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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Why you shouldn’t be tempted to fear what you might encounter in the future as a Christian.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Philosopher Alvin Plantinga made a few quotable points about atheism in an interview posted by the New York Times on Sunday.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
When the Bible talks about people being “destroyed” in Hell, is that referring to complete non-existence?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 7, 2019 10:13 PM
Greg talks about the problem of evil, explaining why the existence of evil is actually evidence for God, and that there’s no contradiction between the existence of God and the existence of evil.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
“Death with dignity” distorts the truth as if those who let nature take its course are not dying with dignity.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 26, 2021 11:44 PM
How can we make sense of unanswered prayer? Here are some tools for both your mind and heart to help you work through your questions when your prayers seem to go unanswered.
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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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Web Content Article · By guest author On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
An Examination of the Buddhist Worldview by Ted Miyake.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Sometimes we’re tempted to think evil is stronger than God, but the answer to making sense of the destructive power of evil all comes down to this simple truth.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
Greg reflects on the Texas church shooting then answers questions about souls, engaging non-Christian relatives, and the destruction of the Canaanites.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
There are some important questions about future medical decisions that you need to think through now so that your care will reflect both your wishes and the truth of Christianity.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
We take the ideas of our society for granted, and we assume they’ll always be there. But the most beautiful ideas of our culture are grounded in Jesus.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 12, 2023 2:25 AM
Greg responds to a question he received about the legitimacy of churches requiring people to be baptized in order to receive communion, then he answers questions about whether God’s will affects...
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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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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
No matter someone’s belief or lack of belief in God, everyone has to answer for the existence of evil in the world.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Thomas Sydenham, born in 1624, was a Christian physician known as the father of English medicine.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 1:48 AM
To tell a good, human story, one must speak of the non-material realities we experience. And if one’s worldview can’t support such things, one must borrow from another that can.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
As great Christian men and women of the past have discovered, the beauty of nature uplifts our souls toward God in worship and gives us a language by which we can communicate the beauty of God to...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 17, 2021 5:38 AM
How can one reconcile God’s sovereignty with the existence of evil? Here’s one illustration.
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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.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
There has to be a better way to show compassion to the few children who suffer from
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 8, 2022 10:53 PM
As Christians, we are hated by many, but we continue in obedience—without reviling in return and without turning back—for three great reasons.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Greg talks about how the explanation for evil is actually part of the Christian story; also discusses end times and spiritual warfare with callers.
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Web Content Article · By stand to reason On Nov 3, 2020 2:34 AM
Regardless of how the election turns out, Christians ought to stand out in our anxious society as people securely resting in the knowledge that our future—whether painful or comfortable—is in the...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
The claim that “atheists are as moral as Christians” is meaningless if we’re operating under different systems of morality.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
Never has character been more important for ambassadors for Christ than it is now. Here’s how to start putting to death your sin so that people will see the beauty of God in you.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 3:34 AM
Whatever will move the people of this nation away from our sin and closer to God, that is the blessing I ask for.
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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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Is Hell eternal or everlasting? We have to be careful how we define the words.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
faith through argument, Paul’s dispute with the Grecians, and developing joy in sufferings
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
When a person’s mind conflicts with his body, which should we help him to change?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
What is evil? Could it have a purpose? Here is a view of evil from an adult rather than a childish perspective.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 5:53 PM
Since God is perfect and never does anything wrong, can He really understand our struggles in life?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
Greg talks about traffic problems for a few minutes then jumps into questions on arguments for the Christian God, the slavery laws in Leviticus, and why Satan will be punished.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 21, 2020 3:45 AM
Greg responds to a quote promoting Progressive Christianity, then he answers questions about basing morality on empathy, sexual temptation and the decision to marry, attending the wedding of a...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 29, 2020 12:26 AM
Skeptics find the problem of evil so repugnant and our solutions so hollow because they refuse to accept a fundamental reality that every Christian believes in: life after death.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Greg talks about whether or not God is transgender, oneness theology, necessity of sin, and God using a disability.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 23, 2021 4:12 AM
Jon Noyes fills in for Greg and talks about the counter-cultural, biblical understanding of God’s love.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Greg talks about what atheists believe, tactics to use with religious pluralists, God stopping tragedies, and tools to evaluate arguments.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Lately, I’ve begun to realize just how much relativism is ingrained in our culture, particularly when it comes to religion...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 1, 2021 4:52 PM
Do apologetics matter to young people today, who base their convictions on feelings?
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Muslims reject the idea that Jesus died on the cross, but the Bible says the cross reveals the essence of God’s love. Here’s why Jesus’ propitiation for our sins makes all the difference.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
The Christian message simply doesn’t make sense to everyone, or it raises questions or counter-examples that make it difficult to even countenance Christianity until those issues are addressed.
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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?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM
Greg answers questions about the value of Jesus’ sacrifice and the up and coming apologetic challenges we should prepare to respond to.
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
How did Jesus answer the problem of evil presented to Him? His answer is short and to the point.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Many in our postmodern world think the remedy for evil is for everyone to reduce their confidence in their beliefs, but this view misses the real problem.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 4:26 PM
Greg shares how struggling and doubt can lead to growth in the life of a Christian.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
As a single Christian, you may long to look into marriage and family, but the angels long to look into the greater marriage that is already yours.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 27, 2021 4:56 AM
Greg gives reasons why it’s rational to believe in the soul, explaining the difference between something being rational and rationalism, then he takes calls about how evil entered the world,...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
Here are some good words from David Mathis about “readying ourselves for whatever opposition comes.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 25, 2020 6:14 PM
Questions about whether it’s wrong to pray for death, how to respond to a challenge to the personhood of the Holy Spirit, and whether demons are real and here on earth.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 23, 2021 8:52 PM
Questions about a winsome response to someone who defends abortion by arguing that an unwanted pregnancy could lead to the mother’s suicide and why the world considers offending someone to be the...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
We should begin teaching our kids apologetics as early as possible. Here’s how Tim translated an answer to the problem of evil into language even four-year-olds could understand.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 16, 2023 8:57 PM
Greg explains the difference between being offspring of God in the sense of being made in his image and being children of God as heirs in Christ.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Questions about being happy in Heaven if people are in Hell, faith as an epistemological method, meeting with LDS missionaries, and whether a lukewarm Christian can be regenerate.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 17, 2021 1:04 AM
J. Warner Wallace explains why you can’t make sense of the problem of evil apart from an understanding of the wisdom of God.
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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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Melinda Penner—“The Enforcer”—has given so much to us these 25 years since she helped Greg found STR in 1993, and now she needs our help.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2020 11:35 PM
Greg responds to a letter to the editor in which the writer’s pain causes him to ask the age-old question of why God allows evil to exist.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
Before we can draw any conclusions from the phrase “God is love,” we must first understand what God’s love looks like.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
There’s a movement among some members of the church away from a belief in eternal conscious punishment in Hell. This month’s issue of Solid Ground looks at what the Bible says about this topic.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
It’s not wrong to have a special love for your family that goes beyond your love for other families, and it’s not wrong to have a special love for your country and its people that goes beyond your...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 9, 2023 3:57 AM
It’s not wrong to be outraged by by the harmful ideologies, injustices, and mockery of God we see in our culture today, but how should we handle these feelings of outrage? Should we act on them,...
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jun 25, 2020 2:26 AM
Since we all—Christian or non-Christian—have to explain the existence of evil, the real issue here is figuring out who has the best answer.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 10, 2021 9:12 PM
“Ignore the negative noise” isn’t just good advice to help you think straight, it’s also what we’re called to do as Christians who represent Christ.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for March 2009 There’s one fact about you I’m sure of: even though you’ll live forever, someday your earthly body will die.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
Today, on this Good Friday, we think about an event that was not only the result of evil but also the reason for allowing evil to exist in the first place.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
Justice Kennedy’s majority opinion in Obergefell argues equally well for polygamy and polyamory.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
A discussion between John Ensor, Francis Chan, and John Piper covers the impact of graphic pictures, how teaching their congregations about human dignity and abortion glorifies God, and more.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Paul McHugh (former psychiatrist in chief at Johns Hopkins) explains why Hopkins stopped doing sex-reassignment surgeries.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
Things like great steps of moral depravity are not really taken in great steps; they’re taken in little pieces.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 26, 2023 9:36 PM
It’s one thing to deny your preferences for the sake of others, but if accommodating another person’s requests requires you to violate your conscience, then it’s reasonable to decline.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
Rachel Held Evans has written a book titled A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband “Master,” and she...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Apr 28, 2021 12:40 PM
Joel Osteen says God will not give you more than you can handle. But that's not what the Bible teaches.
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