By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 23, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
By Jim Bublitz In the Purpose Driven Life book, Rick Warren says “To discover your purpose in life you must turn to God’s Word, not the World’s wisdom“. He further states “you must build your life on eternal truths, not pop-psychology, success motivation, or inspirational stories“. After you read the following excerpts from his book however, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 23, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
Posted by John Hendryx The following are excerpts from David Wells’ excellent book, Above All Earthly Pow’rs: Christ in a Postmodern World, (Pg. 158-175) The casual embrace of what is postmodern has increasingly led to an embrace of its spiritual yearning without noticing that this embrace carries within it the seeds of destruction for evangelical faith. […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 23, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
By way of putting this in perspective for you, a couple of years ago in Tim Keller And Contemplative Pastrix Adele Calhoun here at Apprising Ministries I showed you that New Calvinist mentor Tim Keller actually endorses this book of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism by pastrix Adele Calhoun: (source) The following by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 23, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries continues to expose the sad syncretism going on in the apostatizing evangelical community. If you have ears that hear then you’ll know that the root of this goes back to the ill-fated decision to embrace the neoliberal cult operating within the Emerging Church aka the Emergent Church. This simply cannot be stressed enough; […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 22, 2012 in Features
On this Thanksgiving Day I politely ask you to thoughtfully consider the following: If you’re one who says that you don’t believe in God, then exactly what are you grateful to for the things you then say you’re grateful for? Further reading IS MANKIND WORTHY OF HEAVEN? GOD-CENTERED GOSPEL OPPOSED TO MAN-CENTERED GOSPEL OUR SICKLE
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 21, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
Kay Arthur still remembers the precise spot on Highway 153 where the Lord spoke to her and released her from the guilt and frustration of feeling like a failure. She was founder of Precepts Ministries, an author, and a national radio personality. And her own son–the one she had taken to church and Bible study for years–was […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 20, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries has been discussing what appears to be a new emerging ecumenical magisterium growing up around the Elephant Room of co-hosts James MacDonald and Mark Driscoll. Yesterday Driscoll tweeted: (source) Today in Building Bad Bridges: Chuck Smith, Mark Driscoll, Greg Laurie over at SAIDradio.net Sergio Martinez & Michael-Anthony Rene Chavez offer that, “It is a sad day to […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 20, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
Christian Research Network is a sister work of Apprising Ministries. Here CRN Associate Editor Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… brings to our attention this dubious decision by Parshall. The Alpha Course is spiritually dangerous, which is becomes evident with it’s sinful ecumenicism: The Ecumenical Compromise Of The Alpha Course. Evangelical discernment continues to dwindle. Here is Parshall’s program discussed by […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 19, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
I’ve pointed out many times now that as a general rule, and a courtesy, we do not publish email without the permission of the sender. At the same time, all email sent to AM and Christian Research Network is considered the property of Apprising Ministries so we may indeed publish unsolicited email for the purposes of edification. Such is […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 19, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, New Apostolic Reformation
The following is originally published by Herescope and is republished here with permission: Exhibit A* GodDay 12.12.12 Restoring Honor to God and Fathering the Fatherless “A Day like no other, GodDay, will begin on 12-12-12. A sound will be released that will awaken a city to awaken nations. This sound of awakening shall go forth and an […]