John Chisham, CRN correspondent and pastor of River of Life Alliance Church in MN, tells us in this post: What is Monvee you ask? It is the newest program in the seeker sensitive/purpose driven spirituality that is marketed as the E-Harmony for your spiritual practices…

John Chisham, CRN correspondent and pastor of River of Life Alliance Church in MN, brings us an in depth devotional teaching .

John Chisham, CRN correspondent and pastor of River of Life Alliance Church in MN, has an interesting response to a piece today by emerging church heretic Tony Jones where Jones writes: I do not consider Mary’s virginity to be important primarily to preserve the doctrine of Jesus’ sinlessness.  More detail and the link here.

Pastor John Chisham takes a look in this post at a video containing the conversion story of heretical emerging church pastor Doug Pagitt: I was really excited to see this video; what I believed would be a testimony of Doug Pagitt’s conversion! I do not know about you, but I was disappointed, and not really surprised [...]

Yesterday at her Confessing Queer (CQ) blog Seth Donovan, one of the alleged “innovative” and “most important voices for the future of Christianity” who spoke “into our future” in order to “shape the future of our faith” at the recently concluded emerging church conference Christianity 21 (c 21), shares her thoughts on what she talked about at [...]

This short post contains the link to an interesting exchange between heretical emerging church “pastor” Doug Pagitt and CRN contributor John Chisham.

In post related to Rob Bell On Faith, Suffering, And “Christians” pastor John Chisham brings out an important point concerning postliberal preacher Rob Bell, his man-centered message, and his reluctance to proclaim the Gospel in this piece.

Pastor John Chisham shares the proper Christian perspective in this post, which begins: I am not like Brian McLaren or his friends who believe that there is some benefit to fasting alongside a Muslim to find some blessing from God, or better understanding of a my Muslim neighbors, who are unfortunately in darkness because they [...]

 Pastor John Chisham shines more light on this upcoming Emerging Church conference; more detail and the link here.

 CRN’s John Chisham, who is pastor of River of Life Alliance Church, discusses a post by leading emerging church theologian Tony Jones where Jones wrote: If you are one who thinks that homosexual sex is sinful, can you please explain to me WHY a gay or lesbian person who is in a long-term, monogamous relationship would [...]

Pastor John Chisham, of Riverview Alliance Church and a CRN contributor, begins this piece by telling us:  I think Rob Bell, more and more, is running away from true Christianity. Honestly, I believe he is becoming (if he is not already) an enemy of the Gospel…just another example of post-modern pastors turning to psychology rather [...]

CRN’s John Chisham, who is pastor of River of Life Alliance Church in Marshall, Minnesota shares some commentary concerning the recently concluded Poets, Prophets and Preachers hosted by Rob Bell and featuring Peter Rollins and Shane Hipps. In this piece pastor Chisham gives us much cause for concern as to the odd spirituality taught there: Well, [...]

In a similar vein to Mike Ratliff’s Do Not Love The World comes this piece from CRN’s John Chisham, who is pastor of River of Life Alliance Church in Marshall, Minnesota. He brings a: message for all the Pastors like Rick Warren who would preach a message of laboring together to a group of Muslims rather than preaching [...]

Pastor John Chisham with a Biblical exposition on what it means to be a dad: on this Fathers’ day, I think it appropriate that we revisit this passage of scripture [Ephesians 5:25-33] to examine the role of Fathers ( who should be necessarily husbands) and what we ought to be doing in the home…

Pastor John Chisham has, in this piece, an interesting exposition related to the earlier CRN post And Tony Jones Shares The Greatest Rock Song. And the answer to the constant question, “Have you talked to…”; is yes, for example see Tony Jones Interview and Tony Jones On One One Radio.

Pastor John Chisham with an informative post concerning a discussion he had with Emergence Christianity theologian Tony Jones: Paliggenesia – It means new birth. It means reproduction, renewal, recreation, regeneration. Recently, our radio show , My co-host Rusty Beals gave a testimony of His conversion, and how God changed Him. (this starts about 33 minutes into [...]

As mentioned previously, there has been some talk about online discernment ministries (ODMs) being considered by some as part of a pernicious cult of ODMs. Once again pastor John Chisham does us a service by bringing us what a forebear, an ADM, has said in this piece.

There’s been some talk about online discernment ministries (ODMs) not having qualifications to speak concerning various issues going on within evangelicalism, and for some, even being part of a pernicious cult. Pastor John Chisham does us a service today by informing us what a forebear, an ADM, has said in this piece.

After talking with his ”sons and ‘adopted’ sons” pastor John Chisham has begin to wonder.

As a companion piece to Rick Warren, Please Sit Down pastor John Chisham shares some concerns about this long-time member of Warren’s Saddleback Church. See also: Richard Abanes’s “Catch-Me-If-You-Can”(1) Copycat Research, Copyright Infringement, and Plagiarism

Pastor John Chisham has a piece of satire, which to our eye brings out that Bell’s contemplative and man-centered message seems to have more in common with Buddhism than it does with the Bible. See also: ROB BELL, DIVINE DIRT CLODS, AND THE COMING GLOBAL FAMILY OF “GOD”

Pastor John Chisham brings to our attention the latest issue of News and Views from Rick Warren and shares: Pastor Rick Warren has invited people to come and become members this coming Saturday of Saddleback church. He has 2000 signed up, and wants 3000. To accomplish this goal, he has given some extra incentive to [...]

In this fine piece pastor John Chisham begins: Do you testify with Christ? John 7:7 - The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil. In my experiences as a Pastor and as an evangelist, I have run into many people who have criticized me for my [...]

Apprising Ministries with the link to a penetrating piece concerning American Christianity by pastor John Chisham.

Pastor John Chisham shares his thoughts concerning a message at the recently concluded True Church Conference in this piece: Martin Luther called this the “Pauline Psalm” for it demonstrates very clearly repentance and faith in God, our Savior. The background to the Psalm demonstrates the dire straights that the Psalmist was in; we have Assyria [...]