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#STRask: January 27, 2020

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 3, 2020 9:16 PM

Questions about proving events in the Bible, explaining mercy to a child, helping someone who doesn’t know if he’s one of the elect, and whether church should only be for believers.

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#STRask - November 12, 2020

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 8, 2020 6:29 PM

Questions about maneuvering a “gauntlet” strategy of questions in a discussion and whether Christians shouldn’t seek fear as a form of entertainment.

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#STRask - January 28, 2021

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 27, 2021 10:07 PM

Question about how to transition from being an apologist to an evangelist when the person you’re talking to starts thinking about converting.

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#STRask - August 2, 2021

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2021 6:19 PM

Questions about how to persuade a family member who responds to the Columbo questions with anger and what Christians should expect to experience when it comes to God’s discipline.

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#STRask: How Should I Respond to Someone Who Says He’s Offended?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 11, 2021 7:53 PM

Questions about whether it’s biblical to refer to God as the Divine Mother and tactical ways to respond to someone who says he’s offended by your views.

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#STRask: What Topics Should I Cover in an Apologetics Series?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 2, 2022 7:31 PM

Questions about what topics to cover when presenting an apologetics series in a church and how to handle addressing people’s doubts in an apologetics class when discussing them can confuse others...

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#STRask: What Questions Would You Ask to Engage an “Agnostic Atheist”?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 22, 2022 7:01 PM

Questions about how to engage someone who calls himself an “agnostic atheist” and how to deal with a parent contradicting you with heretical theology while you’re teaching students in a...

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#STRask: How Can I Get into Spiritual Conversations with People?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 16, 2022 6:10 PM

Questions about how to get into spiritual conversations with people and what to say to someone who says Jesus, the stories in the Bible, Heaven, etc. are all just metaphorical.

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#STRask: If Christianity Had a Goddess to Worship, I Might Consider It

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 8, 2023 1:02 AM

Questions about how to respond to someone who says she would only consider Christianity if it weren’t patriarchal and had a goddess to worship and how a husband could persuade his wife, who is...

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#STRask: Is Debating Atheists in Chat Rooms a Worthy Endeavor?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 4, 2023 9:42 PM

Questions about whether spending time defending Christianity in chat rooms where atheists and Christians debate is a worthy endeavor and whether it’s better to choose a church you agree with...

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#STRask: What Questions Could I Ask Someone Who Doesn’t Seem to Have True, Saving Faith?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 20, 2023 9:14 PM

Questions about what questions to ask someone who claims to be a Christian but doesn’t seem to have true, saving faith and when to stop trying to convince someone who denies some essentials of the...

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#STRask: Columbo Questions for Someone Who Says He’s Spiritual but Not Religious

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 16, 2023 12:29 AM

Questions about how to use Columbo questions with someone who is nonreligious but “spiritual,” what to say to someone who “followed Jesus out of the church” and now doesn’t believe spiritual truth...

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#STRask: How to Use Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 19, 2023 4:00 PM

Greg and Amy chat about Greg’s new book, Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges, discussing the goal of the book, how this new material differs from and...

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#STRask: What Is the Hardest Aspect of Christianity to Defend?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 30, 2023 3:54 PM

Question about the hardest aspect of Christianity to defend.

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#STRask: What Advice Would You Give for Debating an Atheist?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 14, 2024 9:47 PM

Question about advice for debating an atheist.

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#STRask: What Should I Do if I Don’t Know How to Respond to Someone’s Answer to My Question?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 14, 2024 2:27 PM

Questions about what to do when you don’t know how to respond to someone’s answer to your question and you feel unsafe in the conversation and how to go about witnessing to and discipling a...

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#STRask: Is Church Just a Man-Made Way to Control People?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 8, 2024 2:33 PM

Questions about what to say to someone who believes the Bible and church are man-made ways to control people who don’t want to think for themselves and how to respond to the claim that Christianity...

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Engaging Australia’s Muslims

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM

Alan recently returned from Australia after spending some time training local believers on how to graciously engage Muslims. In this episode, Alan discusses one key tactic he taught Australian...

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Upgrade Your Tactics with Knowledge

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 10, 2020 10:08 PM

The Columbo Tactic—asking question—is powerful. But what if you could amplify the impact you make with it? In this episode, Alan explains how to upgrade your approach to create even more powerful...

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Greg Answers a Variety of Questions

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

Greg answers a variety of questions on arguments against atheism, spiritually leading a non-Christian child, animals in Heaven, and more.