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A Note to the Unmarried and Childless

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:29 PM

Getting married and having kids is part of being human—given to us for our good and His glory, but it doesn’t follow that if one does not take part in those things that one is not fully human.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

We Were Loved and Saved by Our Trinitarian God

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:29 PM

Derek Rishmawy describes “the triune shape of the gospel,” correcting the idea that the Father had to be convinced by the Son to love us.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

The Resurrection Changes Everything

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:29 PM

Kenneth Samples says Christianity’s most dangerous idea—the idea that most challenges the standard naturalist paradigm—is that Jesus Christ died but didn’t stay dead.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Yes, the Evolutionary Process Does Depend on Randomness

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

Atheists will often assert that evolution is not random. This is true if we’re talking about the natural selection part of the process, but natural selection can only select from what already exists.

Media Type: Article Topic: Science

Tweeting the Only Way to Heaven

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

There’s only one way to Heaven because there’s only one God that exists who’s made only one offer of forgiveness through His only one Son.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

The Right to Life Is Not Like the Right to Drive

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

You should reject the analogy between the gradual development of a right to life and the gradual attainment of other rights because there’s a radical difference between the right to life and the...

Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics

A Scientist’s Answers May Reflect His Worldview More than Science

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

Here‘s how a scientist’s worldview and biases can direct and constrain his findings, distorting what he considers to be “scientific”—sometimes without his even realizing it.

Media Type: Article Topic: Science

How Can You Use Your Knowledge to Serve Others?

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

Jesus showed us that being a servant is essential to Christianity. It’s good to seek to increase your knowledge, but how can you use the abundance you already have to serve those who are...

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

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

Target, Transgender, and the Use of Bathrooms and Fitting Rooms

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

Target recently stated: “We welcome transgender team members and guests to use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their gender identity...”

Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender

Shattering the Icons of Evolution

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

I’ll be talking about how to recognize and respond to the different categories that arguments for macroevolution fall into: exaggerated extrapolations, egregious errors, and equivocal evidence.

Media Type: Article Topic: Science

We Perceive the Moral Reality around Us

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

There‘s a similarity between our ability to perceive (and have knowledge of) moral reality and our ability to perceive physical reality.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Letting God Take the Heat

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

Over the last decade as a Stand to Reason speaker, I’ve been yelled at, cursed at, and even threatened. How do I keep my cool? Here’s my secret: I let God take the heat.

Media Type: Article Topic: Tactics and Tools

Questions about Transgender Theories to Consider

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

On today’s podcast, Greg talks about an article discussing how people who object to radical changes in our society, like transgender bathrooms, are being bullied to abandon their reasonable...

Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender

Argue Rationally and Take Responsibility for Your Arguments

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

In a New York Times op-ed titled “Stop Saying ‘I Feel Like,’” Molly Worthen says we need to pay attention to a recent evolution in language.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Why #GiveElsaAGirlfriend Shouldn’t Surprise Anyone

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

Some LGBT activists and Frozen fans have created the viral hashtag #GiveElsaAGirlfriend to urge the sequel’s writers to make Elsa Disney’s first lesbian queen. They believe that Disney is long...

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Christian Storytelling Should Be Both True and Beautiful

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

Beauty itself is an apologetic for God because it reveals His beauty, just as making a case for the truth of the gospel through apologetic arguments reveals His truth.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Has Science Buried God?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

As I travel around speaking, the vast majority of the questions I get have to do with the intersection of science and faith...

Media Type: Article Topic: Science

The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

The May issue of Christianity Today features a cover story on Bethel Church in Redding, CA. Their pastor, Bill Johnson, was asked about his association with the New Apostolic Reformation.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Intersex People Don’t Prove There Are More Than Two Sexes

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

Here’s why intersex conditions are not evidence of further sexes in addition to male and female.

Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender

Does Having Homosexual Friends Mean You’re Unequally Yoked?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

One of the points I made during my message was that Scripture doesn’t teach that we have to cut ties with family, friends, and co-workers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender...

Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender

The Gospel’s Answer to the Problem of Evil

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

We can know, through the Gospel, that God is indeed all-powerful, all-good, and all-knowing, despite the existence of evil.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Is One Way the Only Way?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

We are continuing our series on Answering Gosptacles with what might be the most pervasive gosptacle that we’ve looked at so far. The exclusivity of Christ as the only way of salvation is deeply...

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

How We Should Treat Political Opponents

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

Mark Galli has a good editorial in the current Christianity Today issue. I disagree with a couple of points. But I appreciate his primary message—reminding Christians that we’re to love and care...

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Is This Really the Kind of Judge You Want God to Be?

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

People want the judge in the Brock Turner case recalled because he’s not a good judge. He did not uphold justice. The arguments for leniency were not good ones...yet they’re the same arguments...

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

The Back of the Book

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

Since God has created every one of us and He’s given us His manual for what we need to know, Christians have some insight that others may not have because they’re still running from God.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

True Compassion Is Determined by the Mind, Not by Feelings

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

Strong feelings of compassion and empathy coupled with a desire to help people and make them happy can sometimes obscure the path of true compassion.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

How Can We Answer People Who Say We’re Intolerant?

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

These days, many people mistake insults for debate, and the insult “You’re intolerant!” can be enough to shut down a conversation. But it doesn’t have to!

Media Type: Article Topic: Tactics and Tools

The Disciples Loved Jesus

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

At the end of John 13, after Jesus washes the disciples’ feet, He tells them He’s going away, and when they’re upset by this, Jesus gives them these words of comfort.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Pray to the God of Grace Today

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

Our country deserves nothing but judgment. But oh, see His grace and love on the cross! And dare to pray to Him for what we don’t deserve.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Is Theistic Evolution a Contradiction in Terms?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

On a recent episode of the Stand to Reason weekly podcast, a supporter of STR took issue with one of the ways Greg Koukl and I argue against theistic evolution...

Media Type: Article Topic: Science

Are You Ready for What’s Waiting for You on Your College Campus?

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

Are you (or is your child) ready to stand firm in your trust in Jesus Christ on your college campus?

Media Type: Article Topic: Tactics and Tools

The Question for Jehovah’s Witnesses: Who Is Jesus?

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

Tim Barnett wrote this month’s Solid Ground to help you prepare for conversations with Jehovah’s Witnesses. He says the best thing you can do is to focus on the most important question.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Our Society Should Not Stifle Religious Dissent

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

Andrew Walker warns of our society’s need for allowing religious dissent and the danger of denying religious liberty.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

The Pro-Life Mission

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

How do you create confidence in Christians who are able to share their pro-life convictions with anyone...

Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics

Yes, Christians Are Hypocrites, If by “Hypocrite” You Mean “Sinner”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

Contrary to Christopher Hitchens’s claim, religion isn’t what poisons everything. The problem is much deeper, more pervasive, and far more personal.

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

Christianity: It’s Either Objectively True or Objectively False

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

Lately, I’ve begun to realize just how much relativism is ingrained in our culture, particularly when it comes to religion...

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

Know Your Audience

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

I should have known better. This time, though, I didn’t pay attention. Perhaps I got comfortable, lazy, and sloppy. I didn’t follow a basic public speaking rule: know your audience.

Media Type: Article Topic: Tactics and Tools

Why We Need to Learn to Die

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

Jesus said, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” Here’s one reason why we need to learn to die.

Media Type: Article Topic: History

What Can’t Science Account For?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

William Lane Craig describes five rational beliefs that can’t be scientifically proven.

Media Type: Article Topic: Science

We’re Seeing a Clash of Worldviews, Not an Inevitable Force of Progress

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

Our societal conflict over sexuality comes down to our opposing views on what it means to be human.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

New Report Examines Scientific Studies on Sexuality and Gender

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

A journal has published an up-to-date summary of the available scientific research on sexual orientation and gender identity, and it contradicts the claims we commonly hear.

Media Type: Article Topic: Science

The Importance of Waiting for the “Thinking Pause”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

Here’s an important tip from Timothy Brahm of the Equal Rights Institute on how to improve your apologetics conversations with others.

Media Type: Article Topic: Tactics and Tools

Treat Transgender People with Kindness

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

Jesus knew that those around Him were lost and hurting. That’s what led Him to act with kindness and good will towards them.

Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender

Podcast Bumper Music: Good Little Giants

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

Listen to some music by Good Little Giants and hear what the lead singer has to say about suffering.

Media Type: Article Topic: Announcements

The Deity of Christ in the Gospel of Mark

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

Does Mark’s Gospel present Jesus as a mere man, or is the deity of Christ presented even in the earliest Gospel?

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

What’s Wrong with Religious Pluralism?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

Many people think all religions are equally true, but this isn’t possible. Here’s why.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Jesus Built Western Civilization

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

We take the ideas of our society for granted, and we assume they’ll always be there. But the most beautiful ideas of our culture are grounded in Jesus.

Media Type: Article Topic: History

How Unfulfilled Desire Points Us to God

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

C.S. Lewis expert Jerry Root explains how experiences and earthly loves awaken desires in us that will ultimately point us to God.

Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living

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