You may recall that New Calvinist mentor John Piper made the ill-fated decision to bring Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren into the Desiring God Conference 2010 as the keynote speaker. Unfortunately, it got even worse when Dr. Piper defended his decision: At root I think [Rick Warren] is theological and doctrinal and sound. (as cited Online source) Christian Research Network is a sister work of Apprising Ministries, an […]

The following is originally published by Herescope and is republished here with permission: The Cult of Evangelical Leadership, Part 2  Fat Cat[1] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. (Ezekiel 34:20) Cash Cow: “A cash cow is a product or a business […]

Apprising Ministries has been covering what seems to be a developing story concerning Elephant Room curator James MacDonald and a website called The Elephant’s Debt put up a two former members of his HBC. Today I was pointed to the following update at TED entitled Recent Developments: James MacDonald addresses the issue of detractors with […]

I’ve pointed out many times now that as a general rule, and a courtesy, we do not publish email without the permission of the sender.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. Such is […]

Apprising Ministries is an online apologetics and discernment work the Lord has raised up to help you see the abysmal apostasy spreading now even throughout the mainstream of the evangelical community. 1 Peter 4:17 judgments sent by Jesus Himself are falling upon His visible church as spiritual darkness grows. A good example would be the […]

Looking back on the creepy cults of the 70s and the self-indulgent excesses of the televangelists of the 80s can be a little like watching an episode of some ghastly ‘reality TV show’: as the freaks and frauds parade on the television screen, that subtle sentiment of “I thank thee Lord that I am not […]

At Apprising Ministries I’ve talked a lot about how a growing syncretism with Word Faith prosperity preaching is receiving a real assist from the emerging ecumenical magisterium springing up around the Elephant Room. In ER 2, along with his cohost New Calvinist Mark Driscoll, James MacDonald opened the door into the mainstream of evangelicalism for T.D. […]

Apprising Ministries is doing what we can to draw attention to the New Downgrade No-Controversy happening within evangelicalism and growing syncretism as spiritual blindness and apostasy increase. Unfortunately, at a time when the church visible could desperately use one, I’m afraid there doesn’t appear to be a Charles Spurgeon arising. If anything mainstream Christendom seems to heading away […]

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. Such is […]

Christian Research Network is a sister work of Apprising Ministries. In Rick Warren, Joel Osteen To Appear On Oprah’s ‘Lifeclass CRN Associate Editor Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… brought to our attention that Robert Schueller disciples of human potential teaching Joel Osteen and Rick Warren recently joined Oprah Winfrey. Well, now she takes a look at ‘I Have Aha Moment Exhaustion!’ My Afternoon With Oprah and Pastor Rick […]