by Bob DeWaay In 1971, when I was a new Christian and in Bible College, I had the desire to be the best possible Christian. And while the Holy Spirit imparts to all Christians a desire for holiness (an obvious good thing), potential pitfalls that can lead us off course and harm us always exist. […]

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The following is excerpted from Donald Whitney and Spiritual Disciplines: Spirituality Without Boundaries by Bob DeWaay, pastor of  Twin City Fellowship:  The people who asked me to review [Donald] Whitney were concerned about mysticism. I am concerned too, not merely because Whitney is a mystic without qualifications (he is not), but that he has opened the door […]

In his latest article at Christian Issues Commentary, which is a must read, pastor Bob DeWaay weighs in on “spiritual disciplines” as it concerns Donald Whitney and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. DeWaay notes the close similarity between Whitney’s teachings and those of Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster. Within DeWaay’s scholarly piece he correctly points out that the subjective […]

Apprising Ministries draws to your attention a story in The Leaf Chronicle of Clarksville, TN; yes, that Clarksville, concerning the way more and more who profess Christianity are currently becoming involved with the corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) at the heart of spurious Spiritual Formation snake-oil sold by Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster. Given a veneer of scholasticism by Foster’s spiritual twin Dallas Willard, at its […]

I don’t agree with all of her conclusions but here’s some food for thought from Surph’s Side. Many of you will recall Denise from when she was with the now defunct Emergent-No blog along with Carla Rolfe. They will always have a tender place in my heart because they were among the very first to […]

The following book review is by Dr. Gary Gilley from his Think On These Things, which is a ministry of Southern View Chapel where Gilley is pastor, and it’s reprinted by permission: Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald S. Whitney I am often asked if, and in what ways, Donald Whitney differs from those who are promoting mysticism […]

By Apprising Ministries special correspondent Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… That’s right, according to James MacDonald of Harvest Bible Chapel and Walk in the Word, Beth Moore studies are “pretty phenomenal:” There’s much that could be discussed from this brief clip, not the least of which is the apparent dismissal of the importance […]

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 to these two disciplines […]

The following by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, is republished at Apprising Ministries with permission: In a world filled with noise, many of us long to “unplug” and find a quiet spot far from the hum of technology, the demands of work, the cries of children, the ubiquitous call of advertisement, the […]