Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On May 20, 2020 8:35 PM

Many pro-choice arguments would be unthinkable if applied to a toddler. Here’s how you can show the absurdity of these arguments by showing what it would mean if applied to a toddler.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 25, 2020 6:39 AM

Alan discusses whether or not the unborn is merely a part of the mother’s body.

Web Content Article · By Tim Barnett On Oct 6, 2022 7:20 PM

Tim Barnett responds to the objection that a pro-life God would have saved all pregnant women when he sent the flood.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Recognizing that our beliefs and values all come back to God reminds us that He is our foundation. It all starts with the first verse, “In the beginning, God...” and all things follow from there.

Web Content Article · By Amy K. Hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM

When the state leaves the choice of pregnancy termination solely to the individual, it affirms that the fetus is not worthy of state protection. This is not a neutral position.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 26, 2019 9:28 PM

Greg shares how to use tactics to make a case for life.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Feb 23, 2021 12:26 AM

People’s views are almost always more nuanced than what we might conclude based on the labels they’ve given themselves. To avoid misunderstanding or misrepresenting others in your conversations,...

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

Tim is in the studio with Greg and gives an update on what he’s been up to, then they answer questions about prayer and God’s sovereignty, talking to a universalist, and violence against abortionists.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Oct 31, 2022 11:13 PM

A recent article in The Guardian posted some misleading images of “what is actually being removed in early pregnancy.” Alan explains.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

J. Warner Wallace talks about engaging the culture as “first responders,” then he answers a question about 1 Corinthians 14:34 and discusses the new moral consensus and how evil points to the...

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jul 17, 2020 8:56 PM

Must pro-lifers take additional action steps in order to be justified in their beliefs?

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

We don’t reach out to non-Christians because they’re different from us. We reach out because they’re like us. We were once God’s enemy, and now we proclaim the message of reconciliation.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about the Second Coming, Christians being pro-aboriton, and apply NT passages.

Web Content Article · By Stand to Reason On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Ten seconds is plenty of time to defend your pro-life views.

Web Content Article · By Amy K. Hall On Apr 9, 2020 1:39 AM

The latest tactic being used by pro-choicers is to equivocate on the word “life”—using it to refer to both the mother’s life situation and the unborn child’s life.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

It’s always wrong to take a human life without proper justification.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jul 31, 2019 5:11 PM

Alan explains the importance of using exact numbers when sharing statistics to get your point across.

Web Content Article · By Tim Barnett On May 24, 2022 8:01 PM

Mr. B reminds us why the pro-life position is based on science and human rights, not uniquely religious claims.

Web Content Article · By Amy K. Hall On Jul 31, 2019 5:29 PM

Some common responses you’ll hear when making a pro-life argument aren’t actually relevant to your argument. Here’s how to spot them and keep the discussion on track.

Web Content Article · By Tim Barnett On Nov 15, 2022 6:15 PM

Mr. B gives four reasons why the analogy between pregnancy and a car accident does not work.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for December 2009 I began a recent event by telling the audience I wasn’t glad to be there.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:40 PM

Greg talks about truth vs relativism in the church, Avatar movie review, “oldest Bible posted on the web,” then takes calls on if one can rebut open theism, if atheists can have “sturdy moral...

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

Greg explains what we can conclude from Jesus’ silence on homosexuality and discusses a recent blessing clergy gave to a Planned Parenthood then answers questions about protecting kids, women in...

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Greg talks about Proverbs 23:7, When God Weeps—Bad Solutions, pro-life presentation at the public library, and more.

Web Content Article · By Melinda Penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM

Our new motion graphic video on the S.L.E.D. test explains why no human being—regardless of size, race, sex, etc.—should be excluded from the community of human persons.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Pay attention...

Web Content Article · By Amy K. Hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

The objection that pro-life advocates or organizations aren’t really pro-life because they don’t also advocate [fill in the blank] is one you’ll encounter. Here’s how Scott Klusendorf responds to it.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 8, 2022 5:08 AM

Greg reflects on the strangeness of designating a month to celebrate some people’s sexual appetites, then he answers questions about a tactical way to address pride banners in the workplace, Exodus...

Web Content Article · By Amy K. Hall On Jul 31, 2019 11:53 PM

Two lines of reasoning can follow logical paths to internally consistent positions. Unfortunately, a growing number of people can no longer recognize which path leads to an absurd conclusion.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

Americans are in for a rude awakening. Starting September 2012, some people will wake up to strategically-placed graphic pictures. And they won’t like what they see. But it’s about time.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jul 19, 2022 2:04 AM

To be effective at teaching apologetics to people in different cultures, you need to think like an ambassador. Here are three things to keep in mind.

Web Content Article · By Melinda Penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

Because we’re created in God’s image, nothing can negate our intrinsic value, not even sin. But lately, our culture has been saying otherwise.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Nov 29, 2023 2:55 AM

Greg talks about the difference between positive rights and negative rights, then he answers questions about how to respond when a spouse initiates divorce, whether it’s moral to kill abortionists,...

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

Greg discusses the Anglican Church and its morally-guided love, and then talks to guest John Stonestreet about 21 Days of Prayer for Life.

Web Content Article · By Tim Barnett On May 20, 2021 2:44 PM

Mr. B responds to a tweet by the Richard Dawkins Foundation seeking to disqualify religious people from enshrining their beliefs in law.

Web Content Article · By Amy K. Hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM

Don’t know how to defend the pro-life position? Here’s a crash course.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On May 21, 2020 9:45 PM

There’s a lesson to be learned from using vignettes like these. Sometimes all it takes is a short reflection or a briefly explained insight to put a stone in someone’s shoe...

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Feb 27, 2020 6:18 PM

Did you know it’s wrong to kill an unborn child according to California state law?

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 11, 2025 1:34 AM

Greg chats with Tripp and Megan Almon, who are joining the Stand to Reason team as the head of STR Outposts (Tripp) and a speaker (Megan), about their backgrounds, spiritual and intellectual...

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

In a recent trip to Australia, Alan found that the cultural situation made Christians hungry for apologetics.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM

The question “Are Blacks human beings?” is so bizarre it’s almost comical. Who could ask such a thing today? Yet the question is still being asked, this time with a twist.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

You may have noticed a trend in my work this year: truth and compassion...

Web Content Article · By Guest Author On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM

Four key points of knowledge kids should know before they leave high school By Scott Klusendorf

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Sep 27, 2023 2:02 AM

Tim and Greg chat with Frank Beckwith, Frank Turek, Scott Klusendorf, Brett Kunkle, Natasha Crain, and Alan Shlemon about their involvement with Stand to Reason, what they’ve learned from this...

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

Even if you persuasively and graciously share the truth and the person rejects your point, I’d still say you succeeded 100%. This is why.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Greg talks about a transgender case, if there is a moral compromise for pro-lifers using vaccinations, and death with dignity.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Mar 6, 2024 10:44 PM

At some point, you will likely be pressured by family or friends to attend a same-sex wedding, but here are two reasons why you should not attend, along with some practical advice on how to...

Web Content Article · By Amy K. Hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

In an interview posted today on the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Frank Beckwith used an illustration to clarify the truth that unborn human beings are, in fact, persons who can be wronged by...

Web Content Article · By Amy K. Hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM

In response to Judith Jarvis Thompson’s “Violinist” bodily rights argument, there’s a new illustration that more closely parallels the situation of a pregnant woman (including those who are...

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Greg talks about if Christians should try and influence the culture, facts about Jesus’ death and resurrection, if objective morality has to be independent of God, and more.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM

With the advancement of science, we’ve entered a new era of biotechnology where we’re increasingly experimenting on humans, jeopardizing the most vulnerable lives in our society

Web Content Article · By Amy K. Hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM

I was going to comment on this article in the New York Times, “The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy,” but I think the horror of it speaks more clearly for itself than I ever could.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Nov 1, 2024 9:37 PM

As a result of a worldview shift in our culture, some people think that puberty—a healthy state of the body—might need consent. But there are two fundamental mistakes with this thinking.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jan 20, 2021 5:00 AM

Greg talks about five things to look for in a Christian college, then he answers questions about universalism, a “too high” view of Scripture, whether Jews and Christians worship the same God, your...

Web Content Article · By Amy K. Hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

Roberta Green Ahmanson explains why our culture’s new understanding of human dignity “may well be the harbinger of a social transformation the likes of which we have not seen in the West for 1400...

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

“The days of comfortable and acceptable Christianity are now over,” said Robert George.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On May 21, 2020 7:57 PM

STR’s mission is to train Christians to make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for Christianity. By doing that, we hope our vision will become a reality for you.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On May 21, 2020 9:58 PM

In this issue of Solid Ground I continue with my collection of short vignettes I have collected over the years.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM

Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 139, 13-16, and Ephesians 2:10.

Web Content Article · By Tim Barnett On Jan 28, 2021 3:40 PM

For an argument from analogy to work, the similarities have to be significant and the differences have to be superficial. But if the opposite is true—if the differences are significant and the...