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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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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Greg talks about annual visit to the Orange County Fair, why God doesn’t heal amputees, then discusses Life’s Biggest Questions with Dr. Erik Thomas, and takes calls on topics such as how to answer...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Greg talks about leaving a legacy for the kingdom, claims of prophesy, categorizing morality, then takes calls on if Christianity is guilty of “God of the Gaps,” if the prophesies about Jesus were...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Greg talks about where morality comes from, The Gospel-Driven Life with Mike Horton, more thoughts on moral oughts, then takes calls on if the Old and New Testaments are contradictory on...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 2, 2023 2:04 AM
Greg talks about Calvary Church Albuquerque’s “cultural axioms” and encourages churches to likewise be “more concerned with reaching the lost than pacifying the critics,” then he answers questions...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM
Greg talks about his Wisconsin vacation, “having it all” means no baby, Unitarians have no heresy, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM
Greg interviews Frank Turek on his new book “I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist”, recounts his last few talks at some universities, and takes some calls on inerrancy and...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM
Greg talks about a former french atheist naturalist becoming Christian, can a Christian challenge an atheist, deciding where to God with ministry, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM
Greg talks about what gives you the right, then takes calls on what Reformation theology is, gyn performing abortions, what to do when a heart grows cold, and more.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM
Over the last decade as a Stand to Reason speaker, I’ve been yelled at, cursed at, and even threatened. How do I keep my cool? Here’s my secret: I let God take the heat.
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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?
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
Talking about Jesus and Christianity isn’t always about reasoning because people don’t always have rational reasons for the things they believe.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Mar 30, 2023 8:57 PM
Critics accuse Christians of conveniently picking and choosing from Old Testament laws, and even Christians can be confused about why we follow some Mosaic laws but not others. Here’s an explanation.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
If you’re placed in a situation where you suspect your convictions will be labeled intolerant, bigoted, narrow-minded, and judgmental, turn the tables.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Greg talks about the Last Day Live on KBRT, emerging churches, seeker churches, and more.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM
Greg comments on an article about the secularization of Christianity in current culture, and takes some calls on knowing if God is real, age of accountability, and prophecies.
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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?
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Sunday school teachers, youth workers, small group leaders, pastors, and other church leaders are always on the lookout for good resources to help equip their people.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 28, 2022 1:43 AM
Greg discusses harmonizing our observations of nature with Scripture, talks about a billboard that uses a Bible verse to advertise getting an abortion in California, then answers questions about...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Greg talks about increasing cultural conflict, STR’s reTHINK Apologetics Conference, then takes calls on what he thinks of an argument against Roman Catholic doctrine on justification, what a...
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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.
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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.
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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 8:54 PM
Greg talks about the unseen world, the two authors of Isaiah, communication with a generation who doesn’t use logic, God not calling people, and the long lives of people in the Old Testament.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Greg talks about the claim that Jesus spent his youth in India then takes questions on the day Jesus was crucified, God’s sovereignty vs. free will, responding to the charge of...
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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?”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:52 PM
Greg goes over the argument made in Romans 1 in light of last week’s discussion between Sean McDowell and Matthew Vines then answers questions about the new earth and whether a ceremony is...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
Greg chats with Frank Turek about the upcoming Advanced CrossExamined Instructor Academy then gives an update on Melinda, talks about the claim that Jesus went to India, and answers a question...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Greg discusses hard word vs. native intelligence, book recommendations for gifts, then takes questions on what atheists have to prove, if believing in the Trinity excludes people from Christianity,...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM
Greg talks about the length of creation and reconciling God’s sovereignty and man’s freedom.
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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 27, 2019 8:47 PM
J. Warner Wallace talks about Jesus in the Qu’ran, if someone has the right to die, and more, then discusses Preparing Your Teen for College with guest Alex Chediak.
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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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
As New Testament Christians in the New Covenant, which commands or moral principles are obligatory and would apply regardless of the covenants because they are universal morals that transcend the...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM
If I’m a sinner, does that mean I will not inherit the Kingdom of God?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Greg offers thoughts on what true, biblical love is versus the kind of love that simply makes people feel good.
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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.”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:56 PM
The most difficult question to answer isn’t what you might expect.
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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.
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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 greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM
Greg and guest Alan Shlemon talk about the Matthew Vines’s Reformation Project Conference, then Greg talks about Veteran’s day, how it is just that we’re accountable for Adam’s sin, and more.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:37 PM
To follow up on yesterday’s post on the judgment of the Canaanites, here’s the summary of Clay Jones’s article in the Christian Research Journal, “Killing the Canaanites”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Greg gives advice for Christian students starting college, then talks about avoiding conclusions, the implications of making abortion illegal, and more.
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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 greg koukl On Jan 31, 2023 10:52 PM
Greg and Amy make an important distinction between new believers who do not yet understand the doctrines of Christianity and those who call themselves Christians while knowingly rejecting key...
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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.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM
The question of the so-called Canaanite “genocide” is a difficult one to answer...
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 27, 2019 8:45 PM
Greg talks about meeting former mormons, the “gay reformation” in the church, discerning genuine questions, and more.
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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 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 8:52 PM
Greg discusses serving at same-sex weddings, applying the Old Testament Law, ethics of vaccinations, and more.
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