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What Is the Ultimate Source of Morality?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

Philosopher Peter Kreeft explains why objective morality can only come from a source higher than anything in the natural world.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Feeling That You Don’t Deserve Hell

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

Many people don’t feel like their moral crimes deserve Hell, but the fact that people feel this way doesn’t mean the feeling is based on truth.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

The Gospel According to Columbo

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

What if Lieutenant Columbo was a Christian? How would he present the Gospel? What would he say and how would he say it? Alan says Columbo would ask three questions. Find out what they are in this...

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God’s Glory Is United with Love, Not Selfishness

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

Christopher Morgan gave a fantastic response in a recent interview to the question “If God’s ultimate purpose is to glorify himself, does that mean God is selfish?”

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Was Adam a Historical Person?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

There are a host of reasons why I believe Christians should not embrace macroevolution. Among the most serious is the theistic evolutionist’s rejection of a historical Adam.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Science

Atheism Isn’t Simply a Lack of Belief

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

Some atheists state that atheism is not really a belief at all. Rather, they assert it is simply a lack of belief. But is that accurate?

Media Type: Article Topic: Other Worldviews

Helping Students Think about the Evidence for Evolution

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

This month, I want to offer you a helpful way for categorizing the evidence that is offered in support of macroevolution.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Science

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

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

Tweeting the Only Way to Heaven

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

Alan recently explained in a single tweet (138 characters) why Jesus is the only way to heaven. Find out what he said and how he said it.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Theology

Did Jesus Rise Physically from the Dead?

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

When a Jehovah’s Witness tells you that they believe in the resurrection of Jesus, they mean something very different than what Christians mean.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Theology

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

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

Target’s Policy on Transgender Use of Bathrooms and Fitting Rooms

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

Alan offers three quick thoughts about the recent statement made by Target to “welcome transgender team members and guests to use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their...

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Letting God Take the Heat

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

Alan explains how he is able to keep his cool when he faces hostile criticism.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Christian Living

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

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

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

Are Christians to Blame for the Orlando Shooting?

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

Alan responds to the claim that Christians are partly to blame for the Orlando shooting.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Christian Living

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: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Science

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

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

The Pro-life Mission

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

Alan discusses how he created the confidence in Christians to share their pro-life convictions with anyone.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Bioethics

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

Putting Words in God’s Mouth

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

Alan explains the importance of learning a good system of biblical interpretation and uses an example from his recent trip to Cairo, Egypt.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Tactics and Tools

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

How Pro-gay Theology Is Undermined in One Step

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

Alan explains how to understand the most modern case for pro-gay theology and how to undermine it in one step.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Sexuality and Gender

You Don’t Need to Believe in God to Know What’s Right and Wrong, But…

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

Tim Barnett gives a great illustration to help explain the nature of the problem with atheism and objective morality.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Our Existence as Relational Beings Points to the Trinity

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

It would be odd to think that we alone (who were created in God’s image), and not God Himself, were by nature relational beings who interacted with and loved others.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

If God Is Good, Why Is There Evil and Suffering?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

If God really is good, if He loves us, if He knows everything and is powerful enough to prevent any harm from coming to us, why do we suffer?

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Truth Is Narrow and Exclusive for Everybody

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

Watch a fun little video from Impact 360 on relativism, tolerance, and Christianity’s claim to be objectively true.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

In Conversations On Cultural Issues, Get to the Root of the Worldview

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

The cultural debates happening today offer us opportunities to talk about the fundamental worldviews behind the divide.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

If Sin Is Finite, Why Is Hell Eternal?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

Alan responds to the common question why people are punished in hell forever when they’ve only committed a finite amount of sin.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Theology

If Morality Comes from a “Good” Society, We’re in Trouble

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

If the goodness we desire is not inherently in people, and there is no moral standard higher than society, how could “goodness” ever reign in a society?

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Following Jesus to Compassion

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

Alan draws upon a component of Jesus’ ministry to help believers transform their relationships with people they disagree with.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Tactics and Tools

I Am Not Being Persecuted

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

Rather than complain that I’m being persecuted, I’ll consider it pure joy whenever I face any trial because I’m sharing in the sufferings of Christ.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Answering the Galileo Myth

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

I recently gave a talk at the University of Toronto on the topic of science and faith. I argued that modern science was birthed out of a theistic worldview. But if this is the case, why did the...

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Science

Being Tactical with Jehovah’s Witnesses

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

In our discussions with Jehovah’s Witnesses, we need to be tactical. That is, we need to anticipate their typical maneuvers to better guide the conversation. This will give us the best opportunity...

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Other Worldviews

Did the Council of Nicea Invent the Deity of Christ?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Despite claim to the contrary, the facts overwhelmingly confirm that the deity of Christ was not invented at the Council of Nicea. In fact, Jesus’ words and actions led the disciples to the...

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: History

Pro-life Persuasion Always Succeeds

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Alan explains how his recent failure to convince an abortion-choice advocate helps us rethink how we measure success.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Bioethics

An Explanation of “Worldview”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

What is a worldview? Sean McDowell gives a brief explanation.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Atheism’s Burden of Proof

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Atheists may not need to prove the absence of God, but their view entails a few other things that require a lot of explaining.

Media Type: Article Topic: Other Worldviews

Atheism’s Burden of Proof

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Alan explains why although atheists may not have to prove the absence of God, their view still entails three incredible assertions that require a lot of explaining.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Other Worldviews

Who Did Jesus Think He Was?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Watch Reasonable Faith’s new short, animated apologetics video answering the question “Who did Jesus think He was?”

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

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