1019 Results for never quote a bible verse

No results were found that matched the keywords: never quote a bible verse.
Search Results
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 5, 2019 11:15 PM
What makes a marriage official according to God?
Media Type: Video Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 1, 2019 10:27 PM
A slow buildup of scorn, day in and day out, can be harder to withstand than a dramatic incident of persecution. How does one gain the courage we’re all going to need?
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 2, 2019 12:02 AM
Words and their meanings are important. Here’s how you can avoid inadvertently conceding you blindly believe in a bolt-throwing, angry being in the sky.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 2, 2019 5:36 PM
How do we kill the anger we feel when facing rudeness, mockery, and other annoyances in our apologetics interactions so we can represent Christ well to the world?
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 2, 2019 9:15 PM
Here are some words of hope and a way forward from a deeply thoughtful article by Matthew Anderson on how pornography violates love and our humanity.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 2, 2019 9:30 PM
Here are two important pieces of advice you need to hear for your conversations with Muslims.
Media Type: Article Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 2, 2019 9:34 PM
This generation has been more affected by pornography than any other generation in history. Here are four reasons why this is the case.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 3, 2019 10:32 PM
Alan encourages Christians to point to Jesus when their biblical views are challenged as politically incorrect.
Media Type: Video Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 8, 2019 9:36 PM
While it’s true that Christians should prioritize their understanding of Scripture and Christian theology, Alan offers four reasons why Christians should add the study of false ideas to their to-do...
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Theology
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 8, 2019 9:37 PM
Alan explains how the atheist’s materialistic worldview makes several miracle claims to explain reality.
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Philosophy
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 25, 2019 12:40 AM
Ellen DeGeneres and Elton John had some good words to say to people who don’t believe friendship and love are possible with those who differ on significant issues.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 25, 2019 1:47 AM
What could demons do to thwart apologetic encounters? What should apologists be mindful of when sharing our convictions with others? Alan reflects on his interview with Tim Muehlhoff.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 4, 2019 1:37 AM
Alan explains hadith literature and its role as a source of authority in the lives of Muslims.
Media Type: Video Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 12, 2019 8:17 PM
Alan talks about Ellen DeGeneres’s statement about being friends with people she disagrees with, answers questions about evidence vs. Holy Spirit and submitting to authority, then talks to Scott...
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Stand to Reason Weekly Audio Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 12, 2019 10:05 PM
Alan explains how to use a common yet powerful question to help point people to God.
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 28, 2019 2:51 AM
Why and how should you mark up a book? Alan reflects on an article by Mortimer Adler, explaining three benefits you will receive when you interact with what you read.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 10, 2020 10:08 PM
The Columbo Tactic—asking question—is powerful. But what if you could amplify the impact you make with it? In this episode, Alan explains how to upgrade your approach to create even more powerful...
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Tactics and Tools
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jan 23, 2020 10:51 PM
Contrary to the opposite charge people tend to make today, early Christianity was mocked for being too pro-women. Here’s why.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 3, 2020 9:39 PM
While speaking on embryonic stem cell research at a church recently, Alan was challenged by an attendee.
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Bioethics
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 15, 2020 7:45 PM
The culture has been pressuring Christians to pick a side: celebrate homosexuality and same-sex unions or continue to consider them sinful. Alan discusses whether Christians should divide over this...
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Sexuality and Gender
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 21, 2020 12:17 AM
When evaluating worldviews, we need to consider which one takes seriously and accounts for all of the reality we experience.
Media Type: Article Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 6, 2020 9:47 PM
Don’t discount apologetics because you think it’s argumentative. There’s a distinction between apologetics and the manner in which it is practiced.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 2:55 AM
There are those who see Jesus on the cross and say, “See how He loved us!” And there are those who say, “Couldn’t He have prevented the suffering in the first place?”
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 15, 2020 8:56 PM
The coronavirus crisis has consequences, and there is one consequence of this crisis you may not have considered.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 28, 2020 4:34 PM
What should you say to your non-Christian friend who rejects Christianity? In this episode, Alan explains an important principle to help him navigate this situation.
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Tactics and Tools
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 30, 2020 4:42 PM
How do we fight being lured away from our reasoned convictions about the truth of Christianity during a time of upheaval? Here’s some advice from C.S. Lewis and practical help from Trevin Wax.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By aaron brake On May 13, 2020 11:45 PM
We should hate and denounce the evil of racism, but we shouldn’t assume that every violent encounter between people of different races is motivated by racism.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 15, 2020 4:09 PM
Believe it or not, there’s a valuable lesson that Christians can learn from the violent video game Mortal Kombat. Alan explains the lesson and how it should affect your conversations with people...
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Arts and Culture
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 16, 2020 5:16 AM
It’s certain that we will face many circumstances where we either succumb to our desires or surrender to God. We need to be prepared to make the right decision no matter the cost.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 23, 2020 12:15 AM
On the podcast a couple of weeks ago, Greg spoke about an event he attended—a conversation between Ryan Bell (a former pastor who is now an atheist) and Sean...
Media Type: Video Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 23, 2020 2:28 AM
Classical education depends on a three-part process of training the mind, and you can use this approach to teach your children apologetics.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 24, 2020 4:20 AM
Alan shares one of the first steps in sharing the gospel with your Muslim friends.
Media Type: Video Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By stand to reason On Jun 27, 2020 11:30 PM
Merry Christmas from all of us at Stand to Reason!
Media Type: Video Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 23, 2020 8:06 PM
Alan shares how he uses apologetics in conversation.
Media Type: Video Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 28, 2020 1:59 AM
Unless we address a worldview problem at its core, no amount of symptom alleviation will solve the problem.
Media Type: Article Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 12, 2020 9:58 PM
Sin twists, destroys, and leaves a path of destruction in its wake. And, as in this case, trying to justify sinful decisions also leads to contradictions.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Aug 26, 2020 6:34 PM
It has become increasingly common to hear atheists say, “Christians are atheists too. They’re just atheists of one less god than me.” If that sounds weird, it should.
Media Type: Video Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 6, 2020 7:15 PM
Skeptics and atheists find the problem of evil so repugnant and our solutions so hollow because they refuse to accept a fundamental reality that every Christian believes. Alan explains what that...
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Philosophy
web-content
Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Sep 7, 2020 11:57 PM
Though you may have only recently heard of it, Critical Race Theory has actually been around a long time, and it differs from the Christian worldview.
Media Type: Article Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Sep 16, 2020 3:36 AM
In today’s example, we look at some self-defeating inconsistencies in a new book titled In Defense of Looting by Vicky Osterweil.
Media Type: Video Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
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...
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 21, 2020 6:08 AM
WWJD? We should take our cues from Jesus’ life and public ministry, but we shouldn’t—and can’t—always do what Jesus would do. Here are three things Jesus did that we should not do.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
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.
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 19, 2020 11:12 PM
When times are tough, it’s tempting to downplay giving thanks, but no matter how bad things get, we should continue to give thanks for at least three reasons.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 30, 2020 6:15 PM
A worldview that denies God and embraces naturalism has serious repercussions, the most egregious being a logical slide into nihilism. Here are three reasons why nihilism flows logically from...
Media Type: Article Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
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...
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By stand to reason On Dec 22, 2020 3:09 PM
Have you seen the most recent STR book club? Jon, Alan, and Tim discuss James Sire’s worldview book, The Universe Next Door.
Media Type: Video Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 12, 2021 8:00 PM
Does God require a certain amount of faith before he accepts it? Alan addresses this question by clarifying the nature of faith.
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Theology
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jan 18, 2021 8:41 PM
The task before us has not changed. Now is not the time to give up or despair. Now is the precise time for which we have been training our mind and character.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
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.
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 9, 2021 3:56 AM
Do not be surprised when your weakness increases. And don’t be tempted to conclude God has left you when you experience it. Weakness is the way for the Christian.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 15, 2021 10:10 PM
If you are speaking the truth about God to those who have rejected him, pain and confusion are likely ahead of you. Here’s what you can learn from Jeremiah about persevering.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
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...
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 27, 2021 12:11 AM
It’s possible to learn something from others’ criticisms of your ideas or manner if you humbly pursue the truth. Here are three steps to take when you receive critical feedback.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 2, 2021 4:24 PM
Because our great God of redemption and grace is the Author of the story, suffering is not the end. It is only the middle.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 6, 2021 1:30 AM
Do you want to experience the good life? Just add humility to your day. It’s a key ingredient for the Christian life and, indeed, life in general. Here are a few aspects of life that require...
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 13, 2021 2:01 AM
Our culture’s cavalier attitude towards truth is in the very air we breathe, and if you think you won’t be affected by it, you are wrong. We need to diligently ask for God’s help to seek, submit...
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
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.
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 26, 2021 11:01 PM
Our worldview ought to shape every aspect of our lives, and there’s nothing that takes up more of our time than the work that we do. Here’s some practical advice for applying the truth of...
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 6, 2021 1:21 AM
Many people no longer look to an external, objective reference for guidance but instead give their inner desires total authority. As Christians, we can’t adopt this secular way of thinking.
Media Type: Article Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 22, 2021 5:34 AM
If someone asked you how you know Christianity is true, how would you answer them? In this episode, Alan offers his response to that question by appealing to some powerful truths that people live by.
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Philosophy
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 10, 2021 7:39 PM
What if secular culture’s rising emphasis on the bad news—our individual guilt and need for justification—will actually end up serving the good news of the gospel?
Media Type: Article Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 15, 2021 2:40 AM
Criticism of Islam is not the same thing as hatred towards Muslims, but current usage of the term “Islamophobia” conflates these two ideas.
Media Type: Article Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 17, 2021 1:58 AM
Here are three recommendations for developing new habits for 2017.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 20, 2021 5:47 PM
You've heard of the Big Bang, but are you aware of the other two big bangs, each of which represents the beginning of a fundamentally new thing that didn't exist before? Alan explains what they are...
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Philosophy
web-content
Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jul 16, 2021 7:17 PM
Jon Noyes and Tim Barnett discuss how Christians can lovingly respond to a deconverting loved one in a way that both maintains boundaries and continues the conversation.
Media Type: Video Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 29, 2021 12:56 AM
If you’re trying to find your role in serving the kingdom of God, remember these four things.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Sep 13, 2021 10:28 PM
As we meditate on the truth we find in Revelation 5:9, we can’t help but worship Jesus. We also need to consider its implications for us as apologists.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Sep 17, 2021 10:16 PM
We have a powerful enemy who seeks to devour, but we have a weapon that is more powerful and allows us to fight back and stand firm.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 9, 2021 10:35 PM
Alan takes notice of a cultural trend to reject teleological language when describing human anatomy and shows how this explains modern thinking on sex and sexuality.
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Philosophy
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 9, 2021 12:20 AM
How can one stand for truth on controversial topics without being offensive? Here are three important things to remember.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jan 6, 2022 11:15 PM
The philosophy behind cancel culture is a false story of reality that needs to be countered with the true story.
Media Type: Article Topic: Other Worldviews
web-content
Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 18, 2022 11:08 PM
Do abortion-choice advocates hold a morally superior view or is their position discriminatory? Alan unpacks this question in this month’s episode.
Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Bioethics
web-content
Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jan 27, 2022 11:12 PM
As you find the best way to glorify God in your situation, remember that a time of need is an opportunity for you to experience God’s grace.
Media Type: Article Topic: Christian Living
web-content
Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Feb 3, 2022 4:09 PM
Jon Noyes explains how God can use our experiences of suffering for a greater good.
Media Type: Video Topic: Christian Living