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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 9:43 PM
Today’s practice of eugenics has gone beyond what Chesterton imagined.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 8, 2020 9:50 PM
People who create designer babies aren’t improving anyone or giving anyone a better “opportunity for a great life.” They’re creating many children and consigning all but one to death.
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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 1:04 AM
If we are trying to discover our blind spots, we should be most suspicious of our culture ignoring arguments that human dignity is being violated in some way.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 9, 2020 1:39 AM
The latest tactic being used by pro-choicers is to equivocate on the word “life”—using it to refer to both the mother’s life situation and the unborn child’s life.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 9, 2020 2:28 AM
Don’t let this charge against pro-lifers neutralize you. Don’t be afraid of it. Dive into it and see if you can work through it with your friend. Here’s how.
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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 alan shlemon On Apr 28, 2020 4:34 PM
What should you say to your non-Christian friend who rejects Christianity? In this episode, Alan explains an important principle to help him navigate this situation.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 29, 2020 7:08 PM
How on earth could one person’s “hopes and wishes” magically transform “unspeakable violence” against another person into something acceptable that one ought to work hard to encourage?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 29, 2020 7:34 PM
We commonly see arguments for a standard of “personhood” for rights, but few are willing to go on to consistently and logically embrace the full implications of an atheist worldview...
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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 amy k. hall On May 8, 2020 4:43 PM
Poet Roderick Falconer’s poem is a powerful unmasking of what lies behind the word “abortion.”
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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 alan shlemon On May 18, 2020 11:06 PM
Abortion-choice advocates routinely refer to abortion as a reproductive right, but that’s misleading. Here’s why.
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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 21, 2020 7:57 PM
STR’s mission is to train Christians to make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for Christianity. By doing that, we hope our vision will become a reality for you.
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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 15, 2020 4:09 PM
Believe it or not, there’s a valuable lesson that Christians can learn from the violent video game Mortal Kombat. Alan explains the lesson and how it should affect your conversations with people...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 18, 2020 9:50 PM
Omnipotence is not the power to do anything. Rather, it’s the ability to do anything power can do. Even infinite power cannot do what is contradictory or absurd.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jun 24, 2020 7:28 AM
Jon tells the story of how he came to realize atheism can’t explain reality but Christianity can.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 25, 2020 6:15 AM
David Wilkerson, pastor of Times Square Church, founder of Teen Challenge, and a man who has done a great deal of ministry in difficult places to people with little hope that are often overlooked,...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 3, 2020 1:56 AM
Given the current state of news reporting, how do we decipher truth from falsehood? Here are three steps we can take to avoid being fooled by fake news.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Aug 22, 2020 5:20 AM
As you're engaging people in spiritual conversations online, make sure you're seeking to win them, not be rid of them.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Sep 3, 2020 12:23 AM
A good teacher questions assumptions, exposes errors, and challenges students to think critically—which is why Tim created Red Pen Logic with Mr. B.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 6, 2020 7:15 PM
Skeptics and atheists find the problem of evil so repugnant and our solutions so hollow because they refuse to accept a fundamental reality that every Christian believes. Alan explains what that...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 10, 2020 12:14 AM
C.S. Lewis warned that we should not treat Christianity “as a means to anything—even to social justice.”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 25, 2020 8:11 PM
It’s our fault that so many believers have embraced a false philosophy—critical theory—and are attempting to parrot it back into the church. There’s a simple reason why: lack of training.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Oct 1, 2020 5:52 PM
Jon discusses how the word “tolerance” has been redefined in order to silence some viewpoints.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 18, 2020 11:20 PM
Alan talks about how Christians were caught off guard by the current cultural revolution sweeping society today. He offers a two-step strategy to prepare for the next revolution and to protect...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 17, 2020 4:23 PM
Alan sounds the alarm on a pop Christian culture habit called Coffee Cup Christianity. He unpacks three of its harms and explains how they are fueling biblical illiteracy.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 8, 2020 4:53 PM
A worldview that denies God and embraces naturalism has serious repercussions, the most egregious being a logical slide to nihilism. Alan unpacks three reasons why nihilism flows logically from...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 17, 2020 7:01 PM
The efficacy of faith is dependent not on the subject who expresses faith, but on the object of faith. It doesn’t matter how much or how little faith you have. It only matters in whom you place...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 19, 2020 12:35 AM
We’re so grateful for you, our readers. Here are some short Christmas reflections we’d like to share with you to wish you a merry Christmas.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Dec 24, 2020 1:04 AM
The opening line to the CNN article reads, “It was the good news that gave the world hope.” But their good news is not the source of true hope.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 12, 2021 8:00 PM
Does God require a certain amount of faith before he accepts it? Alan addresses this question by clarifying the nature of faith.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jan 23, 2021 12:36 AM
What are the ethics involved with the COVID-19 vaccines? Can a pro-life Christian receive one in good conscience? Ryan Anderson can help you think through the issues.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 28, 2021 3:40 PM
For an argument from analogy to work, the similarities have to be significant and the differences have to be superficial. But if the opposite is true—if the differences are significant and the...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Feb 11, 2021 7:41 PM
Mr. B responds to an anti-Trinitarian meme, answering the charge that if Jesus is God, and Jesus prays to God, then Jesus is praying to himself.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Feb 18, 2021 7:25 PM
The word “Hell” can carry so much baggage that it ceases to be helpful in conversations with non-Christians about the afterlife. Tim shares an alternative to the H-word that can be more productive.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 21, 2021 6:02 PM
Have you ever been called a "phobic" term like homophobic, Islamophobic, transphobic, or xenophobic? Alan discusses three reasons why you don’t have to fear the “phobic” label.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 23, 2021 12:26 AM
People’s views are almost always more nuanced than what we might conclude based on the labels they’ve given themselves. To avoid misunderstanding or misrepresenting others in your...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Feb 25, 2021 5:35 AM
When talking to unbelievers about Hell, it can be helpful to focus on its significant worldview implications. Hell isn’t the problem people think it is. In fact, it’s a solution to these two...
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Mar 16, 2021 10:42 PM
On the cross, Jesus fulfilled the Law of Moses by satisfying the demands of it. By doing that, He paid our certificates of debt we each earned.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 20, 2021 11:32 PM
When you realize your theology is in error, do you overcorrect by swinging wildly to the opposite position? Alan offers a biblical approach to correcting your view, one that looks more like using a...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 25, 2021 3:14 AM
Your impulse will be to respond to every challenge, but some doctrines are more central than others, and this hierarchy should impact how we do apologetics with unbelievers.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 18, 2021 4:37 PM
Alan received some harsh feedback from a recent event. He explains three steps he takes when he gets these kinds of critical comments.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 22, 2021 5:34 AM
If someone asked you how you know Christianity is true, how would you answer them? In this episode, Alan offers his response to that question by appealing to some powerful truths that people live by.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 9, 2021 11:20 PM
Christianity both condemns racism and offers the cure. Derek Rishmawy explains how this truth is beautifully reflected in the practice of the Lord’s Supper.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 10, 2021 9:12 PM
“Ignore the negative noise” isn’t just good advice to help you think straight, it’s also what we’re called to do as Christians who represent Christ.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 17, 2021 1:04 AM
J. Warner Wallace explains why you can’t make sense of the problem of evil apart from an understanding of the wisdom of God.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 17, 2021 1:39 AM
When a researcher set out to discover why many mainline churches are headed towards extinction, he discovered that theology matters.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 22, 2021 2:55 AM
Focus on the Family’s interview with Greg on Tactics is a great way to brush up on the ideas or to introduce your friends to this material.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 30, 2021 10:13 PM
Whether we’re anticipating talking to Muslims, Mormons, Hindus, atheists, skeptics, or anyone else, the approach we should take is similar.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 20, 2021 5:47 PM
You've heard of the Big Bang, but are you aware of the other two big bangs, each of which represents the beginning of a fundamentally new thing that didn't exist before? Alan explains what they are...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Sep 13, 2021 9:14 PM
Abortion advocates are brilliant at playing word games. Using clever rhetorical moves, they are able to make protecting preborn children look bad and killing preborn children look good. Here’s an...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Sep 13, 2021 10:07 PM
How will the people in Heaven view Hell? How can they enjoy the glories of God while others are suffering? Here’s an answer in two parts—a direct answer and a crucial context for that answer.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 21, 2021 12:18 AM
Many abortion-choice advocates claim a woman is not obligated to sacrifice her bodily autonomy for another being, citing the situation of declining to donate organs as a...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 9, 2021 10:35 PM
Alan takes notice of a cultural trend to reject teleological language when describing human anatomy and shows how this explains modern thinking on sex and sexuality.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 26, 2021 1:44 AM
In this series of four-minute videos, Greg summarizes some of his “Tactics” material, giving specific, practical steps for having good conversations with people about their beliefs, values,...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 2, 2021 12:19 AM
Abortion is a type of discrimination. It’s the worst kind, in fact. Here’s why.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 17, 2021 3:26 AM
Tim Barnett chats with Josh Brahm of Equal Rights Institute about how to respond to the different kinds of “my body, my choice” bodily rights arguments for abortion.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 23, 2021 4:48 AM
Here’s a simple step you can take in your conversations to make sure you don’t misunderstand the claims your friend is making.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 20, 2021 9:17 PM
Some abortion-choice advocates say abortion needs to be legal because it’s safer than childbirth, but if every successful abortion kills a tiny human being, how is that safe?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Feb 18, 2022 11:20 PM
Many pro-choice advocates think this hypothetical scenario is a good argument against human life beginning at conception. The problem is, it doesn’t work. Tim Barnett explains why.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 18, 2022 11:08 PM
Do abortion-choice advocates hold a morally superior view or is their position discriminatory? Alan unpacks this question in this month’s episode.
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Feb 1, 2022 12:30 AM
Paul’s method can be summed up in one word: persuasion. Here are four things we can learn from his approach.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 11, 2022 8:12 PM
Alan responds to a tweet that suggests that transgender people are fixing God’s mistakes.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 26, 2022 12:47 AM
Tim Barnett’s latest Stand to Reason University course asks a question that could change everything.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 5, 2022 8:19 PM
Tim Barnett points out two significant problems with the claim that since abortion only ends in death because the child cannot sustain its own life, it therefore doesn’t violate the child’s right...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 12, 2022 12:36 AM
Alan responds to the claim by some gender theorists that God’s pronouns should be they/them.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On May 18, 2022 9:50 PM
Jon Noyes asks how a civil society should treat innocent human beings who challenge our current way of life and reminds us not to be distracted away from the most important question in the abortion...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 19, 2022 10:38 PM
In a recent interview, Greg gave his thoughts on interacting with non-believers, asking questions to draw out people’s views and reveal the weaknesses in their arguments, discerning truth, and more.
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