Philosophy

Everybody Judges

Greg responds to the question “Why are Christians viewed as judgmental?” then he answers a question about the definition of “religion” and talks about the size of the universe and intelligent life on other planets.
Greg Koukl Podcast 03/15/2019

Some Atheists Seek to Create Doubt, Not Reveal Truth

In Peter Boghossian’s tactical approach in A Manual for Creating Atheists, anything that moves believers towards doubt is considered a success. Even invalid arguments with false premises.
Amy K. Hall Article 03/05/2019

#STRask: February 21, 2019

Greg answers questions about the biblical concept of sowing and reaping, how we can tell if a disease has a spiritual origin, and what to say to a transgendered person.
Greg Koukl Podcast 02/21/2019

Spiritual Conversations Are about Finding Truth, Not Playing “Gotcha”

Greg clarifies the moral grounding problem then takes calls on honoring ancestors in Chinese traditions, an Old Testament prophecy about the Levitical priesthood, and a question about Greg’s conversation with the atheist last week.
Greg Koukl Podcast 02/20/2019

Is Faith Just Wishful Thinking?

What is faith according to the Bible? Are science and faith at odds? Tim explains in this clip from the 2018 reTHINK Apologetics Student Conference.
Tim Barnett Video 02/19/2019

Can You Ground Objective Morality in a God That Does Not Exist?

Can a person who believes in a God that does not exist still have a good grounding for objective morality? The distinction between “in principle” and “in reality” is crucial to answering this question.
Tim Barnett Article 02/19/2019

Using Questions for Clarity, Not Confusion

Greg talks about the purpose and goal of asking questions, then he takes calls on street preachers, morality, God answering our prayers, and using people’s preferred pronouns.
Greg Koukl Podcast 02/15/2019

A Conversation with an Atheist

Greg talks about the need to get the definition of “faith” right, then he takes a call from an atheist.
Greg Koukl Podcast 02/13/2019

Is Christianity a Religion of Carrots and Sticks?

Greg responds to the challenge that Christianity is just a religion of “carrots and sticks,” then he answers questions about God’s will vs. our responsibility, whether being gay is like being left handed, Christian Zionism, and Acts 2:38.
Greg Koukl Podcast 02/08/2019

#STRask: February 7, 2019

Greg adds one more thought to a question he answered on the last show, then he answers questions about Calvinism, how to move conversations off of contentious political topics, and humility.
Greg Koukl Podcast 02/07/2019

Sometimes No Amount of Evidence Will Convince

Greg and Tim talk about Dawkins’s statement that no evidence would convince him, then they take calls on Freemasonry, speaking in tongues, and an objection to the idea that we can have a personal relationship with God.
Greg Koukl Podcast 02/01/2019

Religion Isn’t Just a Social Club

Greg discusses the widespread relativistic view of religion in our culture, then he answers questions about using humor in persuasion, testing doctrine by the Old Testament, and why receiving the Holy Spirit doesn’t look the same today as it did in the first century.
Greg Koukl Podcast 01/18/2019

#STRask: November 29, 2018

Greg answers questions about evidence for God in the material world, whether God revealing Himself would violate our free will, and how we can tell if an ability is a spiritual gift or a natural talent.
Greg Koukl Podcast 11/29/2018

Caption Ideas for Your Christmas Cards

Greg talks about caption ideas for your Christmas cards, then he takes calls on suicide, using apologetics in your limited time, the Old Testament Law, and whether we’re all in a simulation.
Greg Koukl Podcast 11/28/2018

#STRask: November 26, 2018

Greg answers questions about why a sacrifice for sin is needed, if we can learn principles from Bible verses that were written to others, whether Joseph was wrong in the way he treated his brothers, and popular questions from atheists.
Greg Koukl Podcast 11/26/2018

#STRask: November 19, 2018

Greg answers questions about whether it’s theoretically possible to be morally perfect, yoga and the martial arts, why only John wrote about Lazarus, and whether we can be out of God’s will in how we serve Him.
Greg Koukl Podcast 11/19/2018

Self-Evident Truths

Many things foundational to a Christian worldview are things people already know through intuition—information built into our minds by a wise Creator. Our founding fathers called them “self-evident” truths.
Greg Koukl Article 11/15/2018

The Imago Dei in Man

Alan explains the implications of being made in the image of God and why society is shooting itself in the foot for rejecting this principle.
Alan Shlemon Podcast 11/03/2018

Why Sam Harris’s Objective Morality Project Fails

Greg critiques Sam Harris’s explanation of objective morality then takes questions about people in other religions feeling God’s presence and feral children’s sense of morality.
Greg Koukl Podcast 10/26/2018

Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

The universe requires an explanation, and the universe requires a cause. Here’s a five-minute video to help you introduce these ideas to your friends and get a conversation started.
Amy K. Hall Article 10/05/2018