Today I will begin a one-month blogging vacation. During the month of July, I will rest, study, catch up on some writing, and plan for the future.Mark Riser – Apologist will return to the blogosphere and your emails on August 3, 2025.Please join me then and if this blog has been helpful to you take … Continue reading You Can Call It A Vacation 2025!
Author: Mark Riser
I am a Christian, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and an apologist.
My Summer Reading List 2025
In addition to my regular Bible reading and study materials, this is what I am reading right now.The Hiddenness of God, Michael C. Rea. Does the “hiddenness” of God pose an insurmountable problem for belief in God? A philosophy professor explores the hiddenness argument and the problems it presents and the challenges to its assertions.Jesus … Continue reading My Summer Reading List 2025
Crucial Questions: An Apologetics Catechism
Christian ApologeticsWords in So Many Characters 9Theological Triage in 289 CharactersTheological Triage is a system for evaluating and prioritizing Christian doctrines that uses levels of priority, weight, and urgency. The metaphor of triage assists believers in determining which doctrines are essential and required for Christian fellowship and cooperation and which ones allow for discussion and … Continue reading Crucial Questions: An Apologetics Catechism
IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
2025 #6 Over 100 million books have been written about Jesus Christ.Yet, we look to the four New Testament Gospels.Who wrote the Gospels and why? When were they written? What do they say about Jesus? Mark Riser will examine these important questions for us in a presentation for Brookwood Apologetics called, “Jesus In The Gospels.” … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
Is Christian Nationalism For You? Part Two
In a recent article in World magazine, Dr. Albert Mohler asks if you are a Christian Nationalist. He suggests that if you take certain conservative positions on the political spectrum, you may as well accept the label because it will be applied to you by the secular world.Christian Nationalism carries with it a set of … Continue reading Is Christian Nationalism For You? Part Two
Is Christian Nationalism For You? Part One
In a recent article in World magazine, Dr. Albert Mohler opened with a provocative question.Are you a Christian nationalist?He proceeded to suggest that for a Christian, holding Christian convictions on abortion, gender, and other issues will allow the secular media to label the believer a Christian Nationalist. If one is fears that label, then the … Continue reading Is Christian Nationalism For You? Part One
The Best (and Worst) of Twitter
2025 #1Twitter. There’s a part that’s good. There is a part that is bad, and there is a part that you wouldn’t believe. Twitter, along with other social media platforms can be used for good. But, there are a lot of things you can find on Twitter’s Christian circles that are not that good. Perhaps … Continue reading The Best (and Worst) of Twitter
IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
2025 #5Have you ever wished for a miracle?Have you ever wondered if miracles still happen?If not, why would God not grant a miracle for everyone? Dr. Bruce Hennigan will tackle these important questions for us in a presentation for Brookwood Apologetics called, “Do Miracles Happen.” The session will take place on Tuesday, May 13 at … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
Say It Again!
2025 #2“When I wrote my first book, reaching for the widest most latitudinarian definition of Christianity, I turned to Reinhold Niebuhr. And Reinhold Niebuhr said, ‘There is one thing that in order to be a Christian on requires a commitment on, and that is that Jesus was other than just a man.’”William F. Buckley, Jr.
11 Questions about the Resurrection of Jesus with Mark Riser
1. Give us a little of your background and how you became interested in apologetics.I became interested in apologetics not too long after I became a Christian, even before I knew that it was called apologetics. Even though I have participated in many ministries in the church, apologetics always remained with me. At this point, … Continue reading 11 Questions about the Resurrection of Jesus with Mark Riser
Mark Riser - Apologist 