God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. ( 1 Corinthians 1:9) PAUL is here arguing for the safety, the perseverance and the ultimate perfection of the saints to whom he is writing. He thanks God for what He has done for them and is assured […]

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me” (John 14:1) Christ is saying here: “You have heard that you should trust in God. But I want to show you how to really find him so you won’t start worshipping something you made up in your head.If you want to trust in the true […]

“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. (1 Corinthians 10:23-24) I would that all men at this hour abounded in almsgiving, but specially those who are followers of the loving Jesus. […]

Here at Apprising Ministries you’ve often heard me talk about the spiritually bankrupt Church Growth Movement (CGM). ((You’ll find this from Bob DeWaay helpful in understanding the flaws of the CGM: http://cicministry.org/commentary/issue89.htm, accessed 4/30/14.)) Even more specifically about the Purpose Driven/Seeker Drivenism of e.g. Rick Warren and the neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church aka the […]

Your wrath lies hard upon me, and You have afflicted me with all Your waves. (Psalm 88:7) I have often marveled at the strange comfort persons offer you when they say, “Ah, there are others who suffer more than you do.” Am I a demon, then? Am I expected to rejoice at the news of other […]

Here at Apprising Ministries you’ve heard me warn you on a regular basis about the despicable Church Growth Movement (CGM), ((e.g. Teachings of Demons on Church Growth)) which slithered out of the spiritual black hole known as Fuller Theological Seminary (FTS). Briefly, we trace the origins of the CGM back to Donald McGavran who in 1965: […]

There is a wounded soldier bleeding out his life upon the battlefield and here comes a friend, merciful and tender, who has brought him a refreshing draught which will help to bring him back to consciousness and open his half-glazed eyes again. He is covered with a clammy sweat, but there is cold water with […]

The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. (Jeremiah 31:3) Between that heart in heaven and this poor throbbing heart, aching heart on earth there is love established; love of the dearest, truest, sweetest and most faithful kind. In fact, the […]

Here at Apprising Ministries you’ve heard me talk about the devastating effects of the ill-fated Church Growth Movement ((Christian apologist Bob DeWay further elaborates upon this movement in Faulty Premises of the Church Growth Movement: Rick Warren, Robert Schuller, Donald McGavran, and C. Peter Wagner Mislead the Church.)) vomited out of the theological cesspool we know as Fuller […]

And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.  (Genesis 33:4) Jacob’s anguished prayer accomplished more than he dared to ask. He hadn’t expected so much comfort from God from his brother. All he had asked for was that his brother would leave him and […]