By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 1, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Richard Foster
You have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and clasp hands with pagans. (Isaiah 2:6) Foster Drinks Deeply From The Murky Mystical Well Of Roman Catholic Monk Merton Apprising Ministries continues pointing out that the Contemplative/Centering Prayer, or so-called Christian meditation, of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 30, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Features, Richard Foster
From the Lighthouse blog has an important look at Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster and his spurious spirituality rooted in the Counter Reformation of apostate Roman Catholicism: This article hopes to reveal the underlying nature of Foster’s spirituality and to reject the recommendations of these Christian figures who rather than warning the body of Christ about Foster’s spiritual […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 17, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism
Sad, but true. At From the Lighthouse we read: Contemplative spirituality has been coming into the Nazarene denomination for some time through their seminaries and universities. But this summer, the mystical-based spirituality will be taking a giant step into the Nazarene Church at large. The Nazarene Theological Seminary will be presenting a contemplative retreat to […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 14, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features, Richard Foster, Spiritual Formation
Then the LORD said to me, “The prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name I have neither sent them nor commanded them nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a false vision, divination, futility and the deception of their own minds.” (Jeremiah 14:14, NASB) Hammering Out The Golden Buddha Of The Mystic Mush […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 7, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries presents the below composite email—representing common questions/comments AM receives—for the edification of our readers concerning the corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism being advanced under cover of spurious Spiritual Formation by Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster along with his spiritual twin Dallas Willard: Hi Ken, I would like to request your help. My friend and brother in […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 6, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Features
While teaching on Zechariah 11:15-17, in the two video clips below, Dr. John MacArthur of Grace to You discusses how Hitler and the Nazi’s give us a bit of a peek at the coming Antichrist. Apprising Ministries finds of particular interest the role seducing spirits of the occult and its Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism played in the lives […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 10, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism
Let us be perfectly clear here at Apprising Ministries; the idea of a deeper relationship with God is not wrong in and of itself. But it is the Lord Who draws us; we cannot “work” it up. And as I brought out in The Terminology Trap of “Spiritual Formation” what’s causing such a huge problem in the Body […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 7, 2009 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Quotes
“Knowing Christ,” in the Pauline sense is not the sort of mystical relationship many people imagine. Paul wasn’t longing for some secret knowledge of Christ beyond what is revealed in Scripture. He wasn’t asking that private messages from Christ be whispered into his ear. In fact, the knowledge of Christ Paul sought was anything but […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 6, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features
The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 5, 2009 in AM Missives, Apologetics, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1, ESV) Non-Protesting Protestants Engaging In Revisionist History Of The Lord’s Reformation Last time in Ravi Zacharias International Ministries Embracing Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) we began a look at the letter from Margaret Manning of RZIM and saw they are still equivocating with words in an ongoing […]