By Justin Edwards Oh the bountiful, infinite grace God has for His children! This week marks 1 year since God led me to complete surrender to His Son, Jesus Christ. The last few days I’ve been reflecting on what God has been doing in my life over the last year, and I’d like to share […]
March 10, 2010
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MISSIONARY OR MISSIONAL: THE MISSION OF THE EMERGING CHURCH By Ken Silva pastor-teacher The following is excerpted by permission from The Emergent Church: Redefining Christianity, an excellent book from pastor Bob DeWaay of Critical Issues Commentary. As one who’s been studying the neo-liberal cult of the Emerging Church with its Emergence Christianity for years now I can tell […]
March 10, 2010
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CONTEMPLATIVE/CENTERING PRAYER AS “CHRISTIAN” MEDITATION By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 31, 2008 At Apprising Ministries you will likely hear me talking more about the new spirituality which has now slithered its way deep into postevangelicalism from its den in the Emerging Church. The fact is this neopagan Gnostic spirituality is most pointedly on […]
March 10, 2010
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By Ken Silva Oneness Pentecostal and Word Faith mogul “Bishop” T.D. Jakes, fresh off his stint preaching for Southern Baptist pastor Ed Young, Jr again, will also be a featured speaker for Bill Hybels and Willow Creek Church this summer. Despite his denial of the Trinity, i.e. the very nature of God, there right alongside Hybels, Andy Stanley, and some […]
March 9, 2010
By Michael G. Mickey It isn’t the first of its kind to be seen by me in the aftermath of destructive earthquakes that have struck Haiti, Chile and Turkey to name a few recently, but an Associated Press article on the topic of global earthquake activity indicates that what’s going on of late is “probably […]
March 9, 2010
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By Justin Edwards Because contemplative prayer is central to “experiencing” God in Emergence Christianity, we will begin by defining this practice: Question: “What is contemplative prayer?” Answer: It is important to first define “contemplative prayer.” Contemplative prayer is not just “contemplating while you pray.” The Bible instructs us to pray with our minds (1 Corinthians […]
March 8, 2010
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By Ingrid Schlueter The news reports today that Rick Warren is bringing the hot boy band, the Jonas Brothers, to perform for his “Easter Service” that is expected to draw an audience of 50,000. Reportedly, the Jonas Brothers are coming to entertain at the “Easter Service” because they are good role models. So what might […]
March 8, 2010
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Justin Edwards We’ve covered a lot of ground so far with postmodernism, contemplative spirituality/mysticism, and the New Age and how they fit nicely within the framework of the Emerging Church. We will now begin getting into the meat of this movement with regards to the practices and other topics. A good place to start is […]
March 7, 2010
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By Justin Edwards Come quickly, Lord Jesus! MIDNIGHT CRY I HEAR THE SOUND OF A MIGHTY RUSHING WIND AND IT’S CLOSER NOW THAN IT’S EVER BEEN I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE TRUMPET AND GABRIEL SOUND THE CHORD AT THE MIDNIGHT CRY WE’LL BE GOING HOME. CHORUS: WHEN JESUS STEPS OUT ON A CLOUD TO CALL […]
March 5, 2010
By Justin Edwards This week we’ve discussed the New Age, contemplative spirituality and mysticism (CSM), and the vessels that each uses to become “one with god” – meditation. It was mentioned that CSM is the bridge to all religions as each has a mystical element that unites them as one – each seeks to tap […]
March 11, 2010
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