Category: Spiritual Formation
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 5, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
In earlier Apprising Ministries articles like and Christian Soldiers Standing Up For Jesus? and the semi-satirical Recipe For Spiritual Disaster I’ve been trying to bring to your attention how a Rodney King theology of, “Can’t we all just get along” is serving to cripple the witness of the church visible. A major factor contributing to this is [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 30, 2011 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Semi-Satire, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
See also: LEONARD SWEET, FRANK VIOLA, AND THE THIRD WAY RICHARD ROHR AND THE EMERGING CHURCH AS THE THIRD WAY LIBERALISM 2.0 THE NEW PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 5, 2011 in Current Issues, Features, Semi-Satire, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
See also: WHAT HAS WAYNE GRUDEM TO DO WITH TODD BENTLEY? JOHN PIPER, RICK WARREN & FOSTER-WILLARDISM PROMOTING CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY/MYSTICISM OK IN SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 5, 2011 in Current Issues, Features, Semi-Satire, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
See also: HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM AT SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH OF DR. ED YOUNG ALABAMA BAPTIST CONVENTION (SBC) ENCOURAGES YOU TO LEARN LECTIO DIVINA FROM APOSTATE TONY JONES LIFEWAY ENCOURAGING SOUTHERN BAPTISTS TO PRACTICE LECTIO DIVINA
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 31, 2011 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Semi-Satire, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
HT: Nugget Net Newsline See also: THROUGH ROB BELL “THE GREAT ENLIGHTENED ONES” TELL US MAN HAS DIVINE GREATNESS MEDITATION IN ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS AS TRANSFORMATION FOR A GLOBAL FAMILY USING CONTEMPLATIVE/CENTERING PRAYER AS “CHRISTIAN” MEDITATION
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 28, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
By Apprising Ministries special correspondent Bob DeWaay There are no extraordinary Christians; but being an ordinary Christian is an extraordinary thing. How I wish I would have understood that when I was a new Christian. But I didn’t. Soon after my conversion I began a quest to become the best possible Christian. In so doing I fell [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 12, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
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) It’s Past Time For Some Straight Up Truth Christian apologist Bob DeWaay has a very accurate saying: Deceptions that do not “work” have a short shelf life. We must also [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 2, 2011 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
[John] MacArthur was speaking on the pursuit of godly life. “There were some things that settled into my heart very early into my life and ministry…” “The two most dominant realities that captivated my heart very early in my Christian experience were the authority of Scripture and the necessity of holiness…” “How do I get [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 28, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Spiritual Formation
O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected [...]
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