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#STRask: Is It Okay to Cover a Coworker’s Shift so They Can Officiate a Same-Sex Wedding?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 1, 2024 5:39 PM

Questions about whether it would be wrong to knowingly cover a coworker’s shift so they can officiate a same-sex wedding and whether it’s okay for a Christian to work for a company whose work is...

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#STRask: Is Church Just a Man-Made Way to Control People?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 8, 2024 2:33 PM

Questions about what to say to someone who believes the Bible and church are man-made ways to control people who don’t want to think for themselves and how to respond to the claim that Christianity...

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#STRask: How Do We Encourage Christians to Take on the Challenges of Our Day?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 8, 2024 2:35 PM

Questions about how to encourage Christians who are prone to withdraw to get into the fight and take on the spiritual and ideological challenges of our day and suggestions for battling...

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#STRask: Should I Stick with My Decision if I Prayed About It Beforehand?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 29, 2024 5:09 PM

Questions about whether you should stick with a decision you made that didn’t work out as you hoped if you prayed about it beforehand and how you can know for sure if God is calling you to do...

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#STRask: How Can I Convince Someone They Shouldn’t Rely on AI to Find Truth?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 29, 2024 5:10 PM

Questions about how to show someone that relying on AI for answers is a flawed way of finding truth, the role personal testimony should play in apologetics, and whether it’s sinful to not be more...

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#STRask: What Does Boasting in Our Weaknesses Look Like?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 21, 2024 7:21 PM

Questions about what the Bible means by “boasting in our weaknesses” (2 Cor. 12:7–10), what it means to “sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts” (1 Pet. 3:13–15), and whether giving our lives to...

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#STRask: Can I Be Acting on Godly Wisdom if My Choice Is Giving Me Deep Pain?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 25, 2024 3:16 PM

Questions about whether you can be acting on godly wisdom if your choice is giving you deep pain, how a combat vet who has difficulty going to church due to PTSD can find peace with who he is, and...

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#STRask: Should Christians Make Use of the Concept of Meditation?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 2, 2024 2:11 PM

Questions about Christians making use of the concept of meditation, advice for discussions with panentheists, and how to not be discouraged when pastors don’t use apologetics when it would be the...

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#STRask: God Didn’t Save Me from My Childhood Trauma

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 8, 2024 4:25 PM

Questions about how to respond to someone who rejects God because he didn’t save her from her childhood trauma when she prayed for help and whether it’s wrong to respond to the psalm that says,...

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#STRask: Your Religion Prohibits You, Not Me

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 23, 2024 3:30 PM

Question about how to respond to a meme that says, “Your religion does not prohibit me from anything. It prohibits you. Learn the difference.”

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#STRask: Isn’t It Better to Do Good for Goodness’ Sake?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 30, 2024 2:41 PM

Questions about it being better to do good for goodness’ sake rather than to earn approval and avoid punishment and a good initial approach to take with someone who rejects God based on his...

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#STRask: If Holy People Are So Interested in Politics, Shouldn’t Churches Be Taxed?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 5, 2024 4:08 PM

Questions about whether churches ought to be taxed if holy people are so interested in politics and how to respond to the claim that conservative Christians changed their minds about slavery and...

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#STRask: What Would You Say in a High School Graduation Speech?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 14, 2024 5:49 PM

Questions about what we would say in a high school graduation speech if given the opportunity, how to talk to talk about eternity with a six-year-old who is disturbed by the thought of Heaven never...

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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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Smuggling Ideas That Don’t Fit

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

Greg talks about values and beliefs that aren’t at home in an atheist worldview then takes questions on same-sex marriage, tactics, and euthanasia.