February 7, 2010

Copyright STR 2008

Teaching Kids the Christian Worldview

Guest:
Dr. Greg Ganssle
Thinking about God &
A Reasonable God 

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January 31, 2010

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Making the Pro-Life Case and Saving Lives

The Christian Worldview Is Like a Puzzle

Guest:
Jossy Chako
Church Planting in India 

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January 10, 2010

Copyright STR 2008

How Christians Can Deal with Trials and Tragedy

Guest:
Dr. Fuz Rana
New Fossil Findings Undermine Evolution 

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December 20, 2009

Copyright STR 2008

Annabeth Koukl
reads Luke 2

Greg's Debate with Michael Shermer

Guest:
Steve Meyer
Signature in the Cell 

1. How are the persons of the Trinity different?
2. Should a pastor perform a wedding ceremony for a Christian and non-Christian?
3. The roles of the persons of the Trinity
4. Should Christians tell their kids about Santa?
5. When do you stop debating non-Christians because it’s “pearls before swine?”
6. What’s the response to the claim that quantum events are uncaused, so the beginning of the universe doesn’t need a cause?
7. What is the role of the Holy Spirit in leading the church today?

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December 6, 2009

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Debating Michael Shermer

Guest:
Brian Godawa
"Lines that Divide:
The Great Stem Cell Debate" 

1. How are the brain, mind, and soul distinct?
2. What did Jesus do for the three days He descended to Hell?
3. Is Genesis allegorical and what are the implications if it were?
4. Should Christians avoid movies and TV shows with blasphemy?
5. Is the Bible corrupted?
6. How do you deal with the personal problem of evil?
7. How do we balance the ethical concerns of caring for patients and managing health care resources?

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November 29, 2009

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New Orleans Observations

The Manhattan Declaration

1. Are evidentialism and presuppositionalsim at odds?
2. Do we rob God when we don't tithe?
3. Gal. 3:13 How can Christians revert to the law for tithing?
4. Suggestions for student resources
5. Is God in time?
6. Do we have a built-in notion of God?
7. What's the difference between theistic evolution and intelligent design?
8. If God foresaw the future of sin, is He responsible for evil?

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November 15, 2009

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How to Answer a Challenge

Economics and Freedom

1. How do you deal with an aggressive Roman Catholic family member?
2. How does someone know if he’s a Christian?
3. What do you think of a non-Roman Catholic going to Mass?
4. Do you think Mt. 27:51 is real or apocalyptic?
5. Hebrews 6 – Can a Christian lose his salvation?
6. Christianity is an excuse for genocide.
7. Why the Mass in Roman Catholicism isn’t idolatry.
8. Define “art.”

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November 8, 2009

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Survey on Religion in the U.S. - More Atheists?

Can Evolution Explain Morality?

1. What are indications of the internal testimony of the Holy Spirit?
2. If God predestines us, how involved in our lives is He?
3. What do the titles Messiah and Son of God mean?
4. Can the impressions of the Holy Spirit be Him "speaking" to us like in Acts?
5. If God predestines some people to salvation, are others unable to be saved no matter what?
6. Was Jesus God?
7. What is the sabbath law today?
8. Did morality evolve?

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November 1, 2009

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Debate in Calgary

Berlinski's Debate

Guest:
Mike Licona
Where Bart Ehrman Has Erred 

1. Evaluating the historical evidence for Jesus.
2. What kind of evidence should we expect for extraordinary claims?
3. Were the Old Testament promises only for Israel?
4. What proof is there that homosexuals weren't born that way?
5. How do we determine the meaning of a Bible passage?

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October 18, 2009

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Losing Liberty

Guest:
David Berlinski
The Devil's Delusion 

1. Is this true:  "Love is God?"
2. What have Christians done to lose their liberty?
3. Is theistic evolution a tenable view for a Christian?
4. Why are some animals created poorly?
5. There is no historical evidence for Jesus.
6. Is "intimacy with God" a Biblical idea?

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October 4, 2009

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Guest:
Chris Castaldo
Holy Ground:
Walking with Jesus as a Former Roman Catholic

1. Is it better to keep kids in church or send them to Sunday School?
2. Do animals respond with instinct or feeling?

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September 27, 2009

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To Homeschool or Not?
Principles to Train Children

Utilitariansim

1. What things should lead a Christian to leave a church?
2. Is it possible to be a Christian and a Jew at the same time?
3. What are the definitions of heresy and blasphemy?
4. WHat about the book of Enoch?
5. What are the limits a Christian actor should set for his profession?
6. Moral relativism
7. Swearing
8. Who are the "sons of God" in Genesis?
9. The Bible warns of not being overly righteous.
10. More thoughts on swearing
11. How do you communicate truth to a nine year old?
12. What is the eternal fate of embryos lost in infertility treatment?

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September 20, 2009

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New Testament Study on Repentance

Interview:
Ted Kluck
Why We Love the Church 

1. Is the "Intelligent Designer" a control freak?
2. What the distinction between Biblical infallibility and inerrancy?
3. Sing best book you recommend?
4. How does dispensationalism work with the Old and New Covenants?
5. Could morals have evolved?
6. Does God have hands?
7. When should Christian parents take their kids out of public school?

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September 13, 2009

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Where Does Morality Come From?

Interview:
Mike Horton
The Gospel-driven Life 

More Thoughts on Moral Oughts

1. Are the Old and New Testaments contradictory about Jesus' humanity?
2. What is the source of moral oughts in Christianity?
3. Why did Solomon do so many foolish things if he was the wisest man in the world?
4. Is the "don't ask, don't tell" policy defensible?
5. Recommendation for resources on testing religious truth claims
6. Where does faith come into play when reasoning for morality?
7. Is there an authority in Christianity we should follow?
8. Why do Christians make such a big deal about homosexuality over other sins?

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August 30 - September 6, 2009

No Shows

No New Shows These Weeks

August 23, 2009

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Was Jesus a Myth?
Response to Objections

Potpourri of Comments

Interview:
Bobby Maddex
Salvo Magazine

1. God can't sin because of His omniscience.
2. In Genesis 3, how do we know the snake is Satan rather than a metaphor for temptation?
3. How do you stay informed without watching TV?
4. Philosophy of mind question
5. Alternative evidence for the historicity of the New Testament accounts
6. Does the Bible support rationality and logic?
7. Why don't you call heresy for what it is?
8. What are reasons to leave a church and not to leave a church?
9. Is Jesus' divine nature consistent with being fully human?
10. What does "evangelical" mean?
11. Christianity makes people anti-scientific

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August 16, 2009

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Strengthening Christian Conviction with Evidence

Is Ignorance Necessary to Preserve Faith?

1. Do the Intelligent Design proponents believe in evolution?
2. Could Adam or Satan make free choices?
3. Was the crucifixion of Jesus the result of predestination or choice?
4. Without Jesus' endorsement, Sola Scriptura is false.
5. Does the church take Israel's place?
6. What is the relevant moral distinction between sexual behaviors?
7. Are spiritual and logical things incompatible?

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August 9, 2009

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Guest:
Dr. Stephen Meyer
Signature in the Cell
(2 hours)

1. If the contents of the brain can be transferred to a computer, would that disprove the soul?
2. Were the Nephilim the same beings as the Greek gods?
3. Who is "like Son of Man" referring to in Daniel and Revelation?
4. How to witness to Mormons
5. Why study scientific origins?

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August 2, 2009

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Guest:
Gary Habermas
Witnessing to Atheists

Guest:
Alan Shlemon
Advances in I.D. Research

1. Advice to witness to Mormons
2. Taking verses out of context
3. What makes the "new atheists" tick?
4. Does the Big Bang conflict with Genesis?
5. Problems with what Luther believed
6. Apologetic Arguments
7. Christianity requires presuppositions to make sense.

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July 26, 2007

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Is the Bible Absolutely True?

A Second Grade Pro-life Lesson

1. Challenge to Sola Scriptura
2. How Adam's sin is imputed to us
3. Bart Ehrman's challenge to the resurrection
4. Definitions in logic
5. What about those who've never heard the Gospel?
6. Corrections from a former witch
7. How to discuss rights and same-sex marriage
8. Category mistakes
9. How to reconcile an apparent contradiction
10. Extreme sexual mores

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July 19, 2009

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Guest:
Dr. Benjamin Wiker
The Darwin Myth

Guest:
Scott Klusendorf
Life Training Institute

1. Why should we get married?
2. Is God justified in punishing the unsaved?
3. What atheists have to explain - love.
4. Distinguishing between primary and secondary doctrinal issues
5. The implications of pro-life for voting
6. How do you know what the objective standards are?
7. Family Integrated Church movement
8. What kind of death is referred to in James 1?

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July 12, 2009

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Guest:
Mary Jo Sharp
Confident Christianity

The Movie "Taken" & Jesus' Rescue

Michael Jackson: Man & Entertainer

1. Objections to Christianity from evilBible.com
2. How can he start an apologetics class at his church?
3. Scientific proof for Christianity
4. Does God love us unconditionally?
5. How to resolve a conflict with a Christian brother?
6. Is the doctrine of annihilation Biblical?
7. What does it mean we're created in God's image?

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July 5, 2009

No Show

No New Show This Week

June 28, 2009

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Is a Scientific Study of the Historical Jesus Possible?

Why We Should Trust the Gospels

1. Jesus died a natural death and did not rise from the dead.
2. Does God have sufficient reason for what He does and allows to happen?
3. Is there a Scriptural basis for helping non-Christian poor?
4. Why does the resurrection prove Jesus was the Messiah?
5. Did Baal worship lead to Islam?
6. Advice for a Christian with a lesbian sister
7. Does God have Middle Knowledge?
8. You're misleading people about apostolic authority for the Bible.
9. Two views of original sin
10. Alternative views of inerrancy

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June 21, 2009

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Fatherhood

"It's Not about You"

1. What do you mean by the "so-called Christian left"?
2. Could God have created creatures that only chose good?
3. The natural order is not the same as the divine order.
4. Who are the Nephilim in Genesis 6?
5. How do you talk to someone who believes in God, but not Jesus?
6. How long were Adam and Eve in the Garden?
7. Genesis 6 interpretation
8. To what extent are we to submit ourselves to the government?
9. Is the KJV inerrant?
10. How can God be good and create people for Hell?

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June 14, 2009

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Guest:
Dr. Ben Witherington III
about Bart Ehrman's book
Jesus Interrupted

Converstaion in a Restaurant about God's Existence

Bloom Where You're Planted: How to Get into Apologetics Ministry

1. Lack of critical thinking skills
2. Where did Baal worship come from?
3. Response to same-sex marriage argument
4. People don't clarify their beliefs because they don't want to be pinned down.
5. How do you deal with "brain drain" from debating all the time?
6. Does the Bible teach imputed righteousness?
7. Does God need our prayers to act?
8. Alternative explanation for supposed miracles in the Bible

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June 7, 2009

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Guest:
Mike Horton
Christless Christianity

The Christian Story:
Why All Religions Aren't the Same

1. What is the Biblical view of the power of words?
2. Nationalized healthcare could limit abortions by rationing costs.
3. Why can't God violate His own nature?
4. The Bible says there is power in words.
5. "Christian" teachers not teaching Jesus
6. Frankie Shaeffer's claims about pro-lifers
7. The power of words
8. What is the emergent church and what is your opinion of it?

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May 31, 2009

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No New Show This Week

May 24, 2009

Copyright STR 2008

Ida

Guest:
Dr. Fuz Rana
Ida

1. What is the biblical relationship between the mind and the soul?
2. Evolution is a faith.
3. Reading Jesus in the Psalms
4. How do we deal with the lack of critical thinking in the culture?
5. Evolution is not a religion.
6. Is there a contradiction in natural law?
7. How do Mormons know the Book of Mormon is true?
8. There's no scientific proof for the Bible.
9. Is Christianity falsifiable?

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May 17, 2009

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Guest Host:
Don Stewart

Guest:
Joe Holden
Veritas Evangelical Seminary

1. How does a Christian deal with depression with faith?
2. An embryo in the petri dish isn't human like an embryo in the womb.
3. How do you apply a Daniel prophecy?
4. Do you believe in natural law and natural theology?
5. Personal advice on dealing with depression
6. Why should we worship on Sunday?
7. Explain the application of Deuteronomy 28.
8. How should I start studying the Bible?
9. Apologetics is a way to avoid the Gospel.
10. Do you have suggestions for Bible memorization techniques?
11. Arguments to give Jehovah's Witnesses that Jesus was resurrected physically
12. Where is Jesus physical body now?
13. How old does the Bible say the earth is?
14. Jesus isn't God.
15. How do we know which Old Testament laws we should obey?

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May 10, 2009

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Marriage Is Traditional by Nature

Self-image:
Vice or Virtue?

1. What can we do to stop same-sex marriage laws?
2. Young people favor same-sex marriage.
3. What is your opinion of presuppositionalist apologetic methods?
4. Abortion is equivalent to pagan sacrifices.
5. What do you mean that there is a difference between God's desires and His goals?
6. Why didn't early historians write more about Jesus and Christianity?
7. Rewarding children for self-esteem purposes isn't that prevalent.
8. Is torture ever morally acceptable?
9. Calvinism denies free will

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May 3, 2009

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Guest:
Scott Klusendorf
The Case for Life

Enterprising Young People

1. Is abortion a sign of the Tribulation?
2. If you haven't taken in foster kids, then you should not object to abortion.
3. What is the nature of Christ's atonement?
4. What do pro-choice people do for women with unplanned pregnancies?
5. Quality of life is a variable and unreliable standard.
6. Concern for children isn't expressed by aborting them.
7. Abortion hasn't eliminated the problem of unwanted children.
8. Forced abortion in a rape case
9. We can't foresee a child's future.

April 26, 2009

Copyright STR 2008

Olympia, WA Trip & Intolerant Tolerance

Guest:
Mike Licona
Resurrection Myth Stories

1. Josephus isn't a reliable historical authority since he wasn't a contemporary of Jesus.
2. Should a naturalistic explanation always trump a supernatural one?
3. Problems with the moral argument for God's existence
4. Why don't you give the Gospel?

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April 19, 2009

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ESCR Ethical Guidelines

Risen God a Copycat?

1. How do we identify legitimate miracles?
2. Will marriage and church be outlawed in the last days?
3. Information about the Christian intellectual movement
4. Definition of a miracle
5. Selling embryos
6. When does life begin?
7. Frank Beckwith call: The ethics of life
8. How will we experience Heaven?

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April 12, 2009

No Show

No New Show This Week

April 5, 2009

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Review of the Craig-Hitchens Debate

Guest:
Frank Turek
CrossExamined Instructor Academy

1. Who created the creator?
2. Can an atheist prove the non-existence of God?
3. Hitchens won the debate.
4. Hitchens' demeanor
5. Challenge to identifying modern-day miracles
6. Solution to textual problem in Matthew's genealogies
7. Is abortion murder?
8. Can you prove there's only one God?
9. How does one know they believe something?
10. Tactical answer to caller
11. Identify a BIble verse about Solomon

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March 29, 2009

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Did Jesus Make a Mistake?
John 7

Obama's ESCR Moral Mistakes

1. How do we know the Bible was compiled correctly?
2. Is there a humanitarian justification for ESCR?
3. A dilemma may refute the moral objection to ESCR.
4. Resolving a Bible difficulty
5. Can evolution explain morality?
6. God told me there are contradictions in the Bible on purpose.
7. Different approaches to interpreting the Bible
8. How do you deal with a conflict over definitions?

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March 22, 2009

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The Coming Evangelical Collapse?

Guest:
J.P. Moreland
In Search of a Confident Faith

1. Is getting a parental blessing biblical before making a major life decision?
2. The Old Testament and New Testament contradict each other.
3. There's a good reason evangelicalism should collapse.
4. What are we to follow in the Old Testament law?

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March 15, 2009

No Show

No New Show This Week

March 8, 2009

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Charlotte's Web (the Movie) Challenges Parental Authority

Guest:
Scott Klusendorf
The Current State of the Pro-life Movement in the Current Political Climate

1. If morality is objective and universal, why did God ignore some sins in the Old Testament?
2. Should a Christian practice Eastern martial arts?
3. Is it Biblical for women to teach and have authority in the church?

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March 1, 2009

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Dealing with Doubt

Guest:
Jossy Chacko
Church Planting in India

1. Does God have rules He follows?
2. Can you suggest tactics to use with a dishonest skeptic?
3. Christians are inconsistent in how seriously they take different verses in the Bible.
4. How is Jesus the Father and the Son?
5. What is your thought about the rise of Christian scholars in secular universities?
6. What is the eternal fate of those who lived before Jesus and never heard God's promise that Israel received?

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February 22, 2009

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Columbo Misstep

Did Mark Make a Mistake? (Mark 1:2)

1. Why do you think the "days" in Genesis are long periods of time?
2. Are we in the great tribulation?
3. Is Colossians 2 a good argument for infant baptism?
4. What is your opinion of modern youth ministry?
5. Does Jesus take away our evil and/or sin?
6. Why do I lack evidence of the Holy Spirit in my life?
7. Why did Jesus' family think He was crazy?
8. Is starlight an indication of the age of the universe?

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February 15, 2009

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Happy Birthday, Darwin

Guest:
Dr. Fuz Rana
What Darwin Didn't Know

1. Is it acceptable to defend yourself against persecution?
2. Are God's Old Testament promises to Isreal still relevant to the modern nation of Israel?
3. Darwin had a point.
4. Is there a mistake in Mark 1:3 that undermines inerrancy?

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February 8, 2009

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Jesus and the Myths: Zeitgeist

1. What is the meaning of "the gospel of the Kingdom of God"?
2. How can we combat apathy about defending the faith?
3. Why do you disagree with Molinism?
4. What are the merits and problems with preterism?
5. How were Old Testament people saved?
6. Does God intervene because of our prayers?
7. What do you think of Bob George?
8. Do clones have souls?

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February 1, 2009

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Visit to Purdue University

1. How do you reconcile God's goodness with evil in the world?
2. How do you explain the existence of morality?
3. How do you cope knowing that loved ones will go to Hell?
4. Arguing with arguments you don't believe
5. How was Purdue University compared to other schools you've visited?
6. What is "the Beast" in Revelation?
7. "What" versus "who" in explaining the universe
8. Is there too much attention given to Revelation?
9. What is the difference between Protestants and Greek Orthodox?

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January 25, 2009

No Show

No New Show This Week

January 18, 2009

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Welcome American Family Radio
&
New Tactics Book

The Tolerance Bargain

1. Don't Christians believe without evidence = faith?
2. Homosexual sex is not sex.
3. Did God make a mistake?
4. Dealing properly and graciously with homosexuals
5. What are the ethics of using a pseudonym?
6. Is there any difference between homosexuality and fornication?
7. Why do Christians believe?

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January 11, 2008

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Tactics:
Is Rick Warren a Bigot?

Do Christians Really Believe What They Say?

1. Is Biblical morality utilitarian?
2. How do you instigate debate and discussion?
3. Advice to effectively witness to homosexuals
4. How can Christians be happy when people they know are going to Hell?
5. Is a pastor ever justified in defying the law?
6. What's wrong with cloning?
7. Why did God allow a sinful world?

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January 04, 2009

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Tactics:
One Tough Customer

Who Are the Beatitudes For?

1. Does the end justify the means?
2. What is context when you say not to read a Bible verse?
3. Are para-church organizations Biblical?
4. Does God make soulmates for marriage?
5. Romans 7 - Is Paul speaking of "the flesh" as the unsaved or saved person?
6. Matthew 7:21 - Are there two types of salvation?

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December 28, 2008

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December 21, 2008

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Christmas

The Spirit of Christmas

1. How do you harmonize the nativity accounts in the Gospels?
2. Does God cause people to sin?
3. Did Jesus celebrate Hanukah?
4. How can Jesus be the second person of the Trinity?
5. How can you justify legislating morality, especially on Prop. 8?
6. Can you know if you're not one of the elect?

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December 14, 2008

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The Case against Newsweek's
"Case for Gay Marriage"

1. There's an apparent contradiction in Calvinism.
2. Can a Christian be an evolutionist?
3. Are there emergent leaders who are orthodox Christians?
4. A non-religious argument against homosexuality
5. Dating the Star of Bethlehem and Jesus' crucifixion
6. Chrisitianity and near death experiences

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December 7, 2008

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Peace on Earth?
To Whom?

A Christmas Carol

1. What is the Reformed explanation for backsliders?
2. Is there Biblical support for near death experiences?
3. Near death experience proved in scientific experiments
4. Is there a legitimate disctinction between a human being and a human?
5. If medicine could make people live forever, what would happen to religion?
6. Is all sin evil?

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November 30, 2008

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Meeting People & Facebook

Keeping Christ in Your Christmas Cards

1. Emmanuel - Why didn't they know who He was?
2. How did death and sin enter on the "old earth" view?
3. How to respond to Roman Catholic claims of authority over the Bible?
4. How do we know the Bible we have is what God intended?
5. Have you been tempted to deny Christianity?
6. Why are most Christian philosophers Arminian?
7. Different Greek words are used for Jesus and other offspring
8. Why is it difficult to understand God's election?

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November 23, 2008

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Guest Host:
Don Stewart

Preparing Students for Challenges to Their Faith

How We Know Jesus Is Who He Claimed

1. What is the Biblical standard for remarriage after divorce?
2. Homosexuals don't have the same Federal rights without marriage.
3. What the Roman Catholic church the original Christian church?
4. What are Biblical grounds for divorce if a Christian has committed adultery?
5. Arguing with God
6. Was Noah's Ark historical?

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November 16, 2008

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Bullying the Vote: Prop 8

Guest:
Michaelene Fredenburg
Abortion Changes You

1. Explain the Rhodes Scholar tactic.
2. What is epistemology?
3. Is marriage a legal or moral institution?

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November 8, 2008

No Show

No New Show This Week

October 12, 2008

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Proposition 8:
Rethinking Marriage

Marriage:
No Bride and Groom Allowed

1. How would you talk to a Christian friend who's dating a non-Christian?
2. What is the biblical view of divorce and remarriage?
3. Social justice is a Christian duty.
4. How do you engage someone effectively in a tough situation?
5. God doesn't seem to meet everyone's needs.

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September 21, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Does God Take Sides in Politics?

1. Does Satan cause trouble for Christians?
2. Is God responsible for bad leaders?
3. Why do we need religion to know God?
4. Does God have a special provision for salvation for Israel?
5. Evaluation of the International House of Prayer?
6. Answering a witnessing challenge tactically?
7. Should we attend a same-sex wedding ceremony of relatives?

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August 24-31, 2008

No Shows

No New Shows These Weeks

August 10, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Revisiting Inclusivism

1. Why does God elect some and not others?
2. If homosexuality is such a big sin, why isn't it in the Ten Commandments?
3. How do you argue for Christianity's moral superiority as a system without impugning a non-Christian's character?
4. What would the criteria be to falsify God's existence?
5. What are the moral obligations of an illegal alien who's a Christian?
6. Kant's moral imperative
7. Inclusivism and the Roman Catholic church

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July 27 - August 3, 2008

No Shows

No New Shows These Weeks

July 20, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Savior for Who?

Apologetics Feeds the Mind; Theology Feeds the Soul

1. Accurate interpretation of a common misunderstanding (Gal. 5:24)
2. What is the Christian response to the religious-type environmentalist arguments?
3. Is it moral for God to not elect some people for salvation?
4. What criteria would you suggest for interviewing a pastoral candidate?
5. Opinion of the ESV translation?
6. Explain how Jesus' sacrifice can be sufficient for all and efficient for some.
7. Reconcile the reliability of the Bible and the old earth view.
8. How are prayer and reformed theology compatible?
9. How can the warnings of apostasy in the Bible be sincere if the elect are eternally secure?

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July 13, 2008

No Show

No New Show This Week

July 6, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Explaining Free Will and Calvinism

The Five Points of Calvinism Are One

1. If God knows us in the womb, why isn't everyone saved?
2. Explaining parables
3. Is Hell a real place?
4. Is imperialism wrong?
5. Is Jesus eternally the Son?
6. Four points of Calvinism
7. Is karma the same as sowing and reaping in the BIble?

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June 29, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Horrible Holiday

Is All Change Good? - Same-sex Marriage

1. How do you prove something didn't happen?
2. Advice on witnessing to family members
3. Can we really know reality?
4. What are UFOs?
5. Should abortion be punished as murder?

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June 22, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Guest Host:
Brett Kunkle

Guest:
Michael Licona
"The Historical Probablility of the Resurrection"

Getting Mormons to Explain Why They Believe

1. Mark 13 - How do you reconcile this with Jesus' omniscience?
2. God doesn't know the future; the Bible is a myth.
3. How do you discuss the ethics of euthanasia with someone who has personal experience?

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June 15, 2008

No Show

No New Show This Week

June 8, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Lakeland, Florida Revival - WWJD?

1. If a Chrisitan sees a psychiatrist, does it mean his belief doesn't work?
2. Advice for dealing with homosexual colleagues in the workplace
3. What is the future of the church in the radically changing culture?
4. Skepticism about God
5. How do you talk someone out of the occult without using the Bible?
6. California marriage proposition
7. Obama and rhetoric

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June 1, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

The Worldview of Movies: Juno & Prince Caspian

Guest:
Steve Wagner
Common Ground without Compromise

Guest:
Frank Turek
CrossExamined Instructor Academy

1. The resurrection is a myth and the writers never intended to write history.
2. Belief is weak; knowledge is fact.
3. What criteria are necessary to choose a good spouse?
4. Do doctors have an ethical duty to follow a patient's wishes, even when he wants to die?
5. Don't take the Bible literally; take it seriously.
6. Brian McLaren's views

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May 18-25, 2008

No Shows

No New Shows These Weeks

Why Early Christians Didn't Join the Military

Guests:
Dr. David Noebel & John Stonestreet, Summit Ministries
Preparing Christian Students for College

1. Suggestions for materials for non-Christian investigating Christianity
2. What is the Biblical practice of baptism?
3. Indeterminism in science applied to free will
4. We can apply verses personally out of context because the Bible does so for Jesus.

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May 4, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Bad Arguments for Religion

Guest:
Mark Mittelberg
Choosing Your Religion

1. Alternative explanation for theistic evolution
2. Is Seventh Day Adventism heterodox, heretical or orthodox?
3. When did God know what would happen?
4. If humans have moral freedom, then we have something God doesn't.

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April 27, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

"Expelled" - Intelligent Design Philosophically Undesirable

Guest:
Lee Strobel
The Case for the Real Jesus

1. How do you check the historical facts in the Bible?
2. Critique Edgar Cayce's theology
3. Challenge Greg's refutation of theistic evolution

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April 20, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Is the Bible Literal?

Guests:
Kevin DeYoung & Ted Kluck
Why We're Not Emergent (by Two Guys Who Should Be)

1. Is apologetics outmoded in a postmodern world?
2. Should a pro-life doctor screen for birth defects when the parents might abort the baby?
3. What do 7th Day Adventists believe?

April 13, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Did Jesus Condemn Homosexuality?

Guests:
Brett Kunkle
& Sean McDowell
Mission Trip to Berkeley

1. Is it possible there's a second chance to accept Jesus after death?
2. Were the Early Church Fathers pacifists?
3. Does the Old Testament condone polygamy?
4. How do we properly describe the work of the Holy Spirit?

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Can God's Existence Be Proved?

1. What is the proper way to contextualize the Gospel without changing the message?
2. Does prayer change things?
3. Is doubt sin?
4. What are we to conclude about the lack of archaeological evidence for Exodus?
5. Explain a possible error in the Bible?
6. How can you convince someone that self-refuting ideas can't both be true?
7. Is Masonry wrong?
8. What is the best argument for Jesus' resurrection?
9. What is a Christian's obligation to the Mosaic Law?

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March 23-30, 2008

No Show

No New Show These Weeks.

March 16, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Obama's Pastor Is No Different?

Guest:
Dr. Ken Samples
A World of Difference

1. Is Genesis history?
2. Do you witness to a person who says they're a Catholic?
3. Book recommendations critiquing Darwinism
4. Why is Christianity reasonable?
5. Genesis explains human nature.

March 9, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

California Poppies/What Is the Punishment If We Outlaw Abortion?

Senator Obama's Opinion about Same-Sex Marriage

Guest:
Dr. Doug Geivett
What the Oscars Tell Us about Culture

1. Is tithing a New Testament requirement?
2. Were Jesus and Paul copying other religions?
3. Why don't you accept the pre-tribulation view?
4. Are the Christological parallels in Scripture valid or later additions?

March 2, 2008

No Show

No New Show This Week.

February 24, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Guest:
Josh McDowell
The Last Christian Generation

1. Troubled by the fairness of Hell
2. How do we know whether some biblical passages are culturally isolated?
3. The only sin that keeps us out of Heaven
4. Why do modern people still need Christianity?
5. How did Old Testament people get to Heaven?
6. Was the Rapture invented in the 1830s?

February 17, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Guest:
Dr. Robert George
Embryo

1. Should Christians feel a biblical obligation to have many children?
2. Are ghosts real?
3. Pro-life people are inconsistent because they usually support war.
4. Was Peter the Rock?
5. Fears the loss of Christian influence because of corruption
6. How do you deal emotionally with the loss of so many people to Hell?

February 10, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Guest:
Sheila Weber
The Better Hour: The Legacy of Williams Wilberforce

1. What do we know historically about Paul?
2. Does timelessness require immateriality?
3. Did the Founding Fathers violate Romans 13 by not respecting the authorities?
4. If Jesus couldn't sin then His temptation was hollow.
5. It's more logical to think the Bible is myth than history.
6. Legislation that would protect religious rights in the workplace.
7. The criteria to choose a church well

February 3, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

If My Questions Were Answered, Then I'd Become a Christian

Guest:
Jay Richards
Debriefing Debate with Christopher Hitchens: Atheism vs. Theism

1. What are the biblical and philosophical meanings of truth and certainty?
2. How do we evaluate the words of Jesus to know if they are His?
3. What are the principles of choosing a good spouse?
4. How do you deal with Jehovah's Witnesses?
5. How do you manage an ambush of Christian critics?
6. Show Jehovah's Witnesses that Jesus was worshipped.
7. What do you think of the Toronto Blessing?

January 27, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

If My Questions Were Answered, Then I'd Become a Christian

Guest:
Dr. J.P. Moreland
STR's Alaskan Cruise
&
Are Evangelicals Overcommitted to the Bible?

1. Should a president take the oath of office on the Koran?
2. Is a D&C okay in the case of a miscarriage? What is the proper way to handle the body?
3. Did Adam & Eve have free will? Do We have free will? Will we in heaven?

January 20, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Anti-villification Laws

Christians Voting for Christians

1. What are the considerations Christians should take into account when considering IVF?
2. What was Descartes' reasoning for "I think, therefore I am"?
3. Is the cause of illness demons and Satan?
4. Is the Nicene Creed equal to the Bible?
5. Explain the tactic "Taking the Rood Off"
6. Should Christians not vote for Romney because he believes in a different Gospel?

January 13, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

Guest Host:
Brett Kunkle

Guest:
Frank Turek
I Don't Have Enough Faith
to Be an Atheist

Training Christian Youth for the Challenges Ahead

1. What caused God?
2. Is it moral for Christians to use IVF?
3. Do Christians who commit suicide go to Heaven?

January 6, 2008

Copyright STR 2008

How Not to Vote

Guest:
Sean McDowell 

1. How do we know immaterial things exist?
2. A pro-life president does matter.
3. Can you lose your salvation voluntarily?

December 23-30, 2007

No Show

No New Show These Weeks.

December 16, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

Guest:
Dr. Doug Geivett
Faith, Film and Philosophy
Evaluating Movies from a Christian Worldview

1. How to deal with an ethical problem with her employer?
2. Is God unfair to punish the innocent?
3. Do the New Testament documents prove Jesus' resurrection?

December 9, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

The Origins of Christmas

1. How do you reconcile Biblical passages about election?
2. Explain 1 Timothy 2 and total depravity.
3. What is Jesus teaching us in Luke 11?
4. How should an unmarried couple in our Sunday School class who are living together be handled?
5. What is a good argument for teaching Intelligent Design in public schools?

December 2, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

Christmas Cards

1. What are moral intuitions?
2. Uncomfortable with the word "Christmas" because it's tied to the Catholic Mass.
3. Is everything that happens God's will?
4. If the Proverbs aren't strictly promises, what is our obligation to them?
5. What about church rules that aren't in the Bible?
6. Do Old Testament verses apply to us today?

November 25, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

Are You "Anti-Homosexual"?

Guest:
Dr. Steve Meyer
Nova's "Judgment Day"

1. Why is the freedom to choose evil necessary for human free will but not for God?
2. Do souls have a sex?
3. What did J.P. Moreland say about the Bible?
4. What is the best physical evidence for God's existence?

November 18, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

National Thanksgiving to a Person

1. Challenge to Greg on historical facts
2. Muslims should not be allowed to run for political office.
3. Is Intelligent Design a "god of the gaps" theory?
4. Darwinism is contrary to the Gospel.

November 11, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

Is Greg a Relativist?

1. Is inclusivism Biblical?
2. Does an Old Testament passage apply today?
3. Why is the explanation for morality personal?
4. Were people guilty of sin before the Law was given?
5. What is the Biblical evidence for inspiration?
6. Are women pastors Biblical?

November 4, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

Guest:
Dinesh D'Souza
What's So Great about Christianity

1. Help with a strategy to talk with a pastor who I think is very wrong.
2. What are the best arguments for evolution?
3. How do we know an Old Testament passage applies to us and not only Israel?
4. Does God react to our prayers?
5. Is the blood atonement immoral?

No Show

No New Show This Week.

October 21, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

Empty Slogans

1. Is empirical knowledge the only truth we can know?
2. How do you use the Bible to show that slavery is immoral?
3. Do Christians need to confess sins after they're saved?
4. What are some tips for witnessing to someone who claims to be a Christian but doesn't seem to be?
5. What tactics do you use for people who deny foundational truth?
6. How does science not meet its own requirements for truth?
7. We can't prove or disprove God's existence, so why even try?

No Show

No New Show This Week.

October 7, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

The Church Helping People's Needs

1. What is your response to Sam Harris' claims about the Levitical law?
2. Is God giving the Ten Commandments out loud a proof for God's existence?
3. Is goodness a "thing"?
4. Why do you say evolution isn't scientific?
5. Are there any promises for us in the Old Testament?
6. Were women rebuked by Jesus at the Temple?
7. What is your opinion of altar calls and evangelism techniques?
8. Does God keep covenants to the Jews?

No Show

No New Show This Week.

September 23, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

Does Free Speech Justify All Speech?

Preaching Out of Context

1. Should Christians participate in Halloween?
2. What is the Roman Catholic Church's proof of authority?
3. Is faith anti-rational?
4. Should church-workers be thanked for doing their duty?
5. Taking a verse out of context for the sake of application
6. What is your view of Calvinism?
7. Do Christians have to go to church?

September 16, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

Subject vs. Subjective

1. Is Mormonism a cult?
2. How do you reconcile the "old earth" view with the Bible?
3. Answering the problem of evil
4. How do you deal with someone who denies the common meaning of words?
5. How does sin manifest itself?
6. What's the difference between Old Testament and New Testament prophecy?

September 9, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

Is the Religious Right Wrong?

Guest:
Dr. Frank Beckwith
Defending Life

1. Managing disagreement in the church
2. Is a Christian obliged to be patriotic?
3. Relativists do have objective values.

September 2, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

Mother Teresa's Spiritual Darkness

Abby Update

1. Is polytheism a viable view?
2. Is Jesus physically present in Heaven now?
3. Is yoga okay for Christians to engage in?
4. How do we know if a Biblical passage applies today?
5. Are the rules of logic a good argument against atheism?
6. Will we spend eternity in a physical place?
7. A Wiccan's view of polytheism
8. What should a Christian student be alert to in a secular philosophy class?
9. How should the Law be used in evangelism?
10. What's the difference between realism and nominalism?

No Show

No New Show This Week.

August 19, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

Do You Take the Bible Literally?

Guest:
Dr. Mark D. Roberts
Can We Trust the
Gospels?

1. Can Christians have hobbies that aren't specifically "Christian"?
2. How do we adjudicate between different scholars' opinions?
3. Can the laws of logic and mathematics exist without God?
4. What do you think of the Mormon-Evangelical dialog?

August 12, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

1. When does God discipline someone?
2. There is no Jewish source to substantiate Jesus' resurrection.
3. How do we know which Bible verses apply to us and which don't?
4. Everything is opinion and there is no knowledge.
5. Is Eusebius a forgery?
6. The Beckwith interview

August 5, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

1. Is church tradition higher than the Bible?
2. What did you think salvation was as a Protestant and is your view of salvation the same now?
3. Roman Catholic/Protestant differences come after the Ecumenical Creeds.

July 29, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

1. Does the Bible teach tithing?
2. Who in the Trinity was Jesus' father?
3. What is the relationship of the Ten Commandments to Mosaic Law?
4. Jesus was a physical embryo created in Heaven.
5. A quantum physics argument against God's omniscience
6. How do we reconcile the different natures of God in the Old Testament and New Testament?
7. Why did God make the Trinity so hard to understand?
8. The Spiritual Formation movement elevates feelings over the Bible.
9. What does "vicarious atonement" mean?

July 22, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

Guest:
Dr. J.P. Moreland
The Kingdom Triangle

Why Hate Shouldn't Be a Crime

1. How can we reconcile the age of the universe the Bible teaches and the evidence from geology?
2. How do you respond to those who equate Christianity and Islam as fundamentalist?
3. Do you believe there are modern-day apostles?
4. Do illustrations help one to understand the Trinity better?

July 15, 2007

Copyright STR 2007

Raising Children to Be Adults

Is There Any Power of Positive Thinking?

1. How can he share his concerns with his pastor about "emergent" teaching at his church?
2. Can we follow the Old Testament examples of personal guidance from God?
3. What is the role of the Holy Spirit in understanding the Bible?
4. Biblical evidence for the founding of the Roman Catholic church
5. How do you reconcile the universal offer of salvation with particular atonement?
6. How do you reconcile evangelism and election?

Greg's Straw Man?

Rohrty's Inconsistent Moral Relativism

1. Do soldiers drafted into the Nazi S.S. have moral culpability?
2. What do you think of A.W. Tozer's writings?
3. Why should we trust the Gospels?
4. Is the book of Job fiction or history?
5. Can we apply an Old Testament historical passage today?
6. What do you think of Kawasaki's book?
7. What are the moral considerations about birth control pills that might cause birth defects?

Copyright STR 2007

Religion You Can't Live

Extraordinary Evidence Isn't Required for Extraordinary Claims

1. Did the early church use the Apocrypha?
2. What is intuitive knowledge?
3. How do you know the disciples died for their faith?
4. Is there a middle ground between Calvinism and Arminianism?
5. What's the difference between same-sex marriage and civil unions?
6. What's your opinion about pre-tribulation eschatology?
7. Is the Old Testament moral law abrogated by the New Covenant?

No Show

No New Show This Week.

Copyright STR 2007

What Kind of Dad Are You?

A Touch of the Transcendent--Paul Potts

1. What was the Old Testament expectation of the Messiah?
2. Is the Roman Catholic Church the most authoritative church if it's the oldest?
3. Should a Christian attend a wedding of homosexuals?
4. What does a relationship with God look like?
5. What should she do about a bad decision made?
6. What do you think of Frank Beckwith returning to Roman Catholicism?

Copyright STR 2007

Christopher Hitchens
god Is Not Great

1. Do theories have to be falsifiable to be "scientific"?
2. Is it ethical to participate in a profession that might facilitate abortions?
3. The Bible isn't inerrant.
4. Is it more moral to be passive if you're attacked?
5. Are people in Heaven aware of us?
6. Was C.S. Lewis an inclusivist?

Copyright STR 2007

Guest Hosts:
Brett Kunkle & Jim Wallace

Kinds of Disagreements (Brett)

What Does It Mean to Live God's Way?
(Jim)

1. Does a worldview or a religion come first and develop the other?
2. Is preterism a heresy?
3. Is all immorality sin?
4. What are the criteria for when the Holy Spirit is given?
5. There are two forms of preterism.
6. What are the issues of the Emergent Church?
7. Why did Adam and Eve sin, and why won't we sin in Heaven?
8. Is the resurrection a foundational Christian doctrine?
9. Was Joseph Smith a false prophet?

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No New Show This Week.

Copyright STR 2007

1. Did Samuel have a school for prophets?
2. Can a Christian be a pluralist?
3. Does God answer the prayers of unbelievers?
4. Response to Christopher Hitchens' book God is Not Great
5. Is carbon dating reliable?
6. Are Christians called to be wealthy?

No Show

No New Show This Week.

Copyright STR 2007

Why Jesus Is the Only Way

Guests:
Hugh Hewitt, Dr. Craig Hazen, Dr. John Mark Reynolds
"How Should Christians Think about Voting for a Mormon?"

1. What is the best biblical support for premarital chastity?
2. Are the God of Islam and the Bible the same?
3. How do you form tactical questions to get to the heart of an objection?
4. Frank Beckwith's decision to join the Roman Catholic church
5. Is the book of Acts a good model for modern evangelism?

Copyright STR 2007

Guest Host:
Brett Kunkle

Emergent Church Unorthodoxy

Guest:
Kelly Monroe Kullberg
Finding God Beyond Harvard

1. Is knowing God's purpose for your life dependent on feelings?
2. How could Jesus be God if He died on the cross?
3. What does the Bible say about the fall of Satan?
4. How do you explain unfulfilled prophecies about Jesus?
5. Why didn't everyone at the time of Jesus get a chance to hear the Gospel?

Copyright STR 2007

The Grip of Materialism

Virginia Tech - Media Overreaction

1. Is there any moral authority for a relativist?
2. Where does someone go immediately after death?
3. What do you look for when finding a church?
4. How can she witness effectively to her friend who is a medium?
5. How do you reconcile Jesus' learning as a child with His deity?
6. How do claims that religious pluralism is correct "commit suicide"?
7. Explain a Bible discrepancy

Copyright STR 2007

Guest Host:
Brett Kunkle

The Explanatory Power of Christianity

Guest:
Jim Wallace
Effective Youth Ministry

(The last few seconds of the second hour were not recorded.)

1. Is the age of accountability Biblical?
2. The reason he lost his faith in Christianity
3. How do you comfort someone who lost an unsaved loved one?
4. How old is the universe?

No Show

No New Show This Week.

Copyright STR 2007

Guest Host:
Brett Kunkle

Being Culturally Relevant in Hong Kong

Guest:
Dan Kimball
They Like Jesus, but Not the Church

1. 1 Samuel 24 - Who is God's anointed?
2. Friends brush off evil claiming karma will balance it out.
3. What is a biblical response to Islamo-fascism?

No Show

No New Show This Week.

Copyright STR 2007

Gen. Pace & the Myth of Moral Neutrality

1. Is baptism necessary for salvation?
2. Does the Bible require church membership?
3. How to respond to "diversity week" at the high school?
4. What to make of an unsaved person in Acts who has the Holy Spirit?

Copyright STR 2007

Guest:
Dr. Gary Habermas
"The Lost Tomb of Jesus"

1. How do dinosaurs square with the Biblical account?
2. Advice on how to resolve an emotionally-charged religious disagreement in the family
3. What does the Bible say about who Cain married?
4. Can church be done virtually now with technology?

No Show

No New Show This Week.

Copyright STR 2007

Tales from the Crypt:
Jesus' Remains Identified?

1. Why do so many people still believe in the "blueprint" method of determining God's will when it's not taught in the Bible?
2. You can't prove Jesus' resurrection. We believe it by faith.
3. What is the role of the Holy Spirit when He interacts with us?
4. What do you think of the movie "Star Wars"?
5. God gives special revelation today.
6. Is "24" edifying for a Christian to watch?
7. Are babies persons from conception?

Copyright STR 2007

Mormonism & Christianity: Clarity First

"Old Fashioned" Values

1. The Bible has different versions of the Ten Commandments.
2. Is it wise to ask an employee not to play his "ungodly" music at work?
3. What is the best way to get training as an apologist?
4. How do you deal with someone who doesn't care about reason?
5. Does God test His followers?
6. Respond to a proof for atheism.
7. Should unmarried Christians living together be disciplined by the church?
8. Bart Ehrman claims we don't know if the New Testament is accurate?
9. How do you explain Exodus 4:24?

Copyright STR 2007

The New Atheist Challenge

Good Reason for Christianity

1. Should moral standards be set for a non-Christian outreach group?
2. How sure can we be that God exists?
3. Do movies celebrate sin, and so should be avoided?
4. How do you know you're saved?
5. Advice for choosing a church
6. Is a method of baptism necessary to be effective?

Copyright STR 2007

Death with Dignity

Is the God of Islam the Same as the God of the Bible?

1. Why do you think global warming is untrue?
2. Is there a spiritual age of accountability?
3. Does Hebrews teach a Christian can lose their salvation?
4. How do I know I'm really saved?
5. How does our prayer persuade God to act?
6. How can the myth of moral neutrality be explained to a youth group?
7. What are some guidelines for witnessing to a Jehovah's Witness?

Copyright STR 2007

The Problem with Pluralism

Guest:
Alan Shlemon
Understanding Islam

1. What is the Christian understanding of global warming?
2. Should Christians tithe?
3. Could a Christian have believed earlier in their life than they did?
4. How do you defend the Trinity to a Muslim?

Copyright STR 2007

The Blasphemy Challenge

Guest:
James Emery White
A Mind for God

1. Unanswered prayer is evidence against God's existence.
2. What is your opinion of Calvinist apologetics?
3. What are the requirements for joining a church?

Copyright STR 2007

Strategy for Dealing with a Bible Difficulty

Guest:
Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse
Family & Economics

1. Should first century Christians be our example in dealing with particular issues?
2. Did Adam and Eve have children in the Garden of Eden?
3. Was the Old Testament inspired as the New Testament?
4. The Bible is oppressive.

Copyright STR 2007

Expanding Your Horizons in 2007

Three Key Issues for Ambassadors

1. God sovereignly wills evil.
2. How does same-sex marriage harm marriage?
3. Is "Son of Man" a title of deity?
4. What is backsliding from a Calvinist perspective?
5. How do we know the New Testament is inspired?
6. What version/language of the Old Testament did Jesus use?

No Show

No New Shows This Weeks.

Copyright STR 2006

Christmas Music for the Soul

Change Your Attitude, If Not Your Circumstances

1. Christians should live by faith, not reason.
2. What are some good conversation starters to share your faith?
3. What is the point of bringing a child into this world if she will end up in Hell?
4. Who is responsible for evil?
5. Advice in how to deal with family conflict.
6. How do you deal with questioning your faith and the God you believe?
7. Why did God save mankind and not the angels?
8. Have you ever doubted your faith? How do you deal with those doubts?

Copyright STR 2006

Guest:
Dr. Paul L. Maier
The Historical Nativity

Burglary and Christmas

"The Nativity Story" Review

1. Is poker playing immoral?
2. Do different religions worship the same Jesus?

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1. How do I influence the amoral university atmosphere?
2. Are secular songs with Christian words appropriate for worship?
3. Is love conditional?
4. Why is the Bible in Greek when Jesus spoke Aramaic?
5. Is God necessarily a Trinity to be God?
6. What do you think of Barack Obama speaking at Saddleback?

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Unnecessary Dogmatism

A Good Ambassador on Larry King

1. Evaluating a church doctrinal statement
2. What is the Biblical basis for clean and unclean animals?
3. How do you refute monism and pantheism?
4. Is the Biblical record of the Nativity historical?
5. How was Jesus tempted if He's God?
6. Do we have an obligation to proactively approach Mormons about religion?

No Show

No New Show This Week.

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Infanticide, Not Abortion

Why Christians Have a Negative Reputation in the Culture

1. How is salvation part of God's moral will?
2. Help with witnessing to an Iranian friend.
3. Is Saddleback a false church?
4. Is the Trinity a matter of faith or reason?
5. A spiritual justification for abortion.
6. Roe v. Wade

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A Political Shift in Evangelicalism

1. What is the definition of "time"?
2. How do you deal with an agnostic skeptic?
3. Isn't all morality subjective?
4. How do we treat someone who claims to be Christian but doesn't act so?
5. Report on using tactics.
6. How can God be holy and hate?
7. Marriage is a convention of culture and can be changed.

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No New Show This Week.

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The Gospel and Other Cultures

1. What are the social consequences of civil unions?
2. Is the "age of accountability" a biblical idea?
3. Is Hell an appropriate motivator to change behavior?
4. What is the case for post-tribulation?
5. How can churches best affect the culture regarding social issues?
6. How can I learn more about natural law?
7. If something is legal, is it moral?
8. Can we legislate morality?
9. Are there levels of Heaven?

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(A small portion of Greg's opening remarks are missing from this recording.)

Just Acting Like Animals

1. Is it consistent with the Bible for Christians to take advantage of psychiatric care?
2. Is forgiveness conditional?
3. What are your thoughts on the government taking care of charity for citizens?
4. What is your evaluation of the higher critical interpretation of Isaiah 7:14?
5. What is the biblical view of free will?
6. The church is generally failing its responsibility to the poor and needy.
7. Define marriage.
8. Should U.S. policy on Israel be consistent with God's promise of the land to Israel?

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(A small portion of Greg's opening remarks are missing from this recording.)

Fearing Fundamentalism

Prayer Breakfast Invocation

1. Is capital punishment moral in a non-theocracy?
2. Pray for those in sin.
3. Is animosity toward Christians increasing?
4. What is the difference between Arminianism and Calvinism, and does it matter?
5. Is Misquoting Jesus a reliable book?
6. What does the phrase "ultimate reality" mean?
7. Do labels help or hinder a conversation?

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(A small portion of Greg's opening remarks are missing from this recording.)

Jesus, Propositions, and the True Message of the Gospel

1. What does it mean to love God with your whole heart, mind, soul and body?
2. What are the social consequences of same-sex marriage and domestic partnerships?
3. Is evil necessary to demonstrate God's love?
4. How to reconcile old-earth and young-earth views with Genesis 1?
5. How is the Spirit of God "in" us?
6. There is biblical evidence that time is relative.

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1. Passive-aggressive comments by Tony Campolo.
2. What do you think of Sam Harris' book The End of Faith?
3. Why is Arminianism so dominant now when Calvinism was in the past?
4. Christian activism
5. An argument against same-sex marriage

Copyright STR 2006

Guest Host:
Brett Kunkle

A Disturbing Look at Christian Youth

Guest:
Mark Matlock
Smart Faith for Students

1. Young people are apathetic and lack passion, whether Christian or non-Christian.
2. Is affirming Christ the greatest good or are we justified in denying Him given certain circumstances?

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1. Can Christians be possessed or oppressed by demons?
2. Does starlight give us a clue to the age of the universe?
3. What should be made of biblical errors as Christians put their trust in the Bible?
4. Is denying Christ ever justified?
5. If persecution strengthens the church, shouldn't we invite more?
6. Can our souls continue to develop in Heaven?
7. What is the purpose of baptism, and who has the biblical authority to perform baptism?

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When You Fail at Being a Winsome Ambassador

Denial or Survival

1. Is ordination for pastors a biblical concept?
2. Is Christianity ever consistent with war?
3. What is the human being made up of in body and soul?
4. Why don't you "exegete" personal experiences of God speaking?

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No New Show This Week.

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Can God Act in Your Life?

Guest:
Dr. James Emery White
A Mind for God

1. Is Sola Scriptura a Biblical concept?
2. Greg might have a contradiction in his view on abortion.
3. How do you refute the error that humans are "little gods"?

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Men & War

God Didn't Speak to
Reggie White

1. Are there "callings" from God to particular ministries?
2. What is the difference between Seventh Day Adventists and Evangelicalism?
3. What is the best way to talk to an atheist about God?
4. What is the Biblical take on speaking in tongues and interpretation?
5. It's unrealistic to expect to make war without innocent casualties.
6. Are converted Jews still Jewish?
7. How can you prove Christianity?
8. How do you know you're really a Christian and not a hypocrite?

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No New Show This Week.

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Extreme Accusations

1. Does quantum physics draw into question an objective view of reality?
2. How far back did Christians believe in inerrancy?
3. Were wild accusations made against early Christians?
4. Why do you believe in Calvinism?
5. Are martial arts inconsistent with Christianity?
6. Did the inspired writers of Scripture have extraordinary insight into the spiritual condition of their audience?

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Leaving a Stone in His Shoe

"Certain Proof" for God's Existence?

Guest:
Dr. John Mark Reynolds
Godblogging & Summer Movies

1. Your view on Christian celibacy?
2. What does God know?
3. How do we choose between the life of the mother and the lives of multiple unborns?
4. What conditions justify divorce for Christians?
5. What are the differences between Arminianism and Calvinism?
6. Does a mature Christian need to go to church when there isn't a good one around?

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Is the Mt. Soledad Cross Unconstitutional?

A Rational Basis for Traditional Marriage

1. The length of punishment in Hell seems unfair for the offense.
2. What are the consequences of denying truth?
3. What were Mary's feelings about Jesus' ministry?
4. What are the key differences between relativism, postmodernism, and pluralism?
5. Is God's omnibenevolence a biblical idea?
6. Does Calvinism remove the urgency of evangelism?
7. Tactics to deal with difficult people.
8. There are fair restrictions on marriage.

No Show

No New Show These Weeks.

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Denominations Depart from Scripture

1. Is the Great Commission for all believers, or was it just for the apostles?
2. Do God's moral standards change from the Old Testament to the New Testament?
3. If God has predestined everyone to Heaven or Hell, what's the point of evangelism?
4. Who was Melchizedek?
5. Is yoga incompatible with Christianity?
6. How could Jesus take on human nature and not be affected by original sin?
7. Jesus left open justification for divorce other than adultery.

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Divine Child Abuse

1. How do you make the case for objective morality with an atheist?
2. What is the underlying philosophy of the Green Movement?
3. Only math and science can prove anything true.
4. What is a good case for God's eternal existence?
5. Is capital punishment a New Testament ethic?
6. What is the relationship between prayer and faith?

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Eight Tips to be a Winsome Ambassador

Don't Bruise the Fruit

1. How to deal with the argument in Misquoting Jesus?
2. What criteria would justify boycotting a business that supports immoral causes?
3. Is God responsible for original sin?
4. Can a biblical contradiction be resolved?
5. Is it right for a Christian to be happy about Zarqawi's death?
6. Is tithing a New Testament principle for Christians?

Copyright STR 2006

Guest Host:
Brett Kunkle

Can an Argument Save Someone?

Guest:
Dr. Jerry Root
C.S. Lewis Scholar

1. What is a fundamentalist?
2. What is the difference between Intelligent Design and creationism?
3. Can God be rational since He's outside of the universe?
4. How literally do we understand some passages of the Bible about God?

No New Show This Week

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1. How do we know the biblical text is reliable?
2. Are personal testimonies an effective way to witness?
3. How do you deal with some who says they don't believe in truth?
4. How do you defend a classical view of truth?
5. Was Paul chauvinistic?
6. Is it effective to demonstrate at abortion clinics?
7. How can a public school teacher integrate their Christianity in the classroom?
8. What is the emerging church?

Copyright STR 2006

What's Wrong with this Argument?

Does Rape Justify Abortion?

1. Did Jesus contradict Himself?
2. Do laws actually limit the number of abortions that take place?
3. How to take advantage of a public speaking event to make an appropriate witness to Christ?
4. What does Greg believe about predestination and losing salvation?
5. Sharing personal experiences with abortion can help others.

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Dealing with Hostile Challengers

Guest:
Curt Swindoll
STR's Cruise Sightseeing Highlights

1. What is the value of apologetics in everyday life?
2. How do you deal with a challenger of Christianity when the issue isn't reason?
3. What's the proper role of politicians to make religious statements?
4. What would have happened if Jesus didn't die?

Copyright STR 2006

Guest:
Dr. Jay Wesley Richards
Darwin's Nemesis

Is That Reasonable?

1. Jesus didn't exist.
2. How do you evaluate a claim outside your experience or expertise?

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Special 1 Hour Broadcast

This is the broadcast of a recentGreg Koukl speaking event regarding the emergent church movement.

April 16, 2006

No New Show This Week

How to Evaluate the Gospel of Judas

1. Was the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies when the curtain tore on Good Friday?
2. How do you judge how literally to take a Bible passage?
3. Is the Word of God given too much authority?
4. How do we know that prophecies refer to Jesus?
5. Does God respond to the prayers of unbelievers?
6. "God hates the sin, but loves the sinner." - Is that true?
7. Is divorce ever justified?
8. Will there be free will in heaven?

Copyright STR 2006

National Identities Matter

1. Are there biblical arguments for and against reparations to descendants of slaves?
2. Different standards guide personal and governmental actions.
3. Is forgiveness conditional? Luke 17
4. Illegal immigration in the U.S.
5. Is the rapture a biblical idea?
6. Explain the theological differences that animate the differences between the Pentecostal and Reformed churches.
7. How do we biblically balance justice and mercy in our government?
8. Can we question the Bible?
9. What is the essential difference between Reformed and Arminian theologies?

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Tactical Persuasion with a Tough Challenger

Guest:
J.P. Moreland
The Lost Virtue of Happiness

1. How can Christians affirm human value when God has created "some for destruction"?
2. Why did Jesus reproach His disciples for not knowing the new law?
3. Can a Christian be a practicing homosexual?

Copyright STR 2006

Guest:
Kerby Anderson
The Da Vinci Code

Movies and Moral Intuitions

1. How can such genetic variety result from just Adam and Eve?
2. Why did God create the universe?
3. The Law should be obeyed by Christians.
4. How can a case against embryonic stem cell research be made in a secular environment?
5. Does the church replace Israel as God's chosen people?

March 12, 2006

No New Show This Week

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Discerning Skepticism about The Da Vinci Code

Movies that Lie

1. Can a Christian also adopt other religious views?
2. Why does God allow pain?
3. What is your opinion of using paraphrases?
4. You overstate your case sometimes, and it hurts your credibility.
5. Garnering arguments against same-sex marriage
6. The Da Vinci Code and actual historical fiction
7. Does society create morality?

Copyright STR 2006

Discerning the Emergent Movement

A Few Miscellaneous Thoughts

1. Understanding the hard passages of the Bible - "I say you are gods..."
2. Is the Sabbath relevant for today?
3. What is the biblical decision making model?
4. What is your opinion of seeker small groups?
5. Sources of information to substantiate a "slippery slope" argument about euthanasia practiced in Holland
6. A brief lesson in logic from "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe"

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Good Questions, Wrong Answers

Guest:
J.P. Moreland
Miracles and the Advance of the Gospel

1. Christianity sounds like a myth.
2. Are Christians to be holy or righteous? And how do we decide what activities to engage in?
3. What is the biblical concept of grace?

February 12, 2006

No New Show This Week

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Effectively Addressing the Culture without Being Captive to It

1. Seeker-centered excesses
2. How do Christian values translate into politics?
3. Your opinion of Richard Foster's book?
4. What happens to children who die?
5. God regularly talks to people in the Bible.
6. How to witness to a Buddhist?
7. Dealing with disagreements with church leadership

Copyright STR 2006

Guest Host:
Brett Kunkle

The Power of Yes

Guest:
Dr. Paul Maier

1. Greg Koukl - Evaluating the Emergent Conversation
2. Brian McLaren's take on the hope of believers in other religions
3. Dealing with hostile professors in the university.
4. What is the evidence for an old earth view of origins?
5. Legalism and the work of the Holy Spirit

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Abortion: How to Avoid
Red Herrings

Relativism: Clarifying the Issue

1. Your opinion of Henry Blackaby's curriculum?
2. Did Jesus question His own goodness?
3. Does believing in works nullify grace?
4. Is demon possession real or mental illness?
5. Is the Bible mistaken in geocentric comments?
6. Understanding the passage: "God visits the iniquities..."
7. Your thoughts on a homosexual activist portraying a Christian in a new movie?

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Guest Host:
Brett Kunkle

Applying a Christian Worldview to Sports

Guest:
Dr. Frank Beckwith

1. Values are imparted by coaches, for good or ill.
2. Sports is at odds with Christian values.
3. God created things for us to enjoy.
4. Some Christians are focused on minutiae and ignore the big things.
5. What would you ask Kate Michaelman about abortion?
6. Responding to homosexuality activists in the public square
7. Suggested resources for a Christian to go deeper?
8. How does the Christian worldview carry over into the political sphere?

December 25, 2005 - January 8, 2006

No New Show These Weeks

Copyright STR 2005

Your Christmas Card Message?

Rice Finds the Gospels
True

1. Forgiveness versus capital punishment
2. Which Gospel was written first?
3. Is it ethical for a Christian to work in a casino?
4. How do you evaluate claims of miracles?

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Is Capital Punishment a Moral Punishment?

My Favorite Christmas Movies

1. Why do Christians think Mormons aren't Christians?
2. There can be no forgiveness without repentance.
3. Jesus said to forgive, so how can you put a criminal to death?
4. Biblical morals versus cultural mores
5. Is it virtuous to take satisfaction in capital punishment?

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Gaining Confidence in Your Faith.

The Sinner-friendly Bible Translation

1. What is the purpose and value of fasting?
2. How do you reconcile unconditional election and instances of people losing their faith?
3. What do religious experiences in other religions tell us about our own faith?
4. There is no eternal punishment.
5. Understanding Revelation
6. Jesus said to preach the Gospel, not defend it.
7. What is the proper role of the church in politics?

November 20-27, 2005

No New Show These Weeks

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Islam's Real Record

Can the Holy Spirit Work When We Close Our Minds?

1. Is Christology a helpful hermeneutic tool?
2. Authoritative passages in the Koran
3. How is the mind related to the soul?
4. Jesus taught pacifism.
5. What is the purpose of some odd Old Testament passages?
6. What are the strengths and weaknesses of postmodernism?
7. Avoiding the naturalistic fallacy
8. Responding to questions by a Sikh
9. Was the Trinity invented 300 years after Jesus?

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1. What is the value of experience to Christianity?
2. Are our senses reliable?
3. Faith and conscience are essential to a good society.
4. What is the evidence for the old earth view of creation?
5. The University of California system discriminates against Christians.
6. What is the scientific evidence for Darwinism?
7. Are sheol and hades accurately translated Hell?
8. Religion is taught in public schools.

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Should Christians Participate in Halloween?

1. Is faith the condition for miracles to occur?
2. Is there evidence for the existence of the soul?
3. Christians shouldn't celebrate pagan holidays.
4. Should Christians drink alcohol?
5. Christianity is ridiculous and dangerous.
6. Consequences of Terry Schiavo's death.

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Practical Lessons from Crying Babies

Spiritual Courage at Dartmouth

1. Can a saved Christian be a "carnal" Christian?
2. Can God's omnibenevolence be compromised?
3. Jesus didn't believe in absolute morality.
4. Choosing between good and evil or life and death
5. Consequences of an immature culture
6. Does Israel still have a special place in God's plan?
7. How can Calvinism be reconciled with John 3:16?

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1. Society is becoming ruder.
2. How do we determine what God's will is?
3. Emergent leader's appearance at conference
4. What is your view of free will?
5. How do we deal with homosexual relatives?
6. Why did God destroy civilization in the Flood before He gave the Law?

Copyright STR 2005

1. Evaluating movies from a Christian worldview.
2. Intelligent Design is often misrepresented.
3. Where is Heaven?
4. Are the gifts of the Spirit temporal or eternal?
5. Theories must be repeatable to qualify as science, there Intelligent Design isn't science.
6. Biblical view of the end times
7. Evaluating arguments against same-sex marriage

No new show this week

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Evangelism Is a Matter of Acting and Speaking

1. What are the provisions of the New Covenant versus the Old Covenant?
2. Images of Jesus in the Bible
3. Let your light shine only
4. A reformed alternative to Calvinism
5. Handling a moral dilemma

Copyright STR 2005

Evolution: Presuppositions, Not Fact

How Bias Affects a Conclusion

1. Correcting misconceptions about evolution
2. Is the Old Testament historical?
3. We can never know what God is like.
4. Does free will require God's existence?
5. Supernatural presuppositions

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1. Thoughts on hurricane Katrina
2. Dealing with serious doubts about Christianity
3. Same-sex marriage legislation

No Show

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Guest Host:
Brett Kunkle

Guest:
Sean McDowell Christian Youth Ministry

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Guest:
Dave Horner

Assessing the Emergent Church

No Show

No new show this week.

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Guest Host:
Brett Kunkle

Interview with Dan Kimball on the Emergent Church.

Copyright STR 2005

Guest:
Dr. Mike Horton
The Emergent Church

1. Is it biblically permissible for Christians to sue one another?
2. Is healing dependent on how much faith I have?
3. Issues of concern about the emergent church
4. Update on Mormons and the parking lot

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Mormon Parking: Hospitality or Accommodation?

1. Christian churches shouldn’t allow Mormons to use their parking lot for their events.
2. Christian churches should allow the Mormons to park but witness to them.
3. Seek- churches gone wrong not surprising.
4. Doing Mormon outreach and getting opposition from Christians.
5. Would the same church allow a Mosque to use their parking lot?
6. What is the extent of our duty to evangelize?
7. How does Islam influence a worldview?
8. What did Jesus do between ages 13 and 30?

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Is the Bible Reliable?

Was Reincarnation Removed from the Bible?

1. Using Scripture to justify political positions
2. What role does work play in the sanctification of the believer?
3. We can’t know that the Bible is reliable.
4. Harry Potter is an erosive influence on the church.
5. Answer an apparent contradiction in the Bible.
6. The apostles didn’t write the Gospels.
7. What is the fate of those who don’t hear the Gospel?

Copyright STR 2005

Commentary:
Islam Is Wrong

1. What does “Jesus dies for me” actually mean?
2. How did that exchange work?
3. The Emergent Church
4. How does a solution to the problem of evil work?

Copyright STR 2005

The Declaration of Independence

1. Are all opinions just relative?
2. Contemporary worship songs
3. Prophecy is fatalistic because history is cyclical.
4. Should women teach in church?
5. Prove the Gospels are eye witness testimony.

Copyright STR 2005

Vacation from God?

1. Why does the Bible seem to endorse slavery?
2. What about the Lost Tribes of Israel?
3. What is God’s reason for evil?
4. What are biblical grounds for remarriage?
5. Are proofs for biblical authority biblical?
6. Respond to a challenge to Calvinism

Copyright STR 2005

Father’s Day

Telling the Truth in Order to Lie: Embryonic Stem Cell Research

1. Is it possible to curse someone?
2. Why is there no monastic movement in Protestantism?
3. What is the Christian view of environmental stewardship?
4. Are conservative Episcopal congregations obligated to leave the denomination?
5. The Watchtower is purging their inconvenient history.
6. Using the Bible to justify being transgender.
7. Witnessing to a Muslim

No new show these weeks

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1. Can salvation be the end of a rational analysis of the evidence?
2. Calvinism is unjust and unappealing.
3. Debate with Deepak Chopra
4. Male pronouns for God in the Bible is offensive.
5. If you read the Bible literally, it’s clear that God has a body.
6. Why are we given urges that are wrong to fulfill?
7. Does God’s sovereignty mean that everything is determined?
8. Can a pluralist be a Christian?
9. Do children under a certain age go to Heaven when they die since they are sinners?

Copyright STR 2005

Interview:
Lee Strobel
The Case for a Creator

1. What was the meaning of God’s warning at Babel?
2. The Jesus Seminar view has some merit.
3. Christianity is guilty of terrible acts.
   Is abortion morally acceptable in cases of rape and incest?

Copyright STR 2005

Debating with Deepak Chopra

Thoughts on the New Pope

1. Evaluation of methods to defend the faith
2. Become a follower of Jesus, not necessarily a Christian
3. There’s nothing wrong with pointing out false religions.
4. What does someone have to believe to have their sins forgiven?
5. Did Jesus raise Himself from the dead?
6. What is the role of feelings in the Christian life?
7. How do you answer: Do you think I’m going to Hell?

Copyright STR 2005

Concerns about the Emergent Church

1. Greg is hypocritical and judgmental
2. Alternatives for conservative Anglicans to worship
3. How Christian parents can balance the influence of culture on their children
4. Why did God send an evil spirit into Saul?
5. Can God regret?

Copyright STR 2005

Four Primary Challenges for the Church & STR

Who Would Want to Live that Way?

1. Has the Bible been corrupted over the years?
2. How to resolve an ethical dilemma
3. Is organ transplants from animals ethical?
4. What does the “dry bones” prophecy in Ezekiel mean?
5. Is belief in the Trinity necessary to be a Christian?

Copyright STR 2005

A Simple Case for Dating the Gospels

1. Does “ought imply can”? If God commands something, doesn’t that imply we can do it?
2. Accepting the court ruling about Terri Schiavo
3. What is the proof for Matthew’s account of the dead walking around on Easter?
4. Terri Schiavo
5. What are the ethical issues surrounding suicide?
6. What is a husband’s obligation to his wife?
7. Do denominations that are pacifist teach against the Bible since the Bible says war is inevitable?
8. Are we obligated to keep everyone who can be kept alive with modern medicine?

No new show this week

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No Rational Reason for Marriage?

1. How to make a good decision.
2. The idea of vocation makes all Christians ambassadors.
3. Easter is a pagan holiday.
4. What is a biblical attitude toward homosexuals?
5. How to discuss Jesus with a Jehovah’s Witness?

Copyright STR 2005

The Debate in Minneapolis

Rice’s Moral Confusion

1. Working with a school on a highly controversial issue
2. Why atheists fear religion
3. What does it mean to take the Lord’s name in vain?
4. Reasons for being an old earth creationist

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The Problems with Christianity or with Christians?

Is Christianity Stupid?

1. Christianity leaves room for doubt.
2. Is there revelation from God outside of the Bible?
3. How should Christians prepare for Communion?
4. What makes a legitimate baptism?
5. Is generational sin a valid Biblical concept?
6. Is one true religion possible?

Copyright STR 2005

Can We Discriminate?

What Christian Youth Believe or Don’t

1. A method of protesting same-sex marriage
2. University newspapers publish offensive material.
3. Lack of shared values can spell trouble to free religious expression in the future.
4. How do we know the meaning of Hebrew and Greek in the Bible?
5. Who was the Abrahamic Covenant made to?
6. Are humans worthy of human rights?
7. Should the emergent church be a cult?

Copyright STR 2005

Is the Truth Oppressive?

Does Having Psychological Confidence Make You Wrong?

1. Is it biblical for women to be in leadership positions over men in the church?
2. What are Paul’s rules for speaking in tongues?
3. How do you defend Sola Scriptura the Bible alone as the church’s source of authority?
4. Quantum mechanics shows that there is no truth.
5. How do you deal with inconsistencies in the Bible?
6. Multiple roads lead to God.

Copyright STR 2005

Interview:
Dr. Gary Habermas
Anthony Flew’s Pilgrimage from Atheism to Theism

Commentary:
Faith Under Fire

1. Was there death before the Fall?
2. Objections to the historicity of the Old Testament

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Hate Speech

(Only the first 24 minutes of this show were recorded.)

1. How to teach and discuss touchy issues with your church?
2. What evidence is there that the Bible is inerrant?
3. Is God’s love unconditional?
4. Is an immaterial being bound by physical laws?
5. Has there ever been a consistent orthodox Christian body of teaching?
6. Is the immortality of the soul taught in the Bible?
7. Is God in time?

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Postmodernism Faces Reality

Calling Evil Evil

1. Better understanding God’s grace
2. Are Christianity and government compatible?
3. Do all worldviews/religions produce charity?
4. How do we know when the Bible is literal or figurative?
5. How do we resolve conflicting sources of information?
6. Did Jesus believe in reincarnation?
7. Did Jesus create everything?

Copyright STR 2005

The Effects of Multi-culturalism

1. What happens in baptism?
2. The merits of end-times scenarios
3. Reconciling science and Christianity
4. How to handle a school newspaper that features bisexual students
5. Is there time in Heaven?
6. Is soliciting funds by ministry a lack of faith in God?

Copyright STR 2004

Guest:
Dr. Craig Hazen
Evangelical and
Mormon Dialogue

Guest:
Nancy Pearcey
Total Truth

Copyright STR 2004

Guest:
Dr. Paul L. Maier
The Historicity of Christmas

Commentary:
Being a Strategic
Ambassador at Christmas

1. What is a good Bible translation for study?
2. The Gospels present compatible accounts.
3. Is the Bible inerrant?
4. How to teach apologetics to youth?

Copyright STR 2004

Guest:
Scott Klusendorf
Life Training Institute

Commentary:
Debating Truth

1. Does the Bible teach that the life of the unborn is less valuable than the mothers?
2. If abortion were banned, how could we punish the mothers who aborted their babies?
3. Is a zygote a valuable human being?
4. Are good deeds not done in faith sin?
5. Why is the death penalty a moral law while we don’t adopt other Old Testament laws?

Copyright STR 2004

Are Christians Ignorant?

1. Americans have no sense of Christianity’s role in American history
2. A cult that became orthodox
3. Where do dinosaurs fit in the Biblical timeline?
4. How can Christian ambassadors use Christian traditions to spread the Gospel?
5. Is postmodernism a threat to Christianity?
6. How do we deal with an atheist's objections?

No new show this week

Copyright STR 2004

1. Is a zygote a human being?
2. Do unbelievers who've never heard the Gospel go to Hell?
3. How to respond to criticisms of Christianity?
4. Why create a new Heaven and a new earth?
5. Parents make a contract when they make a baby

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1. Can Christians avoid sinning?
2. Can someone be saved without professing faith in Jesus?
3. How could Satan offer Jesus the kingdoms of the world when they didn’t belong to him?
4. Explain predestination.
5. There are obvious differences between the candidates.
6. Does God care who is President?
7. Is organ donation ethical?

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Commentary:
The Immorality of Embryonic Stem-cell Research

1. Can free will be reconciled with Calvinism?
2. Do Calvinists believe someone can lose their faith?
3. Must Christians choose one theological side?
4. What offer of salvation do you make if Calvinism is true?
5. Explain the doctrine of original sin.
6. Should women teach in the church?
7. President Bush’s view of embryonic stem cell research is inconsistent

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1. Should Christians take legal action?
2. STR’s ad banned by Google
3. Did God create evil?
4. There are truths in all religions.
5. Does man have the ability to seek God?

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Is God Neutral in the Election?

Hate Crime Legislation

1. How do we love our enemies like Al Qaeda?
2. Plato on homosexuality
3. How to respond when you are wronged
4. Which Bible version is the best?
5. What constitutes a heresy?
6. How does God speak, wrestle, and walk if He doesn’t have a body?

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1. Can faith be based on evidence?
2. What is the Biblical concept of “leading of the Spirit”?
3. How do we evaluate historical evidence?
4. How do we effectively witness?
5. What is the Biblical model for making decisions?
6. How is killing justified in some circumstances but not others?

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1. What is the Christian ambassador’s response regarding giving to beggars?
2. What happens when we die?
3. Is the old earth view represented in Genesis?
4. The Old Testament is as violent as the Koran.
5. How to determine the meaning of a difficult passage in the Bible
6. Your opinion of The Purpose-Driven Life
7. Were the Gospel writers trustworthy witnesses of history?