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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
With the advancement of science, we’ve entered a new era of biotechnology where we’re increasingly experimenting on humans, jeopardizing the most vulnerable lives in our society
Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Brett’s monthly letter for October 2010 “An atheist from Berkeley is here.” The youth pastor’s statement caught me off guard.
Media Type: Article Topic: Tactics and Tools
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Part of Utah’s law against bigamy was recently struck down by a U.S. District Judge, allowing for polygamy in practice and leaving no principled reason for not recognizing it legally, but here’s...
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 6, 2024 10:44 PM
At some point, you will likely be pressured by family or friends to attend a same-sex wedding, but here are two reasons why you should not attend, along with some practical advice on how to...
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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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.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
It’s not unreasonable or bigoted to treat the unique joining of sexually complementary partners uniquely. But in order to see that this is a reasonable understanding that isn’t motivated by hate,...
Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Jesus’ long journey is almost over. In a matter of hours the Messiah will be dead, but those hours will tick by slowly.
Media Type: Article Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 25, 2019 1:42 AM
The sad truth is that pornography ruins sex, making it more difficult for spouses to connect sexually. Here’s why that happens and some steps you can take to begin to reverse this.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 19, 2021 3:48 AM
It’s hard to imagine anything so unsettling as learning that a spiritual hero has been living a secret life of egregious sin. Stunned, shocked, and shaken, you might not know how to process news...
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Followers of Jesus Christ face two extremes in the discussion of Christianity and citizenship.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
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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?
Media Type: Article Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Our society has become much more uncivil than it was a decade ago, and we need to develop some new skills for interacting with people.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 29, 2020 7:08 PM
How on earth could one person’s “hopes and wishes” magically transform “unspeakable violence” against another person into something acceptable that one ought to work hard to encourage?
Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
How to answer the critic who claims Jesus was reincarnated.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
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Web Content Article · By guest author On Jun 26, 2019 11:07 PM
Here are some basic ethical distinctions by way of background. I won’t cover all the bases in the active/passive debate (active—taking lives, passive—letting die).
Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
If science can’t even disprove the existence of unicorns, how can it disprove the existence of God?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
We’re called to love our LGBT neighbors—not a mere toleration of the person, but genuine, heartfelt love. But what does genuine love look like?
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
Why do some people accuse Christians of “living in fear”? They think Christians see God the way they do.
Media Type: Article Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 11:29 PM
I often hear this question loaded with two scenarios...
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
I mentioned a little while ago that I was challenged by a thought made by a professor of mine, and the thought had to do with the notion of pockets of agnosticism in our lives.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Many people think Emperor Constantine invented the deity of Christ in the fourth century, but a look at quotes from the early church fathers shows this is not the case.
Media Type: Article Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
When the armies of Israel conquered the Promised Land, God commanded them to kill every living thing, including women and children?
Media Type: Article Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
Spending time with God won’t make up for intellectual doubts, but neither will answering intellectual doubts make up for a lack of time with God.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
John Hick takes a realist approach about the world to the question of pluralism in his article “Religious Pluralism and Salvation.”
Media Type: Article Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 2, 2019 5:56 AM
Some Bible terminology can seem strange to our modern ears, and understanding its meaning can require some work. Here are some thoughts on the meaning of “the kingdom of heaven.”
Media Type: Article Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Brian Fleming’s film, The God Who Wasn't There, described by a reviewer on the front cover of the DVD as “provocative.”
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 3, 2020 4:11 AM
Even though Latter-day Saint theology is radically different from Christianity, Mormons talk of Jesus with great respect, saying He is their savior. Is it possible some of them are saved?
Media Type: Article Topic: Other Worldviews
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Is God the author of evil or its helpless victim?
Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
If we shouldn’t use arguments to promote the Gospel—because it’s leaning on human wisdom and not God—then what are we to say?
Media Type: Article Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM
This piece is told in the first person from the viewpoint of my close friend, Martin Caveza, who lost his older brother to AIDS.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
The presence of evil in the world is considered by some to be solid evidence against the existence of God. I think it proves just the opposite.
Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Today’s a special day for me. It was 35 years ago today—September 28, 1973—in an apartment on Granville Street near Stoner Park in West Los Angeles that, sitting at the table with my younger...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
How would Nicodemus have understood Jesus words?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
See what can be learned about how the Apostles and early Christians sought God’s guidance.
Media Type: Article Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
Bongo is a chimp. He’s being punished by other members of the chimpanzee band for not sharing his bananas. Bongo is selfish. Bad Bongo. Moral rule: Chimps shouldn’t be selfish.
Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 5:44 PM
What are a nature and a person? Is it possible for one person to have more than one nature?
Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
The early Christians turned the world upside down by using both their reasoning ability and their well-lived lives to persuade others. We can learn from them how to face our cultural situation today.
Media Type: Article Topic: History