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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 11:08 PM
People who engage in homosexual behavior are normal in many ways. Like anyone else, they have friends and family, they work and play, they love and hate, and have fears and dreams. But it seems...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 4, 2020 1:43 PM
Despite the rhetorical force of making the comparison, merely claiming it’s the same does not make it so.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jun 29, 2023 10:45 PM
When we start with the biblical understanding of human beings when responding to our culture’s claim that we can choose our own sexuality and gender identity, we accomplish four things.
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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 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Since God regulated slavery in the Old Testament, does this mean He approves of it? And if He doesn’t, why did He allow it?
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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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
Greg ruminates on what we might someday experience with senses we do not yet possess.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
Bekah Mason provides some helpful counsel for how Christians can love and support other Christians who experience same-sex attraction.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
There are both practical and theological problems with telling someone, “God hates the sin but loves the sinner.” We have better news to tell than this.
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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 amy k. hall On Mar 21, 2020 1:01 AM
Sometimes atheists make arguments that can only come from a misunderstanding of the radical differences between the ancient pagan gods and the Christian God.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 10:06 PM
You can keep your faith or you can keep your friends and family. You pick. Well, the answer for many people is obvious: relationships are more important than a theological idiosyncrasy.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 14, 2022 10:46 PM
Tim responds to a Muslim who claims the Gospels were not written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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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 8:37 PM
J.P. Moreland’s article “The Rationality of Belief in Inerrancy” argues it’s rational to believe in inerrancy even in the face of some unexplained counterexamples. Here’s a summary.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
The first time I heard C.S. Lewis’ Trilemma challenged was nearly 20 years ago.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Marc Baer, author of Mere Believers, argues “that because Equiano became a believer, the enslavement of Africans by Europeans came to an end.”
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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 amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Christian meditation isn’t an emptying of the mind but a filling of the mind with truth. Here’s how Tim Keller describes it in his book Prayer.
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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 tim barnett On Jun 10, 2024 10:02 PM
Tim dispels the common yet false claim that the New Testament canon was created at the Council of Nicea.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
In May of this year, a scientific paper was released that fanned the flames of the evolution/intelligent design debate to new intensity.
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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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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Christmas is about Jesus. But what is it about Jesus? How exactly is Jesus the reason for Christmas? The answer to this question lies in the reasons why Jesus came to this world.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Sep 17, 2021 9:17 PM
Doesn’t Christian witness require love, and doesn’t love require that we use people’s preferred pronouns? No, and here’s why.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
Greg talks about choosing a gender, what the Bible teaches about women leaders in
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2019 10:53 PM
Greg helps Christians understand what characterizes a false teacher.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
As the church continues to face cultural challenges from outside the church, we must strengthen our views of God’s Word within the church...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM
Greg talks about if your faith can save you in a crisis & responding to homosexual activism, then takes calls on a Christian approach to homosexual activism, allowing all viewpoints to be...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 9:53 PM
You want to inform them, in as polite a way as possible, that they cannot knock on your door as missionaries promoting their religion, proselytizing and seeking to convert you, and then say you are...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 31, 2019 9:29 PM
The three aspects of faith – knowledge, assent, and trust – are all necessary for saving faith.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Even if you’ve accepted the fact that you will endure some suffering, and you know that God has many good purposes for it, you may yet have some unrealistic expectations.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Daniel’s experience in a foreign land provides a helpful model for living faithfully and fruitfully in a secular society.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
The solution for shame in today’s culture is to celebrate sin in an attempt to take away its sting. But there’s no real solution for sin apart from God’s grace.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 19, 2020 1:52 AM
Do Christians say God “cares more about theology than behavior” as some people who object to Christianity claim? The truth is, Christianity says God cares more about behavior than most people think.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
There are many out there who see Christianity as being mainly about teaching us how to be better people. Here’s why this moralistic focus is likely a major contributor to a relativistic view of...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Jared Wilson explains how local church involvement plays an important role in confronting our tendency to reject authority and embrace an unhealthy individualism.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 23, 2024 6:19 PM
Many Muslims love to cite Mark 13:32 as proof that Jesus cannot be God. Tim Barnett explains why this objection doesn’t work.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Here’s a challenge I received: You can’t claim anyone’s beliefs to be “right” or “wrong” when it’s all based on conjecture.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 2, 2019 6:00 PM
Learning Latin requires the skills of patience, precision, accuracy, and attention to detail, and it’s worth it! Here are five reasons why you would benefit from studying Latin.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Nov 25, 2019 12:51 AM
Paul says, “Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Tim. 3:12). The question is, then, how do we prepare for it?
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Nov 25, 2019 1:42 AM
The sad truth is that pornography ruins sex, making it more difficult for spouses to connect sexually. Here’s why that happens and some steps you can take to begin to reverse this.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jan 12, 2022 10:44 PM
As we observe the law of causality at work in the world around us, the explanation for our existence begins to look a lot like God.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 26, 2022 3:13 AM
Should gun buyers be subjected to the same restrictions as women seeking abortions? Some people use this analogy to argue against abortion restrictions, but here’s why the two activities aren’t...
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On May 16, 2023 7:51 PM
Maybe you’re struggling with mental health issues. Maybe you have a friend who struggles. Whichever group you’re in, remembering these four encouraging points could help.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 15, 2024 10:06 PM
To better understand the distinction between reformation and deconstruction, consider these stories about two different paintings. Both paintings are of Jesus, and both are now famous—but for...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Evolution can be overwhelming. It draws upon evidence from multiple disciplines: geology, paleontology, genetics, chemistry, and others. It’s hard to know where to begin.
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Feb 8, 2024 10:22 PM
Amy, Tim, Jon, and Robby remind us that treating people with kindness as we’re engaging in apologetics isn’t just about being a nice person, but rather it’s about modeling Christ in how we act.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Greg talks about the Reason Rally, an update on STR Cruise-Conference, discusses True Reason with guest Tom Gilson, then takes calls on when it is moral to “pull the plug,” wisdom on how to handle...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:43 PM
Greg talks about misc., then takes calls on if salvation can be at the end of a rational analysis of the evidence, Calvinism is unjust and unappealing, his debate with Deepak Chopra, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM
Greg talks about if the truth is oppressive, if having psychological confidence makes you wrong, then takes calls on if it is biblical for women to be in leadership positions over men in the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Greg discusses an article that claims the stories about Jesus were copied from previous myths as he gives tools to help you assess other claims you’ll encounter.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
Greg and Tim talk about Tim’s upcoming video series on Jehovah’s Witnesses, then they take a call on the Trinity and talk about a recent post an atheist wrote about Stand to Reason.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 26, 2022 3:16 AM
Greg reads a letter from a listener who’s living with a tactics mentality, talks about concerning trends in the top 100 Christian books, then answers questions about the place of Israel in the end...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Greg talks about why Americans are becoming more pro-life, Christians and military service, then discusses the book “7 Truths that Changed the World” with author Kenneth Samples, and answers...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 22, 2024 1:25 AM
Greg answers Open Mic questions about whether a second marriage is as illegitimate as a same-sex marriage, attending services that have elements you disagree with, and whether feelings of morality...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
We all have people in our lives with whom we disagree. We’re against some people’s ideas. We’re against some people’s behaviors. We’re against some people’s attitudes and inclinations.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Mar 11, 2021 8:34 PM
Some atheists claim Christianity is a science stopper. The facts of history show the opposite. Christianity was the modern science starter.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 12, 2023 9:48 PM
Alan Shlemon introduces his new Stand to Reason University course, “Transgenderism: Truth and Compassion,” explaining why we should listen to God’s direction for our sexuality and clarifying some...
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Web Content Article · By j.t. wynn On Dec 2, 2019 6:24 AM
If a group wrongly thought appendectomies killed human beings, we wouldn’t object to their displaying images of removed appendixes, so why do pro-choicers object to images of abortion?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 5:55 PM
Is true love only possible if one has the ability to do otherwise? Greg explores this question in relation to God’s love for us.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Sep 25, 2020 1:41 PM
Tim shows how the inclusion of embarrassing personal details in the New Testament points to the reliability of the accounts.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
How did you get your soul? Even to ask the question is a little awkward since “you” are your soul.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 1, 2019 11:05 PM
Alan uses a helpful analogy to explain the difference between the Mosaic Law and the New Covenant.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 26, 2020 5:24 PM
Alan helps Christians know which common phrases to avoid when talking to a friend or family member who identifies as gay.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 9, 2021 12:14 AM
As ambassadors for Christ, we should understand a view we disagree with before we try to formulate a response to it. Here are three reasons why.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Dec 12, 2023 12:43 AM
The world often changes or misrepresents the Christmas story. Should this ruin Christmas for us? Jon Noyes answers no and encourages us to use these occasions as opportunities to share the most...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for June 2013 Do you agree with God? What would it take for you to declare something good that God says is bad?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Do you feel unmotivated or hopeless when it comes to prayer? Do you feel spiritually dead? God is the God who gives life where it doesn’t now exist.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Don’t let this Easter season pass you by without some reflection on what it means and why it matters.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
A couple of years ago I suggested an approach to dealing with challenges that I used in my national radio debate with American atheist Michael Shermer.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Greg talks about an evangelistic sign he saw hanging over a freeway then answers questions about Samson vs. suicide bombers, what to say to an unbeliever who says he follows the Golden Rule, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM
Greg talks about meeting people & Facebook, keeping Christ in your Christmas cards, then takes calls on Emmanuel: why didn’t they know who he was, how death and sin enter the “old...
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