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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
Never has character been more important for ambassadors for Christ than it is now. Here’s how to start putting to death your sin so that people will see the beauty of God in you.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Melinda Penner and Amy Hall discuss The Shack and take questions on the application of Old Testament Law, white privilege, and the problem of evil.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
faith through argument, Paul’s dispute with the Grecians, and developing joy in sufferings
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
Greg talks about traffic problems for a few minutes then jumps into questions on arguments for the Christian God, the slavery laws in Leviticus, and why Satan will be punished.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 21, 2020 3:45 AM
Greg responds to a quote promoting Progressive Christianity, then he answers questions about basing morality on empathy, sexual temptation and the decision to marry, attending the wedding of a...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Greg talks about if Christians should try and influence the culture, facts about Jesus’ death and resurrection, if objective morality has to be independent of God, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Greg talks about whether or not God is transgender, oneness theology, necessity of sin, and God using a disability.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Greg talks with callers about becoming a nun, euthanasia, witnessing to family members, and the Trinity.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 23, 2021 4:12 AM
Jon Noyes fills in for Greg and talks about the counter-cultural, biblical understanding of God’s love.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Greg talks about what atheists believe, tactics to use with religious pluralists, God stopping tragedies, and tools to evaluate arguments.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Lately, I’ve begun to realize just how much relativism is ingrained in our culture, particularly when it comes to religion...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Greg talks about deconstructing news stories, selecting a Christian college, if a Christian should help non-Christians clarify their world views, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
Greg and Tim Barnett discuss the amazing fine-tuning of the universe that indicates a Designer rather than chance.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
The Christian message simply doesn’t make sense to everyone, or it raises questions or counter-examples that make it difficult to even countenance Christianity until those issues are addressed.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 2, 2019 5:36 PM
How do we kill the anger we feel when facing rudeness, mockery, and other annoyances in our apologetics interactions so we can represent Christ well to the world?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 16, 2021 9:48 PM
Do Christians have the authority to command a person be healed? Greg and Amy offer biblical examples to show that while the atonement may make healing possible, it doesn’t guarantee it.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 19, 2023 2:11 AM
Greg answers questions about whether he’s fighting a ghost when it comes to critical race theory, whether the famous Christians who have been deconstructing were ever truly regenerated, the “Divine...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM
Greg answers questions about the value of Jesus’ sacrifice and the up and coming apologetic challenges we should prepare to respond to.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Many in our postmodern world think the remedy for evil is for everyone to reduce their confidence in their beliefs, but this view misses the real problem.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
As a single Christian, you may long to look into marriage and family, but the angels long to look into the greater marriage that is already yours.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 27, 2021 4:56 AM
Greg gives reasons why it’s rational to believe in the soul, explaining the difference between something being rational and rationalism, then he takes calls about how evil entered the world,...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 25, 2020 6:14 PM
Questions about whether it’s wrong to pray for death, how to respond to a challenge to the personhood of the Holy Spirit, and whether demons are real and here on earth.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 23, 2021 8:52 PM
Questions about a winsome response to someone who defends abortion by arguing that an unwanted pregnancy could lead to the mother’s suicide and why the world considers offending someone to be the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Questions about being happy in Heaven if people are in Hell, faith as an epistemological method, meeting with LDS missionaries, and whether a lukewarm Christian can be regenerate.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On May 16, 2023 7:51 PM
Maybe you’re struggling with mental health issues. Maybe you have a friend who struggles. Whichever group you’re in, remembering these four encouraging points could help.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 4, 2019 9:58 PM
Greg talks about how Christianity makes sense of evil and other aspects of reality, then he answers questions about improving an evangelism situation and interpreting a dream.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
It’s not wrong to have a special love for your family that goes beyond your love for other families, and it’s not wrong to have a special love for your country and its people that goes beyond your...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 9, 2023 3:57 AM
It’s not wrong to be outraged by by the harmful ideologies, injustices, and mockery of God we see in our culture today, but how should we handle these feelings of outrage? Should we act on them,...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 10, 2023 8:36 PM
Questions about what to do if someone uses the Columbo tactic against you, why some Christians say that only some doctrines matter and should be defended, and whether the extent to which one spends...
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jul 21, 2022 7:28 PM
How can Christians follow Paul’s admonition in Romans 13:1 to “be in subjection to the governing authorities”? Jon Noyes explains how the context of the passage provides an answer: love.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
Rachel Held Evans has written a book titled A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband “Master,” and she...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Greg talks about saving a baby from abortion, preparing for Christmas, book recommendations for gifts, then answers questions on what is the order of conversion and discipleship, the church being...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 26, 2020 12:51 AM
“Indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead….”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 22, 2022 7:43 PM
Questions about why God doesn’t destroy Satan now, Christians acting in scenes that contain R-rated elements, responding to someone who says, “God’s working on me,” and handling situations where...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 7, 2023 2:30 AM
Greg corrects some of his speculations about Neanderthals from the previous episode, then he answers questions about what “weeping and gnashing of teeth” indicates, the influence of the Jesus...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Greg talks about a recent opinion piece in the New York Times, then he answers questions about why people go to Hell, a “carrots and sticks” view of Christianity, women as pastors, and Zionism.
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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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Greg talks about the serendipitous radio show and relativistic morality needing a standard, if the church’s response to abortion is adequate, and how a person can go deeper studying apologetics.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Nov 24, 2020 7:08 AM
When we seek to do God’s will with whatever gifts he’s given us, and focus on using those gifts to build his kingdom, we don’t become distracted by despair or doubt. Instead, we become overwhelmed...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 12, 2022 10:40 PM
When people respond to our Christianity with anger, it’s tempting to think either that we’ve done something wrong or that Christianity deserves their anger. Here’s why neither conclusion...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 22, 2021 2:45 AM
Greg reflects on why it’s hard for him to get into “the spirit of Christmas,” then he answers questions about responding to someone who says he’s a good person and how to distinguish between the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 30, 2023 4:26 PM
Greg answers questions about whether Jesus is dependent on the Father, whether he should be quoting someone who has a mistaken view on homosexuality, whether it’s ever okay for Christians to stand...
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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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Greg talks about engaging people in a fruitful manner, discussing problems with a pastor, and understanding the Epistles.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
No hierarchy within a marriage is biblical if the leadership is not shaped by the three biblical ideas of equality, self-sacrifice, and humble service.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2023 9:15 PM
God will bring things into your life you never would have chosen, but you can endure anything for the short span of your time on this earth when you know this about your future.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
Greg and guest Nancy Pearcey discuss Finding Truth: Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes, then Greg talks about the Cinderella movie, Christian education and...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
Every decision you make as you’re interacting with others is changing you. We need to consider this truth with the gravity it deserves.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
Greg discusses whether healing on demand can be done with enough faith, advice on writing a master’s thesis, and why good people can go to Hell.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
We all need to take seriously our need for God’s supernatural work in and through us, if we’re going to persevere in apologetics. Are you diligently pleading with Him for this?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
You can answer the harshest critic you’ll ever face.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Greg and guest Julie Loos talk about Ratio Christi, then Greg discusses what the New Perspective on Paul is all about, conceding the definition of sin to the culture, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Greg talks about how God decides the elect, the exodus instructions for sacrifices, multiverse theory, Jesus drinking, praying for miracles, pursuing prophecy, and Adam and Eve having their...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 6, 2021 12:08 AM
If you feel like Christians are losing the battle, you’re not alone. But Greg Koukl and Jon Noyes remind us that we’re “more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Romans 8:37).
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
You’re probably interested in ideas—learning them, examining them, explaining them, and passing them on. Since this worthy passion has its own particular dangers and pitfalls, here are some...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Nike’s new ad campaign fits perfectly into a sincerity-is-all-that-matters culture, but a closer look reveals the absurdity of its slogan.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Robert George and Hamza Yusuf argue against the Freedom from Religion Foundation’s claim that religious exemptions made for the sake of religious freedom are actually unconstitutionally...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
If Jesus is worth a painful death, is He not worth an uncomfortable life?
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Web Content Article · By brooke steinbacher On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
Those of us experiencing loss during the holidays can feel overlooked when surrounded by festivity and cheer. How can we take part in the moments leading up to Christmas when merriment eludes us?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Because of the tragic death of Robin Williams, people are commenting on suicide and depression who have not loved someone who was devastated by them. A post by Ann Voskamp is different.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
Greg talks about the importance of parents, how to deal with disappointment, if Biblical Unitarianism is biblical, and more.
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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 8:49 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 amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
In his new book, Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God, Tim Keller gives a wonderfully motivating illustration of how we should view prayer.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about biblical joy and Bible inspiration.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
When our culture hears the word “holiness,” it imagines dour-looking people sitting primly in dark rooms. But God has always been a God of joy, and He intends for us to be joyful in Him.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 9, 2021 3:56 AM
Do not be surprised when your weakness increases. And don’t be tempted to conclude God has left you when you experience it. Weakness is the way for the Christian.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Sep 13, 2021 10:28 PM
As we meditate on the truth we find in Revelation 5:9, we can’t help but worship Jesus. We also need to consider its implications for us as apologists.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Years ago Amy was given a piece of advice that has proved to be more valuable in her life than anything else. Here’s that advice.
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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 8:45 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 melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Mark Galli has a good editorial in the current Christianity Today issue. I disagree with a couple of points. But I appreciate his primary message—reminding Christians that we’re to love and care...
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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 tim barnett On Jun 25, 2019 11:09 PM
What should we do when doubts come? Tim encourages Christians not to feel shame about having doubts then shares examples of how doubt can ultimately point us back to God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:40 PM
I want to talk about something that has been on my mind for a while. I have been thinking about virtues, particularly virtues that should be characteristics of Christians and leaders.
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