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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
Bekah Mason provides some helpful counsel for how Christians can love and support other Christians who experience same-sex attraction.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
There are both practical and theological problems with telling someone, “God hates the sin but loves the sinner.” We have better news to tell than this.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
If Jesus is worth a painful death, is He not worth an uncomfortable life?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 31, 2019 4:06 PM
No matter who is making a claim about Islam, what they say must conform to these three authoritative sources in order for their claim to accurately represent Islam.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 21, 2020 1:01 AM
Sometimes atheists make arguments that can only come from a misunderstanding of the radical differences between the ancient pagan gods and the Christian God.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 10:06 PM
You can keep your faith or you can keep your friends and family. You pick. Well, the answer for many people is obvious: relationships are more important than a theological idiosyncrasy.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
J.P. Moreland’s article “The Rationality of Belief in Inerrancy” argues it’s rational to believe in inerrancy even in the face of some unexplained counterexamples. Here’s a summary.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
The first time I heard C.S. Lewis’ Trilemma challenged was nearly 20 years ago.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Marc Baer, author of Mere Believers, argues “that because Equiano became a believer, the enslavement of Africans by Europeans came to an end.”
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
It’s better to develop good habits rather than merely make resolutions. Here’s some practical advice on how to go about doing this.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Christian meditation isn’t an emptying of the mind but a filling of the mind with truth. Here’s how Tim Keller describes it in his book Prayer.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
Greg ruminates on what we might someday experience with senses we do not yet possess.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
As the church continues to face cultural challenges from outside the church, we must strengthen our views of God’s Word within the church...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Christmas is about Jesus. But what is it about Jesus? How exactly is Jesus the reason for Christmas? The answer to this question lies in the reasons why Jesus came to this world.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Sep 17, 2021 9:17 PM
Doesn’t Christian witness require love, and doesn’t love require that we use people’s preferred pronouns? No, and here’s why.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 9:53 PM
You want to inform them, in as polite a way as possible, that they cannot knock on your door as missionaries promoting their religion, proselytizing and seeking to convert you, and then say you are...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Even if you’ve accepted the fact that you will endure some suffering, and you know that God has many good purposes for it, you may yet have some unrealistic expectations.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Daniel’s experience in a foreign land provides a helpful model for living faithfully and fruitfully in a secular society.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
The solution for shame in today’s culture is to celebrate sin in an attempt to take away its sting. But there’s no real solution for sin apart from God’s grace.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 19, 2020 1:52 AM
Do Christians say God “cares more about theology than behavior” as some people who object to Christianity claim? The truth is, Christianity says God cares more about behavior than most people think.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
There are many out there who see Christianity as being mainly about teaching us how to be better people. Here’s why this moralistic focus is likely a major contributor to a relativistic view of...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Jared Wilson explains how local church involvement plays an important role in confronting our tendency to reject authority and embrace an unhealthy individualism.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 9:29 PM
The three aspects of faith – knowledge, assent, and trust – are all necessary for saving faith.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Here’s a challenge I received: You can’t claim anyone’s beliefs to be “right” or “wrong” when it’s all based on conjecture.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 2, 2019 6:00 PM
Learning Latin requires the skills of patience, precision, accuracy, and attention to detail, and it’s worth it! Here are five reasons why you would benefit from studying Latin.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Nov 25, 2019 12:51 AM
Paul says, “Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Tim. 3:12). The question is, then, how do we prepare for it?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 25, 2019 1:42 AM
The sad truth is that pornography ruins sex, making it more difficult for spouses to connect sexually. Here’s why that happens and some steps you can take to begin to reverse this.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 26, 2022 3:13 AM
Should gun buyers be subjected to the same restrictions as women seeking abortions? Some people use this analogy to argue against abortion restrictions, but here’s why the two activities aren’t...
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On May 16, 2023 7:51 PM
Maybe you’re struggling with mental health issues. Maybe you have a friend who struggles. Whichever group you’re in, remembering these four encouraging points could help.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 15, 2024 10:06 PM
To better understand the distinction between reformation and deconstruction, consider these stories about two different paintings. Both paintings are of Jesus, and both are now famous—but for...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Evolution can be overwhelming. It draws upon evidence from multiple disciplines: geology, paleontology, genetics, chemistry, and others. It’s hard to know where to begin.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
We all have people in our lives with whom we disagree. We’re against some people’s ideas. We’re against some people’s behaviors. We’re against some people’s attitudes and inclinations.
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Web Content Article · By j.t. wynn On Dec 2, 2019 6:24 AM
If a group wrongly thought appendectomies killed human beings, we wouldn’t object to their displaying images of removed appendixes, so why do pro-choicers object to images of abortion?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
A couple of years ago I suggested an approach to dealing with challenges that I used in my national radio debate with American atheist Michael Shermer.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
How did you get your soul? Even to ask the question is a little awkward since “you” are your soul.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 9, 2021 12:14 AM
As ambassadors for Christ, we should understand a view we disagree with before we try to formulate a response to it. Here are three reasons why.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for June 2013 Do you agree with God? What would it take for you to declare something good that God says is bad?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Do you feel unmotivated or hopeless when it comes to prayer? Do you feel spiritually dead? God is the God who gives life where it doesn’t now exist.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Don’t let this Easter season pass you by without some reflection on what it means and why it matters.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Christians need to think carefully about this issue, especially in a culture that is more than happy to co-opt Christian statements and claims in order to justify sin.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 1, 2020 10:01 PM
Today is Stand to Reason’s 27th anniversary, and every one of you can take pride in this huge milestone because of your contribution to our community effort for the kingdom.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
Our apologetics aren’t Christian merely because of the arguments we use or the conclusions we’re arguing for. What does it mean to use Christian apologetics Christianly?
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Culture is changing fast, and it’s becoming more of a challenge to speak effectively to others about Christianity, and it’s only going to get more difficult. But that is our job as ambassadors.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 2, 2020 10:41 PM
Should we use ridicule as a tool of persuasion?
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Web Content Article · By guest author On Jun 26, 2019 11:07 PM
Here are some basic ethical distinctions by way of background. I won’t cover all the bases in the active/passive debate (active—taking lives, passive—letting die).
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
We (most of the STR office staff) just got back from seeing the movie Risen. I think it’s one of the best Christian movies I’ve seen, and it’s a movie that would be interesting (and not...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
Does 1 Kings 19 teach that good decision making requires learning how to hear the “still, small voice” of God? A look at the passage shows that’s not what this story is about.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 12, 2019 10:24 PM
Neil Shenvi explains how critical theory suppresses healthy arguments and why we should not let pressure from critical theorists prevent us from analyzing controversial topics.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 6, 2020 11:26 PM
Whether you’re resisting prayer or are merely unable to motivate yourself to plead with God when you’ve faced so many disappointments, here is some help.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Mar 4, 2021 6:30 AM
Whether it’s forgoing worldly approval, standing firm in your convictions, or remaining calm in all circumstances, be prepared to render to God that which is God’s.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 8, 2022 10:53 PM
As Christians, we are hated by many, but we continue in obedience—without reviling in return and without turning back—for three great reasons.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Atheists have the mistaken idea that objective morality is simply obvious to everyone, but the truth is, it’s not. All one has to do is look back through history (and in other cultures today) to...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Are non-Christians merely “gospel fodder,” or are they valuable in spite of their eternal state?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Does Christian involvement in politics do nothing for the Kingdom?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
The “Who are you to say?” challenge is used by non-Christians and Christians, especially by those who deplore the “heresy hunters” in the church. This rejoinder, though, deftly sidesteps...
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Knowledge, not just belief, about God leads to spiritual transformation. So what is knowledge, and how do we get it?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Feeling discouraged by the opposition to Christians and Christianity we’re seeing? You’ll be encouraged by what we learn about God in Acts.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 2, 2019 6:18 AM
A crucial difference between human beings and God explains His command to destroy the Canaanites, as this analogy makes clear.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Join our discussion of Nancy Pearcey’s book Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism and Other God Substitutes.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
How to answer the critic who claims Jesus was reincarnated.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
I want to sketch out Thomas Aquinas’ theory of natural law by distinguishing between the four kinds of law he outlines in the Summa Theologiae and then discussing his conception of the Good.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Every year I try to offer a few words of advice for college-bound students—the kind of advice that I think could make a big difference in your spiritual survival.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
We’re called to love our LGBT neighbors—not a mere toleration of the person, but genuine, heartfelt love. But what does genuine love look like?
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 10:03 PM
If you’re a pro-life man, at some point you will likely be told you’re not allowed to speak against abortion. Here’s why you shouldn’t let that silence you.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 29, 2021 11:46 PM
We need to have a correct understanding of the purpose of speaking the truth if we are to rightly judge whether or not our efforts are succeeding and thereby persevere.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 1, 2022 11:38 PM
Is it reasonable to claim that if someone believes in the incarnation, then they can believe a person can change their gender? Alan examines whether the two concepts are similar in a relevant way.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
If the God of the Bible didn’t do what you think a real God would have done, that
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
Those pangs of guilt could be telling you something.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
When we justify the killing of a fully human child because of severe, congenital defect, we are not making a case for abortion; we’re promoting something much more chilling.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Tim Keller has some practical advice on how to live faithfully in the circumstances of this world.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
An atheist who wants to reduce Christianity to the avoidance of Hell has missed the point of Christianity.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for August 2011 Walking into a philosophy club at a secular college and debating the entire group on abortion wasn’t necessarily easy.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Learning to tell the difference between an argument and a non-argument will make it easier for you to defend your faith.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
Hannah More, born in the 18th century, became an author, social activist, and philanthropist because of her brilliant mind and Christian convictions.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Greg shows how Jesus received worship and therefore is one with the Father. In doing so, he gives a good lesson on how we, too, might approach constructing arguments on issues like these.
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