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It’s Not Loving to Affirm a Damaging Lie

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 7, 2022 1:36 AM

whether Paul ever got a chance to stand before Caesar, whether we can trust the Bible

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The Meaning of Christmas vs. the Spirit of Christmas

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 22, 2021 2:45 AM

person and how to distinguish between the power of the tongue talked about in the Bible

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What Luke Actually Wrote

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

A caller to the radio program asked about answering a historical challenge to Luke 2 that Bart Ehrman has raised.

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Hard Case of Abortion in Egypt

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM

Egyptian Christians are typically pro-life. Many, however, struggle with being consistent, especially in the case of rape. This is a vexing problem in any part of the world, but it becomes more...

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Here’s Another Reminder to Be Gracious During 2020

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 21, 2020 10:50 PM

This year has been out of control. Unfortunately, so have many people’s manners. This is a reminder to be gracious to others—especially when it’s easy not to.

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The Third Column

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM

The future of thoughtful Christianity does not belong to best-selling authors or popular speakers. Rather, it will be determined by people like you—committed disciples in the local church with warm...

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#STRask: June 9, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

Greg talks about head coverings, people in heaven praying on our behalf, and open theism.

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The Black Box of IVF

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM

Given the brave new world we live in, we can’t presume that medical technologies are consistent with Christian ethics. We must do our due diligence and investigate.

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Was Paul a Universalist?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2019 10:16 PM

Could Romans 5:18–19 be used to argue for universalism?

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Slavery, Abortion, and Unalienable Rights

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM

Did the Supreme Court enact a law that encourages the concept of unequal rights, contradicting the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence?

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Always Ask What They Mean by “God”

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM

When people tell me they don’t believe God exists, I have a specific question for them: What do you mean by “God”?

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Why Is Apologetics so Important?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 3, 2019 9:59 PM

Tim introduces a series of videos he’ll be presenting called “Why Apologetics?” that explains what apologetics is and why it’s so vital.

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Bosnia, Rape and the Problem of Evil

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2020 11:35 PM

Greg responds to a letter to the editor in which the writer’s pain causes him to ask the age-old question of why God allows evil to exist.

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Archaeological Find Supports Pre-Exilic Date for Biblical Texts

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

Israeli mathematicians and archaeologists say they have found evidence to suggest that key biblical texts may have been composed earlier than some scholars think.

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Our Pain Has Meaning

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

Joni Eareckson Tada, who was paralyzed in a diving accident at the age of 17, has this to say about her suffering over the decades...

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Born Atheist?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

Glenn Peoples responds to the popular atheist claim that we’re all “born atheist.”

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Interview: Justin Brierley – The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 8, 2023 1:25 AM

Greg interviews Justin Brierley, author of The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again, about the rise and fall of...

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Your Role as Christ’s Ambassador Starts in Your Neighborhood

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM

Your role as Christ’s ambassador starts in your home, your neighborhood, your community, with the people you know personally, not with politics.

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Reasons for Capital Punishment

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 9:22 PM

There's a reason both the Old and the New Testaments promote capital punishment. That reason was applicable then and still applies today.

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Are Miracles Illogical?

Web Content Article · By keith plummer On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM

Someone might conclude on the basis of the observed regularity of nature that miracles are impossible and therefore illogical, but are they really contrary to the laws of logic?

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Believing Biblical Doctrines Requires Humility, Not Arrogance

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

It isn’t arrogant for Christians to believe Jesus is the only way of salvation and other biblical doctrines. In fact, it requires humility.

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Does God’s Will Affect Everything That Happens in Our Lives?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 12, 2023 2:25 AM

questions about whether God’s will affects everything that happens in our lives and Bible

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Remembering Chuck Smith

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

Greg talks about Chuck Smith, fourth trimester abortion, we were made to work, and more.

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Christians Should Be Able to Recognize Jesus’ Voice

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 2, 2023 2:02 AM

Greg talks about the positive response of some Christians to an imitation of a Bible

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#STRask: How Can We Square God’s Desire for All to Be Saved with the Existence of Hell?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 19, 2021 9:33 PM

whether Christians should be looking for the signs in the stars mentioned in the Bible

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Interview: David Limbaugh – The Resurrected Jesus

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 30, 2022 3:39 AM

;The Resurrected Jesus: The Church in the New Testament, about the unity of the Bible

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Cultivate the Moral Imagination to Develop Character

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

If you’re trying to teach your children moral virtues (or you’re being intentional about developing them in yourself), here’s some good advice from Hillsdale College professor Daniel Coupland.

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Fetal Humans Are Persons Who Can Be Wronged

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

In an interview posted today on the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Frank Beckwith used an illustration to clarify the truth that unborn human beings are, in fact, persons who can be wronged by...

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Chronicle of Higher Education: Stop Accrediting Christian Colleges

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education argues that accreditation ought to be denied to Christian colleges that require professors to sign statements of faith or otherwise “draw lines...

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Do Extraordinary Claims Demand Extraordinary Evidence?

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM

Hume offered this challenge in “Of Miracles” in Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.

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How Do We Know Christianity Is True?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2023 2:44 PM

student about how we know Christianity is true, whether any religion can be proven, Bible

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#STRask: July 31, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM

Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about truth in other religions, yoga, and God’s character.

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End of Life Ethics: A Primer

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM

That’s the challenge I’ve heard a number of times from advocates of starving Terri Schiavo to death. It usually comes in the conversation when what they’ve offered so far in the way of...

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#STRask: August 17, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM

Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about neo-Darwinism and free will, getting baptized, why God created man, and how to apply Scripture personally.

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STRask: Why Should We Try to Understand the Author’s Intent When Interpreting the Bible

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 2, 2023 4:59 PM

Questions about how to argue in favor of an “authorial intent” hermeneutic and why we don’t see more demon-possessed people today.

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Guard Yourself against the Dangers of Fame

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 26, 2021 2:22 AM

need to guard ourselves against the dangers of fame, then he takes calls about the Bible

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Don’t Forget about Character

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

Facing our sin and developing our character by focusing on the Gospel is as integral to being an ambassador of Christ as both knowledge and wisdom.

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How the New Meaning of “Dignity” Is Changing Everything

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

Roberta Green Ahmanson explains why our culture’s new understanding of human dignity “may well be the harbinger of a social transformation the likes of which we have not seen in the West for 1400...

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Surprise! Life Does Begin at Conception

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

It seems that sometimes, when it serves the story, the fact that life begins at conception is perfectly clear to both scientists and the media.

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There Can Be No Moral Progress if There’s No Standard

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 5:45 PM

The moral relativist who is fighting for a moral principle is living in tension with his beliefs, and this provides a great starting point for a spiritual conversation.

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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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Hobby Lobby Decision Summary

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

The Supreme Court’s decision on whether or not corporations like Hobby Lobby are protected by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act came down today. Here’s a quick summary.

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#STRask: What Parenting Advice Would You Give Christian Fathers?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 11, 2023 8:12 PM

Questions about whether the Bible considers medicine to be sorcery, making the case

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What’s the Main Concern for Christian Parents When It Comes to Gender?

Web Content Article · By brian seagraves On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

If the percentage of people who identify as transgender is so small, why do all parents need to be concerned about the effect this topic will have on their children?

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Be a Parable of God’s Grace

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

Why are we to be “peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men,” even—no, especially—to those who treat us poorly? Paul says it’s because this is how we illustrate something very...

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Generations of Medical Missionaries

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Rev. Dr. John Scudder, Sr., founded the first Western Medical Mission in Asia in Ceylon in 1819. He also founded a family of medical missionaries whose combined service covers four...

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The Problem with Altar Calls

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 22, 2023 2:30 AM

Greg talks about the problem with altar calls, then he answers questions about why it matters what kind of arguments we make for Christianity if only God can change a person’s mind and how best to...

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A Very Pagan Christmas?

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Dec 16, 2021 12:35 AM

You might have heard that we celebrate Christmas on December 25th because Emperor Constantine decided to Christianize a pagan holiday. But is that story true?

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Abortion Rhetoric

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 21, 2020 7:04 PM

Domestic terrorism. “A brutal, cowardly act of murder.” “Mass murder.” “A national conspiracy to commit domestic terrorism.” These are perfect descriptions of what abortion is.

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Seven Issues to Consider as You’re Thinking about Halloween

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

If you’re wondering what to think about Halloween, here are seven issues to consider.

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The Problem Is Not with the Evidence

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 13, 2023 3:08 AM

Greg encourages Christians not to be discouraged when people don’t respond to their arguments, then he answers callers’ questions about whether Christians should be involved in the stock market and...

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Faith & Wishing

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM

If you “just take Christianity on faith” you may be in trouble...

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What Would Polygamy Do to Society?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Part of Utah’s law against bigamy was recently struck down by a U.S. District Judge, allowing for polygamy in practice and leaving no principled reason for not recognizing it legally, but here’s...

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Why Studying Apologetics Makes Me Worship

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 2, 2019 1:11 AM

If you’ve ever seen an item that belonged to someone in history, you know the feeling of awe and wonder as you’re brought close to the reality of that historical person. The same thing happens with...

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Responding to Pro-Choice Memes

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 22, 2022 1:20 AM

Tim and Alan make a quick pro-life case then chat about responses to some popular pro-choice memes that claim life begins at first breath, a fetus is only a potential human, you can freeze an...

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#STRask: August 28, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

on a timer and answers questions about what to do when reasons don’t work, the Bible

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The Resurrection Is the Tiebreaker

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM

What would happen if the bones of Jesus were discovered tomorrow? Imagine archaeologists find an ossuary—bone box—with Jesus’ name on it, and they are able to say conclusively that these are...

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Debating Christian Physicalism

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

Alan reflects on a panel discussion he saw at the recent Evangelical Theological Society annual meeting.

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If I Believe Abortion Is Murder, Why Don’t I Say That?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

After speaking on abortion at a recent event, a Christian man asked me why I didn’t say, “Abortion is murder...”

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Virtue, Faith, and Freedom

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Aug 1, 2019 6:23 PM

In his book, Unspeakable: Facing up to Evil in an Age of Genocide and Terror, Os Guinness describes the difference a worldview can make.

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Real Community

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 3:01 AM

It’s difficult to love real people in real churches when you’re trying to attain an ideal that does not exist.

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My First Abortion Debate

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 1, 2021 9:40 PM

If you only had a ten-minute opening statement, a five-minute rebuttal, and a five minute closing statement, how would you defend the pro-life view? Alan shares his first debate on abortion.

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The Slippery Slope of the Right-to-Die Movement

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for March 2009 There’s one fact about you I’m sure of: even though you’ll live forever, someday your earthly body will die.

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Explain Textual Criticism to Your Friends

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 27, 2021 9:05 PM

A recent interview is a helpful summary of what textual criticism reveals to us about the reliability of the New Testament text.

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How 2020 Is Taking a Toll on Your Soul

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 27, 2020 10:35 PM

Technology has given us ringside seats to every tragedy and evil act on the planet, creating two problems that hurt our soul: faux omnipresence and faux omniscience.

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Dominoes, Determinism, and Naturalism

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

Those who choose to believe in determinism or physicalism don’t choose to believe at all—they believe because of prior physical conditions.

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The Average Person You Know Probably Isn’t Hostile towards Christianity

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM

A recent study shows the number of people hostile towards Christianity hasn’t increased; it’s merely shifted to the more wealthy and influential.

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Apologetics Film in Theaters on April 24th

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

You can’t talk to a skeptic for long without hearing objections about the reliability of the biblical text, so this is a topic we all need to be familiar with.

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Expect to See This Argument against Religious Freedom

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

The argument that may soon be taken up against our religious freedom will probably go something like this...

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Why the “Sinner’s Prayer” Has Me Concerned...and a Biblical Alternative

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 2, 2019 6:25 PM

Over the years, I’ve become increasingly concerned with one practice of well-meaning Christians: using the “sinner’s prayer” to lead someone to Christ.

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The Toughest Critic You’ll Ever Face

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 2, 2021 11:11 PM

When apologetics give you confidence that Christianity is actually true—true the way gravity is true—you’ll have the courage to stand when the challenges come your way.

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A Principle for Conversational Prayer

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Many Christians struggle with prayer, but you can improve your prayer life if you learn to pray specifically, intelligibly, and persuasively.

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Scott Klusendorf, Make the Pro-life Case Persuasively and Winsomely

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Greg talks about God answering prayers, a relationship with Jesus, handling stress in debates, and more.

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#STRask: April 28, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

Greg answers questions about what the biblical basis is for thinking people go to hell immediately at death, if imprecatory psalms are still usable, why God didn’t make Adam, Eve, Cain, and Jesus...

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The Good Life Is the Life with God

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Oct 4, 2023 10:28 PM

The good life is the life with God, even when it involves suffering. The question is, how does the Christian live that life? The answer may be difficult, but it isn’t complicated.

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