Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast

1. Commentary: Spot the shell game in this article on abortion bans. (00:00)
2. When it comes to the teleological argument, are apologists conceding it’s possible it could have happened on its own when they give a small probability number? (26:00)
3. Is it worth trying to convince a former Jehovah’s Witness in my church that Jesus is uncreated when he says he’s simply reading the Bible “as it is” and that arguments about language and context just complicate things? (46:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA; April 25–26 in Dayton, OH
• Infants died at higher rates after abortion bans in the US, research shows by Deidre McPhillips
• Deity of Christ: Case Closed by Greg Koukl

1. Is the A-theory vs. B-theory of time a false dichotomy when it comes to God and his nature? (04:00)
2. If death was the penalty for sin, why did Jesus have to suffer before dying for our sin? What’s the biblical basis for suffering for sin? (20:00)
3. Toleration of gender dysphoria doesn’t make sense on three different grounds. (37:00)
4. How do we as believers know we haven’t simply deluded ourselves into thinking we have good evidence for our faith? Is there a way to independently verify that we’re seeing things objectively? (47:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA; April 25–26 in Dayton, OH
• Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
• Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
• Why the Blood by Greg Koukl

1. Commentary: Does God hear the prayer of the unbeliever? (00:00)
2. What does Matthew 21:21 mean when it says that if you have faith and do not doubt, you can make things happen and receive things? (33:00)
3. Should I leave this church, or am I being too critical? (46:00)

1. Commentary: You need to understand the notion of entailment. (00:00)
2. How would you answer people who say Christianity isn’t original, that it took ideas from other religions, and that other religions are older? (18:00)
3. Are there still descendants of Abraham? (37:00)
4. How would you respond to the claim that God is transgender? (50:00)

• The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl
• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA

• Jesus, Recycled Redeemer? by Greg Koukl

1. Interview: Bobby Conway, author of Does Christianity Still Make Sense?: A Former Skeptic Responds to Today’s Toughest Objections to Christianity (00:00)

• Does Christianity Still Make Sense?: A Former Skeptic Responds to Today’s Toughest Objections to Christianity by Bobby Conway
• Christianity Still makes Sense – Bobby Conway’s website
• Doubting Toward Faith: The Journey to Confident Christianity by Bobby Conway
• Bobby Conway’s YouTube channel

• One Way or Any Way? Part 1 by Greg Koukl
• One Way or Any Way? Part 2 by Greg Koukl

1. In light of Greek mythology and evolution, how do we know the God of the Bible is real?(02:00)
2. When do you think seeking to know God intellectually becomes more of a hindrance than a help? (13:00)
3. What does the Bible mean when it says Jesus is the “firstborn” or “begotten”? (29:00)
4. Can you explain the testing of Abraham in Genesis 22 so that it doesn’t seem so cruel and capricious to me? (44:00)
5. How would you respond to an atheist who said we can’t have God-given rights because God doesn’t exist? (53:00)

• Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
• The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions

• Apologetics Aren’t Enough to Connect You with a Person by Amy Hall
• What Does It Mean That Jesus Is God’s Only Begotten Son? by Tim Barnett
• #STRask: A God Who Told Me to Kill My Son Would Not Be the God for Me

1. Commentary: “Belief in” vs. “belief that” (00:00)
2. How would you respond to someone who dismisses a probability argument for design by saying that probability doesn’t prove something is true? (21:00)
3. Can you prove from Scripture that worship in Heaven won’t be forced? (35:00)
4. Can you help me clarify what I should think about the end times? (43:00)

• The Rap on the Rapture by Greg Koukl

1. Could Hebrews 6:4–8 be applied to someone who used to be a believer but isn’t anymore? (00:00)
2. What object, thing, idea, etc. is there in the universe that would not count as evidence for God? (27:00)
3. How do you respond to a King James Only person? (37:00)
4. How would you respond to someone who says that feeling compelled to help someone is an example of the Holy Spirit speaking to you? (50:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA
• The King James Version Debate: A Plea for Realism by D.A. Carson
• The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust Modern Translations? by James White

• Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (online articles) by Greg Koukl

1. Commentary: A list of authoritative books, not an authoritative list of books (00:00)
2. Do you have any advice about feeling guilty about my blessings? (26:00)
3. A story about a cordial exchange regarding abortion. (41:00)
4. Are election and predestination the same thing? (47:00)

• Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA

1. What do you think about the Shroud of Turin? (02:00)
2. What is the difference between an objective truth, a proof, and a fact, and is circular reasoning always fallacious? (24:00)
3. How do I talk to my wife about speaking in tongues without hurting her feelings and while remaining scriptural? (43:00)
4. What would you say to someone who says God is keeping Trump alive so his policies can keep America more in line with God’s morality? (52:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA

1. Commentary: Advice for young people leaving home (00:00)
2. What’s the point of glory and honor, and why do we need to give it to God? (39:00)

• When Culture Hates You: Persevering for the Common Good as Christians in a Hostile Public Square by Natasha Crain
• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA
• STR U Online Training
• Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
• The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis

• Ten Tips to Help Your Prayer Life by Greg Koukl
• How I Pray...Even When It’s Hard by Greg Koukl
• Tips for Developing a Habit of Bible Reading by Greg Koukl
• How (and Why) to Make Habits, Not Just Resolutions by Amy Hall (quoting Joe Carter)
• Why Would God Want Us to Praise Him? by Amy Hall (quoting C.S. Lewis)
• How to Think about God Promoting His Own Glory by Amy Hall

1. A caller reports back on his interaction with a Mormon. (02:00)
2. How do you keep your cool in debates? (16:00)
3. How can I prove biblically that Jesus is 100% God and 100% man? (31:00)
4. Did Jesus ever ask to be worshiped? (45:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 13–14 in Los Angeles, CA; October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA
• Greg Koukl vs. John Baker: Do Moral Truths Exist?
• Deity of Christ: Case Closed by Greg Koukl
• Was Jesus Worshiped? by Greg Koukl

• Discussing “17 Points of the True Church” with Mormons by Amy Hall
• Who Is the God of Mormonism? by Amy Hall
• Verses for Your Conversations with Mormons by Amy Hall

1. Commentary: Greg’s trip to New Zealand (00:00)
2. When farmers create new kinds of fruit, isn’t that evolution? (14:00)
3. What’s the definition of holiness? (25:00)
4. What’s the distinction between knowledge and wisdom? (36:00)
5. How would you respond to the claim that “Mormonism is to Christianity as Christianity is to Judaism”? (49:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 13–14 in Los Angeles, CA; October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA
• Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
• STR U Online Training
• When Culture Hates You: Persevering for the Common Good as Christians in a Hostile Public Square by Natasha Crain
• STR Outposts
• The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl
• Is Mormonism Just Another Christian Denomination? by Greg Koukl

1. Message: You Bet Your Life: A Simple Case Against Atheism (08:00)
2. Things exist. (17:00)
3. Torturing babies for fun is wrong. (43:00)
4. What best explains these two facts? (51:00)

• Be One of the 100 – Become a strategic partner

• Who Created God? by Amy Hall
• Can a Non-Physical Being Affect the Physical World? by Amy Hall

1. If people make a commitment privately, is that a legitimate marriage? (06:00)
2. When Romans 14:12 says that “each one of us will give an account of himself to God,” does that mean something will be based on our good works? (26:00)
3. Is it wrong for a church to do a baby dedication for a same-sex couple? (36:00)
4. Any advice for reaching my husband for Christ when he thinks my recent return to the faith is just a temporary fix and doesn’t take it seriously? (48:00)

• Be One of the 100 – Become a strategic partner
• Submit a question on the Open Mic Line

1. Is everything on Paul’s list of qualifications for elders required, and how do you interpret the “husband of one wife” requirement? (04:00)
2. What should the vetting process be for church leaders and workers? (20:00)
3. Do charismatics say that speaking in tongues is speaking in a language that exists, or do they say it’s speaking words that only a spiritual gift can interpret? (31:00)
4. How would you respond to someone who says that morality is subjective, based on the society’s definition of human flourishing, and that we only feel an obligation not to go against it because of the consequences imposed by the society? (43:00)

• Be One of the 100 – Become a strategic partner

1. Interview: David Halevy, author of Returning the Favor: An Ambassador's Guide to the Jewish People (00:00)
2. What is the biggest barrier Jews have to taking the gospel and Jesus as the Messiah seriously? (29:00)
3. Responding to “I’m just not interested in Jesus.” (42:00)

• Returning the Favor: An Ambassador’s Guide to the Jewish People by David Halevy
• Builders of Israel
• Dr. Michael Brown’s responses to Jewish objections to Jesus and the gospel

1. Interview: Ben Clifton, president of Apologetics on Mission (00:00)
2. Do you have any advice about how I should respond to a “queer prom” that will be held at a children’s museum where I frequently take my children? (39:00)

• Apologetics on Mission
• John Warwick Montgomery’s International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism and Human Rights in Strasbourg
• Be One of the 100
• Greg’s Message to His School Board Regarding Proposed Sex Ed Curriculum by Greg Koukl
• Paul Carden’s CFAR (Greg mistakenly referred to this as CARM)

1. How many commands does Jesus have? (02:00)
2. How would you respond to someone who said, “What does it mean to follow Jesus—not STR or any other organization, but Jesus”? (09:00)
3. What would you say to someone who says he doesn’t like organized religion? (16:00)
4. How should I respond to someone who thinks the Trinity is unreasonable? (33:00)
5. Why don’t you think belief in an eternal Hell is essential to the Christian faith? (50:00)

• Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
• Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Greg Koukl
• Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl
• A Simple Survey to Help Initiate Spiritual Conversations by Greg Koukl
• Hell Interrupted Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

1. Why isn’t the Holy Spirit more active in his people? Why doesn’t he prevent divisions in the body of Christ? (04:00)
2. Is monotheism essential to the Christian faith? (18:00)
3. I’m old, tired, and in pain, and I just feel like giving up. (31:00)
4. Is there a reason why we arrange our worship services the way we do? (42:00)
5. What do you think about the transcendental argument for the existence of God? (52:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 13–14 in Los Angeles, CA; October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA
• The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
• Be One of the 100 – Become a strategic partner
• Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl

1. Commentary: A conversation about Hell and the gospel (00:00)
2. What should our church look out for when hiring a new pastor? (29:00)
3. How would you respond to someone who says it’s wrong to use instruments in worship? (41:00)
4. Why did you end up getting married later in life? (47:00)

• Be One of the 100 – Become a strategic partner
• STR Outposts

• #STRask: What Questions Should I Ask Pastors When Looking for a New Church?

1. Commentary: There are no verses in the Bible. (00:00)
2. Do Protestants still disagree with Catholics on whether or not people need to know and believe in Jesus to be saved? (36:00)

• Be One of the 100 – Become a strategic partner
• One Way or Any Way – Part 1 and Part 2

1. Interview: J. Warner Wallace, author of The Truth in True Crime (00:00)

• J. Warner Wallace
• The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life by J. Warner Wallace
• Operation Heal Our Patriots

1. Can you explain the differences between Protestants and Catholics? (00:00)
2. Did Jesus ever tell people to worship him? (15:00)
3. Is this sensation I’m experiencing something spiritual, something emotional, or something demonic? (28:00)
4. Are you a cessationist, and what is the reasoning behind your position? (38:00)
5. How do I reach nominal Christians? (50:00)

• Was Jesus Worshiped? by Greg Koukl
• Decision Making and the Will of God: What the Bible Doesn’t Say
• Decision Making and the Will of God: The Biblical Model
• STR Outposts

• The “Gospel for Believers” in 3 Quick Verses by Greg Koukl
• Did Jesus Receive Worship? by Tim Barnett
• Another Claim to Deity? by Amy Hall
• Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (online articles) by Greg Koukl

1. Commentary: What is humility? (00:00)
2. Can we determine which writings are Scripture just by looking at those writings, and since the Catholic Church was the first to recognize the books of the Bible, shouldn’t that mean they are the ones with authority? (34:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 13–14 in Los Angeles, CA; October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA

• Is Sola Scriptura Self-Refuting?

1. Commentary: The Bible doesn’t have a second-level spiritual meaning. (00:00)
2. What does the Bible have to say about the doctrine of “once saved, always saved”? (23:00)
3. Do you think there’s a lack of apologetics in the evangelical church today? (37:00)
4. Why should we number our days if we’re already either elect or non-elect? How can we have a healthy fear of the Lord if we believe Calvinism is true? (42:00)

• Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
• Grace Defined and Defended: What a 400-Year-Old Confession Teaches Us about Sin, Salvation, and the Sovereignty of God by Kevin DeYoung

• Silly Putty Bible Study by Greg Koukl

1. Commentary: Don’t presume you know God’s intentions. (00:00)
2. What is the difference between a moral issue and a political issue? (20:00)
3. What should I say to Mormon missionaries who still want to talk to me after hearing my objections to Mormonism? (30:00)
4. When we’re in Heaven and know fully, will we have peace about our friends and family members who rejected the gospel? (46:00)
5. How can I love my Mormon neighbors when I’m angry about their false religion hurting my family? (51:00)

• Is Mormonism Just Another Christian Denomination? by Greg Koukl

• Who Is the God of Mormonism? by Amy Hall
• Verses for Your Conversations with Mormons by Amy Hall
• Is It Possible Some Mormons Are Saved? by Amy Hall

1. Commentary: Nothing is wrong with the world if there is no God. (00:00)
2. If children die before the age of accountability, do they go to Heaven? (05:00)
3. Can you recommend a Bible for someone who has been affected by New Age beliefs? (13:00)
4. How do I respond to those who say the Bible seems less true because there are so many repeating numbers in it? (33:00)
5. How does the Bible address the use of medication and pharmacies? (39:00)
6. Is the church really the “bride of Christ”? (49:00)

• Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl
• When a Baby Dies by Ronald Nash
• STR U Online Training
• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 13–14 in Los Angeles, CA; October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA

1. Commentary: The surprise of death (00:00)
2. Do mental illnesses exist? (26:00)
3. Do dispensational and Reformed views teach the same gospel? (44:00)

• Is the Bible Sufficient? by Greg Koukl
• Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
• The Bible: Fast Forward – DVD (Also available as a digital download)

1. Will steak be on the menu in Heaven? (02:00)
2. How would you approach staff at a Christian high school where students are required to take a “life calling” class that uses the Enneagram? (29:00)
3. What questions should I ask a New Ager who is big on “spirituality” but doesn’t like the cross and the concept of the forgiveness of sins? (40:00)

• Become a Strategic Partner
• Melissa Dougherty
• Not God’s Type by Holly Ordway

1. Commentary: There’s no silver bullet. (00:00)
2.  If the universe had to have a cause, then who created God? (17:00)
3. How do you recommend using apologetics with someone who is mentally ill and hostile towards Christianity? (37:00)
4. Do you have any thoughts on the best way to do corporate prayer so that it’s more effective and joyful? (48:00)

• Become a Strategic Partner
• Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl
• The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl

• Who Created God? by Amy Hall
• A Simple Explanation of the Cosmological Argument by Amy Hall
• Why You Shouldn’t Lose Heart When Prayer Is Difficult by Amy Hall (quoting John Newton)
• Prayer Begins with Hope in God by Amy Hall

1. Our identity and job as ambassadors for Christ (00:00)
2. Step one: Learn about Islam (12:00)
3. The three primary authoritative sources in Islam (14:00)
4. Muslim views on Jesus and jihad (22:00)
5. Step two: Engage Muslims—three things you need (38:00)
6. How to respond to the foundational objection that the Bible is corrupted (39:00)
7. Who the real enemy is and what our job is (48:00)
8. Q&A (50:00)

• A Closer Look at Islam by Alan Shlemon
• The Life of Muhammad by Ibn Ishaq
• The Ambassador’s Guide to Islam by Alan Shlemon

• Jihad and War in Islam and Christianity by Alan Shlemon
• How to Reach Your Muslim Neighbor by Alan Shlemon
• The Cross Is Good News for Muslims by Alan Shlemon

1. What advice would you give to someone who’s transitioning from a “listening for the voice of God” view to connecting with God in a way that is biblically sound? (01:00)

• The Ambassador’s Guide to the Voice of God (booklet) by Greg Koukl
• Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (online articles) by Greg Koukl
• Newton on the Christian Life by Tony Reinke
• A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
• Newton on How You Can Be Deceived While Reading the Bible by Amy Hall
• Meaningful Suffering by Amy Hall (includes the hymn by John Newton on God’s use of suffering to mature Christians)

• Why You Shouldn’t Lose Heart When Prayer Is Difficult by Amy Hall (quoting John Newton)
• God’s Amazing Grace Could Only Have Been Revealed in a Fallen World by Amy Hall (on John Newton’s life)

1. Commentary: Don’t give your kid a smartphone. (00:00)
2. Why do you think God chose to redeem human beings when he didn’t need to? (27:00)
3. Do we still have a responsibility to preach the gospel to all nations, and was it wrong for the missionary who was recently killed along with his wife in Haiti to have brought her with him to a dangerous place? (26:00)
4. Commentary: More on how smartphones affect mental health and other societal problems (48:00)

• The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 13–14 in Los Angeles, CA; October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA
• STR U Online Training
• Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up by Abigail Shrier
• #STRask podcast with Greg and Amy
• STR Outposts

1. Commentary: Action beats intention. (00:00)
2. If you were in my situation, how would you advance the truth of Christianity with your unbelieving wife? (12:00)
3. Does Paul indicate that withholding sex from your spouse is a sexual sin that could be grounds for divorce? (31:00)

• Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
• Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy? by Gary Thomas

• The Beauty of Submission by Amy Hall
• The Beauty of Leadership by Amy Hall

1. What is faith? (05:00)
2. What is science? (13:00)
3. How do we explain the existence of functional proteins? (32:00)
4. The chirality problem for naturalists (37:00)
5. The bonding problem for naturalists (40:00)
6. The sequence problem for naturalists (45:00)

• Are Science and Faith Compatible? by Tim Barnett – DVD
• “Kinesin protein walking on microtubule” – Animation

• Can Science Explain Everything? by John Lennox
• Why Intelligent Design Isn’t a God-of-the-Gaps Argument by Tim Barnett
• Why Intelligent Design Is an Argument from Knowledge, Not Ignorance by Amy Hall (quoting Stephen Meyer)
• Building a Protein by Chance by Tim Barnett

1. Should Christians be participating in “smudging ceremonies” to release our bad energies (as we were asked to do in a pastor’s training session), and how should we be reaching out to indigenous people in places like Canada? (03:00)
2. If apparent contradictions offer evidence of authentic eyewitness accounts, is there a level of contradiction that would hurt the case, like Matthew 8 contradicting Mark 5 in the number of demoniacs helped by Jesus? (37:00)

• Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
• Smudging Protocols and Guidelines for Schools – Information on smudging
• Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels by J. Warner Wallace

1. Commentary: People no longer know what the “Final Solution” was. (00:00)
2. Do you have any advice for questions I can ask my atheist brother who’s extremely moral? (17:00)
3. How should I respond to someone who says they have a message for me from God? (41:00)

• Conspiracy – Film about the meeting where the Nazis planned their “Final Solution”
• Undeniable: How Biology Confirms Our Intuition That Life Is Designed by Douglas Axe
• Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl

• Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 by Greg Koukl

1. Commentary: Greg talks to Frank Turek about the upcoming CrossExamined Instructor Academy. (00:00)
2. How should I talk to someone who is consistent about denying objective morality? (18:00)
3. Does the fact that I haven’t suffered any persecution say anything about my Christianity? (27:00)
4. Where in the Bible does it say you can’t lose your salvation? (47:00)

• CrossExamined Instructor Academy – August 1–3, Charlotte, NC
• #STRask podcast with Greg and Amy
• How to Be Sure You’re Saved by Greg Koukl

• Losing Your Salvation in Ephesians 1:14–3 by Amy Hall

1. Do you know how many ancient copies of the Quran exist? (01:00)
2. How would you advise an intersex person who fears their parents may have chosen the wrong sex for them and is worried about unintentionally entering into a homosexual relationship? (25:00)
3. Is the law in Deuteronomy 13:6–10 about putting apostates to death the same as the law of apostasy in Islam? (36:00)
4. How should we respond to sports teams, coffee shops, etc. during Pride Month? (51:00)

• interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth

1. In light of Jeremiah 17:9 and Matthew 7:21–23, how can anyone have assurance of salvation? (04:00)
2. Would God require someone with a phobia of water to get baptized by full immersion, or is sprinkling on the head enough? (44:00)
3. If the devil told God he was sorry and did kind things, would he go back to Heaven or stay in Hell? (50:00)

• Stand to Reason’s Ambassador’s Creed
• God’s Super-Apostles: Encountering the Worldwide Prophets and Apostles Movement by Douglas Geivett and Holly Pivec
• Submit a question on the Open Mic Line

• Faith and Works: Paul vs. James by Greg Koukl

1. Commentary: How Jesus practiced apologetics (05:00)
2. What does Sam Harris mean when he says the Gospels contradict each other on which day Jesus was crucified, and how would you respond? (28:00)
3. What do you do when someone asks you a question you don’t know the answer to? (49:00)
4. Is psychiatry against God? (51:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 13–14 in Los Angeles, CA; October 18–19 in Seattle, WA; November 8–9 in Minneapolis, MN; February 21–22, 2025 in Dallas, TX; March 21–22, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA
• STR U Online Training
• STR Outposts
• CrossExamined Instructor Academy
• Red Pen Logic with Mr. B
• Did John Contradict Mark on the Day Jesus Died?

1. Is a second marriage for a Christian as illegitimate as a same-sex marriage? (04:00)
2. Should we not attend funeral masses where we disagree with what’s happening in the service? (21:00)
3. How would you respond to an atheist who says our feelings of morality are just evolved tribal protectiveness? (34:00)

• What the Bible Says about Divorce and Remarriage by Wayne Grudem

1. Commentary: A mission trip to New Agers (00:00)
2. How is 2 Corinthians 10:5 to be applied within a group of Christians? (19:00)
3. How does apologetics help us escape from sins that have a grip on us? (29:00)
4. What are your thoughts on public school versus Catholic school? (34:00)
5. Do you think Jesus had a pet? (44:00)
6. Does Jesus love us more than the Father does? (49:00)

• STR Outposts
• Four Questions about the Love of God to Ask Jehovah’s Witnesses by Robby Lashua
• STR U Online Training

• What Motivates Sin (and How to Fight It) by Amy Hall
• A Warning to Apologists about Sin by Amy Hall

1. Interview: Titus Kennedy, author of The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands (00:00)

• Titus Kennedy
• The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands: Uncovering Biblical Sites of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean World by Titus Kennedy
• Titus Kennedy’s Instagram

• Interview: Titus Kennedy – Excavating the Evidence for Jesus
• Archaeological Evidence for the Exodus – Greg interviews Titus Kennedy and Stephen Meyer

1. Commentary: We were enemies of God. (00:00)
2. Can you suggest a few questions to help determine the theology of a guest pastor who will be speaking at our youth retreat and is possibly progressive? (23:00)
3. If Christianity truly is the fulfillment of covenantal Judaism, then why don’t all Christians embrace truly Jewish traditions? (40:00)

• Why the Blood? by Greg Koukl
• Subscribe to Solid Ground
• The Bible: Fast Forward by Greg Koukl
• Faithfulness Is Not Theologically Complicated by Greg Koukl

• #STRask: What Questions Should I Ask Pastors When Looking for a New Church?
• Why We’re Not Under the Mosaic Law by Amy Hall
• Should Followers of Christ Observe the Torah? by Amy Hall
• How Does the Old Testament Law Apply to Christians Today? by Greg Koukl
• The Law Is Good by Amy Hall

1. Commentary: Jesus Revolution and the Jesus Movement (00:00)
2. What are some good questions I can ask an agnostic friend? (25:00)
3. Why would you say Jesus was saving us from the Father rather than from our sin, as if the Father were our enemy? (36:00)

• CrossExamined Instructor Academy
• Jesus Revolution – Film
• Why the Blood? by Greg Koukl

1. Commentary: What should I say to someone who’s apathetic? (00:00)
2. Even if we have several rotating preaching pastors, should we still have a lead pastor guiding the church? (20:00)
3. Why didn’t you include Jesus’ words in Matthew 27:46, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” in your Solid Ground on the atonement? (28:00)
4. How should I respond to a Mormon who challenges the Trinity by claiming it’s an extra-biblical concept created by the Council of Nicea and by asking who Jesus was praying to if he’s God? (38:00)

• Why the Blood? by Greg Koukl
• Red Pen Logic with Mr. B
• Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl
• The Trinity: A Solution, Not a Problem Part 1 and Part 2

1. Commentary: Thoughts on The Chosen (09:00)
2. What do you think of my idea that Hell is not so much the presence of something as it is the absence of Someone? (38:00)
3. Is it inappropriate to speak with a pastor about his unbiblical teaching and the direction of his church if he isn’t your pastor? (48:00)

Mentioned on the Show:

• The Christ Child: A Nativity Story – Short film

1. How does the Holy Spirit communicate with believers? (00:00)
2. What can I do to soften someone’s heart who has rejected the prophetic word I received for them? (15:00)
3. Can you recommend any resources on the topic of Christian nationalism? (25:00)
4. How should I respond to someone who says Satan is no longer at work in the world? (35:00)
5. Has the time come for us to be more aggressive with our apologetics in order to be heard by the culture? (44:00)
6. What are your thoughts on Ray Comfort’s approach to evangelism, and how does it differ from the approach you would take? (50:00)

• The Ambassador’s Guide to the Voice of God (booklet) by Greg Koukl
• Decision Making and the Will of God – Audio by Greg Koukl
• Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl

• Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (online articles) by Greg Koukl

1. Commentary: Why the apocrypha is not part of the canon (00:00)
2. How should I approach a pastor I love about taking verses out of context? (26:00)
3. What do you think about cessationism? (49:00)

• Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible by John D. Meade and Peter J. Gurry
• Why Jesus Rebuked Doubting Thomas by Greg Koukl

1. When should I interpret a passage of Scripture symbolically? (01:00)
2. What are your thoughts on the discipline of the Lord (Hebrews 12:4–11) vs. suffering we should push back on? (18:00)
3. How can people get over their irrational fear of talking to others about their faith? (31:00)
4. Is there any indication in the Bible that Jesus was separated from the other two persons of the Trinity as a result of the sin of humanity being placed on him? (46:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA
• A Simple Survey to Help Initiate Spiritual Conversations by Greg Koukl

• #STRask: In light of Hebrews 12:5–11, how can a Christian know when they’re being disciplined vs. experiencing a consequence of a sinful act?
• #STRask: Can you give any examples of what Christians are to expect in terms of God’s discipline?

1. Commentary: Do we have a right to end our own lives? (00:00)
2. How do you “trust in the Lord with all your heart” when our hearts are wicked? (42:00)

• ‘I’m 28. And I’m Scheduled to Die in May.’ by Rupa Subramanya
• The age limit for euthanasia requests in the Netherlands: a Delphi study among paediatric experts – Journal of Medical Ethics
• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA

1. Commentary: They are waking up to reality. (00:00)
2. Do you agree with William Lane Craig that there’s evidence for a common ancestor and transitional forms? (10:00)
3. How effective are our prayers and petitions if God’s plan is predestined? Does God ever alter his plan because of our prayers, or are our prayers only answered when they’re already in line with God’s plan? (34:00)
4. Do you have any advice for me as I try to pray with OCD and feel like I have to get my words exactly right? (49:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA
• The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again by Justin Brierley

1. Commentary: The unique nature of a total eclipse of the sun. (10:00)
2. Commentary: Two conversations (28:00)
3. If someone says he was born gay and we must just accept it, would it be a slippery slope fallacy to respond by saying that by that logic we would have to accept the idea that a murderer must be accepted because it’s who he is? (48:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA
• STR U Online Training
• Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
• STR Outposts
• The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery by Jay W. Richards and Guillermo Gonzales

1. Commentary: When it comes to the atonement, people do not take the blood seriously. (05:00)
2. If you find out your pastor secretly holds to pro-LGBTQ theology, should you expose him to the church or leave quietly? (23:00)
3. Do you think people in the Old Testament got direct messages from God (through the prophets, etc.), and if so, why has this changed now? Has the Bible replaced the old means of communication? (47:00)

• STR U Online Training
• The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl
• The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams by Philip and Carol Zaleski

• Gay or Straight, We All Must Decide if We Love Jesus above All Else by Amy Hall
• Be Willing to Submit to Our Good God on the Issue of Homosexuality by Amy Hall

1. Commentary: Dawkins says he’s a cultural Christian. (00:00)
2. How can a person say something is right or wrong if they don't believe in God? (40:00)

• Famous atheist says he identifies as a ‘cultural Christian’ and is ‘horrified’ by promotion of Islamic holiday by Hannah Grossman
• Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to Make Their Case by Frank Turek
• Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl
• Greg’s interview with Justin Brierley
• The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again by Justin Brierley
• Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA

1. Commentary: You can challenge mandatory DEI trainings. (00:00)
2. What can I do to restore a relationship with a friend who ended our friendship because I disagree with his Calvinism? (21:00)
3. Does John 3:13 indicate Jesus was in Heaven during the time he was also on earth? (41:00)

• Can Religious Employees Challenge Mandated DEI Trainings? by Jorge Gomez for First Liberty
• The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust Modern Translations? by James White

1. Commentary: Greg’s conversation with a Catholic on a plane (00:00)
2. What do you think about rebaptism? (38:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA

1. Is my salvation at stake if I don’t believe in eternal generation, contrary to the Athanasian Creed? (01:00)
2. Why is the question of significance the most important question facing America today? (11:00)
3. How do you reconcile Matthew 7:21–23 (“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of Heaven”) with other verses, like Ephesians 2:8–9, that describe a gospel of grace? (23:00)
4. Taking into consideration Matthew 5:38–39, where Jesus says to turn the other cheek, how do we justify self-defense? (42:00)

• The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything by Fred Sanders
• Retrieving Eternal Generation – Edited by Fred Sanders and Scott Swain
• Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – March 22–23, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA; April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA

1. Commentary: The sudden finality of death (00:00)
2. Was the Apocrypha in the Bible for 1,000 years before Protestants removed it? (30:00)
3. Why would Jesus need a soul, and did he have one? (47:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – March 22–23, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA; April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA
• Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers
• Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible by John Meade and Peter Gurry

• Are Jesus’ Two Natures Compatible? by Melinda Penner

1. Commentary: You can’t hope for something you know won’t happen. (00:00)
2. How can I stay on the same page with my brother when we’re discussing his Jehovah’s Witness beliefs? (08:00)
3. What’s your opinion on Dallas Willard’s book on the spiritual disciplines? (33:00)
4. A follow-up call on a dialogue between an atheist and a Christian that was held at a church. (48:00)

• Being Tactical with Jehovah’s Witnesses by Tim Barnett
• Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl
• The previous call about the atheist vs. Christian dialogue

• Deity of Christ: Case Closed by Greg Koukl
• Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (online articles) by Greg Koukl
• The Ambassador’s Guide to the Voice of God (booklet) by Greg Koukl

1. Commentary: Love does not rejoice in the unrighteousness of same-sex weddings. (00:00)
2. Were your answers to my questions about original sin contradictory? (27:00)
3. How would you respond to these arguments for Catholicism that are attracting my friend? (46:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – March 22–23, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA; April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA
• Questions about Original Sin – Last week’s episode referenced by first caller
• When a Baby Dies by Ronald Nash

• Should a Christian Attend a Same-Sex Wedding? by Alan Shlemon

1. Commentary: Separation of church and state doesn’t mean this. (00:00)
2. Is there a quick way to answer someone who asks if we think anyone who doesn’t believe just like us will go to Hell? (23:00)
3. When a student wants to use a name other than their given name, where’s the line between using the name of a different gender and just taking on a nickname? (42:00)
4. Would it be okay for Christians to make use of hypnotism to overcome addictions? (51:00)

• Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
• Iron Curtain Diary
• Indiana parents warn nation after child is removed from home for improper pronoun usage: ‘Can happen anywhere’by Kendall Tietz

• Why Agree to Use Preferred Names but Not Preferred Pronouns? by Amy Hall
• Why Pronouns Matter…a Lot by Greg Koukl

1. Is the two-celled human being unsaved and condemned to Hell, innocent, or saved with eternal life? If you think infants are saved, but you believe in original sin and guilt, then by what means is that infant saved? (00:00)
2. If the inclination to sin comes from a corrupt human nature, then how could Jesus have been tempted to sin? (39:00)
3. If true humanity involves having a corrupt human nature, then how could Christ not have a corrupt human nature? And if it’s because Jesus didn’t have a human father, do clones not have a corrupt human nature because they don’t have a biological father? (49:00)

• Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
• When a Baby Dies by Ronald Nash
• Hell Interrupted Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

1. Is critical theory related to relativism? (02:00)
2. Commentary: Critical theory’s oppression by ideology (22:00)
3. Is there a biblical reason for a Christian to own a gun, and would it be okay for him to use it? (28:00)
4. How should I navigate fulfilling my biblical role as a husband when my wife thinks I’m unintelligent? (37:00)

• Critical Dilemma: The Rise of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideology―Implications for the Church and Society by Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer
• Neil Shenvi: Are Social Justice, Critical Theory, and Christianity Compatible? – Video

• Interview: Neil Shenvi on Critical Theory – On the STR podcast

1. Commentary: How today’s parenting is hurting kids (00:00)
2. Is it wrong for a church to host a debate between an apologist and an atheist since a Christian might be swayed by the atheist’s arguments? (39:00)
3. What can I say to someone who rejects God because of things the church has done? (51:00)

• How touchy-feely parenting and therapy have created the loneliest, most helpless, depressed, and fearful young people ever by Abigail Shrier
• Temple Grandin film
• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – March 22–23, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA; April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA
• Order the Reality live stream
• Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels by J. Warner Wallace

1. Interview: J.P. Moreland, author of The Substance of Consciousness: A Comprehensive Defense of Contemporary Substance Dualism (00:00)
2. What’s the significance of this discussion for Christians? (14:00)
3. What is a soul, and what does having a soul mean for developing virtue in that soul? (22:00)
4. Why think we have a soul? (34:00)
5. Do you think souls are gendered? (50:00)
6. Are we in a simulation? (51:00)
7. If machines ever become conscious, would that prove we don’t have a soul? (53:00)
8. Quick thoughts on near death experiences (56:00)

• J.P. Moreland’s Website
• The Substance of Consciousness: A Comprehensive Defense of Contemporary Substance Dualism by J.P. Moreland
• The Soul: How We Know It's Real and Why It Matters by J.P. Moreland (This is the one to read if you’re starting out on this topic.)
• Body & Soul: Human Nature the Crisis in Ethics by J.P. Moreland and Scott Rae
• Beyond Death: Exploring the Evidence for Immortality by J.P. Moreland and Gary Habermas

1. Interview: Natasha Crain on the “He Gets Us” campaign (00:00)
2. What view of Jesus are they promoting? (14:00)
3. What’s the message of the foot washing commercial? (20:00)
4. The four questions Natasha used to evaluate the campaign (29:00)

• Natasha Crain’s website
• “He Gets Us” campaign
• Here Comes the He Gets Us Campaign Again: Why Its Portrayal of Jesus is Still a Problem by Natasha Crain
• 7 Problems with the He Gets Us Campaign by Natasha Crain
• Faithfully Different: Regaining Biblical Clarity in a Secular Culture by Natasha Crain
• The Legend of the Social Justice Jesus by Greg Koukl
• Sean McDowell’s interview with Ed Stetzer on “He Gets Us”
• The Christian Super Bowl Ad They Should Have Made by Jamie Bambrick (“He Saves Us”)

1. If God is everywhere, wouldn’t he also be in Hell, but wouldn’t that negate the idea that Hell is separation from God? (00:00)
2. Is a prayer request more likely to be answered if a lot of people are praying for it? (14:00)
3. Could there be a physical component to the UFO phenomenon, and could this be explained as a physical manifestation of a demon? (31:00)
4. How should I respond to someone who is arguing for relative morality? (45:00)

• Record an Open Mic question

1. Commentary: A marriage license isn’t just a piece of paper. (00:00)
2. Can you clarify the difference between a same-sex marriage and a marriage of two non-believers that would explain why it’s okay to attend one but not the other? (31:00)
3. What would you say to someone who says he doesn’t believe in God but his life is meaningful? (47:00)
4. How can I get started as an apologist in my church and get my pastor on board with it? (55:00)

• Here Comes the He Gets Us Campaign Again: Why Its Portrayal of Jesus is Still a Problem by Natasha Crain
• 7 Problems with the He Gets Us Campaign by Natasha Crain

• So You Want to Be an Apologist? by Alan Shlemon
• For the Student Who Wants to Be a Christian Apologist by Amy Hall
• Why Apologetics? by Tim Barnett

1. Interview: Tim Barnett and Alisa Childers, authors of The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond (00:00)
2. What is deconstruction? (10:00)
3. What are the problems with deconstruction? (24:00)
4. What triggers people to question their faith, and why do some end up leaving but others don’t? (41:00)
5. What should I say to someone who is going through deconstruction? (53:00)

• The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond by Tim Barnett and Alisa Childers
• Why I Changed My Mind about Deconstruction by Tim Barnett

• A Tale of Two Paintings: Reformation vs. Deconstruction by Tim Barnett

1. Why do you think God’s moral perfection is a communicable property we will have in Heaven? If it were, wouldn’t he have given it to us from the beginning? (08:00)
2. What should I say to Christians who are anti-apologetics because Proverbs says we’re not supposed to argue (20:3, 19:11, 17:14, 15:18)? What’s a biblical defense of apologetics? (42:00)

• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 23–24, 2024 in Dallas, TX; March 22–23, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA; April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA
• Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Greg Koukl

• Why Apologetics? by Tim Barnett

1. Interview: Tim Barnett on the release of his new book (00:00)
2. Is a sex-change surgery the same kind of thing as repairing a cleft palate? (09:00)
3. Commentary: Which kinds of weddings should we not attend? (30:00)
4. When Jesus was an infant, was he limited to only the knowledge and wisdom an infant would have, or was there a part of him that existed outside the limitations of an infant? (40:00)

• The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond by Tim Barnett and Alisa Childers
• Donate to Stand to Reason
• #STRask: Should We Correct a Wrongly-Gendered Body Just as We Correct Bad Eyesight?
• #STRask: Why Is It Wrong to Have Surgery to Alter Your Sex?
• What the Bible Says about Divorce and Remarriage by Wayne Grudem

• Why I Changed My Mind about Deconstruction by Tim Barnett
• Don’t Assume We Should Change the Body to Match the Mind by Amy Hall

1. Interview: Alan Shlemon on what one should say to a wife whose husband has decided to live as a woman (00:00)
2. Commentary: Grace is the antidote to cancel culture (thoughts on how Christians are responding to Alistair Begg’s advice about attending a wedding where one person is transgender). (42:00)

• Should You Accommodate an LGBT Person’s Requests? by Alan Shlemon
• Greg’s comments on Alistair Begg’s advice last week
• Would You Attend a Gay Wedding? by John Piper

• Transgender: Truth and Compassion by Alan Shlemon

1. Commentary: Should you tell your children your spouse has left Christianity? (00:00)
2. How should I understand the saying in Matthew 11:11 and Luke 7:28 that John was the greatest “among those born of women” if Jesus was also born of a woman? (27:00)
3. Would this question help a parent realize what’s best for their child? “If you could snap your fingers and get the best outcome for your child, would you choose for your child’s body to match their mind or to not match?” (38:00)
4. Is it okay to take fertility drugs, or would that be interfering with God’s timing and plan? (47:00)

• #STRask podcast with Greg and Amy
• Record an Open Mic question

• When Transgender Children Are Harmed by the People Who Intended to Help Them by Amy Hall
• How to Help Transgender Children by Amy Hall
• The Tragic Consequences of the IVF Industry by Amy Hall
• How IVF Is Changing Our View of Human Beings by Amy Hall
• The Black Box of IVF by Alan Shlemom
• What You Might Not Know about IVF – Alan Shlemon and Amy Hall

1. Commentary: When a good man says something foolish (09:00)
2. How can I say Jeremiah 31:31’s words about the New Covenant apply to me if it says the promise is for “the house of Israel” and “the house of Judah”? (39:00)

• Desert Apologetics “Anchored” Conference
• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 23–24, 2024 in Dallas, TX; March 22–23, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA; April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA
• Interview: Justin Brierley – The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God
• Record an Open Mic question
• The Bible: Fast Forward – DVD (Also available as a digital download)

1. If we can unify our understanding of morality by agreeing on a common goal, then isn’t that objective morality? (02:00)
2. Who goes to Hell? (18:00)
3. How do we move from the need for a first cause to the existence of the God of the Bible? (42:00)

• Conversations with an Atheist – Download the compilation of Greg’s discussions with Ian (includes an additional question)

• #STRask: Why conclude the beginning of the universe points to the Christian God rather than one of the other explanations people offer?
• A Simple Explanation of the Cosmological Argument – Short video from Reasonable Faith

1. Commentary: What is the nature of consciousness? (00:00)
2. If God made humans, why did he make it so hard for them to know he exists? (21:00)
3. Can you explain the informal fallacy of special pleading? (45:00)
4. How can Christians effect positive change in states where the culture is opposed to a biblical worldview? (54:00)

• Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (online articles) by Greg Koukl
• The Ambassador’s Guide to the Voice of God (booklet) by Greg Koukl
• STR U Online Training

• Psychologist Recommends Intentionally Suppressing Intuition of Design by Amy Hall (on atheists needing to suppress the natural intuition children have that nature was designed)

1. Commentary: There’s no sense in which you can bless a sinful relationship. (00:00)
2. What’s a tactical way to tell people who think they’re Christians that they aren’t Christians? (26:00)
3. What does Jesus mean when he says in Mark 13:32 that only the Father knows “that day or hour,” not the Son? (47:00)

• Doctrinal dicastery explains how, when gay couples can be blessed by Cindy Wooden
• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 23–24, 2024 in Dallas, TX; March 22–23, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA; April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA
• The Deconstruction of Christianity by Tim Barnett and Alisa Childers