2022 #8If we’re honest, we have to admit that evil things have been done in the name of Christianity. Skeptics have used this fact to raise doubt about the truthfulness of the Christian faith. The Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, the Salem Witch Trials, and other conflicts have been cited by those who want to say … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
Author: Mark Riser
I am a Christian, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and an apologist.
Vacation 2022!
Today I will begin a three-week blogging vacation. During this time, I will pray, think, read, and plan for the month of August for the Mark Riser – Apologist blog in apologetics and discipleship.I will also attend worship, teach my Life Group, serve at church, and do all the things that need to be done. … Continue reading Vacation 2022!
Discipleship Minute: Judges #4
Read I Samuel 1:4-28; 2:1-6As we begin I Samuel, the days of the judges were coming to a close. The nation of Israel had hit or was nearing rock bottom. Yet, one thing remained the same, the faithfulness of God and His redemptive mission. The story of Hannah reminds us that God is always faithful … Continue reading Discipleship Minute: Judges #4
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2022 #7In Acts 15, the early church had an important decision to take.How would the new Gentile converts relate to the Jewish foundations of the faith of Christianity?The answer that came from a meeting in Jerusalem in the first century AD still resounds in our lives today. That Jerusalem Council not only gave the Gentiles … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
Discipleship Minute: Judges #3
Read Ruth 1:6-9, 16-17; 2:2-12; 4:9-17If you remember the Four Spiritual Laws tract, the first law states that “God Loves You and Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life.” I wonder if Naomi was considering that principle as she returned to Bethlehem. She and her family had left Israel some years before because of famine … Continue reading Discipleship Minute: Judges #3
Five Takeaways from Dobbs
On Friday, June 24, the United States Supreme Court handed down a momentous decision. It was one that about which, frankly, I never thought I would write. In their decision, a majority of the justices struck down the decisions of Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood, the decisions which codified the right to … Continue reading Five Takeaways from Dobbs
Discipleship Minute: Judges #2
Read Judges 13:1-5; 14:1-9; 16:21-22, 26-30What makes a hero? We usually call people who do deeds that require bravery or self-sacrifice heroes. At times we overlook the factor that character plays in making a person a hero. Severe shortcomings in character can taint even the most spectacular abilities and best outcomes. This is the account … Continue reading Discipleship Minute: Judges #2
I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
2022 #2“Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your heart, and practice them in your lives. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.”Ulysses S. Grant, … Continue reading I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
Crucial Questions: An Apologetics Catechism
Christian ApologeticsQuestion 1: Why should we apologize for the Christian faith?Answer 1: The Christian faith makes claims to truth that should be defended by all believers.Comment: At a ministry fair some years ago, a sweet senior lady asked what type of ministry I was representing. “I teach apologetics,” I replied. This nice Christian woman said … Continue reading Crucial Questions: An Apologetics Catechism
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2022 #6How did Christianity become a world movement in such a short historical time? Was it a natural or a supernatural phenomenon? It turns out that it was a combination of both. Kenneth Samples says, “The faith didn’t emerge as the result of social or political influences, and it wasn’t merely a new variation of … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
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