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#STRask: June 22, 2017

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

Alan is on a timer, and answers questions about LGBT pride month and a pro-abortion argument.

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Rod Rosenbladt, Martin Luther and the Good News Your Will Is in Bondage

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

Greg interviews Dr. Rod Rosenbladt of the 1517 Legacy Project on the Reformation and Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.

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You Don’t Care about Children after They’re Born

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 9, 2020 2:28 AM

Dive into it and see if you can work through it with your friend. Here’s how.

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Who Is Jesus?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 28, 2020 1:28 AM

There are people around you who have no idea what Christianity says about Jesus. Here are four brief talks from the STR speakers on Christology and the Gospel to help you explain.

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#STRask: How Would You “Take the Roof Off” a Denial of Objective Beauty?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 12, 2022 12:26 AM

Questions about whether it’s possible to go your whole life without sinning, why

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Three Bad Arguments against Life Beginning at Conception

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

A recent article argues “3 Ways Science Proves Life Doesn’t Begin at Conception,” but what happens when you apply those same arguments to newborns?

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#STRask: How Should I Respond to Someone Who Says He’s Offended?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 11, 2021 7:53 PM

Divine Mother and tactical ways to respond to someone who says he’s offended by your

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The Slippery Slope of the Right-to-Die Movement

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

There’s one fact about you I’m sure of: even though you’ll live forever, someday your

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A Reformation the Church Doesn’t Need – Part 1

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

single-minded—and you need to be ready for them, because and they are coming to your

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Do Pro-Lifers Compromise?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 26, 2022 2:06 AM

Greg comments on whether an incremental approach to fighting abortion is compromising then answers questions about recommended resources on objective truth, whether we should reflect on...

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Aren’t We All Children of God?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 16, 2023 8:57 PM

Greg explains the difference between being offspring of God in the sense of being made in his image and being children of God as heirs in Christ.

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No Stable Rights without Intrinsic Human Value

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM

Most pro-choicers know the fetal human being is scientifically alive. What they’re really objecting to is the idea of intrinsic human value—i.e., the idea that every member of...

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Apologetics Removes Obstacles to the Gospel

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 24, 2020 12:40 AM

In this fourth part of Tim’s “Why Apologetics?” series, he explains how apologetics does the work of pre-evangelism by responding to people’s ideas at the worldview level, removing obstacles to the...

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Compassion Means to Suffer With

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

If only our society would once again define compassion not as offering to help people kill themselves, but as offering to walk with them through a difficult time.

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#STRask: Why Do Some New Testament Passages about Salvation Ignore Faith and Focus

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 20, 2023 3:07 AM

Questions about why some passages about salvation in the New Testament (e.g., Matthew 25:31–46) seem to focus on works rather than trust in Jesus and whether the symmetry between Adam and Jesus...

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Does Paul Teach That Sin Is Subjective?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Sep 20, 2024 7:21 PM

Tim responds to a progressive Christian who claims Romans 14:14 teaches that sin depends on the person.

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The Moral Logic of Being Pro-Life

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

If your daughter came up to you and said, I’m tired of taking care of Grandma, I’

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#STRask: Will God Not Answer My Prayers if I’m Doubting He will?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 16, 2022 4:40 PM

in the New Testament canon if the author is unknown and whether God won’t answer your

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How to TRAIN Youth: Test Students to Engage Interest

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 31, 2023 8:55 PM

Tim Barnett explains how we can motivate students by identifying what they don’t understand.

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Why Jesus? Part 2

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Jesus, though a true human, was no mere mortal. Rather, He was and is God’s Son, the world’s unique, one-and-only Savior; and if Jesus were not God the Son, He could not be the Savior, either.

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Jesus, Recycled Redeemer?

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

Is Jesus of the Gospels simply recycled ancient myths?

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You Can Change Our Culture’s Mind on Abortion

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

Making the pro-life case is completely within your ability.

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42 Years Later, Here’s Where Americans Stand on Abortion

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Today is the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade and a good time to report on a recent poll that tried to get beyond the “pro-life” and “pro-choice” labels people claim for themselves to...

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Did the Punishment of Ananias and Sapphira Fit the Crime?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2019 10:27 PM

Greg explains why the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira were just.

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Christianity: Fantasy or Reality?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

Most people nowadays would not say that the religious stories believers believe are actually false. At the same time, though, they do not think they’re really true, either, in any deep sense of the...

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What We Can Learn about the Problem of Evil from Paul

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Feb 3, 2022 4:09 PM

Jon Noyes explains how God can use our experiences of suffering for a greater good.

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Take a Tip from Lt. Columbo

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM

Have you ever taken a verbal beating when trying to talk about Jesus? If so, I’ve got a tip for you.

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Even after His Death, Jesus Fulfilled the Law

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Aug 29, 2022 7:22 PM

Jesus fulfilled all requirements of the Law—not only during his life, but also after his death, as this little-known historical fact shows.

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If You Don’t Know Whether the Unborn Is a Human Being, Then Don’t Kill It

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 13, 2023 12:15 AM

If you’re unsure whether your action might kill an innocent human being, then the

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The Trinity Explains This!

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Feb 11, 2021 7:41 PM

Mr. B responds to an anti-Trinitarian meme, answering the charge that if Jesus is God, and Jesus prays to God, then Jesus is praying to himself.

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#STRask: How Would Persecuted Christians Have Understood Psalms Promising Protection and Rescue?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 25, 2023 10:28 PM

contradiction for Jesus to say that some will be put to death but also that not a hair of your

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God’s Rewards Are Appropriate and Desirable

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 20, 2024 11:20 PM

Greg and Amy discuss the motivations behind good deeds performed by believers, considering heavenly rewards, the value of the deeds themselves, and the desire to honor God.

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Van Leeuwenhoek: Father of Microbiology

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Antony van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch Calvinist born in the 17th century who became the father of microbiology.

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Misquoting God Part 2

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

I would like to rescue you from a mistake virtually every Christian makes now and then when they go to the Bible that prevents you from knowing what God is saying to you personally in His Word.

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Evolution: Dancing on the Titanic

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM

Evolution is on its way out. It’s only a matter of time before the iceberg hits.

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Thoughts on “The Chosen”

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 1, 2024 3:03 AM

pastor about his unbiblical teaching and the direction of his church if he isn’t your

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Give Greg a Call Tuesday

Web Content Article · By stand to reason On Oct 29, 2021 4:48 PM

Call the podcast with your questions and challenges for Greg during the live program

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My First Abortion Debate

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 1, 2021 9:40 PM

Alan shares his first debate on abortion.

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What the Bible Doesn’t Say about Gender Identity

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 30, 2020 8:39 PM

Alan explains what 1 Corinthians 6:9–10 says about gender identity.

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Do We Have a Right to End Our Own Lives?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 17, 2024 1:32 AM

euthanized, then he answers a question about how you can “trust in the Lord with all your

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America’s Unchristian Beginnings?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 24, 2020 4:05 AM

Greg responds to an L.A. Times Op-Ed article by this title.

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What Is Man?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

What does it mean to be human? You can’t answer a single question of consequence regarding human beings without answering that question first. Everything vital, meaningful, and moral about us hangs...

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A Moral Perspective on Abortion

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 13, 2022 2:23 AM

Greg discusses the moral argument against abortion and answers questions about how to respond to “God made me this way” and how to make a case for Jesus’ deity to a Muslim.

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#STRask: April 23, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

resurrected bodies, altar calls, and deciding on a seminary when you’re unsure of your

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Is Jesus the Only Way?

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

The most taxing objection to the biblical message of salvation that I face is: What about the good, sincere person who has never heard about Jesus?

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Five Misconceptions about Holy Week

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

Andreas Köstenberger and Justin Taylor wrote about “Five Errors to Drop from Your

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#STRask: What Does Boasting in Our Weaknesses Look Like?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 21, 2024 7:21 PM

our weaknesses” (2 Cor. 12:7–10), what it means to “sanctify Christ as Lord in your

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The Top Ten Podcasts of 2019

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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How the Early Church Sought to Resolve Textual Variants

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

Dan Wallace of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts has an interesting article offering evidence that the transmission of the New Testament text wasn’t merely linear.

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The Legend of the Social Justice Jesus

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 29, 2021 6:14 PM

Did Jesus come here to champion the cause of the poor? There’s no question God has a heart for the destitute. Even so, a careful study of the Gospels shows that Jesus’ principle purpose...

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How IVF Is Changing Our View of Human Beings

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM

The common, accepted practices employed in IVF are shaping the way we view human beings in an alarming way.

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The Fundamental Premise behind Ehrman’s Claims

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:29 PM

Just in time for Holy Week—it’s just about a tradition now for Christmas and Easter—Bart Ehrman is raising the same old doubts about the New Testament documents.

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Update on Melinda’s Progress

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

We’ve been keeping you updated on Melinda “The Enforcer” Penner’s situation since her accident. After months of nothing to report, we have some very encouraging news about her progress.

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Father of Modern Taxonomy

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

You’ve seen plants referred to by their scientific names, such as Rosa rubiginosa. That form of naming plants and other living things was introduced by a Christian who was a scientist named Carolus...

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Can Believers Befriend Non-Believers without Condoning Sin?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 31, 2023 11:13 PM

Greg and Amy give an important reminder that, as with other non-believers who sin in other ways, being friends with those who identify as LGBTQ+ doesn’t imply you agree with their views on sexual...

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Silly-putty Bible Study

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

To many Christians, the Bible is like putty. Just add the Spirit and it can be molded into almost anything at all.

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St. Patrick’s Day

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 20, 2020 11:48 PM

Like St. Patrick, let us not forget the purpose of the arguments we learn or neglect the personal communion with God that empowers us.

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#STRask: How Do We Discern between Our Own Inner Voice and the Holy Spirit Telling Us What We’re Supposed to Say?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 31, 2024 11:43 PM

what we are supposed to say if, according to Matthew 10:20, “it is the Spirit of your

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Truth Is a Strange Sort of Fiction: The Postmodern Turn—Part 5

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

Each new generation that emerges in culture needs a new generation of Christians to speak to it in its own cultural language.

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Evolution Can’t Tell Darwin’s Story

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 1:48 AM

To tell a good, human story, one must speak of the non-material realities we experience. And if one’s worldview can’t support such things, one must borrow from another that can.

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Naturalism: Bumping into Reality

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Naturalism can’t make sense of the reality we encounter every day, so when talking to naturalists, keep an eye out for these three significant ways they will “bump” into reality.

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#STRask: Is Abortion Just a Culture-War Issue, Not a Biblical One?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 26, 2023 7:00 PM

is not a black or white issue, that other people having abortions won’t affect your

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The Eyewitnesses

Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

In I Corinthians 15, Paul lists six specific individuals or groups who are reported to have been eyewitnesses of the resurrected Jesus. But are these reports credible?

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Answering the New Atheists—Part 3

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

Hymns are usually written as anthems of praise to God. They extol His noble characteristics and recount the benefits of his favor. But atheists have hymns, too. They celebrate the freedoms of...

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Silly Putty Bible Study

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

Some evangelicals search the Bible for a personal “word” from the Spirit that is unrelated to the text’s original meaning, and the results can be silly or even dangerous. Regardless of the outcome,...

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#STRask: July 10, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM

J. Warner Wallace is on a timer and answers questions about miracles, emotional barriers to Christianity, and getting an atheist’s attention to make a case for Christianity.

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The Christian Divorce Rate

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 8, 2020 9:59 PM

We hear all the time that Christians divorce as often as everyone else, but it turns out this isn’t exactly true.

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Unwitting Revolutionary

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

Martin Luther was a Roman Catholic monk who taught in Wittenburg, Germany in the early 16th century.

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Why We Shouldn’t Abort Babies That Are Going to Die

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

If you’re terrified by the knowledge that your baby is going to be born with a fetal

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The “Heathen” and the Unknown God – Part 1

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 24, 2022 12:45 AM

When it comes to salvation, God’s way has always been narrow. There is forgiveness available, but no one will be saved without the gospel of Jesus Christ. What does this mean for those who...

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How to Explain to a Non-Christian Why You’re Waiting until Marriage

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 2, 2022 2:35 AM

Greg gives a general principle and detailed examples to help a listener explain why, as a Christian, he is waiting until marriage to have sex.

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#STRask: January 4, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

Greg responds to questions about John 15:22, the moral principle of seeking to fulfill unchosen sexual desires, Genesis 30, and how to define Christian orthodoxy.

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Why Hate Shouldn’t Be a Crime

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

The passage of C-250 in the Canadian Parliament this spring pushed hate crime legislation to new extremes. Can one be against hate crimes, yet still oppose hate crime laws? Here are three good...

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#STRask: March 16, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM

Greg is on a timer and answers questions about the God Jews and Muslims worship, application of Jesus’ instructions, and where Israel crossed the Red Sea.

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About Those Crusades…

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

Since the Crusades are back in the news, these excerpts from a 2005 article by Crusade historian Thomas F. Madden will help you brush up on the basics.

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