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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 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 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 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...
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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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 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 9:43 PM
Alan Shlemon is on the timer and answers questions on transgender brain mapping, the connection of brain and mind, and how to talk to a gay friend.
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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 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.
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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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.
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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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 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?
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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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 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 8:44 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 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...
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 2, 2019 10:10 PM
Many in Christendom today, like Pilate, are more concerned with satisfying the crowd than being faithful to Jesus. Culture may be confused on salvation, abortion, gender, marriage, and sex. Don’t...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 27, 2020 11:33 PM
When you encounter these three common challenges, having a few good questions at the ready can help you navigate an otherwise difficult interaction graciously, safely, and effectively.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Tactics and Tools
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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.
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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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 26, 2019 11:22 PM
A solid argument can be built just like a solid house: walls first, then the roof. Here’s a building plan, plus three ways arguments collapse.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 9, 2023 11:40 PM
When the subject of a person’s sexual sin comes up in conversation, is there a way to share the gospel without sounding bigoted or judgmental?
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
If marriage is meant to be a parable of Christ and the church, then does that mean single, celibate people are wasting their sexuality by not using it to glorify God in this way?
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
It’s common of late to justify one’s “sexual orientation” by an appeal to nature.
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Apr 5, 2020 4:11 PM
A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has just struck down California’s Prop 8—an amendment to the Constitution that defines marriage as one man and one woman.
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 10, 2022 9:39 PM
It looks like World Vision intended to choose the path that would cause the least distraction from their mission, and they deceived themselves into thinking a neutral position on this was possible.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
I never like the question, “Do you take the Bible literally?”
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Careful thinking is an indispensable tool for all who are interested in knowing the way the world really is, for those who really do love truth. Thankfully, the tools of thinking are simple ones...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 13, 2024 10:00 PM
Christians are not only called to love people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender, but we—more than anyone else in our culture—can give a justification for loving them even...
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM
The question “Do you take the Bible literally?” comes up with some frequency, and it deserves a response. But it’s an ambiguous question, making it awkward to answer. Here’s how to understand...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
When Christopher Yuan became a Christian, he had every reason to accept pro-gay theology; but when he studied it, here’s what he found.
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
I was saddened and surprised to hear that Exodus International is closing down.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 25, 2019 10:44 PM
What was Jesus loving and accepting regarding during His ministry? Greg clarifies a common misconception.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM
Greg talks with Rosaria Butterfield about her conversion, sexual identity, and the Christian’s union with Christ.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM
Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 1, 2019 10:19 PM
A recent study shows that children raised by lesbian couples are “significantly more likely to report same-sex attraction, sexual minority identity, and same-sex sexual experiences.”
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
Imagine a woman telling you, “I’m transgender. Please call me Michael.” What do you do? Here’s how to answer with truth and compassion.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 30, 2022 5:43 PM
Here’s why you shouldn’t interpret phrases in ancient Scripture through the lens of modern English idioms.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM
Why are transgender people encouraged to “be who they are,” but boys and girls in general are discouraged from being their respective sexes?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 30, 2020 8:39 PM
Alan explains what 1 Corinthians 6:9–10 says about gender identity.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
Greg talks about a transgender case, if there is a moral compromise for pro-lifers using vaccinations, and death with dignity.
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM
Why is sexual sin often justified by Christians today? Because Christians have false beliefs shaped by society’s values rather than the Bible’s.
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
Federal Judge Vaughn R. Walker wrote in his decision on the California proposition defining marriage as one man and one woman
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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 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...
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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.
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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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 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 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 greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Tolerance, one of America’s noblest virtues, has been so distorted it’s become a vice.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
Greg discusses serving at same-sex weddings, applying the Old Testament Law, ethics of vaccinations, and more.
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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 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 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 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 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).
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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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...
Media Type: Article Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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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 greg koukl On May 31, 2023 11:13 PM
Greg and Amy give an important reminder that, as with other non-believers who sin in other ways, being friends with those who identify as LGBTQ+ doesn’t imply you agree with their views on sexual...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 6, 2022 10:43 PM
Greg and Amy explain why the answer to whether Christians should accept people’s self-identified sexualities without questioning them depends on whether those behaviors are morally benign.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 23, 2021 10:41 PM
At times, the tsunami of change we’re facing seems overwhelming for its force, dizzying for its speed, and chilling for its darkness. It’s easy to begin feeling helpless, but that is not our path....
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jun 6, 2022 10:30 PM
Jon Noyes presents two perspectives on why both biological sex and gender are binary.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 29, 2022 6:53 PM
Many Christians have rejected the idea that sex is only for marriage, buying into the culture’s notion that chastity is unrealistic. Here’s why this “try before you buy” mentality reflects mistaken...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM
In Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia, four children, poking about in the back of an old wardrobe in the attic, stumble on another world filled with peculiar delights and strange enchantments. Did you...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Philosophy
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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 greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
One justification for the atheists’ claim to high moral ground is what seems to them to be the patently immoral conduct of the God of the Old Testament.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: History
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Some ideas have the tendency to self-destruct when given the opportunity. Your job is simply to point it out, and then watch the view quietly commit suicide.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Are You a Christian because You Were Born in America? Would you Be a Muslim If You Were Born in Iraq? Maybe. But So What?
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Philosophy
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
When it comes to spiritual warfare, the New Testament emphasis is not on prayer-infused power encounters, but on something completely different, and if we miss that, then I think we miss the heart...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:57 PM
What does it mean to be human? You can’t answer a single question of consequence regarding human beings without answering that question first. Everything vital, meaningful, and moral about us hangs...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:59 PM
You may hear someone say, “I am a Christian. I believe that Jesus is my savior. He is the only way for me. But I can’t say He is the way for others.” Here’s why this confused confession fails.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 18, 2021 12:23 AM
Will the followers of Christ continue to thoughtfully engage—with truth and grace—the critical ideas in culture, or will we retreat from the public square again and take refuge behind the walls of...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 15, 2022 2:53 AM
A mélange is a mixture, a medley, an array of miscellany combined together for a common purpose. That is what you’ll find here—a potpourri of thoughts and reflections addressing issues that will be...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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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...
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