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By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 28, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Spiritual Formation | Comments Off on MAINSTREAM EVANGELICALISM EMBRACING CONTEMPLATIVE MYSTICISM
O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 27, 2011 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on REVIEW: THE LIFE YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED, SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE BY JOHN ORTBERG
The following by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, is republished at Apprising Ministries with permission: Ortberg, a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church, published The Life You’ve Always Wanted in 1997 and expanded it in 2002. The book provides a good taste of the style and content of the teaching at […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 18, 2011 in Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on SIN, CHURCH DISCIPLINE AND THOUGHTS ABOUT BOB DEWAAY—PART 1
By Apprising Ministries correspondent Christine Pack of Sola Sisters My friendship with Bob DeWaay, former pastor of Twin City Fellowship, began several years ago when I was a new Christian. I had been saved out of the New Age movement, in which I had been discipled very deeply in mysticism, mantra meditation, yoga and a […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 11, 2011 in Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism | Comments Off on NO SALVATION OUTSIDE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
As Apprising Ministries covers the slide into apostasy within mainstream evangelcialism we can observe Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren, a most prominent “Protestant” Southern Baptist minister, is Double-Minded On The Reformation And Roman Catholicism; or take the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church aka the Emerging Church with its new version of Progressive Christian theology under their spiritual circus “big tent” Emergence Christianity. Part of its legacy already is creating the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 6, 2011 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Spiritual Formation | Comments Off on CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY/MYSTICISM UNITES THE GLOBAL FAMILY
And the Lord said to me: “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, worthless divination, and the deceit of their own minds.” (Jeremiah 14:14) One River That Is God But Many Streams […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 5, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rick Warren, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation | Comments Off on PETER SCAZZERO RECOMMENDING CONTEMPLATIVE/CENTERING PRAYER
…they are full of things from the east and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners. (Isaiah 2:6) Circle Up The Wagons We’re Heading Home To Rome Evangelicals are quick to praise Charles Spurgeon, who stood tall for the purity of God’s Gospel during the Downgrade Controversy; this […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 1, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features | Comments Off on DAN KIMBALL OF THE EMERGING CHURCH AND LECTIO DIVINA
The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him. (Proverbs 18:17) Things Aren’t As Simple As They May Appear Apprising Ministries has been among those pioneering the mission filed of online apologetics and discernment ministry and it’s a well known fact that a major focus of mine has been the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 1, 2011 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features | Comments Off on SPREAD OF CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY/MYSTICISM: LECTIO DIVINA
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) Right Back To The Dark Ages A main focus of the online apologetics and discernment ministry Apprising Ministries has been covering the rise in popularity within Protestant evangelicalism of practicing corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 5, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on AM TESTIMONY: CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY/MYSTICISM
One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches. (Galatians 6:6) In the interest of showing that thiings are not all bad, may the Lord be praised as a reader of Apprising Ministries shares the following encouraging testimony of God’s faithfulness: Thank you for your website. I have […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 4, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Richard Foster | Comments Off on PETER SCAZZERO AS SPIRITUAL BENEDICT ARNOLD
In Rick Warren And Peter Scazzero Up To Monk-ee Business earlier at Apprising Ministries I told you Leadership Network’s propped up Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren had conference back in February called Radicalis at his Saddleback Church. Radicalis featured Dr. Ed Stetzer along with his Acts 29 cohort Mark Driscoll, as well as Perry Noble, Kerry Shook, and Andy Stanley; I also reminded […]