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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 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 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 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 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 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 8:54 PM
Tim Barnett explains the Bible’s indirect claims that Jesus is Jehovah.
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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 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 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 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 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 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 tim barnett On Dec 16, 2021 9:24 PM
Christians focus on homosexuality as a sin but ignore other Old Testament laws. Is this hypocritical? Tim Barnett uses his Red Pen Logic to respond to this common objection.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
Our worldviews influence the way we live, the values that guide us. Some worldviews support and ground values better than others. Christianity explains human value better than any other worldview,...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 28, 2019 10:54 PM
A thought-provoking image depicting a nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, and Jesus in separate cages is powerful, especially in light of the current political climate. But is it truthful?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
Do you know someone who thinks legalizing same-sex marriage won’t change anything?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
There’s going to be differences in the text, and some people have made a big deal about those differences.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM
A suggestion to be intentional and vigilant about being an attractive ambassador in everyday life.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM
Disagree with the Christian on this and you disagree with Christ. That’s why this should be your first line of response when answering this query.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
The word “submission” puts people on edge, but leadership and submission exist for the sake of beauty, fulfillment, fruitfulness, and peace. Here’s an illustration to help you see this.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
I recently heard Dr. Hugh Ross share some ideas he’s learned from long experience that I thought would be helpful because a lot of people ask about this.
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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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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 8, 2022 12:54 AM
Is evangelism disrespectful since the Christian is assuming he’s right and the other person is wrong? Here are three things to keep in mind when answering this question.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Greg gives his thoughts on the movie The Case for Christ.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Not long ago I read a stunning (and scathing) response in a blog post by a Christian woman who was furious with those taking exception with the “Christian” convictions of a well-known Mormon...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Greg answers questions about how to tell if someone is truly demon possessed, if a rational argument for determinism necessarily self destructs, if it follows that Jesus is God because he rose from...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 13, 2022 3:56 AM
What can believers do to remain humble when they engage non-believers? Here are three quick thoughts.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 11, 2021 7:42 PM
Greg and Amy explain why prayer is not just a means to an end and discuss God’s actual purpose for prayer in believers’ lives.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
J. Warner Wallace answers questions in 4 min. or less (or more) about black lives matter and if Christianity is false.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 9:38 PM
Brett helps young people know where to begin if they want to study Christianity and apologetics effectively.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 21, 2021 5:43 PM
There are troubles facing Christians both in the world and in the church. Greg describes what form these troubles take, explaining why Christians need to be alert and equipped with the truth.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
38,000 Muslims die every day and enter eternity without Christ. We need to hone our skills so we’re more effective at sharing the truth with them.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 27, 2020 5:25 PM
Even if it is true that Jesus didn’t say anything about the unborn (and we don’t actually know that), nothing logically follows from it. We certainly cannot conclude that the unborn didn’t matter...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for July 2007 When I heard the knock on the door I knew it was probably the Mormons.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
If Jesus is worth a painful death, is He not worth an uncomfortable life?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 31, 2019 4:06 PM
No matter who is making a claim about Islam, what they say must conform to these three authoritative sources in order for their claim to accurately represent Islam.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 14, 2022 10:46 PM
Tim responds to a Muslim who claims the Gospels were not written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jan 31, 2023 10:55 PM
Jon Noyes explains how you can approach Christian friends who seem to support ideas or causes inconsistent with biblical morality.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
It’s better to develop good habits rather than merely make resolutions. Here’s some practical advice on how to go about doing this.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 10:40 PM
Alan shares how to continue a Gospel-centered conversation with a friend or family member who says, “Enough of that!”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 10:48 PM
Should a Christian not vote against abortion because their view that abortion is murder is a theological claim, not a scientific claim? Alan responds to this question and shows how the premise is...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 16, 2021 3:15 AM
J. Warner Wallace talks about three reasons to celebrate your Christian worldview, then he answers questions about whether Ezekiel 38 is about the future or the past, advice on being a better “one...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM
Greg talks about if your faith can save you in a crisis & responding to homosexual activism, then takes calls on a Christian approach to homosexual activism, allowing all viewpoints to be...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2019 10:53 PM
Greg helps Christians understand what characterizes a false teacher.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 9:53 PM
You want to inform them, in as polite a way as possible, that they cannot knock on your door as missionaries promoting their religion, proselytizing and seeking to convert you, and then say you are...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Even if you’ve accepted the fact that you will endure some suffering, and you know that God has many good purposes for it, you may yet have some unrealistic expectations.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Daniel’s experience in a foreign land provides a helpful model for living faithfully and fruitfully in a secular society.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
The solution for shame in today’s culture is to celebrate sin in an attempt to take away its sting. But there’s no real solution for sin apart from God’s grace.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 23, 2024 6:19 PM
Many Muslims love to cite Mark 13:32 as proof that Jesus cannot be God. Tim Barnett explains why this objection doesn’t work.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
Greg and Tim talk about Tim’s upcoming video series on Jehovah’s Witnesses, then they take a call on the Trinity and talk about a recent post an atheist wrote about Stand to Reason.
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