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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM
Tim Barnett explains the Bible’s indirect claims that Jesus is Jehovah.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
The goal of this video is to help parents and pastors be more focused and intentional in their discipleship of the next generation.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 9:28 PM
Greg shares how to use tactics to make a case for life.
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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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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Aug 27, 2021 6:43 PM
In an excerpt from our “Why Apologetics?” Stand to Reason University course, Tim Barnett explains how even a trained apologist like himself benefits from a practical application of apologetics.
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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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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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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
If we’re going to proclaim the message of the gospel to Muslims as ambassadors for Christ, we first need to know what Islam teaches and how we can respond. Here’s a good place to start.
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Our preparation is different when we have an expectation that preparation will make a difference. And when we have a plan, we are more likely to act.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 31, 2023 8:42 PM
Tim Barnett introduces the concept of TRAIN, sharing why we should test our students, require more from them, arm them with the truth, involve them in the battlefield of ideas, and nurture them as...
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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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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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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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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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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2024 12:57 AM
Alan Shlemon talks about how to be a good ambassador for Christ to Muslims, the largest unreached people group on the planet, explaining their foundational objection to Christianity and how to...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Greg talks about why we listen to the wisdom of the elderly then answers questions about Jeremiah 29:11 being yes in Christ and whether it’s impossible there will be an eternal man/woman union in...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 10, 2024 1:31 AM
Greg reflects on the surprise of death and the surprise of what many will experience on the other side, then he talks to callers about whether mental illnesses exist and whether dispensational and...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
Some atheists have wrongly assumed Stand to Reason protects Christian students from hearing ideas they disagree with, but that’s the opposite of our philosophy to “inoculate, not isolate.”
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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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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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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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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 14, 2020 10:46 PM
If you trust Jesus to be your substitute, meeting God’s standard of perfection is possible. God will cancel your crimes and credit your account with Jesus’ record.
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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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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 18, 2022 3:04 PM
J. Warner Wallace talks about how the claims about Jesus are historical and can be tested (unlike claims about Peter Pan), then he answers a question about whether one should be happy that a child...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 22, 2020 6:23 AM
Greg responds to a charge of moral relativism, then he answers a question about whether Psalm 90:10 is a promise and responds to someone who is troubled by seeing the spiritual world.
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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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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Brett interviews Jonathan Morrow, author of Welcome to College.
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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:40 PM
Greg talks about a conversation on an airplane, the Blair-Hitchens Debate, then takes calls on what the difference is between the Trinity and tri-theism, if the multiverse theory mitigates the...
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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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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 19, 2020 12:45 AM
Christians are often tempted to deliver a final, verbal blow when sharing their religious convictions and noting their “opponent’s” faltering view. But taking the “Finish him!” approach is...
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On May 26, 2023 4:02 AM
As tempting as it might be to keep your children from ever encountering any evil, that strategy won’t work in the long run. Here’s a better option that we find demonstrated in Proverbs.
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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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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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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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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
The word “submission” puts people on edge, but leadership and submission exist for the sake of beauty, fulfillment, fruitfulness, and peace. Here’s an illustration to help you see this.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
I recently heard Dr. Hugh Ross share some ideas he’s learned from long experience that I thought would be helpful because a lot of people ask about this.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 24, 2020 12:40 AM
In this fourth part of Tim’s “Why Apologetics?” series, he explains how apologetics does the work of pre-evangelism by responding to people’s ideas at the worldview level, removing obstacles to the...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 8, 2022 12:54 AM
Is evangelism disrespectful since the Christian is assuming he’s right and the other person is wrong? Here are three things to keep in mind when answering this question.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Greg gives his thoughts on the movie The Case for Christ.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Not long ago I read a stunning (and scathing) response in a blog post by a Christian woman who was furious with those taking exception with the “Christian” convictions of a well-known Mormon...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Greg answers questions about how to tell if someone is truly demon possessed, if a rational argument for determinism necessarily self destructs, if it follows that Jesus is God because he rose from...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
Are you hoping to become an apologist but don’t know where to start? Here are some ideas for you.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Treat your gay friends the same way you would treat your heterosexual friends in similar circumstances.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 20, 2021 1:34 AM
School is out, but don’t stop learning this summer! Here are three organizations that are ready to equip you to charge through the challenges this world will throw at you.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 13, 2022 3:56 AM
What can believers do to remain humble when they engage non-believers? Here are three quick thoughts.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 5, 2020 11:35 PM
Here’s a simple formula—a triad of tips—that will increase goodwill and improve harmony in every one of your relationships, especially your marriage.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 11, 2021 7:42 PM
Greg and Amy explain why prayer is not just a means to an end and discuss God’s actual purpose for prayer in believers’ lives.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 11, 2023 1:38 AM
Greg talks to Alan Shlemon, who attended the Unconditional Conference at Andy Stanley’s church, about the good and bad of what was taught there, how those who promote pro-gay theology viewed the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
J. Warner Wallace answers questions in 4 min. or less (or more) about black lives matter and if Christianity is false.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 9:38 PM
Brett helps young people know where to begin if they want to study Christianity and apologetics effectively.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Guest host Don Stewart talks about Veritas Evangelical Seminary with Joe Holden, then takes calls on how a Christian deals with depression with faith, an embryo in the petri dish isn’t human...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 21, 2021 5:43 PM
There are troubles facing Christians both in the world and in the church. Greg describes what form these troubles take, explaining why Christians need to be alert and equipped with the truth.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Sunday school teachers, youth workers, small group leaders, pastors, and other church leaders are always on the lookout for good resources to help equip their people.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
38,000 Muslims die every day and enter eternity without Christ. We need to hone our skills so we’re more effective at sharing the truth with them.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 27, 2020 5:25 PM
Even if it is true that Jesus didn’t say anything about the unborn (and we don’t actually know that), nothing logically follows from it. We certainly cannot conclude that the unborn didn’t matter...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for July 2007 When I heard the knock on the door I knew it was probably the Mormons.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
If Jesus is worth a painful death, is He not worth an uncomfortable life?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 31, 2019 4:06 PM
No matter who is making a claim about Islam, what they say must conform to these three authoritative sources in order for their claim to accurately represent Islam.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jan 31, 2023 10:55 PM
Jon Noyes explains how you can approach Christian friends who seem to support ideas or causes inconsistent with biblical morality.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
It’s better to develop good habits rather than merely make resolutions. Here’s some practical advice on how to go about doing this.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 10:40 PM
Alan shares how to continue a Gospel-centered conversation with a friend or family member who says, “Enough of that!”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 10:48 PM
Should a Christian not vote against abortion because their view that abortion is murder is a theological claim, not a scientific claim? Alan responds to this question and shows how the premise is...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 16, 2021 3:15 AM
J. Warner Wallace talks about three reasons to celebrate your Christian worldview, then he answers questions about whether Ezekiel 38 is about the future or the past, advice on being a better “one...
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