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She Didn’t Know the Impact of Those 15 Minutes. I Didn’t Either…Until Later.
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.
25 Years Ago, We Never Could Have Imagined This…
See what's been accomplished by God’s hand and your help.
Why God? – Part 2
From our biological blueprint, to the fine-tuning of the universe, to the human experience of beauty, morality, and guilt, God is the best explanation for the way things are.
Addressing Abortion Columbo-Style
Here's an example of using questions to show the immorality of abortion.
Should a Woman Be Punished for Getting an Abortion When Abortion Is Illegal?
A transcript from the Stand to Reason broadcast April 6, 2016 Listen to the podcast...
The Best One-Sentence Answer to Show Why God Is True - Mentoring Letter April 2016
I would like to offer you, in a nutshell, what I think is the simplest, most powerful way, strategically, to make your case as a Christian. I would like to offer you, in a nutshell, what I think is the simplest, most powerful way, strategically, to make your case as a Christian. I have been using it a long time in a variety of ways, though it really came together for me quite by accident recently when my eldest daughter, then about eight years old, asked me an important question.
#STRask - January 11, 2016 Transcription
Melinda: Welcome to the STRask Podcast. That's #strask. This is the short podcast – I keep Greg on a timer – about ethics, value, and religion. This is Melinda the Enforcer with Greg Koukl. Hi, Greg. Greg: Hi. You seem like you're in a cheerful mood today. Melinda: I guess so. Greg: A bit out of the ordinary.
Challenge to Equip More Ambassadors - Mentoring Letter December 2015
I can’t tell you how much it means to us at STR to help raise up a new generation of confident, clear-thinking, courageous, gracious ambassadors for Christ. As I reflect during this time of year, I think about all that’s happened in my personal life and in the life of Stand to Reason. I’m thrilled to watch my daughters grow spiritually. I’m thrilled to see STR continue to have an amazing impact—especially among youth—changing lives in a way that you have had a hand in.
Practicing Compassion
All human beings are made in the image of God and are therefore valuable ends in themselves, not just instrumental means to other ends that are valuable. I was taught an important lesson while doing a debate on relativism at the University of Washington in Seattle. My opponent was Clive, an M.A. Philosophy grad and former punk-rocker who worked on campus as a residence director. He was steeped in postmodernism. He was also an atheist.
Redeeming the Time
“The days drag on, the years fly by,” the saying goes. So true. Our time is precious, and the older I get the faster it seems to go. James says life is like a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. So much to do; so little time to do it.