And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.  When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood […]

“Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet?” (Amos 3:3) Southern Baptist Pastor Rick Warren Continues His Praise Of Apostate Roman Catholicism In our text above the Lord uses a rhetorical question designed to illicit the answer: “No, they do not.” I offer that what you’re about to see on the part of Purpose Driven […]

By Christian Research Network Associate Editor Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… This is a repost of an original article on Do Not Be Surprised… Each year, Alpha Course director Nicky Gumbel hosts a leadership conference at his home church of Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) in London. Well-known and charismatic leaders from various walks of life and differing […]

The following is originally published by Herescope and is republished here with permission: Sacred Cow[1] “Most errors in matters of faith are contagious and infectious; the reason is, because ordinarily an error is broached by some, and entertained by others, in satisfaction to some lust, as favouring some evil desire and inclination of our minds, and so […]

Christian Research Network is a sister work of Apprising Ministries. Today CRN Associate Editor Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… tells us that Seeker Driven evangelical prophet-leader Perry Noble, mentor to rising prophet-leader Steven Furtick, has kicked off his gathering of the clan of the emerging ecumenical evangelical magisterium: Perry Noble, pastor of Newspring Church, who is well known for […]

Since we came online at the end of August 2005 as a pioneer in the field of Internet apologetics and discernment works Apprising Ministries has, sadly, been documenting The Falling Away Of The Evangelical Church. Among other things, I also monitor trends in the visible church from this outpost where the Net is moving ahead of the […]

Christian Research Network is a sister work of Apprising Ministries. Today CRN Associate Editor Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… informs us of more fallout form the ecumenical Elephant Room II of James MacDonald: After speaking to Harvest Bible Chapel Grayslake, Christian Research Network has confirmed that this church has been “removed from Harvest Bible Fellowship by the leadership.” HBC Grayslake […]

Apprising Ministries continues monitoring the aftermath of the Elephant Room 2 for the Christian Research Network. I’ve said before that the silent shockwaves sent out when ER2 detonated have likely caused more damage than we have yet to see. There will probably be more cracks revealed as evangelephants, a term I first heard used by […]

Apprising Ministries has been documenting the sad slide into apostasy of contemporary evangelicalism for some time now. Circa 1997 the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult within the Emerging Church aka the Emergent Church began spreading the cancer of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism into the mainstream. One of the results is a growing syncretism and a sappy sentimentality passing as the genuine robust […]

Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. (1 John 3:4-6) Christians Do […]