Category: Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 1, 2011 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) Right Back To The Dark Ages A main focus of the online apologetics and discernment ministry Apprising Ministries has been covering the rise in popularity within Protestant evangelicalism of practicing corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 5, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches. (Galatians 6:6) In the interest of showing that thiings are not all bad, may the Lord be praised as a reader of Apprising Ministries shares the following encouraging testimony of God’s faithfulness: Thank you for your website. I have […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 22, 2010 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Erwin McManus, Features, Jay Bakker, Joel Osteen, John Hagee, Leonard Sweet, Marcus Borg, New Apostolic Reformation, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, Roman Catholicism, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation, T.D. Jakes, Word Faith
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 8, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
The problem in our day, which gives rise to highly questionable church growth methods, is twofold: On the one hand, we are seeing a waning confidence in the message of the gospel. Even the evangelical church shows signs of losing confidence in the convincing and converting power of the gospel message. That is why increasing […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 1, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? (Galatians 3:3) Peter Scazzero And Rick Warren Are Spreading Contemplative Spirituality As part of the online apologetics and discernment work being done here at Apprising Ministries we’ve been covering the upgrading of the sinfully ecumenical Emerging Church aka Emergent Church into a full […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 28, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You have seen all the disaster that I brought upon Jerusalem and upon all the cities of Judah. Behold, this day they are a desolation, and no one dwells in them, because of the evil that they committed, provoking me to anger, in that they went […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 28, 2010 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Quotes
It’s important to understand the reasoning processes of the Eastern mind; [and ask] why has there been such a tremendous penetration of American college campuses [and] of the so-called intellectual values that have so far—through the last fifty years—been raised against historic Christianity. What has made these values fall down, so to speak, before imports from […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 23, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise? (Psalm 94:8) Contemplative Mysticism Spreading Like A Cancer Apprising Ministries continues documenting how doctrinal lines continue to be erased with great rapidity in what’s becoming The Ecumenical Church Of Deceit (ECoD). If you actually want to understand how the church visible has become so […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 22, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
Apprising Ministries has told you that Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren featured contemplative guru Peter Scazzero at Radicalis this past February at Saddleback Church. You might remember that in an email promoting that conference, Chat Live with Radicalis Speaker, Pete Scazzero, Wednesday, December 9 at 11 am pst, Warren told us: Pete, along with his […]
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