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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
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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 Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
What better way for people to see Jesus more clearly and build a theological foundation than by learning from Jesus’ parables?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that they alone are God’s chosen witnesses to the world. As justification for their self-designation, they cite Isaiah 43:10.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Greg talks about how the get over your fear of engaging critics of Christianity, how to witness to Mormon missionaries, and how to evaluate a church leader who is sincere but bears bad fruit.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
How do we know that what Paul wrote still applies to us today?
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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 greg koukl On Mar 11, 2020 11:53 PM
There’s a temptation to present a “kinder and gentler” version of Christianity that seems to fit better with the “culture of diversity” and with relativism. Here’s why we can’t.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 8, 2020 2:39 AM
If we interpret proverbs as promises, we will become disappointed when we think God is not fulfilling his promises. If we understand proverbs properly, however, we won’t make that mistake.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 12, 2022 10:10 PM
It’s understandable that Christians would ask how they can talk to their transgender (or bisexual, gay, etc.) friends about their sexuality, but that’s not the most important issue they need to...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 16, 2024 5:21 PM
Sometimes, an intellectual response not only misses the mark but also comes across as unloving. Tim Barnett explains why it’s important to work on being a better listener when answering people’s...
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Mystery is talked about a lot in the Church these days, but it’s not usually defined. Mystery isn’t divorced from knowledge; rather, it’s a result of a deep knowledge of God.
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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 melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Somehow I managed to get through high school and college without taking chemistry, so I never heard of Robert Boyle or “Boyle’s Law.” Here’s what students learn about him.
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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 amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
If we Christians have a small view of God and the story He’s telling through history, and if our services reflect this empty perspective, we can’t be surprised when the culture around us absorbs...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Our obstinacy has been getting us into trouble for 2,000 years whenever a government makes the upsetting discovery that Christians place the authority of Jesus above that of civil authorities...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 23, 2024 6:19 PM
Many Muslims love to cite Mark 13:32 as proof that Jesus cannot be God. Tim Barnett explains why this objection doesn’t work.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Greg is on a timer and answers questions about the prosperity gospel, God killing babies, publishing, and if all sin is the same.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Amy talks about eternity, feeling Christianity, talking to atheists, standards for clergy members, and transgender bathroom choice.
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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 greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 9:25 PM
Will God answer your prayer if you don't end with "In Jesus' name, Amen"? Learn what praying in the name of Jesus really means.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 12, 2019 10:30 PM
When criticism comes—and it will come—remember this three-step strategy for dealing with it.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 11, 2021 8:34 PM
Some atheists claim Christianity is a science stopper. The facts of history show the opposite. Christianity was the modern science starter.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 12, 2023 9:48 PM
Alan Shlemon introduces his new Stand to Reason University course, “Transgenderism: Truth and Compassion,” explaining why we should listen to God’s direction for our sexuality and clarifying some...
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
You’re going to be surprised. I was. I liked it. It does reveal some things about God well and things I’ve never really seen attempted in literature before.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Alan expresses a concern about the new movie “Is Genesis History?”
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
Both Jesus and Paul spoke of (and lived) a life of singleness for the sake of the kingdom of heaven, and it wasn’t a life of loneliness.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
We ought to heed the wisdom of the three foundational life lessons that shaped Bill Graham’s life and ministry.
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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 tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
The phrase “only begotten” has been ammunition for false teachers since at least the fourth century at the Council of Nicea.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 1, 2019 11:05 PM
Alan uses a helpful analogy to explain the difference between the Mosaic Law and the New Covenant.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 26, 2020 5:24 PM
Alan helps Christians know which common phrases to avoid when talking to a friend or family member who identifies as gay.
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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 amy k. hall On Dec 17, 2021 5:38 AM
How can one reconcile God’s sovereignty with the existence of evil? Here’s one illustration.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Apr 6, 2022 6:15 PM
Jon Noyes explains that the manner in which we die does not determine our eternal destiny and reminds believers that, at the same time, God’s lavish grace is not an excuse to sin.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Dec 12, 2023 12:43 AM
The world often changes or misrepresents the Christmas story. Should this ruin Christmas for us? Jon Noyes answers no and encourages us to use these occasions as opportunities to share the most...
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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 melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
It’s funny that many secularists believe that Christian myths about Jesus evolved over time until they were written down generations later.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Greg is on a timer and answers questions about doing the Lord’s work, the Orlando shooting, and major doctrines that Greg has changed his mind on over the years.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
Oprah Winfrey is the “pastor” of the largest church in the country. “The Church of O,” Christianity Today noted, has a congregation of 22 million vigorous, faithful, evangelistic members,...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 23, 2020 1:39 AM
There’s just one issue to resolve in the abortion debate, not many. Answering the one question “What is the unborn?” answers almost all the others. Here’s how you can use questions to explain...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM
This piece is told in the first person from the viewpoint of my close friend, Martin Caveza, who lost his older brother to AIDS.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
It’s a good thing before trials come to put our thoughts in proper order about how to deal with difficulties and tragedies that God allows in our lives, and not to let them shake us from what the...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
How should we speak to Jehovah’s Witnesses about Jesus?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 26, 2021 11:44 PM
How can we make sense of unanswered prayer? Here are some tools for both your mind and heart to help you work through your questions when your prayers seem to go unanswered.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 9, 2021 7:23 PM
Is the concept of the rapture found in Scripture? Greg shares his findings with a caller.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
When the armies of Israel conquered the Promised Land, God commanded them to kill every living thing, including women and children?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
One of my students observed that a whole lot of folks who have gone spiritually weird seemed to start out great, but their lives as honorable Christians ended early.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Homosexuality is here to stay. In fact, it’s becoming more a part of our culture every day. As a result, we need to know the truth and speak it with compassion more than ever.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
Greg talks about which podcasts and books he recommends.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
“Jesus never calls Himself God,” exclaimed my Jehovah’s Witness friend in a moment of frustration. “He calls Himself the Son of God, not God. There is a huge difference.”
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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 greg koukl On Mar 12, 2020 3:51 AM
Greg explains his two favorite arguments for the existence of God.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 23, 2020 9:01 PM
How does one become the kind of person who rejoices in God in the midst of the worst kind of suffering?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 6, 2020 10:28 PM
“If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you.”
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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 jonathan noyes On Aug 22, 2022 11:19 PM
Here are four reasons why we need to understand the biblical concept of justice.
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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 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Bad worldviews, even if deeply believed, cannot undo reality. God has given every human being the ability to know truth about his world. Reality, then, becomes our ally, even with postmoderns.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Greg talks about meeting former mormons, the “gay reformation” in the church, discerning genuine questions, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
In 4 min. or less, Alan answers questions about introducing apologetics to your church, annihilationism, and “the platinum rule.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 2, 2019 10:10 PM
Many in Christendom today, like Pilate, are more concerned with satisfying the crowd than being faithful to Jesus. Culture may be confused on salvation, abortion, gender, marriage, and sex. Don’t...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Why did God destroy Sodom and Gomorrah?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
In this special episode with a live audience, Greg still has to answer questions in under 4 min. Topics: God is egotistical, Greg’s daily prayer, the gift of prophecy
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
Andy Stanley’s mistaken understanding of why the Old Covenant is obsolete leads him to a faulty conclusion in his new book, Irresistible.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Is the doctrine of the Trinity an irrational idea?
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