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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 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 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 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 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 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 alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
Alan interviews Christopher Yuan about his new book, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God’s Grand Story.
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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 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 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 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 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 greg koukl On Jan 31, 2024 3:18 AM
Greg talks to Tim Barnett about the release of his new book, The Deconstruction of Christianity, then he answers questions about why a sex-change surgery isn’t the same kind of thing as fixing a...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 30, 2022 5:43 PM
Here’s why you shouldn’t interpret phrases in ancient Scripture through the lens of modern English idioms.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 6, 2023 11:44 PM
In this class from Greg Koukl’s Stand to Reason University course “Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air,” Greg shares tactics for confronting the inconsistencies that make moral relativism...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
How should Christians respond when those who identify as gay or lesbian come to their church?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace Guest: Tim Challies - The Transgender Conversation You Need to Have with Your Family
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 7, 2020 11:30 PM
Alan explains how to argue cordially and effectively.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Greg talks about the case for traditional marriage, applying the Mosaic Law today, then discusses Think Christianly with Jonathan Morrow, and answers questions from callers.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
What can we learn about the design of marriage from the word “suitable” in Genesis?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for December 2013 You know the gay rights narrative. Homosexuals are born that way, change is impossible, and their behavior is morally permissible.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 11, 2023 8:40 PM
Alan Shlemon explains three serious concerns about the Unconditional Conference hosted by Andy Stanley, gives reasons why we can’t simply agree to disagree on LGBTQ issues, and describes how...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM
Greg talks about Islam and terrorism, then takes calls on what the Christian ambassadors response regarding giving to beggars is, what happens when we die, if the old earth view is represented in...
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
Greg talks about gender neutral bathrooms, an abortion argument, a response to “I’ll never intrude in your space, so don’t intrude in mine,” whether Jesus did all His miracles through the...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 28, 2020 1:37 AM
Alan emphasizes the importance of looking to Islam’s authoritative sources in order to know what Islam really teaches then explains a key teaching about the Qur’an.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 15, 2020 8:12 PM
Greg clarifies his point of view on using preferred names and pronouns then answers questions about why there are more ancient religions than Judaism and whether Revelation 17–18 is matching up...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Greg Koukl interviews Sam Allberry, author of Is God Anti-Gay? on the question, how can the church support Christians with same-sex attraction who want to follow Christ?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
The answer to this question depends on how you define “natural.”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 1, 2019 5:16 PM
Christians define sin as “missing the mark.” It almost sounds cute. Kyle lied so he missed the mark…Oops. Katy gossiped...Shucks, that was wrong. Randy was prideful…Yikes, better stop that. But...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 26, 2020 7:37 PM
Greg explains the first step in a tactical approach to sharing your Christian convictions with others.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Nick Roen, who has same-sex attractions, suggests “An Alternative Script for Same-Sex Attraction” for the church to offer Christians.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Answering questions about Allah being a generic term for God, leaving a church, defining evil, and more.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 25, 2019 11:44 PM
Tim explains that in order to have a biblical view of God, we must acknowledge His wrath.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Despite the obvious connection to Islam, some people speculated that Christians were also to blame.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for March 2013 Today, more than ever, it is difficult to maintain a Christian view of sexuality, let alone homosexuality.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Christians believe in the one, true God. They believe He is all-knowing, all-powerful, the creator of the universe, and the only one deserving of worship.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Muslims love Jesus too. At least, that’s what a new billboard campaign claims. The question, though, is which Jesus do they love?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 10:11 PM
If God is opposed to polygamy, why does 2 Samuel 12:8 say that God gave David wives?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 30, 2021 11:55 PM
Matthew 7:1 says, “Do not judge so that you will not be judged.” Greg Koukl explains the original context and meaning of this often-misused verse.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 9, 2023 11:40 PM
When the subject of a person’s sexual sin comes up in conversation, is there a way to share the gospel without sounding bigoted or judgmental?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 22, 2022 7:02 PM
Natasha Crain and Greg Koukl compare the “authority of self” to a biblical view of God’s authority.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
Nancy Pearcey notes something important about transgenderism (and the worldview of a culture that celebrates it).
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
I want to make a distinction between two ways of addressing the issue of homosexuality.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 1, 2019 5:11 PM
Here's today's challenge: "If God made people gay and they don’t have a choice in the matter because they were born with that orientation, then isn’t it unfair that He punishes them for just being...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 6, 2020 11:01 PM
From Shadrach, to Peter, to Richard Wurmbrand, no law, threat, or torture can turn true Christians from loving and serving God or affirming what we know to be true.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
The Church has always been under attack.... Although many threats are external, some come from within.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 12, 2022 11:38 PM
Robby talks to Eric Johnson of Mormonism Research Ministry about the rules Mormons have to follow, the LDS view of authority and the way they view their prophets, the LDS need to keep all their...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Greg talks with Pastor Sam Allberry about how the church can support Christians with unwanted same-sex attraction.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 15, 2022 1:07 AM
A 30-year-old book on the fundamental ideas of the fascist worldview (a rejection of a transcendent God and moral standard) reminds us of what can happen when truth is no longer valued.
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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 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 tim barnett On Aug 27, 2021 6:43 PM
In an excerpt from our “Why Apologetics?” Stand to Reason University course, Tim Barnett explains how even a trained apologist like himself benefits from a practical application of apologetics.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Do you know the first question I get when I teach on Islam’s long history of war and killing?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for November 2011 At a recent event, I was introduced as Saeed Ibn Umar. Yes, that’s a Muslim name. But no, it’s not a pseudonym and I haven’t converted to Islam.
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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 tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Most of us have answered a knock on our door, only to discover a smiling, well-dressed couple—Watchtower publication in hand—standing on the other side, waiting to talk with us about the gospel...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 14, 2024 8:25 PM
Greg and Amy consider what it means to do something “in your own strength” and discuss how our efforts balance with God working through us and in the world.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Greg talks with Rosaria Butterfield about her conversion, sexual identity, and the Christian’s union with Christ.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ
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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 Oct 12, 2023 9:40 PM
Greg introduces his latest STR University course, sharing two reasons why many professing Christians seem confused on controversial issues.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 19, 2023 2:11 AM
Greg answers questions about whether he’s fighting a ghost when it comes to critical race theory, whether the famous Christians who have been deconstructing were ever truly regenerated, the “Divine...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 11:56 PM
Alan responds to the question of whether or not the classical biblical teaching on sexuality causes violence.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 16, 2021 9:24 PM
Christians focus on homosexuality as a sin but ignore other Old Testament laws. Is this hypocritical? Tim Barnett uses his Red Pen Logic to respond to this common objection.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM
Greg Koukl interviews guest Denny Burk on his book “What Is the Meaning of Sex?”
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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 amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Need some help discussing theological differences with your LDS friends? Here’s a list of points to get you started.
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