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Thinking Critically about Critical Race Theory

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Sep 7, 2020 11:57 PM

Though you may have only recently heard of it, Critical Race Theory has actually been around a long time, and it differs from the Christian worldview.

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Are Transgender People Fixing God’s Mistakes?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 3, 2022 10:59 PM

Some people claim God can give a person the wrong body, and that fixing his mistake is just like getting glasses or braces. This thinking, however, is misguided for at least four reasons.

Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender

Why Did the Early Christians Switch from Sabbath to the Lord’s Day?

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Apr 28, 2022 11:20 PM

Did Jesus truly rise from the dead? Surprisingly, something you do almost every week is powerful evidence that he did.

Media Type: Article Topic: History

Don’t Be Discouraged by Pride Month

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Jun 25, 2022 1:31 AM

When it comes to Pride Month, staying discouraged won’t help us. What we need instead is clear thinking from a biblical perspective to help us move away from discouragement and toward...

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Answering the Challenge of Back-Alley Abortions

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 28, 2023 7:01 PM

How should pro-lifers respond to the objection that making abortion illegal would force women to get dangerous, back-alley abortions? Here are three steps to address this challenge.

Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics

Why a Same-Sex Couple Could Never Practice Christian Marriage

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Jan 27, 2024 3:11 AM

Aside from denying and twisting the clear passages of Scripture that prohibit homosexuality, pro-gay theology has another problem: A same-sex couple can’t practice Christian marriage as described...

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The Myth of Hate

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

I’m told writing this post won’t matter. I can clarify until I’m blue in the face and nothing will change. It doesn’t matter what Christians actually think or believe about homosexuality. It seems...

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Unbelievable Unbelief

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM

The skeptic says, “If Jesus would only show Himself to me—if God would just work one dramatic miracle—then I’d believe in Him.”

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Was Jesus a Religious Pluralist?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Some say Jesus never claimed to be the only way to God, but here are two famous verses that say otherwise.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

“Possible” Is Not the Same as “Reasonable”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM

When you encounter theories contrary to Christianity, remember there’s a difference between what’s possible and what’s reasonable. Here’s a clip of Bart Ehrman on the existence of Jesus to...

Media Type: Article Topic: History

Death Penalty for Women Who Abort?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM

“Since you believe the fertilized egg is fully human, should women who are raped and subsequently abort face the death penalty in those states that have it?”

Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics

The End of Apologetics?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Here’s a brief summary of James Rochford’s thorough review of a new book by Myron Penner titled The End of Apologetics: Christian Witness in a Postmodern Context.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Shamed Prophets Become Fearless

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Here’s some good (albeit difficult) advice from N.D. Wilson’s article “Called to Be Uncool Christians.”

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Can God Kill the Innocent?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 15, 2020 11:53 PM

Why is it moral for God to kill innocent human beings when it is immoral for us?

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

The Resurrection

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM

Jesus is dead, embalmed and buried in a guarded, sealed tomb.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Why Knowledge Requires More Than Science

Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Science is good, but science isn’t everything. It’s one way to discover what is true, but it’s not the only way. To believe otherwise is to have a self-refuting view of knowledge.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

A Response to Hemant Mehta’s Post about Stand to Reason’s Email

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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How Will the People in Heaven View Hell?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Sep 13, 2021 10:07 PM

How will the people in Heaven view Hell? How can they enjoy the glories of God while others are suffering? Here’s an answer in two parts—a direct answer and a crucial context for that answer.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

It Was the Best of Actions, It Was the Worst of Actions

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

Why do atheists and Christians see Jesus so differently?

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

What About Abortion in the Case of Rape?

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On May 3, 2024 5:57 AM

What about abortion in the case of rape? If you’re a pro-lifer, you will be asked this question. Here’s how you can respond clearly and compassionately.

Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics

Did You Miss Something in the Isaiah 7:14 Prophecy?

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Dec 20, 2023 5:48 AM

You may not have noticed before that the Isaiah 7:14 prophecy shows that God, the true author of Scripture, not only can accurately predict future events but is also sovereign over the development...

Media Type: Article Topic: History

Discrimination Is Legitimate When the Distinction Is Relevant

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

If two guys walk into a bar and the bartender says, “I can’t serve people like you—get out!” Is that wrong? Illegal? One can’t say until one knows why the discrimination is occurring.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

The Burning Research Lab Objection

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 20, 2020 3:05 PM

Imagine you’re in a research lab when a fire breaks out, and you have to choose to save either a two-year-old or ten frozen embryos. Which do you choose?

Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics

Should We Always Do What Jesus Would Do?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 21, 2020 6:08 AM

WWJD? We should take our cues from Jesus’ life and public ministry, but we shouldn’t—and can’t—always do what Jesus would do. Here are three things Jesus did that we should not do.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Why Not Honor People’s Preferred Pronouns if We Honor God’s?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 7, 2022 9:50 PM

If we honor God’s pronouns revealed in Scripture, why aren’t we willing to honor people’s preferred pronouns? Alan explains why the two situations are not parallel.

Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender

The Biased Constraint of Scientism

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Here’s what J. Warner Wallace has to say about the charge that Christians are too biased to fairly evaluate evidence.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

How Can We Condemn Evil if God Is Sovereign?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM

If God is in control, then wouldn’t that make Him the cause of evil and prevent us from condemning it?

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Is the Bible Authoritative?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM

How do we justify our belief of Biblical authority when some don’t believe that the Bible is inerrant?

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Red Letter Christians

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Apr 5, 2020 5:14 PM

Some Bible versions have Jesus’ words printed in red, leaving the rest of the text in black.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

How Red Pen Logic Was Born

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Sep 3, 2020 12:23 AM

A good teacher questions assumptions, exposes errors, and challenges students to think critically—which is why Tim created Red Pen Logic with Mr. B.

Media Type: Article Topic: Tactics and Tools

Missing Links

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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Cosmic Junk?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

Greg’s response to a letter which asserted there is no qualitative difference between animals and humans.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Abortion Advocates Fail Biology Again

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM

To clear up some confusion about biology: A sperm can potentially create a human being, but an embryo already is one. Here’s why the two are not analogous.

Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics

The Beauty of Submission

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

The word “submission” puts people on edge, but leadership and submission exist for the sake of beauty, fulfillment, fruitfulness, and peace. Here’s an illustration to help you see this.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Did Jephthah Kill His Daughter to Fulfill a Vow to God?

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Apr 27, 2023 12:49 AM

In Judges 11, did Jephthah kill his daughter to fulfill a vow to God? There are three clues within the text that suggest something different happened with Jephthah’s daughter.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Argue at the Worldview Level

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

If we don’t address the worldview causes at the root of all of our culture’s controversies, new symptoms will just continue to pop up faster than we can address them.

Media Type: Article Topic: Other Worldviews

Melinda Is Showing Signs of Progress

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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Letting You Know About a Great Resource: Credo Courses

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

One of the marks of a good ambassador for Christ is an accurately informed mind. The mind must be informed with knowledge adequate for its task.

Media Type: Article Topic: Announcements

Do Our Prayers Make a Difference?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

If God is sovereign over history, why should we pray?

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

You Really Can Memorize Whole Books of the Bible

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Sometimes all it takes to get started memorizing a book of the Bible is just knowing that such a thing is possible.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Self-Evident Truths

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Many things foundational to a Christian worldview are things people already know through intuition—information built into our minds by a wise Creator. Our founding fathers called them...

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

The Rap on the Rapture

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM

What is the apocalyptic event described in First Thessalonians 4 and First Corinthians 15? Perhaps not exactly what you think it is.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

An Example of Relativism?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

If a person makes the claim “My hair is black,” can that claim be true for him but not for you?

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

J. Warner Wallace: God’s Crime Scene, Part 1

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM

Interview with J. Warner Wallace on God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe—Part 1

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J. Warner Wallace: God’s Crime Scene, Part 2

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM

Interview with J. Warner Wallace on God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe—Part 2

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Stand to Reason Weekly Audio Topic: Science

“Forced Love” Is the Wrong Way to Look at It

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

People often compare the Calvinist view of salvation (i.e., that God gives spiritual life to those whom He chooses so that they will inevitably love and trust in Him) to an image of worthless...

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Atheists Can’t Have Their Cake and Eat It Too

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

The question of the so-called Canaanite “genocide” is a difficult one to answer...

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Desire for Me What I Cannot Desire

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM

We will not always desire God with the same intensity. In fact, there will be times when we can only persevere and trust that God will again revive us. Here’s what C.S. Lewis had to say about this.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

There Can Be No Moral Progress if There’s No Standard

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 5:45 PM

The moral relativist who is fighting for a moral principle is living in tension with his beliefs, and this provides a great starting point for a spiritual conversation.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Why Pornography Is Affecting This Generation More Than Any Other

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 2, 2019 9:34 PM

This generation has been more affected by pornography than any other generation in history. Here are four reasons why this is the case.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Golden Globe Awards Speech Defends Abortion

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 23, 2020 10:44 PM

Abortion is often defended as necessary because of rape and the life of the mother, but it turns out these are two of the least common reasons why women have abortions in the United States.

Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics

See How He Loved Him

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 2:55 AM

There are those who see Jesus on the cross and say, “See how He loved us!” And there are those who say, “Couldn’t He have prevented the suffering in the first place?”

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

The Answer for Making Good Decisions

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 4, 2022 4:23 AM

Do we need to figure out God’s will for our life before we can make a decision? Here are some thoughts from Chandler Vannoy.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Ambassadors for Christ: More than Just a Clever Title

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?

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Virtues and the Economy

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM

I wrote not long ago about how a change in values in 18th-century Britain (as a result of a million people coming to Christ) affected their economy.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Utilitarian Atheists Aren’t “Just as Moral,” They’re “Differently Moral”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

The claim that “atheists are as moral as Christians” is meaningless if we’re operating under different systems of morality.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Object to the Procedure, Not the Patient

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

A doctor in Michigan wrongly refused to take a lesbian couple’s baby as a patient. This is simply a misunderstanding and misapplication of the conscience rights people have been fighting for.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Hell: A Solution, Not a Problem

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Feb 25, 2021 5:35 AM

When talking to unbelievers about Hell, it can be helpful to focus on its significant worldview implications. Hell isn’t the problem people think it is. In fact, it’s a solution to these two...

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

The Sin of Forgiveness?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 20, 2020 8:25 PM

Is it possible to forgive a wrong done to someone else? Should only those who repent be forgiven? Is forgiveness a selfish act, a way to make ourselves feel better? Greg grapples with these issues...

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Dominoes, Determinism, and Naturalism

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

Those who choose to believe in determinism or physicalism don’t choose to believe at all—they believe because of prior physical conditions.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Partial-Birth Abortion: Objections and Misunderstandings

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM

Objections to a ban on partial-birth abortion fall into three categories: the silly, the false, and the inconsequential. Here are the facts on each one.

Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics

“The Shack” Movie Review

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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Jesus: The Antidote

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM

Jesus is an antidote to a deadly disease. Some people have the symptoms of the disease more obviously or in a greater manner than others. But everybody is sick.

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Rethinking “God Hates the Sin but Loves the Sinner”

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

There are both practical and theological problems with telling someone, “God hates the sin but loves the sinner.” We have better news to tell than this.

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Meet the People Whose Religious Liberty Is Being Threatened by the Government

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

If you care about liberty, you should watch this video. See the people involved in these cases for yourself. You might be surprised by what you hear.

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What Creation Reveals about God

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

Significant insights can be gleaned about a maker by looking at what he has made. Here are four truths creation reveals about the nature of God.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

If I Believe Abortion Is Murder, Why Don’t I Say That?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

After speaking on abortion at a recent event, a Christian man asked me why I didn’t say, “Abortion is murder...”

Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics

When the Fall Overshadows Festivity

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?

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Must God Prove He Exists?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM

Should people challenge God to prove His existence in a particular way? Here’s why that kind of test is not a reliable way to determine if God exists.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

A Daily Prayer for This Cultural Moment

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 13, 2021 2:01 AM

Our culture’s cavalier attitude towards truth is in the very air we breathe, and if you think you won’t be affected by it, you are wrong. We need to diligently ask for God’s help to seek, submit...

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According to Stephen Hawking, He’s Irrational

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

Hawking believes that human behavior is determined by physical laws, but this has serious implications for all his work.

Media Type: Article Topic: Science

Why I Am Pro-life

Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

Should you be pro-life? To answer this, you must answer the question “What is the unborn?”

Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics

This Is the Kind of Culture Christianity Creates

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Many of the values our culture takes for granted came to us through Christianity.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Lord, Liar, Lunatic...or Legend?

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

The first time I heard C.S. Lewis’ Trilemma challenged was nearly 20 years ago.

Media Type: Article Topic: History

Memorizing the Bible Changes You

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

No other kind of study has done more for increasing my knowledge and understanding of the Bible than memorization.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

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