By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 15, 2010 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 14, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions. (2 Timothy 4:3-4) Mystics Multiplying Myth A while back […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 9, 2010 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
Apprising Ministries points you to a short post by Steve Knight, who started the Emerging Church group TransFORM, called “A Queering of Evangelicalism”. Knight tells us about “the July/August 2010 issue of Tikkun magazine” wherein there’s an article entitled “Dismantling Hierarchy, Queering Society” by Andrea Smith, which he sees as containing an “interesting observation/comment about ‘the emergent movement.’” Knight also informs […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 8, 2010 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Well, there’s a huge non-surprise for anyone who’s up on the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emerging Church, which the spiritually obtuse somehow think is dead. On the contrary, Apprising Ministries has told you that what’s happened is we’re now witnessing an upgrade to the Emerging Church 2.0, which claims its “big tent” Progressive Christianity aka […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 6, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools. (Romans 1:21-22) Always Learning But Not Embracing The Truth Apprising Ministries has long been covering the rise of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 4, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
The following Critical Issues Commentary by Bob DeWaay, pastor of Twin City Fellowship, is republished at Apprising Ministries with permission: This article will reveal similarities between the philosophies prevalent in Germany that characterized fascism and those of postmodern thinkers today. I am not suggesting that because these similarities exist postmoderns would be in favor of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 1, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
The word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy from their own hearts: ‘Hear the word of the LORD!’ Thus says the Lord GOD, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 28, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
The idea of a progressive gospel seems to have fascinated many. To us that notion is a sort of cross-breed between nonsense and blasphemy. After the gospel has been found effectual in the eternal salvation of untold multitudes, it seems rather late in the day to alter it; and, since it is the revelation of […]