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How to Prepare for the Next Cultural Revolution

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 18, 2020 11:20 PM

Alan talks about how Christians were caught off guard by the current cultural revolution sweeping society today. He offers a two-step strategy to prepare for the next revolution and to protect...

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The Role of Science for Christians

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 11, 2020 4:31 AM

Greg and Tim respond to an article that says Christians either rest their faith on science and risk having science disprove Christianity, or they “just believe” and don’t ground their worldview in...

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Coffee Cup Christianity

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 17, 2020 4:23 PM

Alan sounds the alarm on a pop Christian culture habit called Coffee Cup Christianity. He unpacks three of its harms and explains how they are fueling biblical illiteracy.

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Atheism’s Empty Soul

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 8, 2020 4:53 PM

A worldview that denies God and embraces naturalism has serious repercussions, the most egregious being a logical slide to nihilism. Alan unpacks three reasons why nihilism flows logically from...

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Questions about Faith and Science

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 27, 2021 4:53 AM

Tim joins Greg to talk about a variety of questions regarding faith and science (their compatibility, how they inform each other, miracles, etc.).

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The Fear of “Phobic”

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 21, 2021 6:02 PM

Have you ever been called a "phobic" term like homophobic, Islamophobic, transphobic, or xenophobic? Alan discusses three reasons why you don’t have to fear the “phobic” label.

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The Word “Evolution” Doesn’t Magically Explain Everything

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 10, 2021 2:55 AM

Greg talks about people declaring “evolution” over things they see without being able to show the pathway of that evolution, then he answers questions about conversing with conspiracy theorists,...

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Live According to a Plumb Line, Not a Pendulum

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 20, 2021 11:32 PM

When you realize your theology is in error, do you overcorrect by swinging wildly to the opposite position? Alan offers a biblical approach to correcting your view, one that looks more like using a...

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How to Receive Critical Feedback

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 18, 2021 4:37 PM

Alan received some harsh feedback from a recent event. He explains three steps he takes when he gets these kinds of critical comments.

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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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Does the Bible Limit Gender to Just Male and Female?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 5, 2021 10:54 PM

Alan responds to a trendy new argument that claims that a non-binary interpretation can be imposed on the Genesis account of creation.

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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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Are Transgender People Fixing God’s Mistakes?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 11, 2022 8:12 PM

Alan responds to a tweet that suggests that transgender people are fixing God’s mistakes.

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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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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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If God Became a Man, Can a Man Become a Woman?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 4, 2022 8:10 PM

A popular tweet claims that if someone can believe God became a man, then they can also believe that a man can become a woman. Alan unpacks this tweet, defines some key terms, and shows why the...

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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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Humans Come in Only Two Sexes

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 18, 2022 2:01 AM

Many biologists, doctors, and scientists tell us today that sex is on a spectrum or that there are more than two sexes. Alan addresses this claim by looking at the evidence from both Scripture and...

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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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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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Gay Idioms Don’t Time Travel

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 8, 2023 5:46 PM

Alan addresses a progressive Christian who claims that Jesus wants LGBT people to “come out,” by explaining how he misuses a common literary device.

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Man or Maker: Who Has the Answers to Humanity’s Most Critical Questions?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 12, 2023 7:46 PM

When it comes to answering critical questions about how we humans should live, identify, and behave sexually, who should we listen to? Man or our Maker?

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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 It Difficult to Define a Woman?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 10, 2023 8:48 PM

Why has it become so hard to define a woman? Alan looks at a few definitions that are offered, explains what’s wrong with them, and then offers his own definition.

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What Are My Concerns with Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 27, 2023 4:13 PM

Alan attended Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference, an event intended to equip parents and ministry leaders how to reach out to LGBTQ youth. In this episode, Alan provides his assessment of the...

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Should You Violate Your Conscience to Maintain Your Relationship with an LGBT Person?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 10, 2023 7:08 PM

People who identify as LGBT routinely ask their Christian friends and family to accommodate various requests. Are you justified in declining to go along even if it might damage your relationship...

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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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Why It’s Reasonable to Refuse to Use Preferred Pronouns

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 15, 2023 7:59 PM

Alan addresses whether it’s reasonable to refuse to use a transgender person’s preferred pronouns.

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The Problem with a Christian Attending a Same-Sex Wedding

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 14, 2024 2:55 PM

Should a Christian attend a same-sex wedding? Alan has attended a same-sex wedding in the past but believes he made the wrong decision. In this episode, he unpacks his past reasoning, explains why...

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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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Pro-Gay Theology Follows a Pattern of Past Interpretive Mistakes

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 29, 2024 7:32 PM

Alan points out how the interpretive mistakes made by pro-gay theology advocates today are the same mistakes people have made in the past.

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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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Greg Answers a Variety of Questions

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

Greg answers a variety of questions on arguments against atheism, spiritually leading a non-Christian child, animals in Heaven, and more.