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Our purpose is to help Christians think more clearly about their faith and to help them make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity. Released every Wednesday and Friday.
Episodes
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Greg reflects on gratitude from an apologetics angle, then he gives some principles for dealing with criticism and answers questions about why God created sharks and how we can know the Old Testament is history.
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Commentary: How gratitude points to God (00:00)
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Commentary: Principles for dealing with criticism (19:00)
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Why did God make bad things like snakes, sharks, and mosquitoes? (29:00)
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How can we know the Old Testament is really history? (39:00)
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Greg talks about the new edition of Tactics, then he answers questions about whether the Holy Spirit knew the day and hour in Mark 13:32, ethical problems with health insurance, and reaching an ex-Christian.
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Commentary: A new, expanded edition of Tactics (00:00)
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Wouldn’t the Holy Spirit have known the unknown day and hour in Mark 13:32? (20:00)
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Are there ethical problems with purchasing health insurance from a company that pays for things I disagree with? (32:00)
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After using Columbo questions for a while, my ex-Christian friend is now willing to hear my story about being a Christian, but I don’t know where to start. (43:00)
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Donate to STR by the end of December and receive a free signed copy of Tactics
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Greg reflects on what he saw and experienced on his recent trip to Israel.
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Greg reflects on a Pew Research study about Americans leaving the church, then he answers questions about evangelism strategies, Jesus’ temporal death paying for an eternal punishment, and whether the fine-tuning argument is disprovable.
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Commentary: The Chaff Is Blowing Away (:00)
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How should I respond to an evangelism group that wants me to be aggressive and get people to pray the sinner’s prayer? (19:00)
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How can Jesus’ temporal death pay for an eternal punishment? (31:00)
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Is the fine-tuning argument disprovable? (45:00)
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Religion Is on the Decline as More Adults Check ‘None’ by Ian Lovett
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Gender Dysphoria in Children: Understanding the Science and Medicine
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On the Incarnation by Saint Athanasius
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Greg talks about advice he gives to people who want to be apologists, then he answers questions about declining to fulfill puberty blocker prescriptions and whether the fact that we’re personal argues for a personal God.
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Commentary: Bloom where you’re planted and be a student of your craft. (10:00)
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As a pharmacist, how can I winsomely navigate conversations with parents coming for puberty blockers for their children? (24:00)
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Does the fact that we’re personal argue against a deist understanding of God? (42:00)
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reTHINK Apologetics Student Conference – February 28–29 in Dallas, TX; April 24–25 in Birmingham, AL
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Donate to Stand to Reason and receive a copy of the 10th anniversary edition of Tactics.
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Greg talks about souls and gives reasons why we should think we have one.
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Commentary: What is a soul, and why should we think we have one? (00:00)
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What is the Soul? Recovering Human Personhood in a Scientific Age by J.P. Moreland
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Beyond Death: Exploring the Evidence for Immortality by Gary Habermas and J.P. Moreland
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Guest Host: Alan Shlemon
Alan talks to Tim Muehlhoff, author of Defending Your Marriage: The Reality of Spiritual Battle, about spiritual warfare.
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Defending Your Marriage: The Reality of Spiritual Battle by Tim Muehlhoff
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Winsome Persuasion: Christian Influence in a Post-Christian World by Tim Muehlhoff
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reTHINK Apologetics Student Conference – November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Guest Host: Alan Shlemon
Alan talks about Ellen DeGeneres’s statement about being friends with people she disagrees with, answers questions about evidence vs. Holy Spirit and submitting to authority, then talks to Scott Symington about science and faith.
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Commentary: Be friends with people who disagree with you (00:00)
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Would we ever be justified in saying the evidence proves Christianity false if we have the testimony of the Holy Spirit inside us? (23:00)
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When should we not submit to authority? (31:00)
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Discussion with Scott Symington about science and faith (43:00)
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Can We Be Friends with People Who Are Different from Us? by Alan Shlemon
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#STRask podcast with Greg Koukl and Amy Hall
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Greg talks about an email he received from an atheist then answers questions about God creating people He knew would go to Hell, arguing against a flat earth, and “listening prayer.”
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Commentary: Atheists on a mission (:00)
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If God is good, then why did He create a world where He knew humans would sin and have to be punished? (13:00)
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How should I argue against someone who believes in a flat earth? (34:00)
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What are the pitfalls of “listening prayer,” and how do we reconcile incorrect interpretation with the good work it seems to produce at times? (42:00)
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#STRask podcast with Greg Koukl and Amy Hall
Related Links:
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Why Did God Create People if He Knew So Many Would Go to Hell? by Amy Hall
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Behind the Curve – A documentary about flat-earthers
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Why You Should Resist Conspiracy Theories by Aaron Brake
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Greg talks about the meaning of Proverbs 29:18 and its relevance to boundaries and virtue, then he takes calls about arguing against evolution, how God can be eternal and temporal, and using marijuana.
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Commentary: The importance of boundaries (00:00)
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Is it a logical fallacy to argue against evolution by saying there’s a lack of evidence for it? (22:00)
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If an eternal universe is impossible because it’s temporal, how can God be eternal and also temporal? (35:00)
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Is using marijuana recreationally a sin? (47:00)
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Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
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Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence by Alex Berenson (the author Greg heard on the Dennis Prager Show)