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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
Greg talks about the new prophets and words from God, new ideas defending the deity of Christ, if one should tithe when in debt, why the inerrancy of the bible is a big deal, how patriotism fits...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 4, 2019 9:58 PM
Greg talks about how Christianity makes sense of evil and other aspects of reality, then he answers questions about improving an evangelism situation and interpreting a dream.
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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.
Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 2, 2022 2:35 AM
Greg gives a general principle and detailed examples to help a listener explain why, as a Christian, he is waiting until marriage to have sex.
Media Type: Video Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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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.
Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 10, 2023 8:36 PM
Questions about what to do if someone uses the Columbo tactic against you, why some Christians say that only some doctrines matter and should be defended, and whether the extent to which one spends...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 5:18 PM
Amy shares God’s view of unborn children, how we are to supposed to treat them, and then offers encouragement to those facing unplanned pregnancies.
Media Type: Video Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jul 21, 2022 7:28 PM
How can Christians follow Paul’s admonition in Romans 13:1 to “be in subjection to the governing authorities”? Jon Noyes explains how the context of the passage provides an answer: love.
Media Type: Video Topic: Christian Living
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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.
Media Type: Video Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Greg talks about saving a baby from abortion, preparing for Christmas, book recommendations for gifts, then answers questions on what is the order of conversion and discipleship, the church being...
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Atheist Christopher Hitchens has cancer. He wrote about his battle in a recent Vanity Fair article. It’s a moving account. And an inconsistent one.
Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 22, 2022 7:43 PM
Questions about why God doesn’t destroy Satan now, Christians acting in scenes that contain R-rated elements, responding to someone who says, “God’s working on me,” and handling situations where...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 7, 2023 2:30 AM
Greg corrects some of his speculations about Neanderthals from the previous episode, then he answers questions about what “weeping and gnashing of teeth” indicates, the influence of the Jesus...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Greg talks about a recent opinion piece in the New York Times, then he answers questions about why people go to Hell, a “carrots and sticks” view of Christianity, women as pastors, and Zionism.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 23, 2021 8:09 PM
on how to respond to someone who claims abortion is justified when the woman may suffer
Media Type: Video Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Greg talks about the serendipitous radio show and relativistic morality needing a standard, if the church’s response to abortion is adequate, and how a person can go deeper studying apologetics.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
What kind of God would allow a Hitler to go to heaven if he believed in Jesus and a Mother Teresa to go to hell if she didn’t?
Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 11:47 PM
Alan responds to the question: If going to Heaven is so great, why do Christians want to prolong unhappy life on Earth?
Media Type: Video Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 5, 2024 1:47 AM
Greg chats with Frank Turek about CIA, then he answers questions about what to say to a consistent moral relativist, whether a lack of persecution indicates anything about a person’s Christianity,...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 24, 2021 11:21 PM
When truth is relativized, suffering will follow.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Oct 22, 2020 1:26 PM
Tim explains how the disciples had nothing to gain by making up what they professed about Jesus.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 22, 2021 2:45 AM
Greg reflects on why it’s hard for him to get into “the spirit of Christmas,” then he answers questions about responding to someone who says he’s a good person and how to distinguish between the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 30, 2023 4:26 PM
Greg answers questions about whether Jesus is dependent on the Father, whether he should be quoting someone who has a mistaken view on homosexuality, whether it’s ever okay for Christians to stand...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jul 30, 2019 10:26 PM
Tim Barnett and Greg Koukl explain why the most natural reading of the full corpus of Scripture on Hell supports the church’s historical position of eternal conscious torment and not nonexistence.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jul 6, 2022 11:32 PM
Jon Noyes discusses the roles that identity, authority, and ever-changing morality play in today’s secular world.
Media Type: Video Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Greg talks about engaging people in a fruitful manner, discussing problems with a pastor, and understanding the Epistles.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
Greg and guest Nancy Pearcey discuss Finding Truth: Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes, then Greg talks about the Cinderella movie, Christian education and...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:56 PM
Greg discusses whether healing on demand can be done with enough faith, advice on writing a master’s thesis, and why good people can go to Hell.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
If we are to reject the “myth” of Christian religion, as secularists suggest, then we must reject the entire myth, that is, the whole story and everything that follows from the story.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 11:29 PM
Some abortion-choice advocates claim that abortion is no different than taking someone off life support. Alan explains why that is not the case.
Media Type: Video Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 5:07 PM
Alan shares some thoughts regarding three realms of brokenness that produce evil in the world.
Media Type: Video Topic: Theology
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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 amy k. hall On Apr 7, 2020 2:21 AM
What have we lost, both as individuals and as a culture, without the presence of death?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Greg talks about how God decides the elect, the exodus instructions for sacrifices, multiverse theory, Jesus drinking, praying for miracles, pursuing prophecy, and Adam and Eve having their...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM
Conditionalists—those who hold to the annihilation of the wicked at the judgment—insist that Jesus’ and John’s descriptions be interpreted in light of other passages, texts they think give an...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 6, 2021 12:08 AM
If you feel like Christians are losing the battle, you’re not alone. But Greg Koukl and Jon Noyes remind us that we’re “more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Romans 8:37).
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Kierkegaard claimed the act of defending Christianity actually discredits it. Here’s why his criticism of apologetics doesn’t work.
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Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jul 30, 2019 11:30 PM
The most common objection raised against Christian theism is the problem of evil. Here are some tips to help you prepare your answer to this inevitable question.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 3, 2019 9:27 PM
Amy explains why all humans are also persons.
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Some key distinctions are critical when thinking about this problem.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Hume offered this challenge in “Of Miracles” in Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM
Most people—religious or otherwise—have no idea what marriage is, why it exists, and what we need it for, and it’s dangerous to fundamentally change things when you don’t understand why...
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM
Why is it that contemporary Christian thought on ethics and morality seems so thin? Let’s recapture a richer and fuller vision for our moral life.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Aug 23, 2024 10:03 PM
When we rely on everything the world can give us, when we trust in our individual effort to make our lives meaningful or to deliver us from trials and loss, we will ultimately be consumed with...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Christian Living
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
Greg talks about the importance of parents, how to deal with disappointment, if Biblical Unitarianism is biblical, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 14, 2021 11:12 PM
Greg talks to philosopher William Lane Craig about his newest book, “Atonement and the Death of Christ: An Exegetical, Historical, and Philosophical Exploration.”
Media Type: Video Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jan 16, 2024 5:21 PM
Sometimes, an intellectual response not only misses the mark but also comes across as unloving. Tim Barnett explains why it’s important to work on being a better listener when answering people’s...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about biblical joy and Bible inspiration.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 17, 2020 9:30 PM
The totalitarian world Greg experienced as a young Christian while visiting fellow believers behind the Iron Curtain demonstrates an insight often quoted but frequently ignored: Ideas have...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Other Worldviews
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM
I would like to rescue you from a mistake virtually every Christian makes now and then when they go to the Bible that prevents you from knowing what God is saying to you personally in His Word.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jan 27, 2022 9:38 PM
Jon Noyes explains why Christianity offers the best solution to the problem of evil in his latest Stand to Reason University course.
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Web Content Article · By robby lashua On Oct 24, 2022 8:13 PM
Robby Lashua provides three criteria for evaluating worldviews in this class from his latest Stand to Reason University course.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
A Christian’s theology is minimally defined by two miraculous events.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
The question of the epistemic status and rationality of theism in general (vs. atheism or some non-theistic alternative), or of Christianity in particular (vs. competing forms of theistic...
Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Feb 22, 2022 11:15 PM
Those who recognize, through their experience of the world, that justice is objectively real and not merely a matter of preference should ask themselves, what must be true for ultimate justice...
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 25, 2019 11:09 PM
What should we do when doubts come? Tim encourages Christians not to feel shame about having doubts then shares examples of how doubt can ultimately point us back to God.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 24, 2024 11:12 PM
Greg and Amy discuss the challenges of living as a Christian in a secular culture, giving advice on how to battle depression and melancholy. They remind believers that God ultimately wins and even...
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Feb 3, 2022 3:45 PM
Jon Noyes explains how the problem of evil points to our need for a savior.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 31, 2023 8:26 PM
Greg and Amy explain how accidental versus essential qualities of humanity help us to understand why Jesus could be fully human without experiencing anything that results from having a fallen nature.
Media Type: Video Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
Greg and guest Bobby Conway discuss The Fifth Gospel, then Greg talks about the blessing in 1 Peter 3:8-9, why God created Satan when he knew it would introduce sin, what happens to the young who...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Greg discusses top-down vs. bottom-up arguments, divine healing, and God’s foreknowledge.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Greg talks about Psalm 63 and emotions, effects of same-sex marriage on individual rights, trading the gospel for social justice, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
The embryonic stem cell research debate is remarkable because neither side—pro-life or pro-abortion—seems to understand the moral logic of its views.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Bioethics
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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.
Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
Greg and guest Frank Turek discuss the Cross Examined Instructor’s Academy, then Greg answers questions on if the age of accountability is consistent with election, the professor’s ploy, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Greg talks about if Christians should try and influence the culture, facts about Jesus’ death and resurrection, if objective morality has to be independent of God, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Jesus of Nazareth is a true man of history, but His history started long before He was born. He is a true man, but He is no ordinary man. He is the Son of David, the future King, the promised...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Feb 21, 2023 12:27 AM
How much sin can God forgive? Does it matter if we evolved? Why did God...? What role should Christianity play in our government? Greg addresses these topics and more in this issue of Solid Ground.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On May 27, 2020 1:58 PM
Boghossian’s definition of faith is not the Bible’s definition. It’s just the opposite. Biblically informed Christians define faith as trusting in what you have reason to believe is true.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 14, 2022 7:17 PM
Can we trust the eyewitness testimony of the New Testament? Greg and Amy explain why the answer is yes.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 5, 2023 10:14 PM
Greg and Amy explain how God’s purposeful justice displays his glory.
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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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:49 PM
Greg’s on a timer and answers questions about unbiblical counsel, Zeitgeist, and how God interacts with us.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 11, 2021 7:42 PM
Greg and Amy explain why prayer is not just a means to an end and discuss God’s actual purpose for prayer in believers’ lives.
Media Type: Video Topic: Other Worldviews
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Nov 21, 2023 6:07 PM
Greg and Amy respond to the idea of saying God is “faithful” when he gives us what we prayed for, offering some alternative ways we can respond to answered prayer that don’t convey the idea that...
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