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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 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 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 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 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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
Do we have any good reasons to think God has spoken supernaturally in the Bible? The way to answer this question is to look at the book itself. Here are six evidences of supernatural...
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
I have four kids. This probably doesn’t happen with most children, but sometimes my kids disagree, and argue, and fight. Oftentimes, when a dispute arises, they look outside of themselves for...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 18, 2021 12:23 AM
Will the followers of Christ continue to thoughtfully engage—with truth and grace—the critical ideas in culture, or will we retreat from the public square again and take refuge behind the walls of...
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Jun 19, 2024 10:29 PM
In this excerpt from Stand to Reason University’s course “New Testament Canon,” Robby Lashua shares how the covenants found in the Old Testament lay the ground for a new covenant documented by the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 23, 2021 10:41 PM
At times, the tsunami of change we’re facing seems overwhelming for its force, dizzying for its speed, and chilling for its darkness. It’s easy to begin feeling helpless, but that is not our path....
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
As ambassadors for Christ, we often never know the true impact of our efforts. Yet every once in a while we get a glimpse...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 2, 2019 10:10 PM
Many in Christendom today, like Pilate, are more concerned with satisfying the crowd than being faithful to Jesus. Culture may be confused on salvation, abortion, gender, marriage, and sex. Don’t...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
All the big questions—issues of origin, meaning, morality, and destiny—and all the secondary concerns, too—issues of sex, gender, liberty, equality, bodily rights, etc.—eventually come down to one....
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
The story behind “The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 1, 2024 8:22 PM
Does the film 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture succeed in using Scripture to make the case that God approves of same-sex relationships? Alan explains three reasons why the film’s...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
We’re dealing with a mixed culture, a clash of the modern with the postmodern. It therefore requires an eclectic approach best summed up by the word “ambassador.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
I want to reflect on this new research that has been in all of the newspapers the last couple of days and has dominated the air waves on talk shows all over this fair city.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
The Supreme Court will soon be ruling on whether or not the Constitution allows for defining marriage as one man and one woman. Much is at stake, and you can’t know what is fair and just...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 17, 2020 9:30 PM
The totalitarian world Greg experienced as a young Christian while visiting fellow believers behind the Iron Curtain demonstrates an insight often quoted but frequently ignored: Ideas have...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 10:03 PM
My mind's made up. Don't confuse me with the facts. Come again? Don't get caught with this wrong-headed attitude!
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Last week I got a call from my brother who lives in Florida. He had stumbled upon a website apparently done by Jewish scholars and meant to serve the Jewish community that was experiencing in-roads...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 3, 2022 10:35 PM
Many believe in a mixed gospel of grace plus works. Greg explains why this does not line up with the good news of the Bible and offers two ways to approach friends who hold a mistaken view of...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Would a clone be a faux human being, a physical facade with nothing inside?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
True biblical faith is essential for salvation. But faith—and its relation to evidence—is often deeply misunderstood in a way that hurts Christianity and harms Christians. Here’s what the Bible has...
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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 27, 2019 8:35 PM
If you “just take Christianity on faith” you may be in trouble...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Have you ever taken a verbal beating when trying to talk about Jesus? If so, I’ve got a tip for you.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 20, 2020 8:18 PM
As a Christian ambassador, your biggest challenge may be making sense of the problem of evil. Surprisingly, though, evil is actually evidence for God, not against Him.
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Is it legitimate to condemn religion for historical atrocities? First we had better examine the facts.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
The images are sadly familiar. Buildings ripped from their foundations. Corpses mingled with debris. Parents and friends grieving for lost loved ones. Flowers and candles and makeshift memorials.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Sometimes the simplest questions—questions that seem so basic we never expect them to be asked—can stop us in our tracks if we’re not equipped to engage them.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
In Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia, four children, poking about in the back of an old wardrobe in the attic, stumble on another world filled with peculiar delights and strange enchantments. Did you...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
If there was one bit of wisdom, one rule of thumb, one single skill I could impart, one useful tip I could leave that would serve you well the rest of your life, what would it be?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 21, 2020 9:45 PM
There’s a lesson to be learned from using vignettes like these. Sometimes all it takes is a short reflection or a briefly explained insight to put a stone in someone’s shoe...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 29, 2022 6:53 PM
Many Christians have rejected the idea that sex is only for marriage, buying into the culture’s notion that chastity is unrealistic. Here’s why this “try before you buy” mentality reflects mistaken...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
A Christian’s theology is minimally defined by two miraculous events.
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