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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
Greg talks about Peter’s warnings against the destructive heresies of false teachers then takes questions on marrying non-Christians, attending Catholic mass, and whether Jesus really sacrificed...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 4, 2019 10:23 PM
Tim and Amy talk to Alisa Childers about “5 Signs Your Church Might Be Heading Toward Progressive Christianity.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 24, 2024 1:30 AM
Greg explains why the Apocrypha isn’t part of the canon, then he talks to callers about what to say to a good pastor who has been taking verses out of context and thoughts on cessationism.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 17, 2021 2:17 AM
Read the ten most popular posts of 2016.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
You may know that one of the topics Greg teaches on is “Decision Making and the Will of God.”
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
In the controversy over the Indiana law, comparisons are again being made between same-sex marriage and interracial marriage: We’ve all realized that banning interracial marriage was bigotry and...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Greg answers a challenge that the Christian view of the Trinity is not Scriptural.
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
There’s one question you’re likely to hear from every Mormon missionary: Will you pray and ask God if the Book of Mormon is true? Here’s why that’s not a good idea.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
from a mistake virtually every Christian makes now and then when they go to the Bible
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
A couple of days ago, Robin and Jack were sitting on the sofa across from me...
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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 alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 7:22 PM
Alan explains the meaning and purpose behind the genre of Proverbs.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Melinda Penner and Amy Hall discuss The Shack and take questions on the application of Old Testament Law, white privilege, and the problem of evil.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM
Greg gives an update on Melinda and reflects on the fact that we need to do what’s in front of us today, then he answers questions about Jeremiah 29:11, dating someone who has a different...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Greg discusses callers’ questions on God’s promises, euthanasia, proof for Christianity, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 24, 2024 2:38 AM
Greg discusses Alistair Begg’s advice about attending the wedding of a transgender person, then he answers a question about how Jeremiah 31:31 can apply to Christians when it says the promise is...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:40 PM
Greg talks about Jeremiah 29:11, what “growing up” means, if same-sex attraction is genetic, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
The controversy surrounding D&X is not like other abortion debates, because D&X is no ordinary abortion.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
If you think you’re on safe theological ground because of a pet verse, better look twice. Simple proof-texting has its perils. Here’s how to avoid them.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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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 9:57 PM
The only way to guard against false ideas about God is to fill our minds with true ideas about God. But thinking rightly about God doesn’t come naturally, so what should we do?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
Those who adopt pro-gay theology are asking us to believe one of three options. Which of the following should we believe?
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
How the monasteries preserved and advanced education and culture in the middle ages...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
In the past, we’ve focused on secular reasons for maintaining the man/woman definition of marriage, but now we need to start paying attention to specifically Christian reasons so we can respond to...
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
We need to evaluate movies by more than just how they make us feel.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 10:18 PM
I came across a lecture by Peter J. Williams that I found to be an excellent complement to this month’s Solid Ground (if you haven’t yet read Greg’s “The Canaanites: Genocide or Judgment?” you...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 16, 2019 9:55 PM
A new book details some interesting trends in the beliefs of Mormons, and one wonders how long the LDS Church can survive with only half its members being confident that its unique, foundational...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 30, 2023 9:25 PM
New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman offers an example of what he believes to be an irreconcilable contradiction in the Christmas account. But, while Matthew and Luke give some different details, it’s...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 30, 2023 7:59 PM
Some people argue that since Eve was formed out of a rib containing male DNA, she was a transgender woman, and therefore God approves of people transitioning. Here’s why this argument doesn’t work.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
In a recent post, I quoted historian Rodney Stark extensively about how religions are not all the same.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
This warning against drifting away from communion with God is a reminder that something real is happening when you meet with God daily.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Brett talks about how to best help students navigate the cultural challenges of today, then answers questions on God’s gender, Mormon revelation vs. Christian experience, and atheistic evangelism.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
Alan interviews Christopher Yuan about his new book, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God’s Grand Story.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 19, 2022 1:56 AM
Greg answers questions about “replacement theology,” whether pro-life advocacy is wrong since if the children live, many will go to Hell, and whether there are still apostles in the church today...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:07 PM
There’s is not a sharp dichotomy between God working and our working. They go hand in hand. God works through our initiative.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
A caller to the radio program asked about answering a historical challenge to Luke 2 that Bart Ehrman has raised.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Greg talks about reThink Student Apologetics, Bill Nye’s video on abortion, the roadmap to be equipped to defend the faith, and if there is a wrong way to pray.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 29, 2019 12:34 AM
Here are the most-listened-to podcasts of 2019—ten of Greg’s long-running podcast, and, as a bonus, the top three episodes of our shorter podcast, #STRask.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 9:49 PM
Today’s challenge: “Jesus never said anything about homosexuality, so he must not have thought it was a sin.”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 21, 2020 10:50 PM
This year has been out of control. Unfortunately, so have many people’s manners. This is a reminder to be gracious to others—especially when it’s easy not to.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
When Christopher Yuan became a Christian, he had every reason to accept pro-gay theology; but when he studied it, here’s what he found.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Greg responds to the claim that “there’s no evidence for Christianity” then answers questions about ghosts, arguing civilly, comforting the sick, and materials for teaching conversational...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 10, 2020 9:58 PM
Greg talks about people unknowingly extolling the virtues of Christ through Christmas carols, then he answers questions about whether people who have died can hear us, what it means to desire...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 30, 2021 2:41 AM
J. Warner Wallace talks about the power of the cumulative case and how the overall weight of the evidence for Christianity convinced him it’s true, then he discusses how to respond to the charge...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
Skeptics are notorious for boldly asserting that you cannot trust the New Testament documents. They will point to apparent contradictions or miracles to bolster their claim.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Different cultures create different challenges, and that makes speaking internationally both challenging and interesting. Here’s one way this played out in Alan’s recent trip to the West Bank.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
No matter how small my audience, I never know when my own short moment of faithfulness will turn out to be the turning point in someone else’s life.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 3, 2019 10:27 PM
Greg explains how 2 Chronicles 7:14 is used incorrectly by Christians thinking it’s speaking to them.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 3, 2022 10:44 PM
Some gender theorists say we should abandon the use of he/him pronouns for God and instead use they/them, but there are good, biblical reasons not to do this.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for November 2010 I met a pastor from Bangladesh last month. He left Islam in 1978, now oversees several churches, and has a heart to see more Muslims come to Christ.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Here’s a clever drill I’ve stumbled upon that’s got to be the simplest, most efficient way to make a spiritual investment in the lives of your kids.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Brett talks about his apologetics mission trips and how these Gospel-driven, real-life activities change the students.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Here are three surprising developments that stand out for us as we celebrate 25 years of equipping Christian ambassadors with knowledge, wisdom, and character.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 21, 2020 3:34 AM
Greg revisits his discussion from last week about respecting the original meaning of a text, then he answers questions about discerning between different views and adjusting how you communicate...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 14, 2022 2:31 AM
Greg talks about how naturalistic philosophy, not scientific methodology, is opposed to Christianity, then he answers questions about shaping the worldview of children when the spouse isn’t a...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 1, 2024 8:22 PM
Does the film 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture succeed in using Scripture to make the case that God approves of same-sex relationships? Alan explains three reasons why the film’s...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
When people tell me they don’t believe God exists, I have a specific question for them: What do you mean by “God”?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 15, 2024 12:10 AM
Here’s a simple, four-step approach you can use to tell your Muslim friend about Jesus, his mission, and God’s offer of a pardon.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Israeli mathematicians and archaeologists say they have found evidence to suggest that key biblical texts may have been composed earlier than some scholars think.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Greg reflects on his time in San Antonio with the Berry family, highlighting how their devotional life impacted him. Then he answers questions about Lucifer’s sin and a Greek word in Mathew 5:6.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
As followers of Christ, we know we have nothing to fear from the truth, and we’re willing to work to find it. We care about the truth because we care about God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 24, 2020 8:56 PM
Greg talks about bad arguments Christians use to justify abortion, and then he responds to questions about Hebrews 6, giving to the local church vs. a parachurch organization, being a believer vs....
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 7, 2022 3:24 AM
Greg answers questions about what evidence convinces him the earth is old that couldn’t be explained just as easily by a young-earth view, a book that explains what old-earth creationists believe,...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 15, 2023 1:47 AM
Greg answers questions about why God would create a world that has so much evil in it, how a book written by men could be the divine word of God, whether it’s okay to date a Christian who doesn’t...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 31, 2024 3:18 AM
Greg talks to Tim Barnett about the release of his new book, The Deconstruction of Christianity, then he answers questions about why a sex-change surgery isn’t the same kind of thing as fixing a...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
In order to invest time in the spiritual disciplines, we first have to trust in God’s power, love, wisdom, and desire to help us. In short, we have to believe that Christianity is true.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
Your role as Christ’s ambassador starts in your home, your neighborhood, your community, with the people you know personally, not with politics.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
For some believers, apologetics has a questionable reputation. It amounts to intellectually bullying or argumentative one-upsmanship. It’s all head and no heart. However, is this an accurate view...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
why Greg uses straw men arguments against the young earth view, whether the Bible
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 2, 2019 6:30 PM
While it’s true that Christians should prioritize their understanding of Scripture and Christian theology, that doesn’t diminish the importance of also studying false ideas, as well. Here’s why we...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 30, 2022 5:43 PM
Here’s why you shouldn’t interpret phrases in ancient Scripture through the lens of modern English idioms.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 2, 2019 5:56 AM
Some Bible terminology can seem strange to our modern ears, and understanding its
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
It isn’t arrogant for Christians to believe Jesus is the only way of salvation and other biblical doctrines. In fact, it requires humility.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 12, 2023 2:03 AM
Greg explains how to interpret promises God made in the Old Testament and when to apply them to Christians today, then he answers a question about whether verses in Romans about the Holy Spirit...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Greg gives advice for Christian students starting college, then talks about avoiding conclusions, the implications of making abortion illegal, and more.
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