By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 1, 2014 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
So says Greg Leasure of the Liberty Champion, which is Liberty University’s (LU) “student-run newspaper,” ((http://www.liberty.edu/academics/communications/coms/?PID=25454, accessed 5/1/14.)) in his April 29th piece Glenn Beck inspires at Convocation. Leasure tells us that the: Former Fox News talk show host challenges students to find their purpose and keep faith as their foundation… also in attendance [was] Liberty President […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 20, 2014 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Word Faith | 0 Comments
You’ve likely noticed here lately at Apprising Ministries that I’ve been spending quite a bit of time covering the pitiful position of far too many mainstream evangelical leaders when it comes to promoting, and even partnering with, Word Faith prosperity preachers like “trinitarian-modalist” T.D. Jakes. To be a bit more specific, the people to whom I refer […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 19, 2014 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 25, 2014 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. (Proverbs 8:13) The Gospel Doesn’t Need To Be Adapted To Unbelievers Of Any Time Period Apprising Ministries has often told you about “contexualization,” i.e. attempting to make “the Gospel relevant” to a postmodern culture and a post-Christian nation. But, 1) the original liberals already […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 29, 2013 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Steven Furtick, Word Faith | 0 Comments
Apprising Ministries has long been warning you concerning the formation of what looks to be a new ecumenical evangelical magisterium (EEM), e.g. Familiar Names Rick Warren, James MacDonald & Others To Headline At Mark Driscoll’s 2013 Resurgence Conference. Unfortunately, at the same time—as ridiculous as it may seem—the apostasy within mainstream evangelicalism has become so widespread […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 22, 2013 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
Apprising Ministries is doing what we can to warn you of a growing apostasy that I could never have imagined in my wildest dreams. With it has come a growing syncretism as the Gospel shifts from repentance and forgiveness of sins in Jesus’ Name to let’s all work together to make the world a better place. […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 3, 2013 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
Apprising Ministries has often talked about this verse as it applies in our narcissistic time — For people will be lovers of self (2 Timothy 3:2). There is certainly an element of pride within it. However, the spiritual deceptions of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism and the parallel signs and wonders movement have brought out another result: Man has fallen in love with himself. […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 31, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
Further reading DOUG PAGITT AND SOLOMON’S PORCH YOGA SANCTUARY JOYCE MEYER AND T.D. JAKES TEACHING WORD FAITH “LITTLE GODS” DOCTRINE RAVI ZACHARIAS
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 30, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
I’ve pointed out many times now that as a general rule, and a courtesy, we do not publish email without the permission of the sender. At the same time, all email sent to AM and Christian Research Network is considered the property of Apprising Ministries so we may indeed publish unsolicited email for the purposes of edification. Such is […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 30, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
The following is originally published by Herescope and is republished here with permission: A number of years ago there was a joke circulating that went like this: Q: How can a man avoid falling hair? A: Jump out of the way! This is also a formula for avoiding heresy. One must “jump out of the way” whenever it comes near. […]