Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

What if Lieutenant Columbo was a Christian?

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM

Using simple, leading questions is an almost effortless way to introduce spiritual topics to a conversation without seeming abrupt.

Web Content Article · By Amy K. Hall On Oct 2, 2019 6:11 PM

Starting a spiritual discussion with someone who disagrees with you can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are some thoughts to help you get started and represent Christ well.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Nov 23, 2021 4:48 AM

Here’s a simple step you can take in your conversations to make sure you don’t misunderstand the claims your friend is making.

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

The key is to get out of the hot seat, but still stay engaged, deftly shifting control of the conversation back to you while shifting the spotlight—and the pressure—back on him.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

Here’s an example of using questions to show the immorality of abortion.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Oct 2, 2019 12:02 AM

Words and their meanings are important. Here’s how you can avoid inadvertently conceding you blindly believe in a bolt-throwing, angry being in the sky.

Web Content Article · By Melinda Penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

Here are four tips from a professor of law and psychology at Yale Law School on how to have more productive conversations about differing views.

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM

We’re dealing with a mixed culture, a clash of the modern with the postmodern. It therefore requires an eclectic approach best summed up by the word “ambassador.”

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 Alan Shlemon On Dec 4, 2019 12:27 AM

The more you can learn about a person’s religion, the more likely you’ll be able to leverage that knowledge to ask informed and powerful questions. Here’s how Alan applies that principle to...

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

I’ve worked out a few principles I think will make a tough job easier, and I’d like to pass them on to you.

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

If you don’t know the answer to a challenge, asking fact-finding questions can enable good conversation, take the pressure off, and help you learn how to respond in the future.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Sep 11, 2023 11:03 PM

Alan explains why using the word “gender” will create unnecessary confusion in your conversations with others and gives advice for how to clarify the term when other people use it.

Web Content Article · By Melinda Penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

I think one of the biggest obstacles to people grasping the meaning of the Gospel is that they misunderstand the message.

Web Content Article · By Brett Kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

Brett gives some practical advice for evangelism.

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

Alan’s monthly letter for May 2008 “An argument is not argumentative,” I told a university audience of 1,200 students and faculty. “An argument is simply an opinion with evidence or reasons to...

Web Content Article · By Greg Koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM

Religions are like puzzles that represent, when pieced together, a picture of reality. These pictures are not all basically the same because the puzzle pieces are different for each religion.

Web Content Article · By Tim Barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

When I meet someone who claims that evolution is a fact, I have two questions for him.

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.