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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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Greg talks about COEXIST, what is the Gospel and why he objects to it, if God still judges nations, and more.
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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 9:41 PM
Need some help discussing theological differences with your LDS friends? Here’s a list of points to get you started.
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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 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 9:56 PM
Have you ever wondered what a pilgrimage to Mecca is like? See a Muslim journalist’s video of what goes into completing the rituals that are thought to achieve forgiveness of sins.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 25, 2023 1:36 AM
Greg adds another quick thought about the last call on the previous episode, then he answers questions about atheists claiming they used to be “real Christians,” whether the word “relationship”...
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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 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 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 8:57 PM
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that they alone are God’s chosen witnesses to the world. As justification for their self-designation, they cite Isaiah 43:10.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
If you speak to a Muslim about Jesus, you may be challenged to show where in the Bible Jesus says He’s God. Here’s one way to answer.
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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 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 alan shlemon On Apr 5, 2023 11:36 PM
In the controversy over how to answer the question “What is a woman?” some proposed definitions are circular or even absurd. Here’s how you can respond accurately.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 30, 2019 10:26 PM
Tim Barnett and Greg Koukl explain why the most natural reading of the full corpus of Scripture on Hell supports the church’s historical position of eternal conscious torment and not nonexistence.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 31, 2023 9:02 PM
Tim Barnett reminds us that entertaining students should not be our goal. Instead, we should “throw the ball so they jump for it.”
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
C.S. Lewis is well known for being an apologist and writer. But first, he was a literature scholar.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Because of the age and number of ancient manuscripts we have, we can determine with
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Most of us have answered a knock on our door, only to discover a smiling, well-dressed couple—Watchtower publication in hand—standing on the other side, waiting to talk with us about the gospel...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
The phrase, “The Bible’s been translated and recopied so many times...” introduces one of the most frequent canards tossed at Christians quoting the Bible. Can we know for certain that the New...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2020 6:21 AM
Here’s a biographical sketch that might encourage and challenge you.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:40 PM
Greg uses Solomon’s advice for engaging an opponent in a biblical way.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for December 2013 You know the gay rights narrative. Homosexuals are born that way, change is impossible, and their behavior is morally permissible.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
In this part of the Story I answer the second of the two most important questions anyone could ever ask about the remarkable man from Nazareth: Why did He come? It is a question there is far too...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM
Does the archeological accuracy of the Bible have anything to do with it’s truth claims? Not according to many world-class archaeologists. There’s a catch, however, which tells us volumes about...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
The Torah’s teaching about accidental “miscarriage” has been hotly contested concerning the value of the unborn. Is the passage pro-life or pro-abortion? Here are the facts. You decide.
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Web Content Article · By guest author On May 23, 2024 5:46 PM
In this excerpt from our Reality Student Apologetics Conference, Alisa Childers challenges us to ask whether we agree with Jesus or instead choose to make ourselves our own authority.
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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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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Feb 24, 2022 12:20 AM
Mormons and JWs are typically kind, pleasant, and respectful, but their evangelism is driven by their need to fulfill specific requirements. Christians have a different motivation for sharing the...
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Dec 5, 2022 1:48 AM
When one compares Jesus’ genealogies in Matthew and Luke, two problems arise. Here’s a solution.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On May 31, 2023 10:35 PM
Jon Noyes describes how he asks questions, talks about the common ground we share as sinners and people made in the image of God, and explains the truth about our sex and the hope of the...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
You may have already seen Rev. Dr. Phil Snider’s two-minute speech to the Springfield City Council in support of adding “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the categories of...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Most of the world seems to believe that same-sex attraction can’t be changed.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
The “paraphrase principle” trades on two obvious features of language, and it will help you weed out bad Bible interpretations.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Joseph Smith’s “First Vision” is at the root of Mormonism’s unique doctrines, but a look at the historical records reveals a problem: Its major details seem to have evolved over time.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 6, 2021 1:21 AM
Many people no longer look to an external, objective reference for guidance but instead give their inner desires total authority. As Christians, we can’t adopt this secular way of thinking.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Until recently, the Bible contained the only evidence for the return of the Jews under a decree given by Cyrus. But in 1879, an archeologist excavating a Babylonian temple discovered a clay...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
C.S. Lewis seems to suggest that those who sincerely pursue God the best way they know how are accepted by Him, regardless of whether or not they explicitly put their faith in Jesus. Is he right?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
I do not consider myself a particularly brave person, and I think it especially foolish, on the main, to make a frontal assault on a clearly superior force.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
We’re told that if your friend identifies as gay or lesbian, then you face a choice: fidelity to your faith or fidelity to your friend. But this is a false dilemma. Those aren’t the only options.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for July 2013 Go ahead and skip church this Sunday. No need to give thanks for your next meal. You might as well throw this letter in the trash, too.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Postmodernism is on a crash course with Christianity. In fact, we’ve already collided. Here’s how to sort through the wreckage.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
“The Bible has been changed and translated so many times over the last 2000 years, it’s impossible to have any confidence in its accuracy. Everyone knows that.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Not long ago I read a stunning (and scathing) response in a blog post by a Christian woman who was furious with those taking exception with the “Christian” convictions of a well-known Mormon...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 9:28 PM
Greg shares how to use tactics to make a case for life.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
I would like to offer you, in a nutshell, what I think is the simplest, most powerful way, strategically, to make your case as a Christian...
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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 alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 10:44 PM
It’s often said that if you repeat something loud enough and long enough, people will begin to believe it.
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Dec 20, 2023 5:48 AM
You may not have noticed before that the Isaiah 7:14 prophecy shows that God, the true author of Scripture, not only can accurately predict future events but is also sovereign over the development...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
If marriage is a particular thing, then everyone has a right to take part in that institution as it stands, regardless of their personal characteristics, but they don’t have a right to change that...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Since conversations can get awkward, I have a suggestion that could make your job easier: Get back to basics.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Don’t know where to start in a discussion about Christianity with your Mormon friends? Here is a list of verses that can serve as a rough outline for your conversation.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Is there a conflict between faith and science? I think not. Rather, I think the current quarrel between the two has been contrived.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Greg Koukl interviews Sam Allberry, author of Is God Anti-Gay? on the question, how can the church support Christians with same-sex attraction who want to follow Christ?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 30, 2021 10:05 PM
If some creatures don't fit neatly into a “land” or “sea” category, does that mean it’s possible some human beings don’t fit into “male” or “female”?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 19, 2022 2:04 AM
To be effective at teaching apologetics to people in different cultures, you need to think like an ambassador. Here are three things to keep in mind.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Giordano Bruno is often wrongly hailed as a martyr of science. Here’s the real story.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM
The Muslim mission field is huge. The question Christians need to be asking is, how do we reach them with the gospel?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
To many Christians, the Bible is like putty. Just add the Spirit and it can be molded into almost anything at all.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Evolution is on its way out. It’s only a matter of time before the iceberg hits.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Dec 16, 2021 12:35 AM
You might have heard that we celebrate Christmas on December 25th because Emperor Constantine decided to Christianize a pagan holiday. But is that story true?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
I overheard a conversation on the airplane coming back from my vacation in Wisconsin.
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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 9:47 PM
I’ve worked out a few principles I think will make a tough job easier, and I’d like to pass them on to you.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
Some evangelicals search the Bible for a personal “word” from the Spirit that is unrelated to the text’s original meaning, and the results can be silly or even dangerous. Regardless of the outcome,...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 10:21 PM
Lady Gaga’s mega-hit song “Born this Way” sold millions of copies affirming what many people believe: homosexuality is hardwired.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jun 6, 2022 10:30 PM
Jon Noyes presents two perspectives on why both biological sex and gender are binary.
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