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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 greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Some charge that God is an imaginary “cosmic father” invented for our emotional protection, created in our image to comfort us, a phantom to fill the hollow places. But two things are wrong...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Greg talks about how orthodox a person has to be in order to be saved, soul development being a higher goal than academic development, how to respond to “God made people gay, so why would he...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 8, 2020 9:59 PM
We hear all the time that Christians divorce as often as everyone else, but it turns out this isn’t exactly true.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Learning more and more apologetic answers won’t necessarily lead to real conversations with the people who have the questions. It’s not knowledge of facts that will propel you towards this; it’s...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
How does God most want to strengthen us when we’re at our weakest? Here’s the biblical pattern.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 15, 2020 4:14 AM
Greg’s brother had a good friend who died of cancer roughly a week after becoming a Christian. Here is the eulogy he wrote for that friend.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 24, 2021 4:39 AM
Greg continues his advice on what to do if you’re feeling spiritually dry, then he answers a question about what we mean when we say something is inspired.
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Web Content Article · By natasha crain On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Fewer women than men seem to be passionate about apologetics right now, but this might not be primarily a function of gender.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 4, 2020 7:21 PM
Sometimes we suffer without restoration or any humanly discernible good resulting. We keep the faith because of the cross.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Apr 20, 2020 11:33 PM
No one ever measures up. That’s the reality of fallenness. We all need hope, but not every worldview provides it. Here’s a truth Christians can lean on in times of hopelessness.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 22, 2020 3:29 PM
Contrary to the catchy saying, being “heavenly minded” doesn’t make you “no earthly good.” Rather, it’s the very fuel of earthly sacrifice.
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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 alan shlemon On Jan 27, 2021 9:02 PM
Here are three reasons why you shouldn't let the label “phobic” bother you when it’s falsely applied to you because of your Christian convictions.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 13, 2023 12:15 AM
If you’re unsure whether your action might kill an innocent human being, then the proper decision is to hold off, not charge ahead.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
God isn’t just an egomaniac. Our praise is right, good, and joy-giving.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Amy talks about eternity, feeling Christianity, talking to atheists, standards for clergy members, and transgender bathroom choice.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM
Tim Barnett explains the Bible’s indirect claims that Jesus is Jehovah.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
The goal of this video is to help parents and pastors be more focused and intentional in their discipleship of the next generation.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Sam Allberry has much to say that is relevant to everyone (not just those with same-sex attractions) and relevant to all temptations and sin (not just those related to sexuality).
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 1, 2019 10:37 PM
Are we allowed to eat pig’s meat today or not? That’s the challenge that I want to address, and it comes from a Muslim who is citing Isaiah 65 as evidence for his case.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 11:00 PM
The answer to this question is easy. Yes, they’re going to hell. But guess what? Everyone is going to hell.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 8, 2022 12:06 AM
This is who we are to be as Christians—people who respond to the truth of who God is and what he’s done for us in a manner worthy of that truth. But first, we must see that truth.
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On May 27, 2022 10:41 PM
When hard times come—and they will come—pray for a miracle, but understand that God may choose to use your difficult situation to make you more like Christ.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Nancy Pearcey guides us through Romans 1, using it to create a template for examining any worldview.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
It is very common among Christians to hear that all sins are equal. But is that really true? Are all sins equal to God?
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Jesus’ teaching does not leave Christians the option to make flippant or cruel and uncaring remarks about others.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
The claim that science disproves miracles is based on a misunderstanding of what a miracle is and, therefore, how one can evaluate it.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
If we’re going to proclaim the message of the gospel to Muslims as ambassadors for Christ, we first need to know what Islam teaches and how we can respond. Here’s a good place to start.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On May 7, 2020 10:43 PM
We heard J.P. Moreland make the observation once that in Western culture, adolescence lasts well into the adulthood years. It's a topic well worth the attention of Christians so we can effectively...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 29, 2020 5:41 AM
How can we make sense of the bad things that happen to us? Greg responds to a question from Wuhan, China, where the coronavirus originated.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions on C.S. Lewis’s theology, evidence for God in creation, and someone identifying as gay.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 14, 2021 7:51 PM
Greg discusses whether or not new converts should anticipate affective encounters with God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 30, 2020 9:51 PM
If Jesus rose from the dead, then everything critical to Christianity is true. If Jesus stayed dead, everything uniquely important about Christianity is false.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Our preparation is different when we have an expectation that preparation will make a difference. And when we have a plan, we are more likely to act.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Intelligent Design is not based on ignorance; it’s based on information. That is, ID theory rests upon what we know, not what we don’t know.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
The insanity we’re seeing in politics right now is what happens when a culture gives up the idea of objective truth.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
We need to ask ourselves an honest question: Where does my view of God look more like the world than God’s Word?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
We’re told that if your friend identifies as gay or lesbian, then you face a choice: fidelity to your faith or fidelity to your friend. But this is a false dilemma. Those aren’t the only options.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 4, 2020 8:14 PM
We have to recognize and then fight the human tendency we have to deny the value of people who are different from us. We have to teach intrinsic human value.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Oct 20, 2022 12:03 AM
Our culture has divided the body from the person, rejecting the idea that our bodies have true things to say about who we are. But as Christians, we’re called to honor our bodies and live according...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for February 2012 Every now and then a challenge comes along that leaves you unsettled. Not because you don’t know it’s wrong, but because you don’t know why.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
The aspects of God’s character we learn about now as a result of living in a fallen world will make our time with Him in eternity even more glorious.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Christianity changed the West’s understanding of power. Our culture is saturated with its ideas today, so it’s easy to forget how radical this was.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
If you’re terrified by the knowledge that your baby is going to be born with a fetal abnormality or disability, I urge you to read carefully through these twenty reasons why you should not end his...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
On May 1, 2009, Scott Roeder walked into Reformation Lutheran Church, pulled out a gun, and shot George Tiller in the head at point blank range.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
The terms “conversion therapy” and “reparative therapy” are used as general terms to refer to all attempts to change one’s sexual orientation. This is incorrect.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
As rational human beings, we desire to think consistently about the world, but consistent views aren’t necessarily accurate ones.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
Historian Rodney Stark explains why the theology of God in different religions produces very different religions.
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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 alan shlemon On Sep 4, 2020 2:24 PM
Alan shares how you can make the most impact in the lives of your LGBT friends and family.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2024 12:57 AM
Alan Shlemon talks about how to be a good ambassador for Christ to Muslims, the largest unreached people group on the planet, explaining their foundational objection to Christianity and how to...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Jesus either directly or indirectly made many profound claims for Himself.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Greg talks about why we listen to the wisdom of the elderly then answers questions about Jeremiah 29:11 being yes in Christ and whether it’s impossible there will be an eternal man/woman union in...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
Some atheists have wrongly assumed Stand to Reason protects Christian students from hearing ideas they disagree with, but that’s the opposite of our philosophy to “inoculate, not isolate.”
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
In a post-Christian culture, people are unfamiliar with Christianity, so there’s much we need to explain before they can understand the Gospel.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
We need to be more intentional about sharing our lives with our neighbors so they can see who God is through us—through our good behavior as well as our moral failures.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 18, 2022 3:04 PM
J. Warner Wallace talks about how the claims about Jesus are historical and can be tested (unlike claims about Peter Pan), then he answers a question about whether one should be happy that a child...
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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 9:51 PM
A recent article argues “3 Ways Science Proves Life Doesn’t Begin at Conception,” but what happens when you apply those same arguments to newborns?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Everyone has doubts. So the question isn’t really, “Can Christians have doubts?” but rather, “What should we do when doubts come?”
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 20, 2020 11:48 PM
Like St. Patrick, let us not forget the purpose of the arguments we learn or neglect the personal communion with God that empowers us.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 14, 2020 10:46 PM
If you trust Jesus to be your substitute, meeting God’s standard of perfection is possible. God will cancel your crimes and credit your account with Jesus’ record.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 17, 2020 5:38 PM
In Peter Boghossian’s tactical approach in A Manual for Creating Atheists, anything that moves believers towards doubt is considered a success. Even invalid arguments with false premises.
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Dec 5, 2022 1:48 AM
When one compares Jesus’ genealogies in Matthew and Luke, two problems arise. Here’s a solution.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for June 2010 Is apologetics a biblical concept? This is a fair question. Christians want to know if apologetics is sanctioned by God. It turns out that God cares a lot about...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for August 2013 The “experts” have spoken. Change in sexual orientation is not possible.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Rod Dreher explains why “gay marriage is not just a social revolution but a cosmological one.”
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
How did Jesus answer the problem of evil presented to Him? His answer is short and to the point.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Some ask “if you consider abortion murder, doesn’t that incite the killing of abortionists?”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 22, 2020 6:23 AM
Greg responds to a charge of moral relativism, then he answers a question about whether Psalm 90:10 is a promise and responds to someone who is troubled by seeing the spiritual world.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 9, 2020 2:59 AM
Greg talks about five guidelines for students to follow for their spiritual health, then he answers questions about the correspondence theory of truth and the biblical authors’ meaning vs. God’s...
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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 derek white On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
In his 2009 book The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life, Ben Sherwood describes an intriguing phenomenon known as the Stockdale Paradox (after Admiral James...
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Brett interviews Jonathan Morrow, author of Welcome to College.
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