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The Truth of Christianity Isn’t Measured by People’s Hatred of It

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 12, 2022 10:40 PM

When people respond to our Christianity with anger, it’s tempting to think either that we’ve done something wrong or that Christianity deserves their anger. Here’s why neither conclusion...

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Problems with Hate Crime Legislation

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 8, 2021 2:01 AM

daughter transition and how to defend inerrancy when we also say some rules in the Bible

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Only One Thing Will Keep You Going

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

If you haven’t yet started thinking about how you’re going to deal with suffering and persecution (big or small), now is the time to do so. If you want to persevere, here’s where your focus...

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Transgenderism Fragments the Human Person

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

Nancy Pearcey notes something important about transgenderism (and the worldview of a culture that celebrates it).

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#STRask: May 11, 2017

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

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about punishment in Hell, the role of those in need in the church, and when God talks to us.

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#STRask: May 23, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

Alan talks about how to respond to the LGBT moral revolution and who to “punish” for an abortion pill.

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Three Things I Learned at ETS/EPS

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 2, 2019 6:26 AM

At a recent theological and philosophical conference, Tim learned some things we should all keep in mind as Christian thinkers.

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Death with Dignity

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

I’m very sorry to hear that Brittany Maynard ended her life Saturday. My sincere condolences to her husband, family, and friends.

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Problems with Preferred Pronouns

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 31, 2023 6:55 PM

Given the numerous concerns, using preferred pronouns is anything but simple. It’s not that Christians are “transphobic” or unwilling to be courteous. There are principled reasons that justify not...

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How to Explain to a Non-Christian Why You’re Waiting until Marriage

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

Greg gives a general principle and detailed examples to help a listener explain why, as a Christian, he is waiting until marriage to have sex.

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#STRask: August 11, 2016

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

Greg talks about contradiction in Deuteronomy, explaining “hope”, and whether a Christian can be spiritually dead.

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#STRask - June 7, 2021

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 6, 2021 4:38 PM

Questions about whether any form of art brings glory to God regardless of the intent of the artist and whether one should go to a baby shower for a same-sex couple having a baby via IVF.

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The Reformation the Church Doesn’t Need

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

The Church has always been under attack.... Although many threats are external, some come from within.

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Can You Argue Someone into the Kingdom?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM

Sometimes when a person discovers I teach apologetics, they say, “You can’t argue someone into the Kingdom.”

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Humans Come in Only Two Sexes

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 4, 2022 11:36 PM

Advocates of gender ideology say intersex people are evidence sex isn’t binary, but here are four reasons why we know there are only two sexes.

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#STRask: October 9, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about the soul, animals’s moral accountability, and a bad way of proving something is wrong.

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#STRask: December 18, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

Greg’s on a four-minute timer and answers questions about the contradiction between God’s promise to care for us and His promise we would be persecuted, what “judge not” means, and whether or...

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#STRask - April 8, 2021

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 3, 2021 9:36 PM

Questions about whether stoning to death was too harsh a punishment for breaking the Sabbath in Numbers 15:32–36 and whether one can divorce a non-adulterous spouse if he has broken all of his...

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#STRask: Was Jesus “Woke”?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 25, 2021 10:05 PM

Questions about the claim that the point of Old Testament justice is the protection of the poor and powerless and whether Jesus being “woke” proves it’s a good thing.

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What We Can Learn from Mr. Rogers’ Understanding of Salvation

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 5:14 PM

Greg reflects on how Mr. Rogers’ parting words exemplified a common misunderstanding of God’s grace.

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Deconstructing News Stories

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Greg talks about deconstructing news stories, selecting a Christian college, if a Christian should help non-Christians clarify their world views, and more.

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How Can We Stay Motivated When Things Look Bleak?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 6, 2021 12:08 AM

If you feel like Christians are losing the battle, you’re not alone. But Greg Koukl and Jon Noyes remind us that we’re “more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Romans 8:37).

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Farewell to an Old Friend

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 15, 2020 4:14 AM

Greg’s brother had a good friend who died of cancer roughly a week after becoming a Christian. Here is the eulogy he wrote for that friend.

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Why Aren’t More Women Interested in Apologetics?

Web Content Article · By natasha crain On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM

Fewer women than men seem to be passionate about apologetics right now, but this might not be primarily a function of gender.

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Sometimes We Suffer Like Lazarus, Not Job

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 4, 2020 7:21 PM

Sometimes we suffer without restoration or any humanly discernible good resulting. We keep the faith because of the cross.

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Suicide and the Need for Hope

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Apr 20, 2020 11:33 PM

No one ever measures up. That’s the reality of fallenness. We all need hope, but not every worldview provides it. Here’s a truth Christians can lean on in times of hopelessness.

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What It Means to Be Thankful

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Nov 24, 2020 7:08 AM

When we seek to do God’s will with whatever gifts he’s given us, and focus on using those gifts to build his kingdom, we don’t become distracted by despair or doubt. Instead, we become overwhelmed...

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The Fear of “Phobic”

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 27, 2021 9:02 PM

Here are three reasons why you shouldn't let the label “phobic” bother you when it’s falsely applied to you because of your Christian convictions.

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If You Don’t Know Whether the Unborn Is a Human Being, Then Don’t Kill It

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 13, 2023 12:15 AM

If you’re unsure whether your action might kill an innocent human being, then the proper decision is to hold off, not charge ahead.

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How Can You Increase Your Outreach?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

Learning more and more apologetic answers won’t necessarily lead to real conversations with the people who have the questions. It’s not knowledge of facts that will propel you towards this; it’s...

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Soul Development Is a Higher Priority than Academic Development

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Greg talks about how orthodox a person has to be in order to be saved, soul development being a higher goal than academic development, how to respond to “God made people gay, so why would he...

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More on Deepening Your Relationship with God

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 24, 2021 4:39 AM

Greg continues his advice on what to do if you’re feeling spiritually dry, then he answers a question about what we mean when we say something is inspired.

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#STRask: March 28, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

Amy talks about eternity, feeling Christianity, talking to atheists, standards for clergy members, and transgender bathroom choice.

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Sexuality, Identity, Sin, and Denying Ourselves to Follow Christ

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

Sam Allberry has much to say that is relevant to everyone (not just those with same-sex attractions) and relevant to all temptations and sin (not just those related to sexuality).

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Challenge Response: Is Pig’s Meat Allowed Today or Not?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 1, 2019 10:37 PM

Are we allowed to eat pig’s meat today or not? That’s the challenge that I want to address, and it comes from a Muslim who is citing Isaiah 65 as evidence for his case.

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Are Homosexuals Going to Hell?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 11:00 PM

The answer to this question is easy. Yes, they’re going to hell. But guess what? Everyone is going to hell.

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Seeing God’s Love Is Central to Living the Christian Life

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 8, 2022 12:06 AM

This is who we are to be as Christians—people who respond to the truth of who God is and what he’s done for us in a manner worthy of that truth. But first, we must see that truth.

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We Should Respond as Jesus Taught Us To

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

Jesus’ teaching does not leave Christians the option to make flippant or cruel and uncaring remarks about others.

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#STRask: January 9, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions on C.S. Lewis’s theology, evidence for God in creation, and someone identifying as gay.

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What Kind of Communication with God Should We Expect?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 14, 2021 7:51 PM

Greg discusses whether or not new converts should anticipate affective encounters with God.

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The False Dilemma Propagated by Pro-Gay Advocates

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM

We’re told that if your friend identifies as gay or lesbian, then you face a choice: fidelity to your faith or fidelity to your friend. But this is a false dilemma. Those aren’t the only options.

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Intrinsic Human Value Has to Be Taught

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 4, 2020 8:14 PM

We have to recognize and then fight the human tendency we have to deny the value of people who are different from us. We have to teach intrinsic human value.

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Our Bodies Have Purpose and Value

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Oct 20, 2022 12:03 AM

Our culture has divided the body from the person, rejecting the idea that our bodies have true things to say about who we are. But as Christians, we’re called to honor our bodies and live according...

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Answering a Case for Same-Sex Marriage

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

Alan’s monthly letter for February 2012 Every now and then a challenge comes along that leaves you unsettled. Not because you don’t know it’s wrong, but because you don’t know why.

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Pain Now, the Land of Happy Later

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

The aspects of God’s character we learn about now as a result of living in a fallen world will make our time with Him in eternity even more glorious.

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Christian Power

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

Christianity changed the West’s understanding of power. Our culture is saturated with its ideas today, so it’s easy to forget how radical this was.

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Why We Shouldn’t Abort Babies That Are Going to Die

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

If you’re terrified by the knowledge that your baby is going to be born with a fetal abnormality or disability, I urge you to read carefully through these twenty reasons why you should not end his...

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Pro-Life Killers: An Oxymoron

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

On May 1, 2009, Scott Roeder walked into Reformation Lutheran Church, pulled out a gun, and shot George Tiller in the head at point blank range.

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Should We Ban Conversion Therapy?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

The terms “conversion therapy” and “reparative therapy” are used as general terms to refer to all attempts to change one’s sexual orientation. This is incorrect.

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The Birth of Transableism: Why Our Culture Bites Absurd Bullets

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

As rational human beings, we desire to think consistently about the world, but consistent views aren’t necessarily accurate ones.

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Religions Are Not All Basically the Same

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

Historian Rodney Stark explains why the theology of God in different religions produces very different religions.

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Make Relationships with Your LGBT Friends a High Priority

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 4, 2020 2:24 PM

Alan shares how you can make the most impact in the lives of your LGBT friends and family.

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Three Bad Arguments against Life Beginning at Conception

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

A recent article argues “3 Ways Science Proves Life Doesn’t Begin at Conception,” but what happens when you apply those same arguments to newborns?

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Can Christians Have Doubts about God?

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

Everyone has doubts. So the question isn’t really, “Can Christians have doubts?” but rather, “What should we do when doubts come?”

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An Apologetic for Apologetics

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

Alan’s monthly letter for June 2010 Is apologetics a biblical concept? This is a fair question. Christians want to know if apologetics is sanctioned by God. It turns out that God cares a lot about...

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Once Gay, Always Gay?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for August 2013 The “experts” have spoken. Change in sexual orientation is not possible.

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Sexual Expression Is a Worldview Issue

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

Rod Dreher explains why “gay marriage is not just a social revolution but a cosmological one.”

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Sharing the Gospel in Our Secular Age

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM

In a post-Christian culture, people are unfamiliar with Christianity, so there’s much we need to explain before they can understand the Gospel.

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Your Life as an Apologetic for God’s Goodness

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM

We need to be more intentional about sharing our lives with our neighbors so they can see who God is through us—through our good behavior as well as our moral failures.

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Killing Abortionists

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

Some ask “if you consider abortion murder, doesn’t that incite the killing of abortionists?”

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Christian “Intolerance” of Homosexuals

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

Does a biblical view of homosexuality equate to hate?

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Five Guidelines for Students

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 9, 2020 2:59 AM

Greg talks about five guidelines for students to follow for their spiritual health, then he answers questions about the correspondence theory of truth and the biblical authors’ meaning vs. God’s...

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Same-Sex Marriage Challenges and Responses

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

Western civilization is shuddering under a tidal wave of activism in favor of same-sex marriage. Here is a careful response to their most compelling arguments.

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Can Believers Befriend Non-Believers without Condoning Sin?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 31, 2023 11:13 PM

Greg and Amy give an important reminder that, as with other non-believers who sin in other ways, being friends with those who identify as LGBTQ+ doesn’t imply you agree with their views on sexual...

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Do Christians Pick and Choose Which Commands to Follow?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 16, 2021 9:24 PM

Christians focus on homosexuality as a sin but ignore other Old Testament laws. Is this hypocritical? Tim Barnett uses his Red Pen Logic to respond to this common objection.

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Our Worldviews Influence the Way We Live

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

Our worldviews influence the way we live, the values that guide us. Some worldviews support and ground values better than others. Christianity explains human value better than any other worldview,...

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Mary, Joseph, and Jesus Were Not Refugees

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 28, 2019 10:54 PM

A thought-provoking image depicting a nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, and Jesus in separate cages is powerful, especially in light of the current political climate. But is it truthful?

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Killing Roe Doesn’t Mean It’s Illegal to Kill the Unborn

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 30, 2022 12:19 AM

The reversal of Roe v. Wade didn’t make abortion illegal, so there’s still work to do if we want the laws against killing innocent human beings to consistently apply to every human being. Here’s a...

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Answering the Challenge of Back-Alley Abortions

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 28, 2023 7:01 PM

How should pro-lifers respond to the objection that making abortion illegal would force women to get dangerous, back-alley abortions? Here are three steps to address this challenge.

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No Stable Rights without Intrinsic Human Value

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM

Most pro-choicers know the fetal human being is scientifically alive. What they’re really objecting to is the idea of intrinsic human value—i.e., the idea that every member of...

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Every Idea Has Consequences

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Do you know someone who thinks legalizing same-sex marriage won’t change anything?

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Virtues of an Ambassador for Christ: Everyday

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM

A suggestion to be intentional and vigilant about being an attractive ambassador in everyday life.

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A Clever Tactic to Take on Tough Questions—Mentoring Letter August 2015

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM

Disagree with the Christian on this and you disagree with Christ. That’s why this should be your first line of response when answering this query.

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I’m Not Dead Yet

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

Why are human beings valuable? What is a human being? You have to answer those questions before you can say that this child isn’t a human being without value.

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#STRask: March 2, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM

Greg is on a timer and answers questions about the prosperity gospel, God killing babies, publishing, and if all sin is the same.

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