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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
Alan talks about how every apologetic subject comes back to God and that often times it’s more prudent to discuss God’s existence rather than a secondary issue.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
If you learn how to study well, you will not only learn more effectively, but you will also enjoy both the process and its fruit.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
Greg has a new book you might want to have on hand to offer people after spiritual conversations, and it’s especially helpful around Easter.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
As great Christian men and women of the past have discovered, the beauty of nature uplifts our souls toward God in worship and gives us a language by which we can communicate the beauty of God to...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
In a recent article in a science magazine, David Barash argues for creating “humanzees” in order to make a theological point.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
We’re not excused from our guilt in doing wrong just because we, by nature, love doing wrong. In fact, the truth is quite the opposite.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
Don’t let this day pass by without thinking about what it meant for Jesus and what it means for us today.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
You might have a few friends who seem ridiculously far away from Christ - friends you despair of ever reaching - but here’s some good news for you.
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
If Lincoln were alive today and were to address the current abortion debate, he might say something like this...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Jesus did and said everything perfectly, yet Judas walked away from Him. Here’s why this should be encouraging to us.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Hospitality played a key role in Rosaria Butterfield’s conversion, and now she’s hoping to give Christians a vision of intentional hospitality towards those who would be considered our “enemies.”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Alan discusses how Christians should respond to the recent legal challenges in Australia and the United States.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
What’s the reason for placing such prime importance on Jesus? This question isn’t a pointless philosophical reflection. It’s the core concern of Christianity.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Learning about the lives and wisdom of Christian theologians encourages, challenges, and inspires. Let them mentor you. Here’s where you can start.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Alan answers the question why Jesus is necessary by explaining how the Gospel works in non-Christian lingo.
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Web Content Article · By brian seagraves On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
If you’re passionate about apologetics, you’re probably well-prepared to discuss worldview issues, but are you also ready to explain and defend Christian theology?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
How should we think about and persevere through the opposition we’ll inevitably face?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Some abortion-choice advocates claim that abortion is no different than taking someone off life support. Alan explains why that is not the case.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Alan tells the story of how a campus Christian group responded to an anti-Christian song with compassion and grace then takes questions on the biblical definition of love, original sin, and...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Alan discusses an article written by an abortion doctor then takes questions on the inerrancy of the New Testament, the Alfie Evans situation, meditation on God’s word, and the power not to sin.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
The Court found that the State failed to act neutrally towards Jack Phillips’s religious beliefs, expressing open hostility and failing to grant him the same freedom they granted in similar cases.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Ireland has voted to repeal their right-to-life constitutional amendment, but making abortion legal doesn’t make it moral.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Alan talks to Dr. Jay Smith, longtime debater and missionary to Muslims, about his work and some new (and/or little-known) evidence against Islam.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Many abortion advocates assert that a human isn’t valuable until he or she leaves the womb. But how does a journey down the birth canal suddenly change a non-valuable human to valuable human person?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Alan Shlemon fills in for Greg today and answers questions about God commanding the death of unborn babies, ungodly spirituality in movies, and an aspect of humanity a materialist would have...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Alan Shlemon fills in for Greg and answers questions about when a baby receives his or her soul, demonic activity during the time of Jesus, spiritual gifts, and whether a pastor can lose his...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
The Supreme Court said the government has no role in deciding whether a religious belief is legitimate, and this could put an end to some arguments against religious liberty.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
We don’t reach out to non-Christians because they’re different from us. We reach out because they’re like us. We were once God’s enemy, and now we proclaim the message of reconciliation.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
Greg answers questions on our responsibility to express concern for another’s salvation, Greg’s opinion on the idea of corporate election, and how we can know God is not a “cosmic jerk.”
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Let me ask you a question: What would happen if the bones of Jesus were discovered tomorrow? Paul gives us a definitive answer. If Jesus has not been raised, then seven disastrous consequences...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
A common response to the Kim Davis situation is to say, “If you can’t do your job, you need to quit.” Perhaps that’s the way it should be in some cases, but that’s not what the law...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Here’s another clarification as to what Kim Davis is actually asking for.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Here’s an update on the details of the accommodation Kim Davis is requesting.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
There’s some confusion on both sides out there about what’s in the Planned Parenthood videos. Let’s not add to that confusion. Stick closely to the facts; the facts are horrifying enough on...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Ironically, in this atheist’s illustration of the idea that subjective reasons for believing in your religion are not persuasive to anyone else, his argument is ultimately a subjective,...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
By now you’ve either seen or heard about the Planned Parenthood videos. The Center for Medical Progress has been releasing undercover video footage exposing Planned Parenthood’s grisly practice of...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Alan’s recent trip to Beirut, Lebanon prompted him to answer the question of whether God promises us prosperity or persecution.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Alan explains the benefit and possible downside of the recent videos exposing Planned Parenthood.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
I recently found myself reflecting on what it means to be thankful. Thankfulness for something only makes sense if there is someone to be thankful to—thankfulness is always expressed towards other...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Are faith and reason at odds? Is belief in Christianity a blind leap in the dark? In this week’s podcast, Tim explores the relationship between faith and reason, and shows how biblical faith is the...
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
Our new motion graphic video on the S.L.E.D. test explains why no human being—regardless of size, race, sex, etc.—should be excluded from the community of human persons.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
I have become increasingly concerned at the cavalier attitude many people have about how they approach God. There are many people who believe that it doesn’t matter how you come to God, so long as...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
Stephen Nichols explains how our worldview affects our gratefulness and expression of thanks, and what this means for an increasingly-secular society.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
Is it just for God to sent billions of people to Hell for eternity for a finite number of sins committed while on Earth? Does this punishment really fit the crime? Many people don’t think so....
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
When a pregnant woman says “My body, my choice,” her own body disagrees.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
According to Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus cannot have a God if He is God.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Is it unloving to tell people they are sinners. While thinking about this question, an analogy immediately came to mind that I think brilliantly articulates why telling people they are sinners...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Is that true? Am I really against abortion just because I’m a Christian? Actually...yes.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Someone tried to dismiss Alan’s pro-life view by claiming it was merely a product of his religious beliefs. Listen how he responds to this challenge.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Many people don’t feel like their moral crimes deserve Hell, but the fact that people feel this way doesn’t mean the feeling is based on truth.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Christopher Morgan gave a fantastic response in a recent interview to the question “If God’s ultimate purpose is to glorify himself, does that mean God is selfish?”
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
The new definition of tolerance—i.e., the idea that it’s wrong for you to think my ideas are wrong—turns out to be nothing but a political tool to accomplish the very opposite of tolerance.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:29 PM
Getting married and having kids is part of being human—given to us for our good and His glory, but it doesn’t follow that if one does not take part in those things that one is not fully human.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:29 PM
Derek Rishmawy describes “the triune shape of the gospel,” correcting the idea that the Father had to be convinced by the Son to love us.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:29 PM
Kenneth Samples says Christianity’s most dangerous idea—the idea that most challenges the standard naturalist paradigm—is that Jesus Christ died but didn’t stay dead.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
There’s only one way to Heaven because there’s only one God that exists who’s made only one offer of forgiveness through His only one Son.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
You should reject the analogy between the gradual development of a right to life and the gradual attainment of other rights because there’s a radical difference between the right to life and the...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Alan recently explained in a single tweet (138 characters) why Jesus is the only way to heaven. Find out what he said and how he said it.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
When a Jehovah’s Witness tells you that they believe in the resurrection of Jesus, they mean something very different than what Christians mean.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Jesus showed us that being a servant is essential to Christianity. It’s good to seek to increase your knowledge, but how can you use the abundance you already have to serve those who are...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Alan explains how he is able to keep his cool when he faces hostile criticism.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
In a New York Times op-ed titled “Stop Saying ‘I Feel Like,’” Molly Worthen says we need to pay attention to a recent evolution in language.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Some LGBT activists and Frozen fans have created the viral hashtag #GiveElsaAGirlfriend to urge the sequel’s writers to make Elsa Disney’s first lesbian queen. They believe that Disney is long...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Beauty itself is an apologetic for God because it reveals His beauty, just as making a case for the truth of the gospel through apologetic arguments reveals His truth.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
The May issue of Christianity Today features a cover story on Bethel Church in Redding, CA. Their pastor, Bill Johnson, was asked about his association with the New Apostolic Reformation.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
We can know, through the Gospel, that God is indeed all-powerful, all-good, and all-knowing, despite the existence of evil.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
We are continuing our series on Answering Gosptacles with what might be the most pervasive gosptacle that we’ve looked at so far. The exclusivity of Christ as the only way of salvation is deeply...
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
Mark Galli has a good editorial in the current Christianity Today issue. I disagree with a couple of points. But I appreciate his primary message—reminding Christians that we’re to love and care...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
People want the judge in the Brock Turner case recalled because he’s not a good judge. He did not uphold justice. The arguments for leniency were not good ones...yet they’re the same arguments...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Strong feelings of compassion and empathy coupled with a desire to help people and make them happy can sometimes obscure the path of true compassion.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
At the end of John 13, after Jesus washes the disciples’ feet, He tells them He’s going away, and when they’re upset by this, Jesus gives them these words of comfort.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Alan responds to the claim that Christians are partly to blame for the Orlando shooting.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Our country deserves nothing but judgment. But oh, see His grace and love on the cross! And dare to pray to Him for what we don’t deserve.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Tim Barnett wrote this month’s Solid Ground to help you prepare for conversations with Jehovah’s Witnesses. He says the best thing you can do is to focus on the most important question.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Andrew Walker warns of our society’s need for allowing religious dissent and the danger of denying religious liberty.
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