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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
From our biological blueprint, to the fine-tuning of the universe, to the human experience of beauty, morality, and guilt, God is the best explanation for the way things are.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions on luck, praying for peace, teaching students apologetics, and “God of the gaps.”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
I believe parents are responsible for their children’s spiritual training. Of course, pastors, youth leaders, and Sunday school teachers can help. But parents have to do most of the work.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:43 PM
Brett Kunkle talks about the power of yes, guest Dr. Paul Maier, then takes calls on Brian McLaren’s take on the hope of believers in other religions, dealing with hostile professors in the...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
High school students love to say they’re dating “to get to know each other better” and “to see if we’re compatible.” Here’s how parents can respond.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Greg talks about saving the planet, taking Jesus seriously, how Jesus can be punished for Adam’s sin, and the questions we should ask when studying the Bible.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 30, 2019 11:40 PM
Here’s a resource that can protect your young kids from pornography addiction by preparing them to recognize pornography, realize its dangers, and respond in a safe way.
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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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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Michael Horton discussed youth ministry with Brett and Greg recently on the White Horse Inn. Here are the links to listen to their conversations.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 31, 2023 6:55 PM
Given the numerous concerns, using preferred pronouns is anything but simple. It’s not that Christians are “transphobic” or unwilling to be courteous. There are principled reasons that justify not...
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Titus Salt was a contemporary of of John Cadbury, whom I wrote about last Thursday, and there are similarities in their stories.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Greg answers questions about movies in Heaven, free will with election, the explanatory power of Christianity, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Greg talks about raising Christian kids, Christian bias, and discusses Change Collegian Network with guest Tiffany Gelpi.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
David Bentley Hart explains that the ethic of caring for the sick and needy, establishing hospitals and clinics, was unique historically in Christianity because of what the Bible taught...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
Oprah Winfrey is the “pastor” of the largest church in the country. “The Church of O,” Christianity Today noted, has a congregation of 22 million vigorous, faithful, evangelistic members,...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Greg talks about increasing cultural conflict, STR’s reTHINK Apologetics Conference, then takes calls on what he thinks of an argument against Roman Catholic doctrine on justification, what a...
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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 greg koukl On Feb 29, 2020 6:42 AM
Brett talks to John Dyer, author of From the Garden to the City: The Redeeming and Corrupting Power of Technology.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Richard of Wallingford lived in the early 14th century...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 24, 2022 12:45 AM
When it comes to salvation, God’s way has always been narrow. There is forgiveness available, but no one will be saved without the gospel of Jesus Christ. What does this mean for those who...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 8, 2023 2:50 AM
Greg reads a note from a student whose grad school program is requiring that he join an association that explicitly promotes values he disagrees with, then he answers questions about leaving a...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
Greg talks about vacations not turning out the way one expects, the Trivium learning steps, talking to Jehovah’s witnesses, immaterial things, cutting off relationships with family members,...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
For those who think Emperor Constantine invented the deity of Christ, here are thirty-six quotations from nine different church fathers that predate the Council of Nicea.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Sadly, the majority of Christian students aren’t prepared for the serious intellectual challenges awaiting them, let alone the barrage of moral challenges from an increasingly secular culture....
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 3, 2023 2:00 AM
Greg talks about the first 30 years of Stand to Reason, then he answers questions about universalism, the Roman Catholic view of the authority of tradition, and the difference between tradition and...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 4, 2022 11:36 PM
Advocates of gender ideology say intersex people are evidence sex isn’t binary, but here are four reasons why we know there are only two sexes.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jul 14, 2022 6:58 PM
God calls Christians to “do justice,” but what is true justice? Jon Noyes shares a biblical picture of justice and how Christians can pursue it in his latest Stand to Reason University course.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
In his insightful article “Why Harry Potter Is Great Literature,” Brian Brown argues that J.K. Rowling’s Potter books “are easily the most morally and socially insightful works of fantasy...
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Christians have been at the forefront of building hospitals and providing care for the sick for centuries.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Thomas Helwys was one of the early Puritans in 17th century England. He and his fellow Protestant believers met in secret to avoid punishment for dissenting with the state religion.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
We have a responsibility to do this. We cannot just pawn it off on teachers, or Sunday school teachers, or our pastor, or a Christian school, if we have one. They can help, but it is our primary...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 23, 2020 2:28 AM
Classical education depends on a three-part process of training the mind, and you can use this approach to teach your children apologetics.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
C.S. Lewis expert Jerry Root explains how experiences and earthly loves awaken desires in us that will ultimately point us to God.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Elizabeth Fry was a British Quaker Christian who led the movement for prison reform in the 19th century. She was also the driving force behind reform legislation.
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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 amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
In a New York Times op-ed titled “Stop Saying ‘I Feel Like,’” Molly Worthen says we need to pay attention to a recent evolution in language.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
An article in Fast Company titled “Can Tech Companies Continue to Innovate with No Women At the Table?” argues that businesses are harming themselves by not having both men and women on their...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
We should begin teaching our kids apologetics as early as possible. Here’s how Tim translated an answer to the problem of evil into language even four-year-olds could understand.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
One fun and effective means of helping your child memorize information is through call outs, where the parent calls out a word or phrase, and the child responds. Here are some examples.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 2, 2019 5:47 PM
In a recent podcast, Greg gave advice for speaking up at public school board meetings, and he read a statement he prepared for his local school board. Here is his statement.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
The fulfilled prophecies, unity, and impact of the Bible all point to a divine Author.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Does a biblical view of homosexuality equate to hate?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 20, 2021 1:34 AM
School is out, but don’t stop learning this summer! Here are three organizations that are ready to equip you to charge through the challenges this world will throw at you.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 13, 2022 3:56 AM
What can believers do to remain humble when they engage non-believers? Here are three quick thoughts.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
Federal Judge Vaughn R. Walker wrote in his decision on the California proposition defining marriage as one man and one woman
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
In this second installment, I want to center on the biblical fact of the Trinity.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
John Newton found prayer to be difficult, but here’s what gave him hope.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
Humility is the key to many different aspects of the Christian life, but what does it look like? Here are four marks of humility from the classic book The Godly Man’s Picture.
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
Greg talks about gender neutral bathrooms, an abortion argument, a response to “I’ll never intrude in your space, so don’t intrude in mine,” whether Jesus did all His miracles through the...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
Our country needs prayer right now. Here’s some encouragement to remind you why we can pray in hope.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 25, 2019 12:40 AM
Ellen DeGeneres and Elton John had some good words to say to people who don’t believe friendship and love are possible with those who differ on significant issues.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
A study on why young people are leaving the Church shows we’re not taking the life of the mind seriously enough.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
In recent years, opposition to the doctrine of endless punishment by those who are rethinking Hell has gained enough popular momentum that “conditional immortality”—also known as...
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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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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Aug 1, 2019 4:38 PM
Long ago, I heard Greg recommend praying Colossians 1:9–12, and that has stuck with me.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for June 2007 Did you know you speak for God?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 9:02 PM
Greg offers three tips for tactical evangelism gleaned from overhearing a conversation on a flight.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
Conditionalists—those who hold to the annihilation of the wicked at the judgment—insist that Jesus’ and John’s descriptions be interpreted in light of other passages, texts they think give an...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 29, 2021 6:14 PM
Did Jesus come here to champion the cause of the poor? There’s no question God has a heart for the destitute. Even so, a careful study of the Gospels shows that Jesus’ principle purpose...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Our obstinacy has been getting us into trouble for 2,000 years whenever a government makes the upsetting discovery that Christians place the authority of Jesus above that of civil authorities...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
Most Americans believe people of all races and ethnicities are equally valuable. What worldview makes sense of this belief?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
When our culture hears the word “holiness,” it imagines dour-looking people sitting primly in dark rooms. But God has always been a God of joy, and He intends for us to be joyful in Him.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 11:53 PM
Two lines of reasoning can follow logical paths to internally consistent positions. Unfortunately, a growing number of people can no longer recognize which path leads to an absurd conclusion.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 30, 2020 4:42 PM
How do we fight being lured away from our reasoned convictions about the truth of Christianity during a time of upheaval? Here’s some advice from C.S. Lewis and practical help from Trevin Wax.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for June 2013 Do you agree with God? What would it take for you to declare something good that God says is bad?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
Leviticus 18:22–23 “You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. Also you shall not have intercourse with any animal to be defiled with it, nor shall any...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Here’s a plan for a year’s worth of reading in theology, Bible, and apologetics.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 29, 2022 8:27 PM
What about those who have never heard the gospel? The only way to know what God wants from us for salvation is for him to tell us, so to answer this question, we must trade on biblical truths and...
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Web Content Article · By guest author On Jun 27, 2019 5:44 PM
A comprehensive look at what a Bible promise is, how we should understand its contextual meaning, a detailed look at the parts of a promise, and a step by step analysis of particular biblical...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 2, 2022 2:35 AM
Greg gives a general principle and detailed examples to help a listener explain why, as a Christian, he is waiting until marriage to have sex.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
There are all kinds of modern-day idols that attempt to displace God from His rightful place. But how does idolatry start? Fortunately, we are not left guessing.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 6:44 PM
Greg unpacks why Jesus was more than just a morally good teacher.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
You may not perfectly remember every word of a particular book of the Bible you’ve memorized, but the intimate knowledge you will carry of that book will remain with you.
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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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