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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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Interview: Rosaria Butterfield, Openness Unhindered, Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ

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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Rosaria Butterfield Interview with Greg Koukl

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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Problems with Preferred Pronouns

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 31, 2023 6:55 PM

Given the numerous concerns, using preferred pronouns is anything but simple. It’s not that Christians are “transphobic” or unwilling to be courteous. There are principled reasons that justify not...

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Answering the New Atheists—Part 1

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

The so-called “New Atheists” grabbing the headlines lately have been creating a stir. These are old-school modernists with an attitude. They’re angry. Not only is theism false and religion...

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Will You Accept the Challenge?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 30, 2021 10:40 PM

Today, we challenge you to partner with STR and make an impact with your end-of-year

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#STRask: How Can I Lovingly Explain to Someone That I Will Not Be Using Their Pronouns?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 29, 2022 11:58 PM

their pronouns and how to explain to an employer that you will not be announcing your

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Why I’ve Stopped Using the Word “Gender”

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 11, 2023 11:03 PM

Alan explains why using the word “gender” will create unnecessary confusion in your

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Street Tactics – Part 3

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 23, 2020 1:39 AM

you can use questions to explain the moral logic of the pro-life position to your

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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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Once Gay, Always Gay?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for August 2013 The “experts” have spoken. Change in sexual orientation is not possible.

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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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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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New Study on Children of Same-Sex Parents

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 27, 2022 10:00 PM

For decades, our culture has been denying the differences between men and women in order to promote sameness—in genders, roles, couples, etc. But reality has a way of asserting itself.

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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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Responding to Pride Month with Genuine Love

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

We’re called to love our LGBT neighbors—not a mere toleration of the person, but genuine, heartfelt love. But what does genuine love look like?

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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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Pro-Gay Theology Advocates Are Repeating the Mistakes of the Past

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 8, 2023 10:25 PM

Pro-gay theology advocates claim Christians are making the same kind of grievous interpretive error past Christians made with antisemitism and slavery, but when you look closer at the details, it...

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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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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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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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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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Statistics Show LGBTQ Lifestyles Are Harmful

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 27, 2022 3:13 AM

Greg discusses the fact that even though our culture glorifies LGBTQ lifestyles, the statistics show these lifestyles are actually harmful to people, then he answers a question about the timeline...

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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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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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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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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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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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Federal Judge Strikes Down Prop 8

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

Federal Judge Vaughn R. Walker wrote in his decision on the California proposition defining marriage as one man and one woman

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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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Should We Divide over Homosexuality?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 12, 2020 3:49 PM

Is the question of whether or not homosexuality is sinful something Christians should divide over, or can we agree to disagree?

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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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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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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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First They Change the Definition, and Then They Claim the Right

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

community wants a right no one has had: the right to use a bathroom that doesn’t match your

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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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Compromise Is Not an Option

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for June 2013 Do you agree with God? What would it take for you to declare something good that God says is bad?

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