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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Does Scripture provide any examples of God’s righteous anger being placated in the context of making atonement for people?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
In the current rift between science and religion, two parallel errors have widened the gap.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
The Scriptures seem to identify a God in time, yet a God that is somehow beyond time, not constrained by it the way we are (1 Peter 3).
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 4, 2019 12:20 AM
We commonly use a powerful and rational process to draw conclusions from evidence, and we can use this process to make a case for Christianity. Here’s how.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
Sometimes, when answering an apologetics question about science, you just need to appeal to the facts. But do you know the facts?
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
I realized something about Bart Ehrman’s books reading his latest, How Jesus Became God.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Here’s why his criticism of apologetics doesn’t work.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 30, 2023 8:57 PM
Critics accuse Christians of conveniently picking and choosing from Old Testament
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Web Content Article · By natasha crain On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM
Have you prepared your kids to respond to the claim that miracles discredit the Bible? This 10-step framework will help.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
When I speak about intelligent design to secular audiences, there is always some pushback. Probably the most common objection to my case is the claim there are examples of bad design.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 10:21 PM
Lady Gaga’s mega-hit song “Born this Way” sold millions of copies affirming what many people believe: homosexuality is hardwired.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Should a Christian freak out at the mention of evolution? Well, it depends on what someone means when they use the word.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
C.S. Lewis is well known for being an apologist and writer. But first, he was a literature scholar.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Why would Jehovah’s Witnesses care whether Jesus died on a pole or a cross? The answer to this question could help you spot less obvious cults more quickly.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
When it comes to God’s Word, though, isn’t it critical we strive to correctly understand
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Jesus’ “powerful and appealing” life, ethics, and personality were not likely invented by a few simple men.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 3, 2022 2:13 AM
This is why the principles of hermeneutics are critical.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
It’s a common mistake in apologetic circles to claim Bible variants are counted by the number of manuscripts that contain the variant. Here’s how they should really be counted.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
In reply to the critics who claim Christianity was just a copy-cat religion among
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Jesus is dead, embalmed and buried in a guarded, sealed tomb.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
One of the marks of a good ambassador for Christ is an accurately informed mind. The mind must be informed with knowledge adequate for its task.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
We can talk about the kind of people we should be in generalities, but we’re more likely to actually make changes when we think of specific ways and specific situations in our lives where we can...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Atheist philosopher Bradley Monton says that “intelligent design needs to be taken more seriously than a lot of its opponents are willing to.”
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Someone brought this video to our attention and asked what our response is. It’s a nicely made video, but the argument is so flawed the response seems simplistic.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
The phrase, “The Bible’s been translated and recopied so many times...” introduces one of the most frequent canards tossed at Christians quoting the Bible. Can we know for certain that the New...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Join our discussion of Nancy Pearcey’s book Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism and Other God Substitutes.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jul 31, 2019 11:26 PM
Philosopher J.P. Moreland points out that when a Christian deals with issues like science and faith, or the historicity of the Gospels, it's fair to say that he's biased in that he has a point of...
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Science is good, but science isn’t everything. It’s one way to discover what is true, but it’s not the only way. To believe otherwise is to have a self-refuting view of knowledge.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn played a major role in the collapse of the Soviet Union more than two decades ago.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Is it OK for a Christian to argue with other believers?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 27, 2020 4:15 PM
If this is true, it would be the oldest fragment of the New Testament known to exist.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 6, 2023 4:40 PM
There are three key principles of biblical interpretation, and each has a corresponding question to ask about any biblical text. Here’s a simple way to remember these three crucial questions.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
The law of non-contradiction isn’t just a Western convention. In fact, it’s not a convention at all. The laws of logic aren’t invented; they’re discovered. They are facts about reality.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
Here’s a clear and concise explanation of why we should doubt the power of random mutations and natural selection to build new, functional information content in DNA.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
We who truly enjoy our analytical side are in danger of getting caught up in thinking about arguments for Jesus at the expense of actually communing with Him and holding Him up for others to worship.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
Since God is an individual subject, wouldn’t any morality grounded in Him be subjective rather than objective?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
I stumbled upon a very helpful list of maxims of clear and careful thinking that I’m passing on to you.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Jewish leaders have long been deeply sensitive to any characterization of Christ’s passion that would transfer guilt collectively to the Jews, a view that historically has been used as grounds for...
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Web Content Article · By natasha crain On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Parents, here’s why you need to stop avoiding questions of faith and science with your kids.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
Recent experiments call into question the interpretation of quantum mechanics that says there are uncaused events at the subatomic level.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Charles Babbage was born in London in 1791 and is considered the father of the computer and one of the most influential scientists in history.
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
What difference does it make to say the original biblical writings were inerrant if all we have today are copies with errors?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
Nancy Pearcey has the unique ability of getting to the heart of things in the cultural conversation, and her penetrating critique of the worldview “idols” of our age is chock-full of gems.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
New evidence regarding the “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” fragment has come to light that may once again point to forgery.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
How do we justify our belief of Biblical authority when some don’t believe that the Bible is inerrant?
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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.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
Credo Courses is having a Fourth of July Sale this week. All of their audio is free, and everything else is 60-90% off. Take a look!
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 3, 2020 1:56 AM
Given the current state of news reporting, how do we decipher truth from falsehood? Here are three steps we can take to avoid being fooled by fake news.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:07 PM
For any knowledge at all to be possible there must be true things and there must be false things.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Sometimes we can infer Jesus’ view on something we have no record of by listening carefully to His view on a related thing He did weigh in on.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 21, 2020 7:57 PM
STR’s mission is to train Christians to make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for Christianity. By doing that, we hope our vision will become a reality for you.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
James Sire describes naturalists as monistic materialists who deny the existence of immaterial entities and their ability to act in this world.
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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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
In scientific debate, the Christian is often saddled with a handicap similar to that of the famed Australian racehorse Phar Lap.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Stand to Reason Interview with Michael Kruger about Bart Ehrman’s Article: “Are the Stories in the Bible about the Last Days and Hours of Jesus True?”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
Any love that is not based on truth is not love, but adultery.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
Michael Kruger responds to the poorly-researched Newsweek article “The Bible: So Misunderstood It’s a Sin” by Kurt Eichenwald.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
John Wycliffe was so despised by the church because of his reform efforts that 20 years after his death in 1384, declared a heretic by a church council, his bones were exhumed, burned, and strewn...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
If you believe in Christ but reject His unique deity, you might have a very nice religion, but can you call it Christianity?
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
Aristotle’s insights can help us return to a biblical view of happiness.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Beauty itself is an apologetic for God because it reveals His beauty, just as making a case for the truth of the gospel through apologetic arguments reveals His truth.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for March 2008 It’s hard to believe a state legislature passed a law forbidding the teaching of evolution.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for February 2010 “Thank you for existing,” a young woman recently wrote me. Then she explained. Her husband had become an atheist and began challenging her faith.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Dorothy Sayers expresses well and in clear vernacular the reason for Christmas, the purpose of the incarnation: “God chose to make man as he is—limited and suffering and subject to sorrows and...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Only in a culture with a belief in a rational, orderly, sovereign Creator—where it’s believed a reasonable mind is behind things—would science be likely to appear.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
Is it the case that the behavior the Bible is really against is not the kind of loving relationships between same-sex partners we see today?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Here’s a plan for a year’s worth of reading in theology, Bible, and apologetics.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Why is it a national tragedy when 39 people commit suicide? Answering that question tells us something important about the existence of God and about a special way of knowing.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 23, 2021 3:29 AM
Alan recommends a children’s book that shows the absurdity of trying to explain the complexity of creation by chance and time.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
It’s common of late to justify one’s “sexual orientation” by an appeal to nature.
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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.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:40 PM
Greg discusses what the Bible teaches about the true nature of spiritual warfare—truth encounters, rather than power encounters
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 30, 2023 1:00 AM
It may sound strange to hear an apologist say you will never be able to change anyone’s mind on the truth of any spiritual issue, but here’s why it’s true.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 10:03 PM
My mind's made up. Don't confuse me with the facts. Come again? Don't get caught with this wrong-headed attitude!
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 21, 2020 8:45 PM
Is baptism purely symbolic, or is baptism necessary for regeneration?
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