Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (Galatians 5:1, KJV) Watching The Leaven of CSM Rise Before Your Eyes If you don’t think this Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) is a growing menace in the “Protestant” evangelical community then consider SpiritLines Newsletter […]

In Part One of this series Apprising Ministries showed you that the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSCNC) of the Southern Baptist Convention isn’t even attempting to hide its open embrace of corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) and its Contemplative/Centering Prayer (CCP), which flowered in the antibiblical monastic traditions of apostate Roman Catholicism, i.e. no […]

As I have said before here at Apprising Ministries, without a doubt these are strange times we are living in. An era where a warped kind of “tolerance” has actually replaced the type of love that our Lord was so often speaking about. This alleged “postmodern” age is really just a mask for relativism, along […]

A while back Lighting The Way International published some quotes from Dr. Walter Martin’s message called “Neutering the Bible”, which provides the idea behind this feature piece here at Apprising Ministries. Although I never met him Dr. Martin is one whom the Lord used as a teacher to profoundly impact my early studies in apologetics and as such […]

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 […]

For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (James 1:7-8, ESV) Believing Protestant Reformation Doctrine And That The Church Of Rome Is Christian? In an August 15, 2008 interview by Jake Tapper of ABC News postevangelicalism’s Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren […]

Over at Slice of Laodicea Ingrid Schlueter, founder of the Apprising Ministries outreach Christian Research Network, tells us: Today on Crosstalk I will be discussing the statement posted recently on several websites by Richard Abanes that likens people such as myself and others to branch Davidian cultists. In his statement, Abanes expresses his deep concern over […]

“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 […]

In his post Phil Johnson begins with: Some random but loosely-connected thoughts about the Fad-Driven Church® have been accumulating in my subconscious while I’ve been reposting those old entries about evangelical fads. So I’ve decided to interrupt the process of reposting old entries and take a load off my mind today… Why is it that […]

That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does. (James 1:8-9, NASB) Believing Reformation Doctrine And That The Church Of Rome Is Christian? In the Apprising Ministries feature article Rick Warren Says “Great Spiritual Awakening Coming” I brought to your attention that […]