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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Greg talks about how churches can support Christians who are struggling with same-sex attraction, then answers questions about why God makes it so hard to believe, advice about going to seminary,...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
I recently posted a video answering a challenge: When did you choose your heterosexuality? Someone asked a follow-up question, and I thought I’d share my response.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
It would often be easier to compromise, but we’re called to do church God’s way, even if it’s the more messy, difficult, and uncomfortable way.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Homosexuality. Same-sex marriage.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Because our culture ties love and hate to agreement and disagreement in some contexts, we need to ask for clarification when people call us to love or accuse us of hate.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 8, 2023 10:25 PM
Pro-gay theology advocates claim Christians are making the same kind of grievous interpretive error past Christians made with antisemitism and slavery, but when you look closer at the details, it...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM
The result of criminalizing hate under certain circumstances is that only certain types of people get protected.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
Gay activists prepared to protest FIRE Church in Concord, North Carolina.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
It’s not unreasonable or bigoted to treat the unique joining of sexually complementary partners uniquely. But in order to see that this is a reasonable understanding that isn’t motivated by hate,...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Alliance Defending Freedom summarizes their concern with this bill by stating that it is “content-based speech regulation and impermissibly burdens free exercise of religion.”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
The terms “conversion therapy” and “reparative therapy” are used as general terms to refer to all attempts to change one’s sexual orientation. This is incorrect.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
Alan interviews Christopher Yuan about his new book, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God’s Grand Story.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 23, 2020 12:35 AM
Greg finds a prime example of confused morality on a popular TV talk show.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
The California bill classifying “sexual orientation change efforts” as consumer fraud (including efforts even to merely change behavior) has been withdrawn.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Dec 26, 2023 10:32 PM
The topics in this year’s top ten list indicate this has been a difficult and confusing time for many.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 8, 2024 11:29 PM
A progressive Christian claims that advocating for pro-gay and pro-trans theology is countercultural and courageous, but is it?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Tom Gilson talks about how to have critical conversations about difficult topics with teens.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 5, 2021 2:23 AM
Greg talks about accomplishing things by being faithful, then he answers questions about what Christians should expect to experience in terms of communication with God and how to respond to a gay...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
For someone with all the answers, Jesus didn’t always respond directly to challenging questions. Sometimes He answered a question with another question. Sometimes He answered a different question.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 21, 2020 3:34 AM
Greg revisits his discussion from last week about respecting the original meaning of a text, then he answers questions about discerning between different views and adjusting how you communicate...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 30, 2022 10:16 PM
Greg answers questions about staying in a hotel that’s had paranormal activity, talking to one’s children about LGBTQ views before they encounter them, and using consciousness as indirect evidence...
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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 amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Since incest is a turning inward towards those in our family who are like us, rather than an outward turning towards a different family, it’s contrary to the purpose of our sexuality.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Greg talks to Sean McDowell about resources for students, including the Apologetics Study Bible for Students.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Greg talks about ancient new testament manuscripts, the relationship between Jonathan and David, how to determine biblical meaning, and more.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
the first time in my six years of teaching on controversial topics like abortion, homosexuality
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
cans science disprove science, how to be faithful to the Bible and gracious to a homosexual
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
If marriage is a particular thing, then everyone has a right to take part in that institution as it stands, regardless of their personal characteristics, but they don’t have a right to change that...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 27, 2021 7:27 AM
Greg responds to an article that says Jesus would have marched in a pride parade, then he answers a question about Christians disagreeing on whether the COVID vaccine is a hill to die on.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 2, 2022 1:48 AM
Greg responds to Doug the atheist’s comments on one of Tim Barnett’s videos, then he answers questions about what Christians mean when they say God told them to do something, slavery, going on...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Greg and guest Julie Loos talk about Ratio Christi, then Greg discusses what the New Perspective on Paul is all about, conceding the definition of sin to the culture, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM
J. Warner Wallace talks about why some verses are missing from the Bible and how to deal with family members in immoral relationships.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:07 PM
For any knowledge at all to be possible there must be true things and there must be false things.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
You may have noticed a trend in my work this year: truth and compassion...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
As Christmas approaches, we want you to be able to talk about Jesus with the people you care about when the opportunity arises. So we put together a group of helpful videos on topics that might...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM
Greg Koukl interviews guest Denny Burk on his book “What Is the Meaning of Sex?”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
Questions about what the atonement has to do with Heaven, using incremental legislation against abortion, and the Brunei stoning law.
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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 greg koukl On Apr 15, 2020 3:32 AM
Greg talks about how we should never give up, then he answers questions about the universal moral law applying to animals, the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah, and decisional regeneration.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM
Greg talks about no rational reason for marriage, then takes calls on how to make a good decision, the idea of vocation makes all Christians ambassadors, Easter being a pagan holiday, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
It’s always wrong to take a human life without proper justification.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Even if you set aside the biblical texts that prohibit same-sex relations, you can still make a solid case against pro-gay theology by simply looking at Scripture’s teaching on marriage.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Whether you’re gay or straight, Jesus doesn’t guarantee you a life free from sexual temptation, but He will empower you to deny yourself and follow Him.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
No amount of reasoned arguments can trump a suspicion of bad motives once it’s firmly implanted, and unfortunately, people are currently assuming the worst of religious conservatives.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM
Greg talks about the case against Newsweek’s “Case for Gay Marriage,” then takes calls on the apparent contradiction in Calvinism, if a Christian can be an evolutionist, if there are emergent...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:43 PM
Greg talks about adoption & abortion, then takes calls on society becoming ruder, how to determine what God’s will is, emergent leader’s appearance at a conference, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
Greg Koukl interviews Sam Allberry, author of Is God Anti-Gay? on the question, how can the church support Christians with same-sex attraction who want to follow Christ?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Can sexual orientation change?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Greg and Tom Gilson talk about the accusation that Christians are intolerant, and callers discuss blind faith, sociology, and emotion.
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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 greg koukl On Jul 27, 2022 3:13 AM
Greg discusses the fact that even though our culture glorifies LGBTQ lifestyles, the statistics show these lifestyles are actually harmful to people, then he answers a question about the timeline...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:40 PM
Greg talks about speaking at Saddleback, then takes calls on how it is fair for us to be punished for Adam’s sin, if prevenient grace is inconsistent with Calvinism, if the Big Bang is consistent...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:43 PM
Greg talks about tactical persuasion with a tough challenger, The Lost Virtue of Happiness with J.P. Moreland, then takes calls on how Christians can affirm human value when God has...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM
Greg talks about same-sex marriage starts tomorrow, then takes calls on if Jesus was not God, why we don’t practice the Old Testament laws, explaining the origin of God, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 15, 2023 10:52 PM
Questions about whether miscarriage is manslaughter, the implications of removing explicit pro-transgender books from the children’s section of a library, and responding to an evolutionist who...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Greg talks about if God is too big for one religion, God in public schools, then takes calls on if animals ate each other before the Fall, reading between the lines of the Bible, and more.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
The Supreme Court will soon be ruling on whether or not the Constitution allows for defining marriage as one man and one woman. Much is at stake, and you can’t know what is fair and just...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Greg talks about Atheism & morality, new codices discovered, assesses Bart Ehrman’s New Book, Forged, with Michael Kruger, then takes calls on that atheists can explain morality, if God...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Greg talks about the debate in Calgary, Berlinski’s Debate, where Bart Ehrman has erred with Mike Licona, then takes calls on evaluating the historical evidence for Jesus, what kind of evidence we...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM
Greg talks about if Rick Warren is a bigot, if Christians really believe what they say, then takes calls on if biblical morality is utilitarian, how to instigate debate and discussion, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:43 PM
Greg talks about abortion: how to avoid red herrings, relativism: clarifying the issue, then takes calls on his opinion of Henry Blackaby’s curriculum, if Jesus questioned his own goodness, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
The real question we face is not whether or not to take the Mosaic Law literally, but whether we are now under that same legal code.
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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 alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for December 2009 I began a recent event by telling the audience I wasn’t glad to be there.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
In the past, we’ve focused on secular reasons for maintaining the man/woman definition of marriage, but now we need to start paying attention to specifically Christian reasons so we can respond to...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
Greg talks about worship music and aesthetics, how to respond to a friend who wants to pursue same-sex relationships, if spanking is wrong because Jesus is a pacifist, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM
Greg talks about what kind of dad are you, A Touch of the Transcendent: Paul Potts, then takes calls on what the Old Testament expectation of the Messiah was, if the Roman Catholic church is...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:43 PM
Brett Kunkle talks about applying a Christian worldview to sports, guest Dr. Frank Beckwith, then takes calls on values being imparted by coaches for good or ill, sports being at odds with...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Greg talks about evaluating arguments, STR’s Caribbean Cruise Conference with Alan Shlemon, then discusses the book “Christians are Hate-Filled Hypocrites and Other Lies You’ve Been Told” with...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Greg talks about abortion and Exodus 21:22, if it is bigotry to call Mormonism a cult, then takes calls on if there’s no legitimate evidence for Christianity, if there is good evidence for...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Greg talks about intellectual bullying, textual clues about the extent of the flood, miscellaneous thoughts on the flood and creation, then takes calls on if successful exorcisms lend credibility...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Is it unloving to tell people they are sinners. While thinking about this question, an analogy immediately came to mind that I think brilliantly articulates why telling people they are sinners...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Nick Roen, who has same-sex attractions, suggests “An Alternative Script for Same-Sex Attraction” for the church to offer Christians.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Answering questions about Allah being a generic term for God, leaving a church, defining evil, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Greg talks about conversations on a plane, four criteria when choosing a Christian college, if the Bible is a good luck charm, then takes calls on why there are different dates for the crucifixion,...
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