In addition to my Bible reading and study materials, this is what I am currently reading.Lincoln at Cooper Union, Harold Holzer. Exploring Abraham Lincoln’s most famous and widely circulated pre-presidential speech.Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, Donald S. Whitney. Showing how spiritual disciplines can be the means to spiritual growth and freedom.Christianity at the Crossroads, … Continue reading My Fall Reading List 2022
A Playlist for Apologists 2022 #1
Holy, Holy, HolySince the beginning of my Christian life, music has been a part of it. I have served several churches as a music minister and worship leader. It is a great joy and responsibility to lead God’s people in worship.Worshipping God is our highest priority as Christians when we meet together in the corporate … Continue reading A Playlist for Apologists 2022 #1
What Kind of Case? David and Bathsheba
Christian denominations, most prominently the Southern Baptist Convention, have had to examine their record regarding sexual abuse. The reverberations have begun and will not end soon. With increasing revelations of sexual abuse, it was only a matter of time when Biblical accounts were examined for accusation of abuse. David, king of Israel, became a prime … Continue reading What Kind of Case? David and Bathsheba
Crucial Questions: An Apologetics Catechism
Christian ApologeticsQuick Deep Thought 1I would say that a church that doesn’t include apologetics as a part of its regular teaching menu is committing discipleship malpractice.
IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
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
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
IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
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
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