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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 7, 2024 3:08 PM
, and why the Lord’s Prayer says, “Lead us not into temptation,” when God would never
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Reading the Qur’an, going to mosques, listening to Islamic scholars—these all sound like the behaviors of a Muslim.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Feb 24, 2020 9:49 PM
When most people think of evangelism, they think of leading a person to Christ, but there is more to evangelism than this. Before there can be a harvest, there is always a season of gardening. Know...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
The Book of Mormon says God may institute polygamy in order to raise up more children, but does polygamy really accomplish this?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 16, 2021 8:26 PM
opposition to homosexuality is based on a 1946 mistranslation of a Greek word in the RSV Bible
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
An atheist’s request for a miracle to prove God’s existence requires a careful answer. Brett offers that response.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Learn to spot the non-sequiturs atheists sometimes use to argue against Christianity.
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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 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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Greg talks about how to disagree in a biblical way, then answers questions about how to correct ideas of the Hebrew Roots movement and coping with many problems.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 22, 2021 2:11 AM
Greg talks about the CRT materials the Salvation Army is promoting, then he answers a question about how to start a conversation about salvation with Catholic relatives.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 28, 2022 11:47 PM
If you practice simple things like these, spending a few extra minutes valuing someone you’ve come in contact with, you’ll be on your way to becoming a warm, attractive ambassador for Christ.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Most people nowadays would not say that the religious stories believers believe are actually false. At the same time, though, they do not think they’re really true, either, in any deep sense of the...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 8, 2020 2:39 AM
If we interpret proverbs as promises, we will become disappointed when we think God is not fulfilling his promises. If we understand proverbs properly, however, we won’t make that mistake.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 5:44 PM
It’s easy to characterize religion as a blood-thirsty enterprise, a perpetrator of witch hunts, crusades, and religious jihad. But has Christianity been the cause of such evil, or does the truth...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
J. Warner Wallace talks about the basic rules of evidence and answers a question about John the Baptist’s objection to Herod’s marriage.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
When I was asked recently during a live Christian TV show why I send bi-monthly mentoring letters to Christians like you, an insight suddenly dawned on me.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
of the most persuasive passages to use with a Jehovah’s Witness from their own Bible
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Sometimes being a good representative of the Kingdom hinges on the simplest things.
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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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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Lady Gaga’s mega-hit song, “Born this Way,” expressed what many believe: Homosexuality is hardwired in the genes.
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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 jonathan noyes On Nov 2, 2021 11:25 PM
Jon Noyes answers the question “How should I approach my atheist friends?”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
arguments on any topic as he discusses an article challenging the historicity of the Bible
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Muslims reject the idea that Jesus died on the cross, but the Bible says the cross
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 20, 2023 1:32 AM
Greg recommends a film about the Bible and talks about a conversation he had with...love one another trumps the command to love God and explains how he annotates his...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
tips for interacting in a public forum then answers questions on slavery in the Bible
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Differences between Christian and Muslim views on homosexuality, convincing a Muslim the Bible
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
It seems like every time I turn around I hear of another prominent Christian thinker or theologian who has embraced Darwinism.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM
As we face serious challenges on two broad fronts—trouble in the world and trouble in the church—we’re called to “contend earnestly for the faith once for all handed down to the saints,” but...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 15, 2022 1:07 AM
A 30-year-old book on the fundamental ideas of the fascist worldview (a rejection of a transcendent God and moral standard) reminds us of what can happen when truth is no longer valued.
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Jul 28, 2022 2:29 AM
Fulfilled prophecy is evidence that God communicates and is involved in mankind’s history, but it’s often overlooked as an apologetic for Christianity. Here are three criteria for using specific...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 20, 2023 8:46 PM
Question about whether there’s anything in the Gospel of John that a Bible study
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 26, 2020 7:37 PM
Greg explains the first step in a tactical approach to sharing your Christian convictions with others.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:07 PM
What I have found with folks is that the more you are confident, the more courage you will have. And confidence comes, to a great degree, from training.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 2, 2023 12:24 AM
If you want to pursue a career in apologetics, here are eight suggestions that will put you on the right path.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Our society has become much more uncivil than it was a decade ago, and we need to develop some new skills for interacting with people.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 9, 2021 12:53 AM
Is it ever appropriate for Christians to tell nonbelievers they have been deceived? Greg provides biblical examples of when Jesus did exactly that.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 15, 2022 2:53 AM
A mélange is a mixture, a medley, an array of miscellany combined together for a common purpose. That is what you’ll find here—a potpourri of thoughts and reflections addressing issues that will be...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 11, 2022 3:33 PM
science, not God” and how to respond to the slogan “Love Is Love” without using the Bible
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Doubts will come. In fact, the worst challenger you will ever face is yourself. The question is, are you ready with answers?
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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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Tom Gilson talks about how to have critical conversations about difficult topics with teens.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 22, 2020 7:23 PM
Questions about how to respond to an atheist who rejects the Bible because it contains
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:33 PM
How do we give our students confidence in the Bible? Brett shares his approach.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 16, 2022 6:10 PM
conversations with people and what to say to someone who says Jesus, the stories in the Bible
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
After the Orlando shooting, there was an almost reflexive response by analysts who gave the usual talking points about how Islam is a religion of peace and its practitioners are peaceful people.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
If Mormons won’t allow polygamists to redefine Mormonism in order to include polygamists, they ought not demand that Christians accept a redefinition from Mormons as to what’s foundational to...
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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 Apr 25, 2024 9:35 PM
Though many object to the idea of penal substitutionary atonement, here’s how we know Jesus’ blood cleanses from all sin, fully satisfies the divine demand for justice, and rescues us from the...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 9, 2020 2:38 AM
Here’s why it’s illegitimate to disqualify circumstantial evidence from consideration.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Everyone judges. Not just Christians, but anyone who engages in rational thought.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Imagine a woman telling you, “I’m transgender. Please call me Michael.” What do you do? Here’s how to answer with truth and compassion.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for September 2008 Which of these statements is taught in the Qur’an?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about using the Bible to witness, getting
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:22 PM
A solid argument can be built just like a solid house: walls first, then the roof. Here’s a building plan, plus three ways arguments collapse.
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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 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 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 greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
How do you know when to “fold your hand” and drop out of an unproductive discussion?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 19, 2021 9:35 PM
Questions about how to steer the conversation in a Bible study towards discussing
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 3, 2024 1:18 AM
Greg talks about how some questions about how to reach people are just hard to figure out, then he answers questions about who created God, using apologetics with someone who is mentally ill and...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 3, 2020 9:16 PM
Questions about proving events in the Bible, explaining mercy to a child, helping
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Harper on the Titanic, then takes calls on what the meaning of marriage is in the Bible
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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 brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Mormonism demands perfection. Thankfully the God of Christianity offers true grace to our LDS friends and family.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 7, 2019 9:44 PM
college, then he takes calls about God sending babies to Hell, leviathan in the Bible
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
Muslim Followers of Christ?—A Look Inside the “Insider Movement”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 8, 2024 2:33 PM
Questions about what to say to someone who believes the Bible and church are man-made
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 31, 2023 9:34 PM
Tim Barnett encourages believers to find opportunities for youth to engage in critical thinking and interact with other worldviews.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Greg talks about protecting his daughters’ innocence, what to do when someone refuses the facts, the march for life, if Jesus intended to establish a visible church on earth, if Jews and...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 16, 2024 10:27 PM
move from the cosmological argument for the existence of God to the God of the Bible
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
When it comes to spiritual warfare, the New Testament emphasis is not on prayer-infused power encounters, but on something completely different, and if we miss that, then I think we miss the heart...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
Peter Boghossian’s A Manual for Creating Atheists teaches atheists a way to engage Christians that he calls “Street Epistemology.” Here’s where his project goes wrong and how you can respond...
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