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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
If the resurrection is just our make-believe-to-make-me-feel-happy kind of story, then we are a sorry bunch.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
How to stay a Christian in college; can Christians live sinlessly?; character in public life, and more topics
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Greg suggests his top book picks to ask for for Christmas, and talks with callers about the image of God, “morning and evening,” testing God, and the “true Israel” today.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 27, 2022 1:45 AM
Greg answers questions about whether Zaccheus’s statement about giving back four times as much as he stole supports the idea of reparations, the biblical evidence that babies go to Heaven, where we...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 25, 2023 1:36 AM
Greg adds another quick thought about the last call on the previous episode, then he answers questions about atheists claiming they used to be “real Christians,” whether the word “relationship”...
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
According to New Atheist Sam Harris, “Faith is generally nothing more than the permission religious people give one another to believe things strongly without evidence.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Greg talks about haunted houses, the inspiration of Scripture, disqualification from Christianity, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
Greg and guest Frank Turek discuss stealing from God, then Greg talks about the trip to Calgary, his personal experience with the New Apostolic Reformation, what Satan’s access is to God, if Hell...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 28, 2020 1:43 AM
Last week, an issue came up that hinged specifically on the definitions of words.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Once in a while you will encounter people who try to overpower you instead of persuading you.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
In 4 min. or less, Alan answers questions about abortion, pornography, and pride.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Mystery is talked about a lot in the Church these days, but it’s not usually defined. Mystery isn’t divorced from knowledge; rather, it’s a result of a deep knowledge of God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Even with the advantages I personally have immersed in Kingdom work with STR, passing the baton is a challenge that takes conscious effort, intentional planning, and lots of prayer.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 21, 2023 6:07 PM
Greg and Amy respond to the idea of saying God is “faithful” when he gives us what we prayed for, offering some alternative ways we can respond to answered prayer that don’t convey the idea that...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
What is the problem with evolutionists referring to “Mother Nature?”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
What makes you think the ability to take away evil from the world has anything to do with God’s strength?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
In 1982, I lived in Thailand for seven months supervising a feeding program in a Cambodian refugee camp named Sakaeo. My charge: 18,250 Khmer refugees who had escaped the holocaust perpetrated...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Science
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
There is discomfort that grabs us because we simply don’t understand the gravity of our sin in the presence of a perfectly holy God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Greg is on a timer and answers questions about doing the Lord’s work, the Orlando shooting, and major doctrines that Greg has changed his mind on over the years.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 18, 2020 7:31 PM
Same-sex marriage is not about tolerance, freedom, or justice. It’s about something else
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about engaging people who are a bit difficult to talk with and whether God can change the past.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Unpleasant, hostile, conniving, catty, arrogant, complainer, gossip—Christians with traits like these bring discredit not just on themselves, but also the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Stephen Jay Gould, evolution’s popular icon from Harvard, has fired his latest salvo against creation in his new book, Rocks of Ages.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
Greg talks about which podcasts and books he recommends.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Greg talks about meeting former mormons, the “gay reformation” in the church, discerning genuine questions, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
In 4 min. or less, Alan answers questions about introducing apologetics to your church, annihilationism, and “the platinum rule.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Recent studies suggest that animals are capable of rudimentary forms of moral behavior. God isn’t the source of morality, evolutionists say; Mother Nature is. The evolutionary answer, though, does...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM
Understanding the author’s message is one of the fundamental skills needed to know how to read the Word accurately.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
I’m all for creating spaces in which people can doubt safely. I’ve even written about it. But can the doubting process be pushed to an absurdity?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Greg discusses serving at same-sex weddings, applying the Old Testament Law, ethics of vaccinations, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 25, 2021 2:17 PM
Greg answers a question about how to respond to someone who rejects God because of the problem of evil.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 11, 2021 6:24 PM
Greg reflects on his anniversary, discussing the implications of the marriage promise.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about other creation stories, Matthew 27’s historicity, and if God gave light during creation.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
“Can God do anything?” I asked an audience of Christians at a recent apologetics conference.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Greg and guest Rodney Lake discuss Thinking Matters, New Zealand, then Greg talks about tolerance or discrimination on campus, if early Christians recycled pagan myths, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
Greg and guest Doug Geivett talk about the New Apostolic Reformation, then Greg takes questions about a family member going to a medium, who are some examples of teachers in the New Apostolic...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
The embryonic stem cell research debate is remarkable because neither side—pro-life or pro-abortion—seems to understand the moral logic of its views.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Greg gives an answer to this question that is both biblical and rational.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Even with the popularity of the so-called “new atheists”—Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins—it’s clear to me that it’s no leap of faith to believe in God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about the web and Christianity, Heaven, and what if Christianity is false?
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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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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
“How do I share Christ with someone who is an agnostic?” a college student asked after a talk I gave last month at a church in Oklahoma. Then she added, “My boyfriend is agnostic, but I feel...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 25, 2022 8:02 PM
Greg explains why believers may apply “hate the sin, love the sinner” to their own lives but should be cautious about trying to apply this saying to God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Is it OK for a Christian to argue with other believers?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Greg and guest Frank Turek discuss the Cross Examined Instructor’s Academy, then Greg answers questions on if the age of accountability is consistent with election, the professor’s ploy, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Brett talks about helping students engage their faith and others, if God hears the prayers of the unbelievers, and then discusses Student Training with guest Sean McDowell.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 21, 2023 12:27 AM
How much sin can God forgive? Does it matter if we evolved? Why did God...? What role should Christianity play in our government? Greg addresses these topics and more in this issue of Solid Ground.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
In 4 min. or less, Greg talks about end of life issues, referring to God as she, and science and a Designer.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 1, 2021 4:52 PM
Do apologetics matter to young people today, who base their convictions on feelings?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 5, 2023 10:14 PM
Greg and Amy explain how God’s purposeful justice displays his glory.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
When scientists claim that any intelligent design inference is an example of God of the Gaps, they are presuming that there actually is an explanation gap, that is, there simply is no explanation...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
You can answer the harshest critic you’ll ever face.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 23, 2020 12:25 AM
How do you respond when someone challenges the notion that God can forgive a Hitler or a mass-murderer?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
In scientific debate, the Christian is often saddled with a handicap similar to that of the famed Australian racehorse Phar Lap.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
The ancient fable of the blind men and the elephant is often used to illustrate the fact that every faith represents just one part of the larger truth about God. However, the attempt is doomed...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 10, 2024 9:42 PM
Greg and Amy respond to the accusation that choosing God isn’t really a matter of free will if we’re being threatened with Hell if we don’t choose him.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 19, 2021 3:48 AM
It’s hard to imagine anything so unsettling as learning that a spiritual hero has been living a secret life of egregious sin. Stunned, shocked, and shaken, you might not know how to process news...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Were John and Matthew reliable witnesses to the life of Christ? Did Jesus claim to be the Messiah? Did He work miracles? Did He rise from the dead? The court is convened.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 17, 2021 7:32 PM
Greg gives five principles to consider when deciding on a new church home.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
As New Testament Christians in the New Covenant, which commands or moral principles are obligatory and would apply regardless of the covenants because they are universal morals that transcend the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 23, 2021 10:41 PM
At times, the tsunami of change we’re facing seems overwhelming for its force, dizzying for its speed, and chilling for its darkness. It’s easy to begin feeling helpless, but that is not our path....
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Brett has 4 min. to answer questions about fearing God, Yahweh, and other religions.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Barronelle Stutzman, the florist in Washington who declined to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding, has lost her court case. Here’s why that’s bad news for everyone.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
As a single Christian, you may long to look into marriage and family, but the angels long to look into the greater marriage that is already yours.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Yes, the fine-tuning of the universe for life is highly unlikely, but unlikely things happen all the time, right? Here’s why this objection to the fine-tuning argument doesn’t work.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Tim continues to respond to objections to the argument that the universe is fine-tuned to permit the existence of life.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
What’s the key to a lifetime of happiness? John Piper shares his father’s answer, and it’s good news for apologists like you.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Alan responds to an article claiming that women’s equality can’t exist until the government doesn’t regulate a woman’s body, in the same way it doesn’t regulate a man’s body.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Alan interviews Preston Sprinkle, author of People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Alan is on a timer and answers questions about Satan, Hell, and idols.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
In 4 min. or less, Alan answer questions about Old Testament xenophobia, false teachers, and Hell.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Alan interviews Steve Wagner, Executive Director of Justice for All, a pro-life organization that teaches people how to engage pro-choicers in persuasive conversation.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Alan speaks about pro-life persuasion, the Trinity, the Qur’an, and Beauty and the Beast.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Church discipline isn’t a remnant of the first-century church. It’s a New Covenant principle that can and should be applied today.
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