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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
The solution for shame in today’s culture is to celebrate sin in an attempt to take away its sting. But there’s no real solution for sin apart from God’s grace.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 19, 2020 1:52 AM
Do Christians say God “cares more about theology than behavior” as some people who object to Christianity claim? The truth is, Christianity says God cares more about behavior than most people think.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
There are many out there who see Christianity as being mainly about teaching us how to be better people. Here’s why this moralistic focus is likely a major contributor to a relativistic view of...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Jared Wilson explains how local church involvement plays an important role in confronting our tendency to reject authority and embrace an unhealthy individualism.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 23, 2024 6:19 PM
Many Muslims love to cite Mark 13:32 as proof that Jesus cannot be God. Tim Barnett explains why this objection doesn’t work.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 2, 2019 6:00 PM
Learning Latin requires the skills of patience, precision, accuracy, and attention to detail, and it’s worth it! Here are five reasons why you would benefit from studying Latin.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Nov 25, 2019 12:51 AM
Paul says, “Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Tim. 3:12). The question is, then, how do we prepare for it?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 25, 2019 1:42 AM
The sad truth is that pornography ruins sex, making it more difficult for spouses to connect sexually. Here’s why that happens and some steps you can take to begin to reverse this.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On May 16, 2023 7:51 PM
Maybe you’re struggling with mental health issues. Maybe you have a friend who struggles. Whichever group you’re in, remembering these four encouraging points could help.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 15, 2024 10:06 PM
To better understand the distinction between reformation and deconstruction, consider these stories about two different paintings. Both paintings are of Jesus, and both are now famous—but for...
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Feb 8, 2024 10:22 PM
Amy, Tim, Jon, and Robby remind us that treating people with kindness as we’re engaging in apologetics isn’t just about being a nice person, but rather it’s about modeling Christ in how we act.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 26, 2022 3:16 AM
Greg reads a letter from a listener who’s living with a tactics mentality, talks about concerning trends in the top 100 Christian books, then answers questions about the place of Israel in the end...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Greg talks about why Americans are becoming more pro-life, Christians and military service, then discusses the book “7 Truths that Changed the World” with author Kenneth Samples, and answers...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
We all have people in our lives with whom we disagree. We’re against some people’s ideas. We’re against some people’s behaviors. We’re against some people’s attitudes and inclinations.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Sep 25, 2020 1:41 PM
Tim shows how the inclusion of embarrassing personal details in the New Testament points to the reliability of the accounts.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
How did you get your soul? Even to ask the question is a little awkward since “you” are your soul.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 1, 2019 11:05 PM
Alan uses a helpful analogy to explain the difference between the Mosaic Law and the New Covenant.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 9, 2021 12:14 AM
As ambassadors for Christ, we should understand a view we disagree with before we try to formulate a response to it. Here are three reasons why.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Dec 12, 2023 12:43 AM
The world often changes or misrepresents the Christmas story. Should this ruin Christmas for us? Jon Noyes answers no and encourages us to use these occasions as opportunities to share the most...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Do you feel unmotivated or hopeless when it comes to prayer? Do you feel spiritually dead? God is the God who gives life where it doesn’t now exist.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Don’t let this Easter season pass you by without some reflection on what it means and why it matters.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
A couple of years ago I suggested an approach to dealing with challenges that I used in my national radio debate with American atheist Michael Shermer.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Greg talks about an evangelistic sign he saw hanging over a freeway then answers questions about Samson vs. suicide bombers, what to say to an unbeliever who says he follows the Golden Rule, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM
Greg talks about meeting people & Facebook, keeping Christ in your Christmas cards, then takes calls on Emmanuel: why didn’t they know who he was, how death and sin enter the “old...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM
Greg talks about Savior for who, apologetics feeds the mind, theology feeds the soul, then takes calls on the accurate interpretation of a common misunderstanding (Gal. 5:24), what the Christian...
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Christians need to think carefully about this issue, especially in a culture that is more than happy to co-opt Christian statements and claims in order to justify sin.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Is Jesus of the Gospels simply recycled ancient myths?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
Our apologetics aren’t Christian merely because of the arguments we use or the conclusions we’re arguing for. What does it mean to use Christian apologetics Christianly?
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Culture is changing fast, and it’s becoming more of a challenge to speak effectively to others about Christianity, and it’s only going to get more difficult. But that is our job as ambassadors.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 2, 2020 10:41 PM
Should we use ridicule as a tool of persuasion?
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Feb 15, 2024 11:20 PM
Amy, Jon, Robby, and Tim consider how our need to be right can get in the way of productive conversations and how to know when to step away from a conversation.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
“The days drag on, the years fly by,” the saying goes. So true. Our time is precious, and the older I get the faster it seems to go.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
Does 1 Kings 19 teach that good decision making requires learning how to hear the “still, small voice” of God? A look at the passage shows that’s not what this story is about.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 12, 2019 10:24 PM
Neil Shenvi explains how critical theory suppresses healthy arguments and why we should not let pressure from critical theorists prevent us from analyzing controversial topics.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 6, 2020 11:26 PM
Whether you’re resisting prayer or are merely unable to motivate yourself to plead with God when you’ve faced so many disappointments, here is some help.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Mar 4, 2021 6:30 AM
Whether it’s forgoing worldly approval, standing firm in your convictions, or remaining calm in all circumstances, be prepared to render to God that which is God’s.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 8, 2022 10:53 PM
As Christians, we are hated by many, but we continue in obedience—without reviling in return and without turning back—for three great reasons.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Are non-Christians merely “gospel fodder,” or are they valuable in spite of their eternal state?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
Greg talks about Peter’s warnings against the destructive heresies of false teachers then takes questions on marrying non-Christians, attending Catholic mass, and whether Jesus really sacrificed...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 4, 2019 10:23 PM
Tim and Amy talk to Alisa Childers about “5 Signs Your Church Might Be Heading Toward Progressive Christianity.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Does Christian involvement in politics do nothing for the Kingdom?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
The “Who are you to say?” challenge is used by non-Christians and Christians, especially by those who deplore the “heresy hunters” in the church. This rejoinder, though, deftly sidesteps...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Greg offers thoughts on what true, biblical love is versus the kind of love that simply makes people feel good.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 29, 2020 5:54 AM
Greg talks about how he was influenced by Francis Schaeffer, then he answers questions about the nature of morality, whether body-mind-soul is a good analogy for the Trinity, and Hell.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 22, 2023 2:33 AM
Greg explains that we can’t assess the church’s legitimacy by the way the world reacts to it, then he answers questions about who, according to 1 John 2, is an antichrist, our relationship to time...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Feeling discouraged by the opposition to Christians and Christianity we’re seeing? You’ll be encouraged by what we learn about God in Acts.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 2, 2019 6:18 AM
A crucial difference between human beings and God explains His command to destroy the Canaanites, as this analogy makes clear.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Join our discussion of Nancy Pearcey’s book Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism and Other God Substitutes.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
How to answer the critic who claims Jesus was reincarnated.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 29, 2021 11:46 PM
We need to have a correct understanding of the purpose of speaking the truth if we are to rightly judge whether or not our efforts are succeeding and thereby persevere.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Melinda Penner and Amy Hall discuss The Shack and take questions on the application of Old Testament Law, white privilege, and the problem of evil.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM
Greg gives an update on Melinda and reflects on the fact that we need to do what’s in front of us today, then he answers questions about Jeremiah 29:11, dating someone who has a different...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 24, 2024 2:38 AM
Greg discusses Alistair Begg’s advice about attending the wedding of a transgender person, then he answers a question about how Jeremiah 31:31 can apply to Christians when it says the promise is...
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Brett’s on a timer and answers questions about God’s presence, polygamy in the OT, and total depravity.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Every year I try to offer a few words of advice for college-bound students—the kind of advice that I think could make a big difference in your spiritual survival.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Greg talks about how to know if one truly believes, if Christians can easily remain friends with Non-Christians, what the top 3 or 4 apologetics challenges these days are for American...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
For some, ethics is nothing more than a social contract to ensure survival. Compliance is the highest good and breaking ranks the greatest evil, regardless of the issue. This may make sense on...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Brett talks about how to best help students navigate the cultural challenges of today, then answers questions on God’s gender, Mormon revelation vs. Christian experience, and atheistic evangelism.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 19, 2022 1:56 AM
Greg answers questions about “replacement theology,” whether pro-life advocacy is wrong since if the children live, many will go to Hell, and whether there are still apostles in the church today...
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Tim Keller has some practical advice on how to live faithfully in the circumstances of this world.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
An atheist who wants to reduce Christianity to the avoidance of Hell has missed the point of Christianity.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Learning to tell the difference between an argument and a non-argument will make it easier for you to defend your faith.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:22 PM
Is homosexuality “natural”? Do gays have a “right” to adopt children?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
“More Sweat, Less Blood”—that’s the title of the final chapter in my recent book, Tactics. I took the idea from a Marine Corps training motto: The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Greg talks about reThink Student Apologetics, Bill Nye’s video on abortion, the roadmap to be equipped to defend the faith, and if there is a wrong way to pray.
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Oct 1, 2019 10:15 PM
Because conspiracies are so notoriously difficult to execute and maintain, belief in them is nearly always unreasonable. Here’s how and why you should evaluate conspiracy theories.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 11, 2020 11:46 PM
Most parents haven’t considered the impact smartphones and screens are having on their kids. Here are four practical steps you can take to help your kids develop healthy screen habits.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 30, 2021 2:41 AM
J. Warner Wallace talks about the power of the cumulative case and how the overall weight of the evidence for Christianity convinced him it’s true, then he discusses how to respond to the charge...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 30, 2024 3:42 AM
Greg talks to Sean McDowell, author of End the Stalemate, about how cancel culture developed, communicating ideas well to others, dealing with your own biases, being charitable, steelmanning your...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Greg shows how Jesus received worship and therefore is one with the Father. In doing so, he gives a good lesson on how we, too, might approach constructing arguments on issues like these.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
A faithful ambassador does not retreat in the face of opposition. Instead, he’s at least willing to listen to what the other side has to say. It’s one of the most effective ways to...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
The fisherman recounts an opportunity he had to use the rod and bait God has given us, and he didn’t even have to leave his living room.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Why did God give us so many rules about sex?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
A pastor in China has been arrested on allegations of “inciting subversion of state power.” His words explaining why he preached the gospel without fear will be encouraging to your soul.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 2, 2021 4:00 AM
When you realize your theology is in error, don’t overcorrect by swinging wildly to the opposite position. The biblical approach to correcting your view looks more like using a...
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