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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
What if God is real—not just a hope or an abstract concept we talk about, but really real, as real as anything we see in front of us?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
Sometimes people claim that the only reason someone is a Christian is because they were born in the United States. In this episode, Alan gives three reasons why such a claim is wrong headed.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
Have you ever wondered why Jesus had to undergo a “baptism of repentance” if He was sinless? Jonathan Pennington explains the answer Jesus gave to John the Baptist.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
The ideas of critical theory are driving much of our current cultural conversation, even among some Christians, but are they compatible with Christianity?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
We will not always desire God with the same intensity. In fact, there will be times when we can only persevere and trust that God will again revive us. Here’s what C.S. Lewis had to say about this.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
People in our culture are asking if Christianity is not only true, but also good and beautiful. This current emphasis fits right in with the task of cultural apologetics.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 30, 2019 10:54 PM
If you ask your Muslim friend what would happen if he became a Christian, you’ll discover what’s holding him back from Jesus, and then you can help him overcome his obstacles.
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jul 30, 2019 11:30 PM
The most common objection raised against Christian theism is the problem of evil. Here are some tips to help you prepare your answer to this inevitable question.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 31, 2019 5:08 PM
Tim focuses on the impossibility of life existing by chance.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 31, 2019 5:11 PM
Alan explains the importance of using exact numbers when sharing statistics to get your point across.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 31, 2019 5:40 PM
Tim explains the unlikely odds of the correct sequence for proteins developing by chance.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 31, 2019 9:52 PM
Alan answers the question, “Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God?”
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jul 31, 2019 11:26 PM
Philosopher J.P. Moreland points out that when a Christian deals with issues like science and faith, or the historicity of the Gospels, it's fair to say that he's biased in that he has a point of...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 5, 2019 11:15 PM
What makes a marriage official according to God?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 1, 2019 9:40 PM
Prayer is a genuine expression of love and need from children to their Father. Here’s why seeing Him as our Father is key to helping us pray.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 1, 2019 10:27 PM
A slow buildup of scorn, day in and day out, can be harder to withstand than a dramatic incident of persecution. How does one gain the courage we’re all going to need?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 2, 2019 12:02 AM
Words and their meanings are important. Here’s how you can avoid inadvertently conceding you blindly believe in a bolt-throwing, angry being in the sky.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 2, 2019 5:36 PM
How do we kill the anger we feel when facing rudeness, mockery, and other annoyances in our apologetics interactions so we can represent Christ well to the world?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 2, 2019 9:15 PM
Here are some words of hope and a way forward from a deeply thoughtful article by Matthew Anderson on how pornography violates love and our humanity.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 2, 2019 9:20 PM
Some atheists who believe in objective moral values and duties argue that they’re simply brute facts of the universe, existing without explanation or foundation. Here’s how you can respond.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 2, 2019 9:25 PM
The answer to whether or not proving Christianity false would be a good thing depends on whether or not Christianity is true, whether or not God exists, and what kind of “good” we’re talking about.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 2, 2019 9:30 PM
Here are two important pieces of advice you need to hear for your conversations with Muslims.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 2, 2019 9:34 PM
This generation has been more affected by pornography than any other generation in history. Here are four reasons why this is the case.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 3, 2019 9:27 PM
Amy explains why all humans are also persons.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 3, 2019 10:30 PM
Alan shares how best to use your time if you only have one hour to share the truth with someone.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 3, 2019 10:32 PM
Alan encourages Christians to point to Jesus when their biblical views are challenged as politically incorrect.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 8, 2019 9:36 PM
While it’s true that Christians should prioritize their understanding of Scripture and Christian theology, Alan offers four reasons why Christians should add the study of false ideas to their to-do...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 8, 2019 9:37 PM
Alan explains how the atheist’s materialistic worldview makes several miracle claims to explain reality.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 25, 2019 12:40 AM
Ellen DeGeneres and Elton John had some good words to say to people who don’t believe friendship and love are possible with those who differ on significant issues.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Nov 25, 2019 1:26 AM
Relativism was embraced by our culture as a way to put an end to conflicts, but its result has been the exact opposite. Here’s why.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 25, 2019 1:47 AM
What could demons do to thwart apologetic encounters? What should apologists be mindful of when sharing our convictions with others? Alan reflects on his interview with Tim Muehlhoff.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 2, 2019 1:14 AM
Here’s a simple and clear response from William Lane Craig to the increasingly common charge from atheists, “We’re both atheists about most gods. I just believe in one fewer God than you do.”
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 2, 2019 5:51 AM
Some argue against Paul’s teachings about the Law by pointing to Jesus' words about following the Law in Matthew 5:17–20, but another passage in Matthew helps to clarify Jesus’ agreement with Paul.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 2, 2019 6:05 AM
An incident recorded in Daniel gives insight into some aspects of prayer and spiritual warfare.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 4, 2019 12:20 AM
We commonly use a powerful and rational process to draw conclusions from evidence, and we can use this process to make a case for Christianity. Here’s how.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 4, 2019 1:22 AM
In this third part of the “Why Apologetics?” series, Tim talks about the value of developing the mind through apologetics as a way of pushing back against anti-intellectualism in the church.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 4, 2019 1:37 AM
Alan explains hadith literature and its role as a source of authority in the lives of Muslims.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 12, 2019 8:17 PM
Alan talks about Ellen DeGeneres’s statement about being friends with people she disagrees with, answers questions about evidence vs. Holy Spirit and submitting to authority, then talks to Scott...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 12, 2019 8:20 PM
Alan talks to Tim Muehlhoff, author of Defending Your Marriage: The Reality of Spiritual Battle, about spiritual warfare.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 12, 2019 10:05 PM
Alan explains how to use a common yet powerful question to help point people to God.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 28, 2019 2:51 AM
Why and how should you mark up a book? Alan reflects on an article by Mortimer Adler, explaining three benefits you will receive when you interact with what you read.
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Web Content Article · By stand to reason On Jan 7, 2020 11:59 PM
Merry Christmas to you from Stand to Reason!
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Web Content Article · By stand to reason On Jan 8, 2020 12:06 AM
Greg reflects on the year behind us and invites you to partner with Stand to Reason one more time so we can end the year strong and launch into 2020 together.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jan 23, 2020 10:51 PM
Contrary to the opposite charge people tend to make today, early Christianity was mocked for being too pro-women. Here’s why.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 3, 2020 9:03 PM
Alan explains why we should care about God’s view of how we should use our bodies.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 26, 2020 7:22 PM
If you could move the conversation with your non-Christian friends in any direction, what would you talk about? Alan offers insight.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 27, 2020 10:32 PM
Alan explains how Islamic teachings were transmitted and compiled, especially regarding the words of Mohammed.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 4, 2020 5:47 PM
When we remove the key component of sexual complementarity from the definition of marriage, none of the other aspects of marriage logically hold.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 16, 2020 9:06 PM
Tim describes the chirality problem as evidence against creation by chance.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 20, 2020 2:28 PM
Our true humanity—the way we were meant to be as creatures made in the image of God—is restored by being in Christ and looking at Him, the perfect image of God.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 21, 2020 12:17 AM
When evaluating worldviews, we need to consider which one takes seriously and accounts for all of the reality we experience.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 21, 2020 12:38 AM
The Greeks’ view of the nature of the universe held them back from scientific discovery, but Kepler’s Christian view drove him on towards science.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 6, 2020 9:47 PM
Don’t discount apologetics because you think it’s argumentative. There’s a distinction between apologetics and the manner in which it is practiced.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 6, 2020 11:38 PM
What does it mean to us that Christ has risen from the dead and “taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens”?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 2:21 AM
What have we lost, both as individuals and as a culture, without the presence of death?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 2:55 AM
There are those who see Jesus on the cross and say, “See how He loved us!” And there are those who say, “Couldn’t He have prevented the suffering in the first place?”
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 3:12 AM
Are we grateful for God’s patience with us?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 3:20 AM
Both atheists and theists care about right and wrong, love and compassion. Are we merely being fooled by survival instincts, or are we apprehending objective reality?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 3:34 AM
Whatever will move the people of this nation away from our sin and closer to God, that is the blessing I ask for.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 8, 2020 11:56 PM
Christmas isn’t just about God’s love and peace. It’s also about justice.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 9, 2020 2:03 AM
Thomas Nagel says materialism fails to explain the world we actually find ourselves in, and to atheists, this is heretical.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Apr 9, 2020 10:26 PM
Jonathan discusses the difference between subjective and objective truth using two helpful analogies.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 15, 2020 8:56 PM
The coronavirus crisis has consequences, and there is one consequence of this crisis you may not have considered.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 28, 2020 4:04 PM
Before you can refute an idea, you have to actually understand the idea. Otherwise, you end up defeating a defenseless imitation of an argument—a straw man—instead of the real thing.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 30, 2020 4:42 PM
How do we fight being lured away from our reasoned convictions about the truth of Christianity during a time of upheaval? Here’s some advice from C.S. Lewis and practical help from Trevin Wax.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 7, 2020 11:12 PM
Is God just a gap-filler for lack of scientific knowledge, or does science point to God?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 8, 2020 12:02 AM
Alan encourages Christians to understand the two definitions of science in order to avoid confusion in conversation.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 8, 2020 3:40 PM
Alan reminds Christians of an important way to be kind and winsome before expressing an opposing view.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 8, 2020 3:47 PM
Alan shares a helpful tip on what to do when you’re stuck in a conversation with someone who has an opposing viewpoint.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 8, 2020 3:58 PM
Alan encourages Christians not to stress about getting to the gospel in every conversation with non-believers. Instead, aim to put a stone in their shoe.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 12, 2020 9:52 PM
Questions are a legitimate way to get people to think. But if questions subtly create confusion, fallacy, or error, they only serve to conceal the truth rather than reveal the truth.
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On May 13, 2020 11:45 PM
We should hate and denounce the evil of racism, but we shouldn’t assume that every violent encounter between people of different races is motivated by racism.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 20, 2020 8:45 PM
Amy shares why it makes sense to believe that a human has a soul at the moment of conception.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 22, 2020 1:28 PM
Alan shares the most important topic Christians can bring up if they want to start a conversation with their Muslim friend or neighbor.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 16, 2020 5:16 AM
It’s certain that we will face many circumstances where we either succumb to our desires or surrender to God. We need to be prepared to make the right decision no matter the cost.
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