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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
The question “Why do Christians care how an organization that self-identifies as Christian views marriage?” requires an answer from within Christian doctrine.
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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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
It’s a good thing before trials come to put our thoughts in proper order about how to deal with difficulties and tragedies that God allows in our lives, and not to let them shake us from what the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2019 10:08 PM
What does the Bible say?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
If you lost your integrity, how much would you pay to get it back? Your answer to that question could help you avoid losing your integrity in the first place.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
All people are created in God’s image, and skin color is a non-moral characteristic that doesn’t diminish intrinsic value. Our laws must reflect that by upholding equality and justice.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, and there’s a major misconception about this case that needs to be cleared up.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
God has called you to the place where you are to bring redemptive life to the people you encounter, to your profession, and to those whom you serve through your work.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 21, 2020 12:48 AM
Jonathan Edwards’s involvement in slavery is a sobering reminder of our limitations as human beings in applying revealed truth to our practices.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2020 6:39 AM
Alan discusses whether or not the unborn is merely a part of the mother’s body.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Ever get called names when you get into conversations about Christianity? Alan shows how to deal with that situation.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 21, 2020 7:41 PM
help Christians of all ages address headline issues like same-sex marriage, the Bible...I’ve simply never seen another approach on the existence of...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 1, 2021 6:17 PM
Our success is not determined by numbers or even impact. Here’s what you need to remember about the proper measure of success in order to avoid discouragement.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM
There’s no need to change your religious convictions in order to treat people you disagree with like any other person that you respect.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 11, 2023 10:36 PM
the many worldviews and “gods” in existence to Christianity and the God of the Bible
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Our ability to explain the gospel depends on our culture’s ability to understand the concept of justice, but use of the term “social justice” has been causing our understanding of justice to...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 4, 2019 12:09 AM
Because we all live in God’s world and are all made in God’s image, there are things all people know—about morality, guilt, etc.—that are embedded deep within their hearts, and this knowledge can...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 28, 2020 12:45 AM
You need to be prepared with specific plans to help you engage atheists’ objections thoughtfully and with grace when you encounter them.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
We are at war. It’s not a war of bombs and bayonets. It’s not a war against flesh and blood. In fact, it’s not a physical war at all. It’s a spiritual war, and here’s how we fight.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 12, 2022 10:40 PM
When people respond to our Christianity with anger, it’s tempting to think either that we’ve done something wrong or that Christianity deserves their anger. Here’s why neither conclusion...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 8, 2021 2:01 AM
daughter transition and how to defend inerrancy when we also say some rules in the Bible
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
If you haven’t yet started thinking about how you’re going to deal with suffering and persecution (big or small), now is the time to do so. If you want to persevere, here’s where your focus...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Alan talks about how to respond to the LGBT moral revolution and who to “punish” for an abortion pill.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 2, 2019 6:26 AM
At a recent theological and philosophical conference, Tim learned some things we should all keep in mind as Christian thinkers.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 6, 2020 2:43 AM
There’s no need (in fact, it’s wrong) to be rude or demonize our opponents the way we do. Here are five quick suggestions to elevate debate in a healthy way.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
If atheists want to make their selling point the fact that they have “traditionally embraced” a “commitment to the naked truth,” whatever it is, however disturbing, then let them live out this...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 11:15 PM
Alan explains what faith is and the role it plays in our salvation.
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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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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Our goal isn’t merely to argue that Christianity is true, but also to introduce people to a Person. How can we demonstrate the reality, centrality, and desirability of Jesus as part of our approach?
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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 8:54 PM
Sometimes when a person discovers I teach apologetics, they say, “You can’t argue someone into the Kingdom.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 5:14 PM
Greg reflects on how Mr. Rogers’ parting words exemplified a common misunderstanding of God’s grace.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Greg talks about deconstructing news stories, selecting a Christian college, if a Christian should help non-Christians clarify their world views, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 11, 2020 8:20 PM
Greg encourages Christians not to underestimate the importance of sowing seeds of truth in a person’s life.
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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 greg koukl On Oct 15, 2020 4:14 AM
Greg’s brother had a good friend who died of cancer roughly a week after becoming a Christian. Here is the eulogy he wrote for that friend.
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Web Content Article · By natasha crain On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Fewer women than men seem to be passionate about apologetics right now, but this might not be primarily a function of gender.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 4, 2020 7:21 PM
Sometimes we suffer without restoration or any humanly discernible good resulting. We keep the faith because of the cross.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Apr 20, 2020 11:33 PM
No one ever measures up. That’s the reality of fallenness. We all need hope, but not every worldview provides it. Here’s a truth Christians can lean on in times of hopelessness.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Nov 24, 2020 7:08 AM
When we seek to do God’s will with whatever gifts he’s given us, and focus on using those gifts to build his kingdom, we don’t become distracted by despair or doubt. Instead, we become overwhelmed...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 27, 2021 9:02 PM
Here are three reasons why you shouldn't let the label “phobic” bother you when it’s falsely applied to you because of your Christian convictions.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Feb 3, 2022 3:45 PM
Jon Noyes explains how the problem of evil points to our need for a savior.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Learning more and more apologetic answers won’t necessarily lead to real conversations with the people who have the questions. It’s not knowledge of facts that will propel you towards this; it’s...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Greg talks about how orthodox a person has to be in order to be saved, soul development being a higher goal than academic development, how to respond to “God made people gay, so why would he...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 24, 2021 4:39 AM
Greg continues his advice on what to do if you’re feeling spiritually dry, then he answers a question about what we mean when we say something is inspired.
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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 brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
The goal of this video is to help parents and pastors be more focused and intentional in their discipleship of the next generation.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 9:28 PM
Greg shares how to use tactics to make a case for life.
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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 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 amy k. hall On Feb 8, 2022 12:06 AM
This is who we are to be as Christians—people who respond to the truth of who God is and what he’s done for us in a manner worthy of that truth. But first, we must see that truth.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Jesus’ teaching does not leave Christians the option to make flippant or cruel and uncaring remarks about others.
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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 greg koukl On May 14, 2021 7:51 PM
Greg discusses whether or not new converts should anticipate affective encounters with God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Our preparation is different when we have an expectation that preparation will make a difference. And when we have a plan, we are more likely to act.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 31, 2023 8:42 PM
Tim Barnett introduces the concept of TRAIN, sharing why we should test our students, require more from them, arm them with the truth, involve them in the battlefield of ideas, and nurture them as...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
The aspects of God’s character we learn about now as a result of living in a fallen world will make our time with Him in eternity even more glorious.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Christianity changed the West’s understanding of power. Our culture is saturated with its ideas today, so it’s easy to forget how radical this was.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
Historian Rodney Stark explains why the theology of God in different religions produces very different religions.
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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 May 21, 2020 9:00 PM
Is baptism purely symbolic, or is it necessary to be reborn?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 5:45 PM
Greg discusses the standard of God’s law.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jun 16, 2023 5:51 PM
In this excerpt from Stand to Reason University, Jon Noyes explains why religious pluralism does not work and examines the biblical evidence for salvation through Christ alone.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
Some atheists have wrongly assumed Stand to Reason protects Christian students from hearing ideas they disagree with, but that’s the opposite of our philosophy to “inoculate, not isolate.”
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
In a post-Christian culture, people are unfamiliar with Christianity, so there’s much we need to explain before they can understand the Gospel.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
We need to be more intentional about sharing our lives with our neighbors so they can see who God is through us—through our good behavior as well as our moral failures.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Everyone has doubts. So the question isn’t really, “Can Christians have doubts?” but rather, “What should we do when doubts come?”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 14, 2020 10:46 PM
If you trust Jesus to be your substitute, meeting God’s standard of perfection is possible. God will cancel your crimes and credit your account with Jesus’ record.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for June 2010 Is apologetics a biblical concept? This is a fair question. Christians want to know if apologetics is sanctioned by God. It turns out that God cares a lot about...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Rod Dreher explains why “gay marriage is not just a social revolution but a cosmological one.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 5, 2021 3:24 PM
Why did Jesus come to earth? Was it to help the poor and promote social justice? Greg explains that though Jesus cared about those issues, his main purpose was much weightier than resolving...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 9, 2020 2:59 AM
Greg talks about five guidelines for students to follow for their spiritual health, then he answers questions about the correspondence theory of truth and the biblical authors’ meaning vs. God’s...
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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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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Brett interviews Jonathan Morrow, author of Welcome to College.
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