By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 17, 2013 in Devotions | 0 Comments
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer: and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. (Isaiah 65:24) Remember, the throne of grace is near at hand. You have not to travel far to reach it: no lengthy and painful journey; no wearisome and mortifying pilgrimage. It is near at […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 16, 2013 in Devotions | 0 Comments
The Psalmist said, “Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words” (Psalm 51:4). Sin is a wicked and grievous thing that the flesh does not want to deal with. When people are pressed by the Spirit of God about […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 29, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
By Glenn E. Chafield and used with permission Ravi Zacharias has long been one of my favorite apologists ever since I first heard him on radio broadcasts while I lived in the Chicago area. He has always been a solid defender of the faith. I don’t know what has gotten into Mr. Zacharias, but […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 27, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
Apprising Ministries has warned there’s a progressive New Downgrade No-Controversy going on within broader evangelicalism; and, like the proverbial frog slowly boiling to death in a pot, over the past couple of decades people simply haven’t noticed. During this time, tragically, the Gospel has painstakingly been changed from repentance and forgiveness of sins in Jesus’ Name into some supposed […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 24, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” (John 14:23) The Clarion Call To Prayer In earlier Apprising Ministries articles like Where Are Christ’s Soldiers? and the semi-satirical Recipe For Spiritual Disaster I’ve been […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 22, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
UPDATE: RAVI ZACHARIAS: GOD INSPIRED NICKY GUMBEL IN HIS WORK WITH THE ALPHA COURSE Apprising Ministries broke the story the other day that Ravi Zacharias Calls Word Faith Preacher Joyce Meyer “Such A Great Bible Teacher” God Is Using. This would lead to Ravi Zacharias Praises Word Faith Preacher Joyce Meyer where RZIM spokesman Rick Manafo accusing me of doing a […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 6, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
As president of a leading online apologetics and discernment ministry (OADM) part of Apprising Ministries is to document this growing apostasy within the mainstream of evangelicalism. Unfortunately, this appears to be a time like Amos 8:11-12 when Jesus is also sending 1 Peter 4:17 judgements upon the visible Christian church. Sadly, storied like this are […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 5, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
Apprising Ministries now draws your attention to The Three Deadliest Words In The World… It’s A Girl, a documentary film by Evan Grae Davis. Freelance political journalist Ram Mashru, the founder and editor of the online political magazine Discuss[n], gives us background: It’s a girl, a film being released this year, documents the practice of killing unwanted baby girls […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 5, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
You may have noticed Apprising Ministries running some satire pieces from our special Nephilim correspondent Nephy Lim, e.g. New Transmission From Nephilim Correspondent Criticizes C. Peter Wagner. Then there was Shocking: Apprising Ministries Receives A Postcard From Nephilim!, which contains the following reference in the postcard from Nephy: Notice the date: 12-21-12. There’s a couple of basic reasons […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 4, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
Apprising Ministries continues to warn that the mainstream of evangelicalism is spiraling badly into what I’m calling a New Downgrade No-Controversy. Certainly a part of this is increasing syncretism e.g. embracing blatant Word Faith prosperity preachers like T.D. Jakes. I’ve also told you that popular evangelicals such as prophet-leader Steven Furtick cannot bring Jakes into the […]