved in […]

In the final part of this series regarding the inevitable future transformation of this doomed Emergent Church movement we look at the idea of religious pluralism that mysticism eventually leads to. When we more closely examine the groups within the “communities” of other faiths men like Brian McLaren and Doug Pagitt go to when they […]

The other day on Emergent-No Andrew Jones made a comment along the lines of articles such as these I am writing are little more than “six degrees of Matthew Fox.” His implication is actually quite common among those who pledge blind allegiance to an organization or more specifically in this case the Emerging Church movement. […]