Category: Emergent Church
By AM on Nov 21, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, New Spirituality, Radio Appearances, Rob Bell
In his sermon I will say it again, and again, and again, Sunday November 16, 2008, Emergent Church icon Rob Bell shares a common mantra of those neo-Gnostics involved in the Contemplative/Centering Prayer of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism.
For them it is the mystics in various religious traditions who are the great enlightened ones. Bell says:
It’s interesting how many traditions [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 21, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Tony Jones
To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled. They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work. (Titus 1:15-16, ESV)
When Our Creator God Spoke Long Ago [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 20, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Tony Jones, Youth Ministry
Tony Jones, author of the book The New Christianity Christians and a leading theologian in the Emergent Church is out of the closet now concerning his views that unrepentant practicing homosexuals can become Christians, which Apprising Ministries first pointed out in Tony Jones and the Emergent Church: “Christian” Gay is A-Ok.
We took a lot of heat for bringing it out [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 18, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features
Below you’ll see religious writer Phyllis Tickle hawking her latest book The Great Emergence (TGE), which is published by Baker Books. Going onto their website as of this writing it’s pretty hard to miss Tickle’s book. Well, there’s really a little more to the story.
For you see, TGE is actually from Baker’s Emersion: Emergent Village resources for [...]
By AM on Nov 14, 2008 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell, Youth Ministry
A recent edition of Fighting for the Faith podcast hosted by Chris Rosebrough also featured Ken Silva of Apprising Ministries joining him in breaking down a recent sermon by Emerging Church icon Rob Bell where he attempts to exegete Philippians 3: 2 — Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those mutilators of the flesh.
On this program, which [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 14, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Doug Pagitt, Emergent Church, Features, New Spirituality, Richard Foster, Rob Bell, Shane Claiborne/New Monasticism, Spiritual Formation, Tony Campolo, Youth Ministry
Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD. You have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and clasp hands with pagans. (Isaiah 2:5-6)
Eastern-Style Meditation As The Bridge To Unite All Religions And Transform Mankind
Building on It’s High Time To Realize [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 9, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergent Church, Features, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.
For the time will come [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 31, 2008 in Current Issues, Emergent Church
“For Immediate Release” says a press release dated November 1, 2008 at the Emergent Village website which begins:
Emergent Village today announced a major change in structure that will position it less like a traditional non-profit organization and more like a social networking organization. The group, which describes itself as “a growing, generative friendship,” has significantly influenced [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 17, 2008 in Emergent Church, Quotes
Apprising Ministries is pleased to present the following in sightful excerpt on this critical subject from What’s So Dangerous About The Emerging Church featuring Phil Johnson and Dr. John MacArthur of Grace to You:
PHIL: Let me…let me give you an example of what you’re talking about here. I’m going to read you a quotation from a book, this actually [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 16, 2008 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Emergent Church
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. (2 Corinthians 5:20, NASB)
Would A Christian Go To A Pagan In Order To Learn How To Pray To God?
As Apprising Ministries previously brought out in Who Is John Main? in [...]
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