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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM

We need to evaluate movies by more than just how they make us feel.

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What Does the Bible Mean by “One God”?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 14, 2021 8:33 PM

How can Christians respond to the Mormon claim that “Heavenly Father” is the only god “for us”? Greg offers one question that will help focus the conversation.

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Hell Interrupted—Part 1

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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Hell Interrupted—Part 2

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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Four Questions about the Love of God to Ask Jehovah’s Witnesses

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Oct 3, 2022 7:28 PM

Here are four questions you can ask Jehovah’s Witnesses about the love of God to help you demonstrate the truth of the divinity of Jesus.

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Atheists’ Small View of Christianity

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM

On the heels of the Reason Rally, where Dawkins exhorted the crowd to “Mock them! Ridicule them! In public,” Tom Gilson wrote a post about the New Atheists’ practice of trivializing...

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#STRask: Should the Bible Be Removed from Public Schools under a Law Prohibiting

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 6, 2023 6:59 PM

Questions about a public school library that wants to remove the Bible because of

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What’s the Price of Accepting the Idea We Worship the Same God as Muslims?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

Claiming that Muslims and Christians worship the same God is an expression of Islamic theology, not Christian theology.

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The “Heathen” and the Unknown God – Part 1

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 24, 2022 12:45 AM

What does this mean for those who have never heard of him?

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A Reverent Scientist

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, helped lay the foundation for modern physics.

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The Supreme Court Needs a Hermeneutics Lesson

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 30, 2020 12:04 AM

Discovering the meaning of words—whether in the Bible, a cell phone text, or the

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The Bible Thinker: Responding to Atheist Fallacies

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 8, 2021 4:29 AM

Tim responds to 10 fallacies offered by an atheist to disprove God.

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Just Doing What Comes Naturally: The Is-Ought Fallacy

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM

The morality of homosexuality can never be defended by any appeal to nature, but...Nature alone can never provide us with those.

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In the Beginning God...

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

The Christian story says God made all things. The atheist story says nothing made all things. How do we know, then, which is true?

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Engaging Australia’s Muslims

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM

When Muslims claim the Bible has been corrupted, here’s how you can show them that

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Means and Ends

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM

“The end never justifies the means.”

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Is Jesus the Only Way?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM

message of salvation that I face is: What about the good, sincere person who has never

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Is It Arrogant to Think We’re the Only Intelligent Life in the Universe?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

Greg comments on whether or not it is arrogant to think we’re the only intelligent life in the universe, then answers questions about how to talk about homosexuality, why a person is held...

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Discussing “17 Points of the True Church” with Mormons

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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Plantinga Reviews Mind and Cosmos

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM

Here are excerpts from Alvin Plantinga’s excellent review of atheist philosopher Thomas Nagel’s book, Mind and Cosmos, listing the four areas where Nagel objects to materialist naturalism as being...

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Does God Whisper? Part 2

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM

In the last issue of Solid Ground, I raised a question that may have startled some readers. I asked if the current emphasis on “hearing” the voice of God is biblically sound.

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A Matter of Interpretation

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM

If there is no truth, that’s precisely the reason we should not be open-minded to other people’s points of view...

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The Rescue—Why Did Jesus Come?

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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No “Lost” Books

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM

Is it possible that Christians don’t have the true Bible?

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An Audience of One

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.

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We Still Need the Old Answers

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Anyone looking to technology to lead our society as a “new religion” will eventually find it can’t be counted on to create and uphold beliefs in intrinsic human value, universal human rights, or...

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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 30, 2019 11:57 PM

Spend enough time in artificial worlds that are grounded in false assumptions—especially without analyzing what you’re seeing—and you’ll be changed in ways you didn’t count on.

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Interview: William Lane Craig – Atonement and the Death of Christ

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 14, 2021 11:12 PM

Greg talks to philosopher William Lane Craig about his newest book, “Atonement and the Death of Christ: An Exegetical, Historical, and Philosophical Exploration.”

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Street Tactics – Part 5

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 24, 2020 1:04 AM

The Trinity is a huge speed bump for many, especially atheists, Muslims, Mormons, and Jehovah’s Witnesses. Here are some tactical questions you can use to show objectors the Trinity is a solution,...

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John Newton on Doing What’s Right

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

Greg talks about the British pastor John Newton’s counsel about being faithful to what’s true and right, and then chats about knowing what’s real.

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Case Study: Deconversion

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM

Sometimes, offering an actual case study of a specific set of complaints against your convictions is a good way to learn how the process works. That’s why I decided to walk you through the process...

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Tell Muslims Jesus Is the Son of Man

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

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The Trinity: A Solution, Not a Problem Part 1

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM

asking three questions I hope will alert you to problems I’m willing to bet you’ve never

Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology

Some Things Are True

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM

“It is impossible to know the meaning of any written text.” If this is true, log off the web now. If not, read this commentary to find out about self-refuting arguments.

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Who Says God Is Good?

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

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Weighing a Chicken with a Yardstick

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM

Can science disprove the existence of the soul? Here Greg deals with advances in computer science and neurology, and the limitations of science.

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Does God Have to Obey the Ten Commandments?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM

If you want to call moral rules absolutes in the sense that they can never be trumped

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Are We at War with Muslims?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Just 29 days after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, Oprah Winfrey invited Queen Rania on her television show.

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Prophecy and People: Both Design to Fit

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

Greg sees a parallel between the evidence for grand design in nature and the fulfillment of Messianic prophecy by Jesus.

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Does Defending Christianity Discredit Christianity?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

Kierkegaard claimed the act of defending Christianity actually discredits it. Here’s why his criticism of apologetics doesn’t work.

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#STRask: How Can Something Be Evil in Itself if Evil Is Only a Lack of Good?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 20, 2022 6:25 PM

is only a lack of good, how Jesus could have had a fully-human experience if he never

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LDS Test Is Necessary, Not Sufficient

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM

Mormons often argue that because they live good lives, they pass the test given by Jesus in Matthew 7:15-23 to determine whether or not a person is following a true prophet of God.

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Ken Samples: Residual UFOs

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM

calls on other natural explanations for UFOs, the oddity that UFO sightings are never

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Are You Ready to Talk to a Muslim?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for November 2011 At a recent event, I was introduced as Saeed Ibn Umar. Yes, that’s a Muslim name. But no, it’s not a pseudonym and I haven’t converted to Islam.

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Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM

The universe requires an explanation, and the universe requires a cause. Here’s a five-minute video to help you introduce these ideas to your friends and get a conversation started.

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Is God Just a Crutch?

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?

Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Philosophy

The Argument That Wasn’t There

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM

Brian Fleming’s film, The God Who Wasn't There, described by a reviewer on the front cover of the DVD as “provocative.”

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#STRask: How Should I Respond to a Formerly Muslim Friend Who Is Unwilling to Pay the Price for Becoming a Christian?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 16, 2023 7:16 PM

challenges or discuss differences and whether Acts 17:23 implies that people who never

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Interview: Neil Shenvi on Critical Theory

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 25, 2020 2:08 AM

Greg interviews Neil Shenvi on critical theory vs. the Christian worldview.

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What’s Missing in Son of God

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

It seems the filmmakers who created Son of God were trying to convey a sense of piety, but they would have better served their audience by conveying a sense of reality.

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Star Light & the Age of the Universe

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM

When you look up into the midnight sky do you see stars? Or are the lights in the heavens mere appearances, images created in transit? The answer settles the question of whether the creation of the...

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If Naturalistic Evolution Is True, People Are Not Equal

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

Worldviews matter, they lead to myriad consequences, and everyone has one. Make sure you think through yours - and its implications - carefully.

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#STRask: If We Can’t Impose a Moral Standard from One Period of Time on Another, How Does That Affect the Moral Argument?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 27, 2024 10:52 PM

from one period of time on another and responding to someone who says she would never

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A Manual for Creating Atheists Who Create Straw Men

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

The misrepresentations of Christianity in Peter Boghossian’s A Manual for Creating Atheists are a good reminder that you can only properly respond to a view after you understand it.

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All Truth Is God’s Truth

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM

A true scientific discovery made by an atheist scientist is just as true as the biblical teaching that God is love or that Christ died for our sins. All truth is God’s truth.

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J. Warner Wallace: God’s Crime Scene, Part 1

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM

Interview with J. Warner Wallace on God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe—Part 1

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J. Warner Wallace: God’s Crime Scene, Part 2

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM

Interview with J. Warner Wallace on God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe—Part 2

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Getting Science Right

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 27, 2023 9:14 PM

Tim Barnett explains the difference between scientific methodology and scientific philosophy and shares how this key distinction impacts how we view evidence for Christianity.

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Jihad and War in Islam and Christianity

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM

Do you know the first question I get when I teach on Islam’s long history of war and killing?

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How Could an Oxford Professor of Mathematics Think Christianity Is True?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 23, 2020 11:25 PM

A new, visually beautiful documentary follows John Lennox from Oxford to Jerusalem as he explains why he’s convinced Christianity is true.

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“The Secret”: A Fatal Attraction

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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The Problem with Happiness

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM

Schaeffer said: All utopian ideals end up being cruel in the end, because they can never

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How to Test for Intelligent Design

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM

Intelligent Design hypothesis is untestable by science, exactly because we can never

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Are Christians Just Blind Followers?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 7, 2023 10:03 PM

makes sense for people who are convinced Christianity is true to believe what the Bible

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The Worldview of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Nov 25, 2019 1:55 AM

A new series based on Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy had a very successful premiere on television this week, and it could open up opportunities to talk to your friends about God.

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More Resources for Understanding and Discussing the Marriage Decision

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

Tom Gilson of Ratio Christi has gathered together “Top Christian Resources on the Marriage Debate (Books, Articles, Videos, Podcasts on Gay Marriage/Same-Sex Marriage).” Take a look and spread...

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Pluralism?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM

But one thing that we can never say is that we’re both right.

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Can Science Test Prayer?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

Does science have the right tools to test whether prayer works? And is that the right question?

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Are Science and Faith Compatible?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 11, 2024 11:00 PM

Tim Barnett discusses the compatibility of faith and science by first defining “faith” and “science” and then exploring the three problems a naturalist has to overcome in order to explain how even...

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The “Heathen” and the Unknown God – Part 2

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 29, 2022 8:27 PM

What about those who have never heard the gospel?

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Perception Is Truth?

Web Content Article · By j.t. wynn On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM

Some professors teach that “truth” depends on our perceptions, but does it?

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Hell Interrupted—Part 3

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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The Trinity: A Solution, Not a Problem Part 2

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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The End of Apologetics?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Here’s a brief summary of James Rochford’s thorough review of a new book by Myron Penner titled The End of Apologetics: Christian Witness in a Postmodern Context.

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Is Faith Just Wishful Thinking?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 25, 2020 6:48 AM

What is faith according to the Bible? Are science and faith at odds?

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