Doing Jesus a Favor?

On New Year’s Day this year, a convert to Islam drove a pick-up truck into a crown on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was killed in a subsequent confrontation with police. Before the attack, he had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.In 2023, a Christian damaged a statue of Baphomet erected by members … Continue reading Doing Jesus a Favor? →

A Prayer for the 2024 Cycle

The 2024 election cycle is over. Your candidate may have won or lost. The American people will have to live with the consequences of the political choice for the next two, four, or six years.If you remember the SBC resolution that I mentioned last time, Southern Baptists were asked to pray for the leaders of … Continue reading A Prayer for the 2024 Cycle →

Difficult Decisions: The Election of 2024

Americans will go to the polls in a couple of days. We face important decisions on the office of President, members of Congress, and a host of other issues. Christians are both sides of many of those issues and candidates. In June 1998, the Southern Baptist Convention met in Salt Lake City, Utah. Attendees at … Continue reading Difficult Decisions: The Election of 2024 →

Questions from the Grab Bag

2024 #2“J” in Australia asks:“How should we encourage our fellow citizens to vote?”Mark Riser – Apologist responds,Thanks for the question, “J.” While I am concerned with the loss of civic virtues in any country, I am also concerned about Christian believers who seem to dismiss citizenship. Some Christians believe that we should not be involved … Continue reading Questions from the Grab Bag →

IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT

2024 #10Over the years, many people have claimed to have seen a UFO. But what are those objects in the sky? Are they aliens or something else? Join Brookwood Apologetics as we explore the extraterrestrial phenomenon in a presentation called “Aliens Among Us? Little Green Men and the Christian Faith.” Bruce Hennigan and Mark Riser … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT →

IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT

2024 #9In case you haven’t heard, this is an election year in the United States. How should Christians respond to the increasing divisiveness in our political landscape? How should the Christian worldview affect how we vote? At the next meeting of Brookwood Apologetics, Dr. Bruce Hennigan will lead a discussion on these vital issues in … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT →

Say It!

2024 #2“The deepest issue facing the church today is this: Are its main creeds and central teachings items of knowledge, or mere matters of blind faith, privatized personal beliefs, or issues of feeling to be accepted or set aside according to the individual or cultural pressures that come and go?”J. P. Moreland, The Soul: How … Continue reading Say It! →

Questions from the Grab Bag 2024

#1J. in Shreveport, asks:“I saw a website recently that said that we should reject the writings of Paul as being contradictory to the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels. What do you think?”Mark Riser – Apologist, replies: That’s a very interesting question, J.The website in question “argues the inspired New Testament consists of Jesus’ words … Continue reading Questions from the Grab Bag 2024 →

IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT

2024 #1Have you had a question about the Christian faith that you thought no one could answer? The leaders of the Shreveport Chapter of Reasons To Believe will be in front of the room taking questions in our annual Serious Questions Forum. The gathering will occur on Tuesday, January 9 at Shreveport’s Brookwood Baptist Church … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT →

Crucial Questions: An Apologetics Catechism

Christian ApologeticsWords in So Many Characters 5Winsome in 90 charactersWinsome describes an attitude and behavior that is attractive, engaging, winning, and pleasant in manner.