Category: Richard Foster
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 25, 2008 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Features, Richard Foster
We now continue this examination of the history of the Quakers and their core doctrine of the Inner Light that is allegedly within all of mankind and which supposedly was “revealed” by God to their founder George Fox. In Part One I opened with testimony concerning current Quaker beliefs from author and mystic Dr. Mary […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 25, 2008 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Emergent Church, Features, Richard Foster
We open this examination of the history of the Quakers and their core doctrine of the Inner Light that is allegedly within all of mankind with a bit of testimony by Mary Conrow Coelho. Coehlo speaks to us from personal experience as a third generation member of the Religious Society of Friends (the Quakers). She […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 22, 2008 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
Thank you to my good friend Jim Luppachino of Watcher’s Lamp for the following: Chris Arnzen of New York’s Iron Sharpens Iron radio program speaks with Pastor Ken Silva of Apprising Ministries. The topic is the influx Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism into the evangelical camp under the guise of Spiritual Formation through the growing influence of The […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 19, 2008 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Spiritual Formation
Apprising Ministries directs you to Herescope and a helpful article by pastor Larry DeBruyn. In it he explains how the corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, which flowered in the antibiblical monastic traditions of apostate Roman Catholicism has highjacked and twisted the idea of meditating upon Scripture. It’s a crucial issue because that same form of corrupt “Christian” mysticism is a core doctrine of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 12, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergent Church, Richard Foster, Spiritual Formation
You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 12, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:29-30) Itching Ears Caused By The Disease Me-No-Wanna-See-I-Tis This article is a bit of a companion to the Apprising […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 11, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergent Church, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; the sinful […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 30, 2008 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergent Church, Features, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
Due to the importance of the issues concerning the influx into apostatizing evangelicalism of corrupt Contemplative/Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) and its so-called “Christian” meditation of Contemplative/Centering Prayer (CCP)—which flowered in the antibiblical monastic traditions of apostate Roman Catholicism, i.e. no longer Christian—Apprising Ministries is doing all we can to bring this to the attention of the Body […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 27, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergent Church, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and clasp hands with pagans. (Isaiah 2:6 ) Silence And Solitude Among Evangelical Leaders Concerning CSM Following below Apprising Ministries brings you a quote from ordained Southern Baptist minister Dallas Willard, who works closely with Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 9, 2008 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Quotes, Richard Foster
Contemplative Prayer immerses us into the silence of God. How desperately we in the modern world need this wordless baptism… Contemplative Prayer is the one discipline that can free us from our addiction to words. Progress in intimacy with God means progress toward silence… It is recreating silence to which we are called in Contemplative […]
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