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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM

calls on other natural explanations for UFOs, the oddity that UFO sightings are never

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#STRask: July 14, 2016

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

Greg talks about New Testament variants, the purpose of Satan, making disciples, and people giving accounts at the final judgment.

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How Do We Connect with God in a Way That’s Biblically Sound?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2024 12:53 AM

Greg responds to a request for advice on how to move from a “listening for the voice of God” view to connecting with God in a way that’s biblically sound, discussing stages of Christian maturity...

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Natasha Crain Can Help You Be Faithfully Different

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 8, 2022 11:12 PM

Natasha Crain’s new book, Faithfully Different, was written to help believers understand and respond to the worldview divide between Christians and the culture—an important and needed task given...

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Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

The universe requires an explanation, and the universe requires a cause. Here’s a five-minute video to help you introduce these ideas to your friends and get a conversation started.

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#STRask: Did Jesus Ever Teach against Homosexuality?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 25, 2022 6:18 PM

Questions about how to respond to someone who claims Jesus never taught against homosexuality

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Is Consciousness an Illusion?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM

an illusion, Christmas card messages, if it is fair to send people to Hell who never

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When Apologetics Gets Personal

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

Alan’s monthly letter for February 2010 “Thank you for existing,” a young woman recently wrote me. Then she explained. Her husband had become an atheist and began challenging her faith.

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Give ’Em Heaven—Mentoring Letter October 2013

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

Are you giving a bit of Heaven to everyone you meet?

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Is God Just a Crutch?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM

Are You a Christian because You Were Born in America? Would you Be a Muslim If You Were Born in Iraq? Maybe. But So What?

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Jesus Didn’t Go to India

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM

Greg chats with Frank Turek about the upcoming Advanced CrossExamined Instructor Academy then gives an update on Melinda, talks about the claim that Jesus went to India, and answers a question...

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Do Not Fear Them

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM

We should never expect a fair shake, nor whine when it is not given.

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Apologetics Roundtable: Be a Better Listener

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 16, 2024 5:21 PM

Sometimes, an intellectual response not only misses the mark but also comes across as unloving. Tim Barnett explains why it’s important to work on being a better listener when answering people’s...

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#STRask: Did the Mosaic Law Include Sacrifices for Intentional Sins?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 21, 2021 11:56 PM

how to respond to someone who says he isn’t a Christian because his prayers were never

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If You Want Your Kids to Own Their Faith, Teach Them to Think Critically about Their Faith

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 2, 2019 6:20 PM

How do we get our kids to think for themselves about Christian truths? We need to stop only asking the “what” questions and start asking the “why” questions.

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Unique Issues When Teaching on Abortion in a Muslim Culture

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Alan talks about the unique questions that arise when teaching Christians in a Muslim culture about abortion in the case of rape, then he answers questions about homosexuality and Mormonism.

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Interview: J. Warner Wallace – Updated and Expanded Cold-Case Christianity

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 5, 2023 5:45 PM

Greg talks to J. Warner Wallace about the updated and expanded version of Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels—what’s new in the book, chain of...

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Show Them God Is Better Than the Promises of Anything Else

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 17, 2021 1:10 AM

Academic arguments about the reality of God are necessary but not sufficient. You will have to answer questions about His goodness.

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The True Story of Christian Missionaries

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

It seems the reports of missionaries harming the world have been greatly exaggerated.

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Seven Apologetics Books Every Teen Should Read

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 18, 2020 8:15 PM

Have your students been exposed to the rich intellectual resources Christianity has to offer? Here’s one book for each of the seven essential apologetics topics your teen should be familiar with.

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In the Name of Jesus

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 9:25 PM

Will God answer your prayer if you don't end with "In Jesus' name, Amen"? Learn what praying in the name of Jesus really means.

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#STRask: How Should I Respond to a Formerly Muslim Friend Who Is Unwilling to Pay the Price for Becoming a Christian?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 16, 2023 7:16 PM

challenges or discuss differences and whether Acts 17:23 implies that people who never

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Don’t Forget Why We Do What We Do

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM

We who truly enjoy our analytical side are in danger of getting caught up in thinking about arguments for Jesus at the expense of actually communing with Him and holding Him up for others to worship.

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There’s No Evidence for God?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Greg responds to the claim that “there’s no evidence for Christianity” then answers questions about ghosts, arguing civilly, comforting the sick, and materials for teaching conversational...

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Interview: Neil Shenvi on Critical Theory

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 25, 2020 2:08 AM

Greg interviews Neil Shenvi on critical theory vs. the Christian worldview.

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Jesus Makes Sure We “Stay Gold”

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jul 21, 2020 10:09 PM

In the world, it’s true: All good things come to an end as innocence gives way to sin. But that’s not the end of our story.

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Why Apologetics?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM

What is apologetics, and why is it important? Here are four broad responses to the objection that Christians don’t need to know apologetics.

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If Naturalistic Evolution Is True, People Are Not Equal

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Worldviews matter, they lead to myriad consequences, and everyone has one. Make sure you think through yours - and its implications - carefully.

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#STRask: If We Can’t Impose a Moral Standard from One Period of Time on Another, How Does That Affect the Moral Argument?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 27, 2024 10:52 PM

from one period of time on another and responding to someone who says she would never

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If Pro-Gay Theology Advocates Could Change the Past, Would That Change the Future Like They Want?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 13, 2024 3:19 PM

explains what would happen if someone was to go back in time to 1946 and stop the RSV Bible...He unpacks whether this would change the Bible’s...

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#STRask: October 3, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers a question about “calling”, how not to be wise but not afraid, and the OT sounds like a storybook.

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Stand to Reason’s 25th Anniversary

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Reason, gives an update on AB 2943, and takes questions on Jesus’ statement “I never

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#STRask: September 4, 2017

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

Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about unbiblical counsel, Zeitgeist, and how God interacts with us.

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All Truth Is God’s Truth

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM

A true scientific discovery made by an atheist scientist is just as true as the biblical teaching that God is love or that Christ died for our sins. All truth is God’s truth.

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There’s No Such Thing as Ordinary Life

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

It’s tempting to think that only our big plans for this year matter, but Jeanne Harrison reminds us that every action of each day is meaningful if done to the glory of God.

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J. Warner Wallace: God’s Crime Scene, Part 1

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM

Interview with J. Warner Wallace on God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe—Part 1

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J. Warner Wallace: God’s Crime Scene, Part 2

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM

Interview with J. Warner Wallace on God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe—Part 2

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Five Things to Look for in a Christian College

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 20, 2021 5:00 AM

Greg talks about five things to look for in a Christian college, then he answers questions about universalism, a “too high” view of Scripture, whether Jews and Christians worship the same God, your...

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Apologetics Roundtable: Shape Your Character to Be More Like Jesus

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jan 22, 2024 10:30 PM

Amy, Jon, Robby, and Tim share how our love of Christ can motivate and shape our apologetics.

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Sin and Sinners

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

I had a frustrating experience the other day you’ve probably had. A family member thanked me for being nice to her lesbian friend.

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Does Gender Identity Matter?

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

Alan explains gender identity and what the Bible says about it.

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Got Context?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Learn a Secret Skill of Pastors to Help You Understand the Bible

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How to Work on Your Character

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

Never has character been more important for ambassadors for Christ than it is now

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Thanksgiving Trip to Seattle

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Greg talks about his Thanksgiving trip to Seattle, how to distinguish discrimination of race and same-sex couples, someone’s niece becoming their nephew, and more.

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A Roadmap for Assessing Articles

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 26, 2020 9:29 PM

When you come across an article challenging your beliefs, keep these steps in mind to help you make sense of what you’re reading and possibly see the error in the author’s thinking.

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Don’t Lose Sight of the Big Picture

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Sep 22, 2022 9:36 PM

How should Christian apologists, teachers, mentors, etc. address the cultural challenges we’re facing? Here's some advice from Carl Trueman and two things to keep in mind as you teach and make your...

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#STRask: Will People Make Mistakes in Heaven?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 17, 2021 11:51 PM

will still be fallible and make mistakes in Heaven, whether the people who will never

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The Third Mission to the West

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

So what do we do now as Christians in a post-Christian culture?

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Three Different Ways to Dismiss Divine Commands

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 15, 2022 11:34 PM

our desires, so believers and non-believers alike have a propensity to skirt the Bible

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The Problem with Happiness

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM

Schaeffer said: All utopian ideals end up being cruel in the end, because they can never

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Respect the Order of Leadership

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 24, 2022 1:57 AM

culture has lost this value, then he answers a question about how we can expect to never

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Do Pro-Lifers Really Think Abortion Is Murder?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM

Alan responds to the claim that pro-lifers don’t really think abortion is murder if they don’t think women should get the death penalty for having an abortion, then he answers questions about God’s...

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Why Christians Must Share the Gospel in Deed and Word

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 27, 2023 5:39 PM

Greg Koukl explains why “preach the gospel and use words if necessary” is an incomplete and dangerous saying to live by.

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Os Guinness Impossible People: How Christians Should Engage the Culture

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

Guest Os Guinness talks about his book “Impossible People—How Christians Should Engage the Culture”

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Does the Bible Limit Gender to Just Male and Female?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 5, 2021 10:54 PM

Alan responds to a trendy new argument that claims that a non-binary interpretation can be imposed on the Genesis account of creation.

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Sin and Transforming Grace in Openness Unhindered

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Rosaria Butterfield’s Openness Unhindered is a book about the astonishing and life-upending nature of the Gospel.

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A Missing Component in Our Discussions about Doing Justice

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jun 25, 2022 12:54 AM

When we participate with God in seeking biblical justice for the vulnerable, we are also building our relationship with him.

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Are Christians Just Blind Followers?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 7, 2023 10:03 PM

makes sense for people who are convinced Christianity is true to believe what the Bible

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The Cost of Becoming a Christian Affects the Way People Hear Our Arguments

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM

Following Christ will cost a person his whole life. Do not forget the effect this fact will have on the way people hear and consider your arguments.

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How Should I Answer a Child Who Asks Where God Came From?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 12, 2020 3:47 AM

There’s a problem with asking, “Who made God?” Greg explains the problem with this complex question then gives advice for how to answer it when children ask.

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No-Fault Divorce Led to Confusion about Marriage

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

This article caught my eye—a movement to change no-fault divorce laws. We began tinkering with traditional marriage decades ago, and some of the force behind the case for same-sex marriage is drawn...

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More Resources for Understanding and Discussing the Marriage Decision

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

Tom Gilson of Ratio Christi has gathered together “Top Christian Resources on the Marriage Debate (Books, Articles, Videos, Podcasts on Gay Marriage/Same-Sex Marriage).” Take a look and spread...

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#STRask: November 1, 2018

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Greg answers questions about whether God would ever command someone to rape, the difference between inerrant and infallible, and whether we should say we’re spiritual or religious.

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Gratitude: To Someone for Something

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

Greg reflects on Thanksgiving and thankfulness then answers questions on the historicity of Adam and Eve and whether or not a Christian who lost his memory would still be saved.

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J. Warner Wallace: Accidental vs. Evidential Faith

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

Greg Koukl talks with friend J. Warner Wallace his project “Forensic Faith”.

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Pluralism?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM

But one thing that we can never say is that we’re both right.

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How to Avoid the Professor’s Ploy

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 26, 2020 7:13 PM

Greg addresses a situation where you may be tempted to take on the burden of proof in conversation about Christianity.

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Happy New Year...You’re at War

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

We’re at war, but it’s a spiritual war, not a physical one. We’re eager to help you this year to destroy “speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God.”

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#STRask: February 9, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about God’s revelation, prophecy, and Jesus’ deity

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Your Choices on Social Media Change the Real-Life You

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

Every decision you make as you’re interacting with others is changing you. We need to consider this truth with the gravity it deserves.

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Are Science and Faith Compatible?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 11, 2024 11:00 PM

Tim Barnett discusses the compatibility of faith and science by first defining “faith” and “science” and then exploring the three problems a naturalist has to overcome in order to explain how even...

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Interview: Sean McDowell, The Beauty of Intolerance

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

Greg talks with Sean McDowell about his new book on the beauty of intolerance.

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Airplane Conversation

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Greg talks about airplane conversation, the Bible’s big picture, taking the Bible

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Perception Is Truth?

Web Content Article · By j.t. wynn On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Some professors teach that “truth” depends on our perceptions, but does it?