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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM
The late Dr. Francis Schaeffer said: All utopian ideals end up being cruel in the end, because they can never be fulfilled. Happiness can be an example.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM
Greg gives an update on Melinda’s condition after his visit with her earlier this week. Her situation is still very serious, but she’s showing small signs of progress.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 2, 2019 5:47 PM
In a recent podcast, Greg gave advice for speaking up at public school board meetings, and he read a statement he prepared for his local school board. Here is his statement.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 25, 2019 12:40 AM
Ellen DeGeneres and Elton John had some good words to say to people who don’t believe friendship and love are possible with those who differ on significant issues.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Does a biblical view of homosexuality equate to hate?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
In an interview posted today on the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Frank Beckwith used an illustration to clarify the truth that unborn human beings are, in fact, persons who can be wronged by...
Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 25, 2024 9:35 PM
Though many object to the idea of penal substitutionary atonement, here’s how we know Jesus’ blood cleanses from all sin, fully satisfies the divine demand for justice, and rescues us from the...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 28, 2020 12:45 AM
You need to be prepared with specific plans to help you engage atheists’ objections thoughtfully and with grace when you encounter them.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
The story behind “The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
I never like the question, “Do you take the Bible literally?”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
If the resurrection is just our make-believe-to-make-me-feel-happy kind of story, then we are a sorry bunch.
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Web Content Article · By j.t. wynn On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Some professors teach that “truth” depends on our perceptions, but does it?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
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...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 30, 2021 10:05 PM
If some creatures don't fit neatly into a “land” or “sea” category, does that mean it’s possible some human beings don’t fit into “male” or “female”?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 20, 2023 4:32 AM
When people reject their Maker, they no longer have an external source to tell them who they are, so they often tap into their inner thoughts and feelings to create their own identity. This...
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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 alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Is there a “gay gene,” and should it change our view of homosexual behavior if there is?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM
There are few conversations between Christians that generate as much heat as those concerning creation. It seems like there are as many interpretations of Genesis as there are Christians.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
As we gain knowledge, it’s easy to start looking down on others, but we see in Jesus a different image of who we’re supposed to be as His followers and representatives.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Can sexual orientation change?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 13, 2020 3:12 PM
Tim discusses how the Bible has persisted through adversity over the centuries.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 11, 2023 11:14 PM
Those who argue we shouldn’t believe Jesus is God because he never said the exact words “I am God” are often cutting off the very branch they’re sitting on.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for June 2007 Did you know you speak for God?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
There’s a great temptation to get frustrated with the people in your church as you learn theology and apologetics, but this is a spiritually dangerous misunderstanding of how the body of Christ was...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
The word “tactics” may sound impersonal, but the purpose of using tactics in your discussions with skeptics is to increase your understanding of their perspective so you can personalize your...
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
In the controversy over the Indiana law, comparisons are again being made between same-sex marriage and interracial marriage: We’ve all realized that banning interracial marriage was bigotry and...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
A couple of days ago, Robin and Jack were sitting on the sofa across from me...
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jul 14, 2022 6:58 PM
God calls Christians to “do justice,” but what is true justice? Jon Noyes shares a biblical picture of justice and how Christians can pursue it in his latest Stand to Reason University course.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 9:29 PM
The three aspects of faith – knowledge, assent, and trust – are all necessary for saving faith.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 24, 2020 1:04 AM
The Trinity is a huge speed bump for many, especially atheists, Muslims, Mormons, and Jehovah’s Witnesses. Here are some tactical questions you can use to show objectors the Trinity is a solution,...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Alan reflects on a panel discussion he saw at the recent Evangelical Theological Society annual meeting.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Don’t miss the ten most popular posts from 2017. The collection itself is an interesting commentary on what our culture is currently searching for online.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
In an interview in The Guardian, a man who is detransitioning after living 20 years as a woman explains why he regrets transitioning as a 19-year-old.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 5, 2020 12:48 AM
What does it really mean to be unequally yoked?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 28, 2020 1:37 AM
Alan emphasizes the importance of looking to Islam’s authoritative sources in order to know what Islam really teaches then explains a key teaching about the Qur’an.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
What do Nancy Reagan, Michael J. Fox, Mary Tyler Moore, and Christopher Reeve all have in common? They have all aggressively promoted embryonic stem cell research (ESCR).
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
One of Christianity’s most important claims is also one of its most controversial: Jesus is the only way to God (Acts 4:11–12, John 8:24)...
Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Greg talks about his trip to Poland and the European Mission Field, if evolution can explain morality, how to convince a Christian who gets their theology from personal revelation and visions, and...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 10:48 PM
Should a Christian not vote against abortion because their view that abortion is murder is a theological claim, not a scientific claim? Alan responds to this question and shows how the premise is...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
The origin of life is a mystery that has plagued origin of life researchers trying to find a naturalistic explanation.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
What is the problem with evolutionists referring to “Mother Nature?”
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Two years ago, I had the chance to debate an atheist professor at Weber State University in Utah on the best explanation for the existence of objective moral values.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 12:43 AM
The filmmakers still don’t get Aslan.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
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.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Do you know how to show a Mormon person the difference in reliability between the Bible and the Book of Mormon? Find out here.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Daniel’s experience in a foreign land provides a helpful model for living faithfully and fruitfully in a secular society.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Melinda had a serious accident yesterday morning. Read the update for details, and then please pray.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
The message being given to your children by our culture has moved from the regretful necessity of abortion to the goodness of abortion. Are you prepared to teach them the truth?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 1, 2020 9:50 PM
See what you and STR have achieved together in this crazy and chaotic year.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 12, 2023 12:08 AM
Can Christianity be proven? It depends on what one means by “proof.” Greg describes three different standards of proof that the skeptic you’re talking to might be using to evaluate Christianity.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 8, 2024 11:29 PM
A progressive Christian claims that advocating for pro-gay and pro-trans theology is countercultural and courageous, but is it?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
If alleviating suffering is the goal that has intrinsic value, and not the person itself, why could we not experiment on it so we can increase our scientific knowledge in a way that might alleviate...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
Calling the structure of the eye a “mystery” would require an assumption of purpose and optimal design, and that’s not an assumption that can be supported by unguided evolution.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 10:19 PM
Alan explains why the Bible is more historically reliable than the Qur’an.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about engaging people who are a bit difficult to talk with and whether God can change the past.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Is the doctrine of the Trinity an irrational idea?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
The search for missing links assumes the truth of evolution. One big assumption is that similarities in the bodies imply a biogenetic relationship and ancestry.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Would you die for truth? Of course you would. Multitudes do everyday. Or more precisely, they die because they don’t have truth.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Do people change their minds about abortion? Some say no. They believe that people are committed to one side or the other and no one ever changes their mind. This is false.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Sep 16, 2020 3:36 AM
In today’s example, we look at some self-defeating inconsistencies in a new book titled In Defense of Looting by Vicky Osterweil.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Could it be the evolutionists who are being irrational? Is it possible that God design everything using natural selection?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Alan expresses a concern about the new movie “Is Genesis History?”
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Some contemporary scientists have argued that something can come from nothing, but it turns out they’re equivocating on the word “nothing.”
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
The cultural debates happening today offer us opportunities to talk about the fundamental worldviews behind the divide.
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jul 31, 2019 4:27 PM
The objection that pro-lifers are being inconsistent if they support capital punishment is sometimes raised. Here are some ideas to help you think through this.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 29, 2019 12:24 AM
We’ve reached the end of the year, so it’s time for the annual roundup of top posts. Here are the 2019 posts that received the most views this year. Enjoy!
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 28, 2020 4:04 PM
Before you can refute an idea, you have to actually understand the idea. Otherwise, you end up defeating a defenseless imitation of an argument—a straw man—instead of the real thing.
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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.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for June 2013 Do you agree with God? What would it take for you to declare something good that God says is bad?
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
John Shelby Spong, a retired bishop of the Episcopal church and participant in the Jesus Seminar, has a new book he summarized in a recent article.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Ridicule is not an argument. Here’s a more effective two-letter strategy.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
The number of things you’ll be called a “bigot” for not endorsing will only increase, and possibly even in your own church. Are you ready?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 5:58 PM
Greg defines freedom from a biblical worldview and highlights our level of freedom as fallen creatures.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 7, 2020 9:34 PM
Probably no concept has more currency in our politically correct culture than the notion of tolerance. Unfortunately, one of America’s noblest virtues has been so distorted it’s become a vice.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Dec 6, 2022 10:58 PM
Jon Noyes gives advice on how to love others when we disagree with their ideologies and lifestyles.
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