By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 1, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Youth Ministry
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. (Colossians 2:8) The Self-Refuting Philosophy Of Postmodernism I continue on here at Apprising Ministries tracking this The New Downgrade And Its Apostles Of Unbelief and [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 18, 2012 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Youth Ministry
For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ… Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 18, 2012 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
The following by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, is republished at Apprising Ministries with permission: (April/May 2012 – Volume 18, Issue 2) Of all the spiritual disciplines the Spiritual Formation Movement promotes, none is more important than prayer and the intake of God’s Word. On the surface we would expect little resistance [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 5, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Semi-Satire, Tony Jones, Youth Ministry
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By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 4, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Youth Ministry
As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith. The aim of our charge is love [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 2, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Youth Ministry
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits1 of the world, and not according to Christ. (Colossians 2:8) Evangelical Rebirth Of The Tradition Of Men As we look at our opening text once again from the King James Version we get a hint as [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 29, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Youth Ministry
For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” (Mark 7:21-23) The Fact Is, The Truth Will Often Hurt The above is not a pretty picture of the [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 22, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Youth Ministry
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 29, 2012 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
The following by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, is republished at Apprising Ministries with permission: (February/March 2012 – Volume 18, Issue 1) Almost everyone on the cutting edge of Christianity is talking about spiritual formation. From books to magazine articles to sermons to seminary courses, spiritual formation is a hot topic. What [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 14, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Devotions, Features, Youth Ministry
Today there is growing talk about apostasy, which gives an appearance of having only recently being ignited within the visible church of our Lord. For many, it seems, this falling away from Biblical authority has suddenly exploded onto the scene as if by a spiritual match tossed onto the gasoline of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM), with [...]