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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 brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Learn to spot the non-sequiturs atheists sometimes use to argue against Christianity.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Greg explains why we can’t “unhitch” Christianity from the Old Testament then takes questions on 2 Chronicles 7:14 and the “Empty the Pews” movement.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Greg discusses an article that claims the stories about Jesus were copied from previous myths as he gives tools to help you assess other claims you’ll encounter.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 8, 2021 11:57 PM
Pro-gay theology advocates have invented a new type of sin by taking an existing sin and divided it up into two flavors: sinful and non-sinful—a distinction foreign to Scripture.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Nancy Pearcey has a really great article explaining a strategy for more effective conversations and public dialogue over controversial issues. In this case, she writes about sexual identity and...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Christians and Muslims both believe there is a deity who created the universe, administrates history, and judges human actions, but they believe differently in who fills that role.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 11:16 PM
I'm becoming increasingly depressed by the weak and empty Christianity that's being peddled out there. What's even sadder is that I see people happily eating this stuff up with no idea of what...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 24, 2020 12:38 AM
How will those who have been forgiven by God view Hell throughout eternity? Will they be saddened forever by its continued existence?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Greg talks about an evangelistic sign he saw hanging over a freeway then answers questions about Samson vs. suicide bombers, what to say to an unbeliever who says he follows the Golden Rule, and more.
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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 alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for November 2013 It’s not uncommon to find people who deny that Jesus rose from the dead.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Simply put, let Scripture guide your conversation with God.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 10:07 PM
We all expect the Spanish Inquisition to show up sooner or later in our discussions with atheists. Does the presence of the Inquisition in Christian history discredit all of Christianity? Does it...
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Christians need to think carefully about this issue, especially in a culture that is more than happy to co-opt Christian statements and claims in order to justify sin.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Greg Koukl discusses Brett Kunkle’s mentoring letter on whether or not religion has been the greatest cause of wars and bloodshed.
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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 brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Does the Trinity make any sense at all? Brett explains why it makes biblical and rational sense.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Claiming that Muslims and Christians worship the same God is an expression of Islamic theology, not Christian theology.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:07 PM
Should you be trying to find out how God may be speaking to you so you can make sure you do the right thing? Maybe not.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
questions about the Sabbath, Jesus’ two natures, God changing, and a possible Bible
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM
Greg talks about New Year’s resolutions and theistic evolution, then takes some calls on inerrancy, abortion, and assurance of salvation.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Talking about Jesus and Christianity isn’t always about reasoning because people don’t always have rational reasons for the things they believe.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
The biggest divide between Christians and non-Christians is not whether or not they think Christianity is true but whether or not they think Jesus is beautiful.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM
God is gracious and merciful. But He is also avenging and wrathful. Sound theology never pits one against the other.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
What would you say to a group of Palestinian Christians and Muslims if you had the chance to teach them theology and apologetics? Here’s what Alan did.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
Greg talks about Peter’s warnings against the destructive heresies of false teachers then takes questions on marrying non-Christians, attending Catholic mass, and whether Jesus really sacrificed...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 24, 2024 1:30 AM
Greg explains why the Apocrypha isn’t part of the canon, then he talks to callers about what to say to a good pastor who has been taking verses out of context and thoughts on cessationism.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 17, 2021 2:17 AM
Read the ten most popular posts of 2016.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
You may know that one of the topics Greg teaches on is “Decision Making and the Will of God.”
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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 greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Greg answers a challenge that the Christian view of the Trinity is not Scriptural.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
The controversy surrounding D&X is not like other abortion debates, because D&X is no ordinary abortion.
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
There’s one question you’re likely to hear from every Mormon missionary: Will you pray and ask God if the Book of Mormon is true? Here’s why that’s not a good idea.
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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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
from a mistake virtually every Christian makes now and then when they go to the Bible
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Knowledge, not just belief, about God leads to spiritual transformation. So what is knowledge, and how do we get it?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 7:22 PM
Alan explains the meaning and purpose behind the genre of Proverbs.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
If you think you’re on safe theological ground because of a pet verse, better look twice. Simple proof-texting has its perils. Here’s how to avoid them.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Every year I try to offer a few words of advice for college-bound students—the kind of advice that I think could make a big difference in your spiritual survival.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
The only way to guard against false ideas about God is to fill our minds with true ideas about God. But thinking rightly about God doesn’t come naturally, so what should we do?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
Those who adopt pro-gay theology are asking us to believe one of three options. Which of the following should we believe?
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
How the monasteries preserved and advanced education and culture in the middle ages...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
In the past, we’ve focused on secular reasons for maintaining the man/woman definition of marriage, but now we need to start paying attention to specifically Christian reasons so we can respond to...
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
We need to evaluate movies by more than just how they make us feel.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 10:18 PM
I came across a lecture by Peter J. Williams that I found to be an excellent complement to this month’s Solid Ground (if you haven’t yet read Greg’s “The Canaanites: Genocide or Judgment?” you...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 16, 2019 9:55 PM
A new book details some interesting trends in the beliefs of Mormons, and one wonders how long the LDS Church can survive with only half its members being confident that its unique, foundational...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 30, 2023 9:25 PM
New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman offers an example of what he believes to be an irreconcilable contradiction in the Christmas account. But, while Matthew and Luke give some different details, it’s...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 30, 2023 7:59 PM
Some people argue that since Eve was formed out of a rib containing male DNA, she was a transgender woman, and therefore God approves of people transitioning. Here’s why this argument doesn’t work.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
In a recent post, I quoted historian Rodney Stark extensively about how religions are not all the same.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
This warning against drifting away from communion with God is a reminder that something real is happening when you meet with God daily.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Brett talks about how to best help students navigate the cultural challenges of today, then answers questions on God’s gender, Mormon revelation vs. Christian experience, and atheistic evangelism.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 19, 2022 1:56 AM
Greg answers questions about “replacement theology,” whether pro-life advocacy is wrong since if the children live, many will go to Hell, and whether there are still apostles in the church today...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:07 PM
There’s is not a sharp dichotomy between God working and our working. They go hand in hand. God works through our initiative.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
A caller to the radio program asked about answering a historical challenge to Luke 2 that Bart Ehrman has raised.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 29, 2019 12:34 AM
Here are the most-listened-to podcasts of 2019—ten of Greg’s long-running podcast, and, as a bonus, the top three episodes of our shorter podcast, #STRask.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 9:49 PM
Today’s challenge: “Jesus never said anything about homosexuality, so he must not have thought it was a sin.”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 21, 2020 10:50 PM
This year has been out of control. Unfortunately, so have many people’s manners. This is a reminder to be gracious to others—especially when it’s easy not to.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
When Christopher Yuan became a Christian, he had every reason to accept pro-gay theology; but when he studied it, here’s what he found.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
Skeptics are notorious for boldly asserting that you cannot trust the New Testament documents. They will point to apparent contradictions or miracles to bolster their claim.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Different cultures create different challenges, and that makes speaking internationally both challenging and interesting. Here’s one way this played out in Alan’s recent trip to the West Bank.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
No matter how small my audience, I never know when my own short moment of faithfulness will turn out to be the turning point in someone else’s life.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 3, 2019 10:27 PM
Greg explains how 2 Chronicles 7:14 is used incorrectly by Christians thinking it’s speaking to them.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 3, 2022 10:44 PM
Some gender theorists say we should abandon the use of he/him pronouns for God and instead use they/them, but there are good, biblical reasons not to do this.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for November 2010 I met a pastor from Bangladesh last month. He left Islam in 1978, now oversees several churches, and has a heart to see more Muslims come to Christ.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Here’s a clever drill I’ve stumbled upon that’s got to be the simplest, most efficient way to make a spiritual investment in the lives of your kids.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Brett talks about his apologetics mission trips and how these Gospel-driven, real-life activities change the students.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Here are three surprising developments that stand out for us as we celebrate 25 years of equipping Christian ambassadors with knowledge, wisdom, and character.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 21, 2020 3:34 AM
Greg revisits his discussion from last week about respecting the original meaning of a text, then he answers questions about discerning between different views and adjusting how you communicate...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 1, 2024 8:22 PM
Does the film 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture succeed in using Scripture to make the case that God approves of same-sex relationships? Alan explains three reasons why the film’s...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
When people tell me they don’t believe God exists, I have a specific question for them: What do you mean by “God”?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 15, 2024 12:10 AM
Here’s a simple, four-step approach you can use to tell your Muslim friend about Jesus, his mission, and God’s offer of a pardon.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Israeli mathematicians and archaeologists say they have found evidence to suggest that key biblical texts may have been composed earlier than some scholars think.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Greg reflects on his time in San Antonio with the Berry family, highlighting how their devotional life impacted him. Then he answers questions about Lucifer’s sin and a Greek word in Mathew 5:6.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
As followers of Christ, we know we have nothing to fear from the truth, and we’re willing to work to find it. We care about the truth because we care about God.
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