2022 #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. Many things that you can find on the social media platform are actually funny. I found one this week that … Continue reading The Best (and Worst) of Twitter
Discipleship Minute: Conquest #2
Read Joshua 3:5-17, 4:1-7It would take faith, courage, and obedience for God’s people to cross over into the Promised Land. Most of all it would take a step into a raging river. As the people stood at the Jordan River, they were to consecrate themselves and the priests were to move forward carrying the Ark … Continue reading Discipleship Minute: Conquest #2
IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
2022 #5“Historic Christianity is a religion of mystery,” says theologian Kenneth Samples. There are aspects of Christian thought which present questions which we must consider both in faith and in logic. Christian thinkers have attempted to provide answers to those mysteries which respect both faith and logic. At the monthly gathering of the Shreveport Chapter … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
Discipleship Minute: Conquest #1
Read Joshua 1:1-18Moses led the people of Israel for forty years in their travels through the wilderness. At this point in the narrative, a new generation arrived at the edge of the Promised Land. The book of Joshua gets right to the point. Moses was dead. A new leader was needed for the people to … Continue reading Discipleship Minute: Conquest #1
A Playlist for Apologists 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 1
Discipleship Minute: Wilderness 9
Read I Peter 1:13-25.In all of their travels through the wilderness, the community of Israel found almost every opportunity to grumble and complain about their situation. We have talked about this many times in these articles. However, at each point, Yahweh God remained holy in all of His interactions with His people. What do we … Continue reading Discipleship Minute: Wilderness 9
An Interesting Challenge
Regular readers of the Mark Riser – Apologist blog will note that I have been critical of modern-day “prophets” who have made false predictions about multiple subjects, including COVID-19 and the 2020 United States presidential election. Because of this, I noted with great interest that Justin Peters, an expert in the Word-Faith and prophetic movements, … Continue reading An Interesting Challenge
Easter 2022: Women and the Empty Tomb of Jesus
Think about the situation from the perspective of the disciple of Jesus of Nazareth that first Easter Sunday morning. Their leader was dead, He was killed on a Roman cross at the behest of the Jewish religious leadership. Jesus spoke to those disciples in such a way that they believed He was going to lead … Continue reading Easter 2022: Women and the Empty Tomb of Jesus
IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
2022 #4It is a classic question: “If God created everything, then who created God?” Skeptics have used this question to throw believers into a knot of questions about God’s existence. In fact, unbelievers and believers have wrestled with the idea of an eternally-existing God. Kenneth Samples points out that God is unlike everything else, God, … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
Discipleship Minute: Wilderness 8
Read Numbers 21:1-9.The Lord had provided for the community of Israel throughout their journey in the wilderness, even when they grumbled and complained. At this point in the narrative, their journey took them near the southern edge of the Promised Land. It was here that they encountered the Canaanites, who engaged them in battle and … Continue reading Discipleship Minute: Wilderness 8
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