By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 27, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Rick Warren
Even though I really don’t wish to give General of the Seeker Driven Army Rick Warren—who appears to me as a media hound—any more exposure than he already has, still Apprising Ministries brings this story to your attention as a teaching vehicle. Specifically as to how not to represent the Christian faith. Christopher Santarelli of The Blaze tells […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 26, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
As we watch the mainstream of the church visible descend further into apostasy lusting after the world, its true love, Bible-believing Christians are being attacked for taking the text of Genesis 1-11 for what it says. Even in ostensibly conservative circles we’re told we must abandon this way of reading Scripture because of science aka the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 26, 2012 in Current Issues
Further reading MINDSET OF ROMAN CATHOLICISM PERMEATING EVANGELICALISM THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH HASN’T CHANGED ITS CONDEMNATION OF THE GOSPEL THINK YOU’RE A ROMAN CATHOLIC IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THE POPE; BETTER THINK AGAIN
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 26, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
The following by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, is republished at Apprising Ministries with permission: One of the most popular and strongly promoted activities within spiritual formation is known as “The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola.” As the name implies, these are exercises or activities invented by the Roman Catholic monk Ignatius […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 26, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries believes this is a very important issue that’s still largely under the radar even within the mainstream of Christendom; and keep in mind that I’m say this as a pastor myself. If you don’t think this is a problem then I’m afraid you haven’t been paying attention to the growing glut of self-proclaimed “leaders” […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 26, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
I’ve pointed out many times now that as a general rule, and a courtesy, we do not publish email without the permission of the sender.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. In this […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 26, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, T.D. Jakes
Christian Research Network is a sister work of Apprising Ministries. This past year we’ve seen syncretism reach a ridiculous level within mainstream evangelicalism. For example, who would have believed former Gospel Coalition Council members James MacDonald and Mark Driscoll would open the door for Word Faith mogul T.D. Jakes into the heart of professing Christendom? Yet, this is exactly what they did back […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 26, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Joyce Meyer, Word Faith
Further reading RAVI ZACHARIAS: WORD FAITH PREACHER JOYCE MEYER “SUCH A GREAT BIBLE TEACHER” GOD IS USING RAVI ZACHARIAS PRAISES WORD FAITH PREACHER JOYCE MEYER WORD FAITH SLITHERING CLOSER TO MAINSTREAM EVANGELICALISM
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 24, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” (John 14:23) The Clarion Call To Prayer In earlier Apprising Ministries articles like Where Are Christ’s Soldiers? and the semi-satirical Recipe For Spiritual Disaster I’ve been […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 24, 2012 in AM Missives, Apologetics, Current Issues, Features
“…let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has […]