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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 22, 2021 9:38 PM
Greg Koukl answers a listener’s question, “Is it my responsibility to educate myself on gay rights history as a family member has told me?”
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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 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 amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
If you care about liberty, you should watch this video. See the people involved in these cases for yourself. You might be surprised by what you hear.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Don’t miss the ten most popular posts from 2017. The collection itself is an interesting commentary on what our culture is currently searching for online.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Since God has created every one of us and He’s given us His manual for what we need to know, Christians have some insight that others may not have because they’re still running from God.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 21, 2020 7:57 PM
STR’s mission is to train Christians to make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for Christianity. By doing that, we hope our vision will become a reality for you.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for January 2011 It’s trendy to talk about social justice these days. Poverty. Human trafficking. The homeless. These social ills stir up images of helpless human beings,...
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Abortion is unjustly denying the most fundamental human right to thousands of human beings every day, and we should act to restore justice.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 6, 2024 10:44 PM
At some point, you will likely be pressured by family or friends to attend a same-sex wedding, but here are two reasons why you should not attend, along with some practical advice on how to...
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Most bad ideas can be exposed with one of two tactics. If you learn them, you’ll be able to address numerous challenges on various topics.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Our societal conflict over sexuality comes down to our opposing views on what it means to be human.
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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.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Greg talks about doing church at Xenos, Hummingbirds, the Bible and Witnessing, if a baby goes to Heaven when it dies, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Greg talks about tattoos, if Hitler was a Christian, what “trusting God” means in practical terms, and more.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Our obstinacy has been getting us into trouble for 2,000 years whenever a government makes the upsetting discovery that Christians place the authority of Jesus above that of civil authorities...
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
The Nashville Statement on the biblical vision of sex and sexuality was released last week, and many people have objected, calling it unloving.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
The New York Times claims that Romans 1 calls for the execution of gays. A Republican congressman read the passage at a committee hearing. I don’t know the congressman’s purpose, but it couldn’t be...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM
What does it mean to be human? Our culture is deeply divided on this question, and a great deal depends on the answer.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 15, 2022 11:34 PM
It’s much easier to dismiss divine commands than to forgo our desires, so believers and non-believers alike have a propensity to skirt the Bible’s precepts, usually in one of these three ways.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Ever get called names when you get into conversations about Christianity? Alan shows how to deal with that situation.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Matthew Franck explains the unintended effect same-sex marriage will have on friendships in our society.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
The number of things you’ll be called a “bigot” for not endorsing will only increase, and possibly even in your own church. Are you ready?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:07 PM
What I have found with folks is that the more you are confident, the more courage you will have. And confidence comes, to a great degree, from training.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
To some, the concept of eternal security cheapens grace and implies that Christians no longer have any choice.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Clinicians who help people with unwanted same-sex attraction have adopted a new term for their work that will more accurately communicate what they do.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
Marriage can’t be separated from biological realities. And that’s why this activist’s ultimate goal is the end of marriage.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
It’s awe-inspiring to see the role the Bible played in Rosaria Butterfield’s conversion from lesbian feminist professor to Christian.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about Christians sinning, Christians called bigots, and new books in the biblical canon.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Stand to Reason represents classical Christianity—orthodox Christian beliefs that have been affirmed since the first Christians.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 27, 2021 9:02 PM
Here are three reasons why you shouldn't let the label “phobic” bother you when it’s falsely applied to you because of your Christian convictions.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 9, 2022 11:05 PM
Education isn’t something that only occurs at school. It should be a lifelong process. Here are some opportunities you and your kids can take advantage of.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM
Disagree with the Christian on this and you disagree with Christ. That’s why this should be your first line of response when answering this query.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Both Jesus and Paul modeled genuine love in the context of making a right judgment. We should do the same for the sake of others.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
We need to ask ourselves an honest question: Where does my view of God look more like the world than God’s Word?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
We’re told that if your friend identifies as gay or lesbian, then you face a choice: fidelity to your faith or fidelity to your friend. But this is a false dilemma. Those aren’t the only options.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 16, 2019 9:55 PM
A new book details some interesting trends in the beliefs of Mormons, and one wonders how long the LDS Church can survive with only half its members being confident that its unique, foundational...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 30, 2023 7:59 PM
Some people argue that since Eve was formed out of a rib containing male DNA, she was a transgender woman, and therefore God approves of people transitioning. Here’s why this argument doesn’t work.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
I think discrimination is great. I think we should discriminate based on age, sex, disability, and sexual orientation. And I bet most Americans agree with me.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
She glared at me for the entire two hours. I didn’t know her and I didn’t know her story, but I knew this high schooler wasn’t happy. Apparently her mother had dragged her to my apologetics seminar...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
Greg talks about vacations not turning out the way one expects, the Trivium learning steps, talking to Jehovah’s witnesses, immaterial things, cutting off relationships with family members,...
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Feb 29, 2024 11:13 PM
If you decline to attend a same-sex wedding, someone may challenge you with these three reasons to do otherwise. Jon Noyes explains why these reasons shouldn’t change your mind.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jul 29, 2024 11:39 PM
Since it’s virtually impossible nowadays to use the word “faith” without people subconsciously (and erroneously) adding “blind” or “leap of” as modifiers, the word has outlived its usefulness to...
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Aug 30, 2024 4:34 PM
Why would a good God command the Israelites to “utterly destroy” every person living in the Canaanite cities he was giving them? Here are four principles to remember as you think about this issue.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
Why did God give us so many rules about sex?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM
Arguing from Jesus’ silence on issues is not only a logical misstep, but theologically incorrect.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:55 PM
When you find you disagree with the Bible, is your first inclination to correct your own thinking or to try to change the Bible’s meaning? Here are three suggestions to help you yield to what you...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Sam Allberry has much to say that is relevant to everyone (not just those with same-sex attractions) and relevant to all temptations and sin (not just those related to sexuality).
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Rosaria Butterfield’s Openness Unhindered is a book about the astonishing and life-upending nature of the Gospel.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 21, 2020 7:41 PM
Christians of all ages address headline issues like same-sex marriage, the Bible and homosexuality
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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.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 1, 2021 5:49 PM
The medical community has historically presupposed all human organs were designed to perform a function, but this is now changing, and the implications of this shift are legion.
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Jun 25, 2022 1:31 AM
When it comes to Pride Month, staying discouraged won’t help us. What we need instead is clear thinking from a biblical perspective to help us move away from discouragement and toward...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Does Christian involvement in politics do nothing for the Kingdom?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
We are facing a full-court press against everything we cherish and value.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
Is there a trajectory in the Bible towards more openness of sexual expression and an expansion of the definition of marriage? Here are six reasons to think otherwise.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Somewhere along the way, we Christians in the West forgot something very important: the Bible is offensive.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Here’s a collection of articles addressing the current state of religious freedom.
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Aug 22, 2024 9:02 PM
A command Jesus gave to his disciples the night before he was crucified could give a clue as to why God didn’t clearly explain every secondary theological issue to us.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
Satan asked, “Did God really say...?” as he tried to convince Adam and Eve that God is not truthful, not loving, and not enough, and his game plan hasn’t changed.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Followers of Jesus Christ face two extremes in the discussion of Christianity and citizenship.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
Are anti-abortion laws merely the Christian version of Sharia law, religious beliefs imposed on the rest of society?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 1, 2019 5:55 PM
What happens when a Christian is faced with this unspoken but very real covenant in our culture? If you’re a follower of Christ, you break that covenant. But once you do, you’re going to get the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Greg talks about how to know if one truly believes, if Christians can easily remain friends with Non-Christians, what the top 3 or 4 apologetics challenges these days are for American...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
A study on why young people are leaving the Church shows we’re not taking the life of the mind seriously enough.
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Web Content Article · By keith plummer On Feb 29, 2020 5:35 AM
What issues tend to surface when non-Christians are asked what they think of Christians and Christianity? Dr. Plummer’s class assignment gives some insight into our culture.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Feb 14, 2023 1:54 AM
Here are five simple things you can do if you think a friend or loved one might be considering suicide.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM
I think lying is wrong. However, we have to be clear on what constitutes lying, that is, immoral deception.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 23, 2020 12:25 AM
How do you respond when someone challenges the notion that God can forgive a Hitler or a mass-murderer?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Greg explains how you can respond when a young person asks this question.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Greg challenges a misinterpretation of what it means to have a soul which occurred on an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM
Andy Stanley’s mistaken understanding of why the Old Covenant is obsolete leads him to a faulty conclusion in his new book, Irresistible.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
A transcript of a dialogue between Greg Koukl and Michael Shermer on the Hugh Hewitt Show
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Greg talks about his mother, what the definition of faith is, and if a Christian should attend their family member’s same-sex wedding.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM
Greg talks about his Christmas vacation, if a Christian should attend a baby shower for his not-yet-divorced brother-in-law’s pregnant girlfriend, and if it’s possible that God created the universe...
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