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Discrimination Is Legitimate When the Distinction Is Relevant

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

If two guys walk into a bar and the bartender says, “I can’t serve people like you—get out!” Is that wrong? Illegal? One can’t say until one knows why the discrimination is occurring.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

We Perceive the Moral Reality around Us

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

There‘s a similarity between our ability to perceive (and have knowledge of) moral reality and our ability to perceive physical reality.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

The Gospel’s Answer to the Problem of Evil

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

We can know, through the Gospel, that God is indeed all-powerful, all-good, and all-knowing, despite the existence of evil.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Is One Way the Only Way?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

We are continuing our series on Answering Gosptacles with what might be the most pervasive gosptacle that we’ve looked at so far. The exclusivity of Christ as the only way of salvation is deeply...

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Is This Really the Kind of Judge You Want God to Be?

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

People want the judge in the Brock Turner case recalled because he’s not a good judge. He did not uphold justice. The arguments for leniency were not good ones...yet they’re the same arguments...

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The Back of the Book

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

Since God has created every one of us and He’s given us His manual for what we need to know, Christians have some insight that others may not have because they’re still running from God.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

The Disciples Loved Jesus

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

At the end of John 13, after Jesus washes the disciples’ feet, He tells them He’s going away, and when they’re upset by this, Jesus gives them these words of comfort.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Pray to the God of Grace Today

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

Our country deserves nothing but judgment. But oh, see His grace and love on the cross! And dare to pray to Him for what we don’t deserve.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Is Theistic Evolution a Contradiction in Terms?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

On a recent episode of the Stand to Reason weekly podcast, a supporter of STR took issue with one of the ways Greg Koukl and I argue against theistic evolution.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Science

The Question for Jehovah’s Witnesses: Who Is Jesus?

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

Tim Barnett wrote this month’s Solid Ground to help you prepare for conversations with Jehovah’s Witnesses. He says the best thing you can do is to focus on the most important question.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Yes, Christians Are Hypocrites, If by “Hypocrite” You Mean “Sinner”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

Contrary to Christopher Hitchens’s claim, religion isn’t what poisons everything. The problem is much deeper, more pervasive, and far more personal.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Atheists Can’t Have Their Cake and Eat It Too

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

The question of the so-called Canaanite “genocide” is a difficult one to answer...

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

We’re Seeing a Clash of Worldviews, Not an Inevitable Force of Progress

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

Our societal conflict over sexuality comes down to our opposing views on what it means to be human.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

The Deity of Christ in the Gospel of Mark

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

Does Mark’s Gospel present Jesus as a mere man, or is the deity of Christ presented even in the earliest Gospel?

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What’s Wrong with Religious Pluralism?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

Many people think all religions are equally true, but this isn’t possible. Here’s why.

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You Don’t Need to Believe in God to Know What’s Right and Wrong, But…

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

Tim Barnett gives a great illustration to help explain the nature of the problem with atheism and objective morality.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Our Existence as Relational Beings Points to the Trinity

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

It would be odd to think that we alone (who were created in God’s image), and not God Himself, were by nature relational beings who interacted with and loved others.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

If God Is Good, Why Is There Evil and Suffering?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

If God really is good, if He loves us, if He knows everything and is powerful enough to prevent any harm from coming to us, why do we suffer?

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Truth Is Narrow and Exclusive for Everybody

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

Watch a fun little video from Impact 360 on relativism, tolerance, and Christianity’s claim to be objectively true.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

In Conversations On Cultural Issues, Get to the Root of the Worldview

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

The cultural debates happening today offer us opportunities to talk about the fundamental worldviews behind the divide.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

If Sin Is Finite, Why Is Hell Eternal?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

Alan responds to the common question why people are punished in hell forever when they’ve only committed a finite amount of sin.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Theology

If Morality Comes from a “Good” Society, We’re in Trouble

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

If the goodness we desire is not inherently in people, and there is no moral standard higher than society, how could “goodness” ever reign in a society?

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

I Am Not Being Persecuted

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

Rather than complain that I’m being persecuted, I’ll consider it pure joy whenever I face any trial because I’m sharing in the sufferings of Christ.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Answering the Galileo Myth

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

I recently gave a talk at the University of Toronto on the topic of science and faith. I argued that modern science was birthed out of a theistic worldview. But if this is the case, why did the...

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Science

Being Tactical with Jehovah’s Witnesses

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

In our discussions with Jehovah’s Witnesses, we need to be tactical. That is, we need to anticipate their typical maneuvers to better guide the conversation. This will give us the best opportunity...

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Other Worldviews

Did the Council of Nicea Invent the Deity of Christ?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Despite claim to the contrary, the facts overwhelmingly confirm that the deity of Christ was not invented at the Council of Nicea. In fact, Jesus’ words and actions led the disciples to the...

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: History

An Explanation of “Worldview”

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

What is a worldview? Sean McDowell gives a brief explanation.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Who Did Jesus Think He Was?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Watch Reasonable Faith’s new short, animated apologetics video answering the question “Who did Jesus think He was?”

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

R.C. Sproul and the Holiness of God

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

In this video, you can see the consistency of R.C. Sproul’s message of God, His holiness, and the gospel over the decades. His passion is infectious, and his God is glorious.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

The Danger of False Ideas about God

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM

Correct beliefs about God can provide comfort, inspire wonder, cause us to worship, and more. But what are the consequences of thinking wrongly about God?

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

#STRask: August 20, 2018

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

Alan Shlemon answers questions about whether the disciples believed in the resurrection, how one can “put a stone in the shoe” of students in a public school, finding a new church, and more.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: #STRask Topic: Theology

The Imago Dei in Man

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

Alan explains the implications of being made in the image of God and why society is shooting itself in the foot for rejecting this principle.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Philosophy

The Danger of Thinking You’re Morally Good

Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

The idea that human beings are basically good is making its way into the Church. Here’s why this belief is not only false but also an obstacle to the gospel of grace.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

The Christian Story Is No Pagan Story

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

Critics of Christianity sometimes allege that our faith is similar to a pagan system since both require a sacrifice, but there are at least three significant differences.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Can You Ground Objective Morality in a God That Does Not Exist?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM

Can a person who believes in a God that does not exist still have a good grounding for objective morality? The distinction between “in principle” and “in reality” is crucial to answering...

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Christians Don’t Live in Fear

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM

Why do some people accuse Christians of “living in fear”? They think Christians see God the way they do.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

What Justification Looks Like

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

God didn’t just give us a list of propositions about theology; He painted pictures for us all throughout history so that we could better see the depth of His beauty. Here’s one example.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

The Cruel Logic of Naturalism’s “Morality”

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

In this intense short film, a professor finds himself facing someone who embodies the naturalistic ideas about morality he’s been promoting, and it doesn’t turn out well for him.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

How Can God Forgive Me?

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

How could a good God forgive those who commit moral crimes? This objection is a powerful challenge to Christianity for anyone who has a sense of the goodness and rightness of justice.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

The Bulverism Blunder

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM

Sometimes people claim that the only reason someone is a Christian is because they were born in the United States. In this episode, Alan gives three reasons why such a claim is wrong headed.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Philosophy

If Jesus Was Sinless, Why Did He Need to Be Baptized?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM

Have you ever wondered why Jesus had to undergo a “baptism of repentance” if He was sinless? Jonathan Pennington explains the answer Jesus gave to John the Baptist.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Critical Theory vs. Christianity

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM

The ideas of critical theory are driving much of our current cultural conversation, even among some Christians, but are they compatible with Christianity?

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Desire for Me What I Cannot Desire

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM

We will not always desire God with the same intensity. In fact, there will be times when we can only persevere and trust that God will again revive us. Here’s what C.S. Lewis had to say about this.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Tips to Remember When Responding to the Problem of Evil

Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jul 30, 2019 11:30 PM

The most common objection raised against Christian theism is the problem of evil. Here are some tips to help you prepare your answer to this inevitable question.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

A Fresh Look at Prayer

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 1, 2019 9:40 PM

Prayer is a genuine expression of love and need from children to their Father. Here’s why seeing Him as our Father is key to helping us pray.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

A Response to Atheistic Moral Platonism

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 2, 2019 9:20 PM

Some atheists who believe in objective moral values and duties argue that they’re simply brute facts of the universe, existing without explanation or foundation. Here’s how you can respond.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Would Proving Christianity False Be a Good or Bad Thing?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 2, 2019 9:25 PM

The answer to whether or not proving Christianity false would be a good thing depends on whether or not Christianity is true, whether or not God exists, and what kind of “good” we’re talking about.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Why Study False Ideas?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 8, 2019 9:36 PM

While it’s true that Christians should prioritize their understanding of Scripture and Christian theology, Alan offers four reasons why Christians should add the study of false ideas to their to-do...

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Theology

The Miracles of Materialism

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 8, 2019 9:37 PM

Alan explains how the atheist’s materialistic worldview makes several miracle claims to explain reality.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Philosophy

How Relativism Leads to Intolerance and Rage

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Nov 25, 2019 1:26 AM

Relativism was embraced by our culture as a way to put an end to conflicts, but its result has been the exact opposite. Here’s why.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Are We All Atheists?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 2, 2019 1:14 AM

Here’s a simple and clear response from William Lane Craig to the increasingly common charge from atheists, “We’re both atheists about most gods. I just believe in one fewer God than you do.”

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

The Sons Are Exempt from the Law

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 2, 2019 5:51 AM

Some argue against Paul’s teachings about the Law by pointing to Jesus' words about following the Law in Matthew 5:17–20, but another passage in Matthew helps to clarify Jesus’ agreement with Paul.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Spiritual Warfare Is Real

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 2, 2019 6:05 AM

An incident recorded in Daniel gives insight into some aspects of prayer and spiritual warfare.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

What’s the Best Explanation?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 4, 2019 12:20 AM

We commonly use a powerful and rational process to draw conclusions from evidence, and we can use this process to make a case for Christianity. Here’s how.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Anti-Intellectualism in the Church

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 4, 2019 1:22 AM

In this third part of the “Why Apologetics?” series, Tim talks about the value of developing the mind through apologetics as a way of pushing back against anti-intellectualism in the church.

Media Type: Video Topic: Philosophy

Interview: Tim Muehlhoff, Spiritual Warfare in Apologetics

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 12, 2019 8:20 PM

Alan talks to Tim Muehlhoff, author of Defending Your Marriage: The Reality of Spiritual Battle, about spiritual warfare.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Stand to Reason Weekly Audio Topic: Theology

Is Oral Tradition in Islam Reliable?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 27, 2020 10:32 PM

Alan explains how Islamic teachings were transmitted and compiled, especially regarding the words of Mohammed.

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Ryan Anderson: What Is Marriage?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 4, 2020 5:47 PM

When we remove the key component of sexual complementarity from the definition of marriage, none of the other aspects of marriage logically hold.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Look at Christ, the Perfect Image of God

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 20, 2020 2:28 PM

Our true humanity—the way we were meant to be as creatures made in the image of God—is restored by being in Christ and looking at Him, the perfect image of God.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Christianity As Science-Starter: Kepler

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 21, 2020 12:38 AM

The Greeks’ view of the nature of the universe held them back from scientific discovery, but Kepler’s Christian view drove him on towards science.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

After the Resurrection

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 6, 2020 11:38 PM

What does it mean to us that Christ has risen from the dead and “taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens”?

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

The Presence of Death

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 2:21 AM

What have we lost, both as individuals and as a culture, without the presence of death?

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

All Suffering Is for the Sake of Others

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 3:12 AM

Are we grateful for God’s patience with us?

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Atheism and Meaning

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 3:20 AM

Both atheists and theists care about right and wrong, love and compassion. Are we merely being fooled by survival instincts, or are we apprehending objective reality?

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

God Bless America

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.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

The Wrong Shall Fail, the Right Prevail

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.

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Materialism Can’t Explain Our World

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 9, 2020 2:03 AM

Thomas Nagel says materialism fails to explain the world we actually find ourselves in, and to atheists, this is heretical.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Two Kinds of Truth

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Apr 9, 2020 10:26 PM

Jonathan discusses the difference between subjective and objective truth using two helpful analogies.

Media Type: Video Topic: Philosophy

The Counter-Cultural Definition of Faith

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 24, 2020 4:24 AM

Tim gives a helpful analogy for biblical faith.

Media Type: Video Topic: Philosophy

Why I Left Atheism

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.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Stand to Reason Weekly Audio Topic: Philosophy

What Do You Mean by Evil?

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jun 25, 2020 2:26 AM

Since we all—Christian or non-Christian—have to explain the existence of evil, the real issue here is figuring out who has the best answer.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Wilkerson Prophecy

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,...

Media Type: Article Topic: Theology

Truth Exists Whether We Know It or Not

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jun 25, 2020 5:31 PM

Jonathan Noyes answers the question “What is truth?”

Media Type: Video Topic: Philosophy

Atheist Accidentally Affirms Objective Morality While Denying It

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 1, 2020 9:08 PM

Moral dilemmas based on circumstances always demonstrate objectivism, not subjectivism.

Media Type: Video Topic: Philosophy

The Mathematical Argument for the Existence of God

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Aug 18, 2020 12:39 AM

Reasonable Faith has a new video answering the question “How do we explain the astonishing applicability of math to the physical world?”

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

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