By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 15, 2013 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Devotions, Features
Apprising Ministries has often told you about “contexualization,” i.e. attempting to make “the Gospel relevant” to a postmodern culture and a postChristian nation. But, 1) the original liberals already tried that with their “modern theology” attempting to cobble together a form of Christianity for their modern culture. And, 2) the United States was never a […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 15, 2013 in Current Issues, Features
By John Downey and republished with permission 1. It would be easy to miss this article as it was just published today, but you’d be missing a great article on sanctification if you don’t read this one by Tullian Tchividjian, Time To Stop Looking In And Start Looking Up. 2. This article by Erin Benziger is an […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 15, 2013 in Current Issues, Features
Further reading PERRY NOBLE CONDEMNS HIMSELF WITH HIS OWN WORDS? PERRY NOBLE, JACK GRAHAM, AND QUASI-WORD FAITH PREACHERS PERRY NOBLE SAYS YOU’RE A JACKASS
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 15, 2013 in Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries is very grateful for the ways God has been extending this labor in the Lord, far beyond anything we’d ever dreamed or imagined when we began this fully integrated auxiliary from Connecticut River Baptist Church (SBC), where I serve as pastor-teacher. Unfortunately, right now monthly donations are just not anywhere near the level […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 15, 2013 in Current Issues, Features
The following is originally published by Herescope and is republished here with permission: Lou Giglio Satire[1] This “common good” must be negotiated in a “Public Square” – a global arena where people share their views. To keep their debates “civil,” they must learn to appreciate pluralism and seek a “commonlife” compatible with all beliefs and lifestyles. Peace […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 14, 2013 in Current Issues, Features
The fact is, if leaders within evangelicalism were doing their jobs speaking up for those who don’t have such platforms you’d have never heard of online apologetics and discernment works like Apprising Ministries. Part of the work AM is doing is apprising you of issues as they develop. Unfortunately, one that I was not able to […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 14, 2013 in Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries has laid out the theory that there appears to be a new emerging ecumenical magisterium (EEM) growing up around the Elephant Room (ER) of co-hosts James MacDonald and Mark Driscoll. In September of last year, while she was discussing the then up-coming R12 conference, CRN associate editor Erin Benziger actually gave us a peek at quite a […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 14, 2013 in Current Issues, Features
By Dr. Orrel Steincamp, The Plumbline Newsletter Archive, republished with permission Some time ago a pastor was telling me his thoughts on how to reach his city for Christ. He had come to town to grow a large church. He had tried many canned programs with little result. He was now thinking about an organized “prayer walk” […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 14, 2013 in Current Issues, Features
[mejsvideo src=”https://www.apprising.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/NSRhythm.mov” width=640 height=360] Further reading BLOGGER’S LAWSUIT FOR HARASSMENT AGAINST PERRY NOBLE AND NEWSPRING CHURCH REACHES SETTLEMENT PERRY NOBLE, JACK GRAHAM, AND QUASI-WORD FAITH PREACHERS PERRY NOBLE SAYS YOU’RE A JACKASS
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 13, 2013 in Current Issues, Features
By Christian Research Network correspondent Mike Ratilff of Possessing the Treasure This is a repost of an original article on Possessing the Treasure 9 Ἔγραψα ὑμῖν ἐν τῇ ἐπιστολῇ μὴ συναναμίγνυσθαι πόρνοις, 10 οὐ πάντως τοῖς πόρνοις τοῦ κόσμου τούτου ἢ τοῖς πλεονέκταις καὶ ἅρπαξιν ἢ εἰδωλολάτραις, ἐπεὶ ὠφείλετε ἄρα ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελθεῖν. 11 νῦν δὲ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν μὴ […]