Category: Southern Baptist Convention
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 26, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
Apprising Ministries reminded you recently in Beth Moore Attacks The Protestant Reformation that both Moore and Priscilla Shirer were part of the Be Still…And Know That I Am God DVD, which is a veritable ode to a form of meditation in an altered state of consciousness known as Contemplative/Centering Prayer (CCP). And as I’ve mentioned before, this so-called prayer […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 25, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) Heading Back Into Law-based Quid Pro Quo Spirituality For quite some time now Apprising Ministries has been covering the influx of corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism into the Southern Baptist Convention, which is allegedly the largest […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 4, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention
…but they mixed with the nations and learned to do as they did. (Psalm 106:35) Via Contemplativa—Drink Up Deception At Apprising Ministries you will have heard me talking more and more about the new spirituality which has now slithered its way deep into mainstream evangelicalism from its den in the neo-liberal cult of the Emerging Church. The fact is […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 12, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
Apprising Ministries now brings you the latest in the unfortunate situation concerning Dr. Ergun Caner, president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. Inside Higher Education makes us aware today of a report by The News & Advance of Lynchburgh, VA. Ray Reed informs us: Liberty University will investigate whether Ergun Caner, president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, actually […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 11, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
Apprising Ministries has asked Has Muslim Convert Dr. Ergun Caner Been Exposed As A Jihadi Fraud? Then in Liberty Forms Inquiry Committee About Ergun Caner I said it’s beginning to appear that we may actually find the answer to that question after all. From News & Events on Committee formed to investigate Caner statements at Liberty University itself: Liberty University’s Provost […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 10, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
This is a short follow up to Has Muslim Convert Dr. Ergun Caner Been Exposed As A Jihadi Fraud? here at Apprising Ministries. It’s beginning to appear that we may actually find the answer to that question after all. *Update* Now here’s the very latest from News & Events on Committee formed to investigate Caner statements at Liberty University itself: Liberty […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 9, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
Being primarily an online apologetics and discernment work sent forth by Jesus keeping you apprised of issues going on within the visible church is a large part of the job description for Apprising Ministries. As I’ve told you previously, one of those going on right now I began covering in Bloggers Target Seminary President Ergun Caner. It was there […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 29, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
Apprising Ministries has pointed out before that Southern Baptist pastor Ed Young, Jr is the very popular Purpose Driven/Seeker Driven pastor of a megachurch known as Fellowship Church (FC) in Grapevine, TX. You may recall allegations of living an overly luxurious lfestyle by Young, Jr. from ABC affiliate WFAA News 8 in Dallas/Fort Worth. I showed you his response in Ed Young Jr […]
By AM on Mar 28, 2010 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Erwin McManus, Features, Jay Bakker, Joel Osteen, John Hagee, Marcus Borg, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation, T.D. Jakes
The PyroManiacs devote some space each weekend to highlights from The Spurgeon Archive. The following excerpt is from “Under Constraint,” a sermon preached Sunday morning 28 April 1878 at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London: I have not much patience with a certain class of Christians nowadays who will hear anybody preach so long as they […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 11, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
In Apprising Ministries pieces like How Would You Know Beth Moore? I’ve shared my concerns about people like Moore who appear to claiming to receive special revelation directly from God. Like many in evangelicalism and Southern Baptist circles, e.g. Druckerite Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren, Moore’s teaching is often peppered with things she says the Lord told her personally. […]
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