By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 21, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features | Comments Off on DOUG PAGITT AND PHYLLIS TICKLE SET TO INFECT ST. LUKE'S METHODIST CHURCH
Unfortunately evangelicalism would make the foolish decision to embrace of the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church, with leaders e.g. like the unholy trinity of apostates, Living Spiritual Teacher and EC guru Brian McLaren, universalist Emerging Church pastor Doug Pagitt, and his friend Tony Jones, the progressive “theologian in residence” at Solomon’s Porch. This is main reason why the online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 1, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on DOES WHAT YOU BELIEVE REALLY MATTER?
Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. Some of the Epicurean […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 16, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features | Comments Off on DOUG PAGITT AND KEN SILVA
The online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has been covering the rise within mainstream squishy evanjellyfish of the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church aka the Emerging Church with its quasi-universalism in a new version of Progressive Christian theology under their spiritual circus “big tent” Emergence Christianity. As I explained in Emergent Church: A Diseased Tree the discernment ministry Herescope has some excellent […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 8, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features | Comments Off on CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY/MYSTICISM SLITHERS EVEN CLOSER TO YOUR CHURCH
And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the entrance of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs to the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east, worshiping the sun toward the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 7, 2011 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on WRONG SPIRITUAL PRACTICES REPRODUCE SAME WRONG EXPERIENCES
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) A Nice, Or Good, Experience Doesn’t Insure That It’s From God The following incident, which Bob DeWaay shares in his fine scholarly work The Dangers of Divination, proves to be […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 3, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features | Comments Off on DOUG PAGITT AND ALLEGED SLANDER
He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. (Titus 1:9-10) You Need To Know This Is Not A […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 1, 2011 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features | Comments Off on SPREAD OF CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY/MYSTICISM: LECTIO DIVINA
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) Right Back To The Dark Ages A main focus of the online apologetics and discernment ministry Apprising Ministries has been covering the rise in popularity within Protestant evangelicalism of practicing corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 29, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features | Comments Off on CHRISTIAN ETHICS?
It’s well known that the online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has long been a leader in exposing the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church aka the Emerging Church and its unholy trinity of apostates, Living Spiritual Teacher and EC guru Brian McLaren and his friends, universalist EC pastor Doug Pagitt of Solomon’s Porch and progressive “theologian in residence” Tony Jones. All […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 21, 2010 in Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on CHRISTIAN MATURITY AND HOW IT RELATES TO DISCERNMENT
By Apprising Ministries correspondent Mike Ratilff of Possessing the Treasure Not that I have already received or have been completed, I press on that, if possible, to apprehend it because Christ Jesus has apprehended me. (a personal translation of Philippians 3:12) There is no small ruckus going on right now online within the “discernment” ministries […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 16, 2010 in Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on BEWARE THE BRIDGERS PART 1: ORTHODOXY IS MORE THAN A DOCTRINAL STATEMENT
Apprising Ministries brings to your attention today’s edition of Crosstalk with host Ingrid Schlueter: Deborah Dombrowski is the Editor in Chief for Lighthouse Trails Publishing. This Crosstalk looks at Dan Kimball, an author and pastor who has been part of the emerging church movement since its beginnings with Leadership Network. Dan Kimball has an orthodox […]