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Arguments for Christianity by Young Case Makers

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 16, 2021 3:12 AM

J. Warner Wallace talks about two statements by teenagers arguing for the truth of Christianity, then he answers questions about how evidence relates to Hebrews 11:1 and how to move past having an...

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Clarifying the Abortion Issue

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 28, 2021 3:13 AM

Greg talks to Reality speaker Megan Almon of Life Training Institute and Summit Ministries about clarifying the abortion issue, then he answers questions about responding to people who expand the...

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CRT and Justice

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 11, 2021 3:04 AM

Greg talks with Monique Duson of the Center for Biblical Unity about CRT and justice, they answer questions about their views on CRT and what we’re responsible for in history, a caller suggests a...

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Is “Pro-Forced Birth” a More Accurate Term Than “Pro-Life”?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 8, 2021 2:04 AM

Greg responds to a tweet by Jameela Jamil claiming “pro-forced birth” is a more accurate term than “pro-life,” then he answers questions about secondary issues in churches, a church’s use of Bethel...

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Interview: Josh Brahm – Responding to “My Body, My Choice”

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 17, 2021 3:26 AM

Tim Barnett chats with Josh Brahm of Equal Rights Institute about how to respond to the different kinds of “my body, my choice” bodily rights arguments for abortion.

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Interview: Stephen Meyer – Return of the God Hypothesis

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 24, 2021 4:15 AM

Greg talks to Stephen Meyer about his newest book, Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe.

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Interview: Scott Klusendorf on the Dobbs v. Jackson Abortion Case

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 8, 2021 4:56 AM

Greg talks to Scott Klusendorf about the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case on abortion argued before the Supreme Court last week.

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What Is Truth, and Is It Knowable?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 19, 2022 2:48 AM

Greg responds to a question about the nature of truth and whether it’s knowable, then he talks to callers about questions to ask evolutionists and the idea that truth is abstract, not concrete.

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Four Reasons Why People Reject Jesus

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 26, 2022 3:14 AM

Greg talks about a conversation he had during a car ride with an atheist listener, then he describes four reasons why people reject Jesus, answers a question about God’s relationship to time, and...

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The Magnitude of the Loss of Life Due to Abortion

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 11, 2022 2:32 AM

Greg talks about the magnitude of the loss of life due to abortion, responds to arguments made by Alex Berenson, who thinks abortion is murder but should remain legal, then answers questions about...

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Overturning Roe Will Restore Integrity to the Constitution

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 4, 2022 1:35 AM

Greg explains how overturning Roe will restore integrity to the Constitution, discusses with Robby Lashua what pro-lifers should do now, Robby answers a question about how the STR outposts will...

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More Responses to Popular Pro-Choice Memes

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 18, 2022 3:58 AM

Tim and Alan continue their discussion about responses to popular pro-choice memes that say the Bible gives instructions on how to perform an abortion, if you don’t support requiring vasectomies...

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Interview: Titus Kennedy – Excavating the Evidence for Jesus

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 25, 2022 4:02 AM

Robby talks to archaeologist Titus Kennedy, author of Excavating the Evidence for Jesus: The Archaeology and History of Christ and the Gospels, about archaeological evidence for Jesus.

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Abortion Is Not an Act of Love

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 1, 2022 4:08 AM

Greg responds to a woman’s Instagram post that said it would be an act of love to have an abortion rather than give a “brown child” to white evangelicals, then he answers questions about how we can...

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Responding to Pro-Choice Memes

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 22, 2022 1:20 AM

Tim and Alan make a quick pro-life case then chat about responses to some popular pro-choice memes that claim life begins at first breath, a fetus is only a potential human, you can freeze an...

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The Rule of Law Protects Us

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 13, 2022 2:21 AM

Greg talks about the legal and moral questions behind the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, then he answers a question about trusting God when you have a life-threatening illness and talks to a...

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A Moral Perspective on Abortion

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 13, 2022 2:23 AM

Greg discusses the moral argument against abortion and answers questions about how to respond to “God made me this way” and how to make a case for Jesus’ deity to a Muslim.

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Should the Church Be Celebrating the End of Roe v. Wade?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 20, 2022 2:24 AM

Greg answers questions about whether the church should be celebrating the end of Roe v. Wade, the idea that people with same-sex attraction are “born that way,” whether it’s possible there are more...

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Is There Really a Difference between Microevolution and Macroevolution?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 2, 2022 3:35 AM

Greg answers questions about whether there’s a legitimate difference between microevolution and macroevolution, concern about a pastor’s response to the reversal of Roe v. Wade, whether it’s wrong...

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Can Atheists Be Good without God?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 24, 2022 1:38 AM

Greg talks about how you can’t have objective good without God, then he answers questions about what it means to say we’re made in the image of God, whether the image of God can be gained or lost,...

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Is Science Incompatible with Faith in God?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 21, 2022 2:29 AM

Greg responds to the claim that science is incompatible with faith in God, answers a question about ideas for an apologetics topic for a school research project, then talks to a caller about why...

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Darwinism Can’t Account for Objective Morality

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 19, 2022 1:54 AM

Greg explains why Darwinism can’t account for objective morality, then he answers a question about whether our sins are covered or washed away and takes a follow-up call from a caller about the...

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Do Pro-Lifers Compromise?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 26, 2022 2:06 AM

Greg comments on whether an incremental approach to fighting abortion is compromising then answers questions about recommended resources on objective truth, whether we should reflect on...

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Questions about the Old-Earth View of Creation

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 7, 2022 3:24 AM

Greg answers questions about what evidence convinces him the earth is old that couldn’t be explained just as easily by a young-earth view, a book that explains what old-earth creationists believe,...

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Christianity Has Nothing to Fear from Science

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 14, 2022 2:29 AM

Greg talks about what science can and cannot determine when it comes to religious claims, then he talks to callers about whether there was a doctrine he couldn’t have seen in the Bible on his own...

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There Is No Battle between Science and the Christian Worldview

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 14, 2022 2:31 AM

Greg talks about how naturalistic philosophy, not scientific methodology, is opposed to Christianity, then he answers questions about shaping the worldview of children when the spouse isn’t a...

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Design or Adaptation?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 18, 2023 3:55 AM

Greg reflects on the amazing design evident in the way largemouth bass feed, then he answers a question about the roots of the label “evangelical” and responds to a caller’s concerns about things...

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Abortion Is Not Merely a Political Issue

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 1, 2023 3:13 AM

Greg talks about a crisis pregnancy center that’s having trouble getting help from churches because the pastors don’t want to be “political,” then he answers questions about the Passion Translation...

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A-Theory vs. B-Theory of Time

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 22, 2023 2:02 AM

Greg answers questions about how to think through the issue of A-theory vs. B-theory of time, practical tips for sharing the gospel with family members who aren’t interested in hearing about it,...

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Disagreement Is Not Oppression

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 31, 2023 2:51 AM

Greg talks about the relatively new idea that we can be oppressed through others’ ideology, then he answers questions about whether Christian fellowship is simply brainwashing, the need for...

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Are We Claiming to Know the Unknowable?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 7, 2023 2:30 AM

Greg corrects some of his speculations about Neanderthals from the previous episode, then he answers questions about what “weeping and gnashing of teeth” indicates, the influence of the Jesus...

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Thoughts about D-Day

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 14, 2023 1:34 AM

Greg talks about D-Day and thanks D-Day veterans for their service, then he answers questions about indoctrination, what we can do about what’s happening in public schools, whether someone can be...

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Master These Three Informal Fallacies

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 18, 2023 1:55 AM

Greg talks about how to recognize and handle three informal fallacies you’ll encounter in spiritual conversations, then he answers questions about whether Satan knows what we’re thinking and how to...

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Do Christians Have an Ulterior Motive for Being Kind?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 10, 2023 6:11 PM

Alan addresses the objection that Christians are only kind to people so they can convert them.

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Is Intelligent Design Pseudoscience?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 22, 2023 2:36 AM

Greg responds to the claim that intelligent design is pseudoscience, then he answers questions about preaching against abortion even though people in the congregation have had abortions, Bible...

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The Problem with Positive Rights

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 29, 2023 2:55 AM

Greg talks about the difference between positive rights and negative rights, then he answers questions about how to respond when a spouse initiates divorce, whether it’s moral to kill abortionists,...

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What Is the Nature of Consciousness?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 10, 2024 2:50 AM

Greg talks about the soul, then he answers questions about why God made it so hard for humans to know he exists, the informal fallacy of special pleading, and how Christians can effect positive...

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Do We Have a Right to End Our Own Lives?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 17, 2024 1:32 AM

Greg talks about a case in the Netherlands where a 28-year-old woman who doesn’t want to live is planning to be euthanized, then he answers a question about how you can “trust in the Lord with all...

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Eight Tips to Become a Professional Apologist

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 25, 2024 2:28 PM

Alan offers eight tips to help someone who is interested in pursuing part-time or full-time apologetics ministry.

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Interview: Titus Kennedy – The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands

Web Content Article · By robby lashua On May 15, 2024 3:04 AM

Robby talks to archaeologist Titus Kennedy, author of The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands: Uncovering Biblical Sites of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean World, about...

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People No Longer Know What the “Final Solution” Was

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 5, 2024 1:53 AM

Greg talks about people no longer knowing about the Nazi phrase “Final Solution,” then he talks to callers about questions to ask an atheist family member who’s extremely moral and how to respond...

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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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Christians, Speak Clearly and Not in Christianese

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 3, 2024 1:27 AM

Alan explains the importance of not speaking in Christianese when you're sharing your Christian convictions.

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How to Flourish in a Hostile Environment

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM

Greg give tips for thriving in a hostile environment then answers questions about talking to a dead spouse and the obligation of churches during natural disasters.