A-Theory vs. B-Theory of Time

Greg answers questions about how to think through the issue of A-theory vs. B-theory of time, practical tips for sharing the gospel with family members who aren’t interested in hearing about it, whether metaphysics precede epistemology, and copying Greg’s presentation of Tactics. Greg Koukl

#STRask: How Does Adding an Adjective to the Word “Justice” Corrupt It?

Strengthen Your Argument with Modest Assertions

God’s Amazing Grace Could Only Have Been Revealed in a Fallen World

What Are the Marks of a True Christian?

#STRask: A God Who Told Me to Kill My Son Would Not Be the God for Me

Did Adam Have a Belly Button?

#STRask: Does Hebrews 1:5 Indicate Jesus Was Created?

Why Would a Good God Create a World That Has So Much Evil in It?

Do I Like People, or Do I Love Them?

How to Approach Believers with Unbiblical Beliefs

#STRask: When Atheists Say, “That’s Not Evidence”

Man or Maker: Who Has the Answers to Humanity’s Most Critical Questions?

Has the Text of the Bible Been Corrupted?

#STRask: What Should I Say to Someone Who Claims to Be a Christian but Doesn’t Live Like It?

Articles

Do I Like People, or Do I Love Them?

In a previous article about why Christians are kind to others, why did Alan say he “likes” people instead of that he “loves” them? And what’s the difference? Alan explains.

How to Talk to Your Muslim Friends about Jesus

If you feel unprepared, unqualified, or simply apprehensive about talking to your Muslim friends and neighbors about Jesus, check out this simple, practical advice Alan gave in a recent interview.

Polygamy in the Bible Is Not Prescriptive

Many of the heroes in the Old Testament were polygamists, but here’s how we know the accounts of their marriages are descriptive rather than prescriptive.

Are Christians Kind to People Only to Convert Them?

Alan responds to the claim that Christians are motivated to be kind solely because they want to convert people.

Mélange – Part 2

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.

How Should We Handle Outrage?

It’s not wrong to be outraged by by the harmful ideologies, injustices, and mockery of God we see in our culture today, but how should we handle these feelings of outrage? Should we act on them, and if so, how?

The Devil Is Real

Satan is not just an idea or symbol for evil. He is real. Here’s what the Bible says about who he is, how he tempts us, and how we can resist him.

Should Christians Read Books by Atheists?

Inoculating believers against bad ideas is one of the best ways to prepare them for what they’ll encounter. But there are some important qualifications to keep in mind before you dive into another worldview.

What to Do When You Think a Friend Is Considering Suicide

Here are five simple things you can do if you think a friend or loved one might be considering suicide.

The Miracle of a Heart Rescued from Rebellion

Getting a glimpse of your own rebellious heart can help you appreciate just how repugnant the gospel can be to atheists who don’t know God.

Love Is Not a Finite Resource?

A slogan promoting polyamory proclaims, “Love is not a finite resource.” Here are three reasons why you shouldn’t be swayed by this catchy saying.

A Simple Survey to Help Initiate Spiritual Conversations

How can you get experience having spiritual conversations with others in a relatively safe way? Here’s a simple survey containing questions to help you get started.

Videos

Tactics and Tools

How to Approach Believers with Unbiblical Beliefs

Christian Living

Should Christians Pray for Atheists?

What Does It Mean to Have a Relationship with God?

Other Worldviews

Darwinism Is More Than Just a Theory

Podcasts

#STRask: How Does Adding an Adjective to the Word “Justice” Corrupt It?

Questions about why Greg says that adding any adjective to the word “justice” corrupts it, whether a Christian should consider accepting an invitation to join the DEI committee at their workplace, and how a Christian can best serve as a DEI committee member.

Strengthen Your Argument with Modest Assertions

Greg talks about how making modest assertions can actually strengthen your argument (referencing an article by Dolores Morris), then he answers a question about why God would predestine people for salvation if he gave us free will.

#STRask: A God Who Told Me to Kill My Son Would Not Be the God for Me

Questions about how people can praise Abraham for being willing to kill Isaac when God told him to and whether that account of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22 contradicts the idea that God won’t tell you to do anything that goes against his commands in Scripture.

Did Adam Have a Belly Button?

Greg answers questions about whether Adam had a belly button, the difference between microevolution and macroevolution, and predestination.

#STRask: Does Hebrews 1:5 Indicate Jesus Was Created?

Questions about whether Hebrews 1:5 indicates Jesus was created and the difference between the sinful way of testing God (e.g. Matthew 4:5–7) and the right way of testing him (e.g., Psalm 34:8 and John 7:17).

Why Would a Good God Create a World That Has So Much Evil in It?

Greg answers questions about why God would create a world that has so much evil in it, how a book written by men could be the divine word of God, whether it’s okay to date a Christian who doesn’t think homosexuality is a sin, and why people believe in creationism over evolution.

#STRask: When Atheists Say, “That’s Not Evidence”

Questions about how to reply when atheists respond to the evidence you offer by saying, “That’s not evidence,” and how Christians can say we have free will to choose God when we’re threatened with Hell if we don’t choose God.

Man or Maker: Who Has the Answers to Humanity’s Most Critical Questions?

When it comes to answering critical questions about how we humans should live, identify, and behave sexually, who should we listen to? Man or our Maker?

Has the Text of the Bible Been Corrupted?

How can we know that the Bible we have today is the same as the original if no original manuscripts exist? Greg explains why the number and age of the manuscripts we do have make it possible for textual critics to sift through the variant readings and confidently reconstruct the original writings.

#STRask: What Should I Say to Someone Who Claims to Be a Christian but Doesn’t Live Like It?

Questions about how to talk to someone who claims to be a Christian, but doesn’t live like it, without pushing her away and what a church should do about a “married” LGBTQ couple that’s been attending.

Is the Bible a Human Book or a Supernatural One?

Is the Bible a human book by men about God, or is it a supernatural book from God to men? Greg talks about how the supernatural fingerprints of God in the Bible give us good reason to trust that this book truly has the objective authority to answer the deepest questions of life.

#STRask: What’s the Best Way to Talk to Mormon Missionaries about Their View of Baptism?

Questions about the best way to talk to Mormon missionaries about their view of baptism and their belief that only they have the authority to baptize.

Solid Ground

Mélange – Part 2

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.

Mélange – Part 1

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 relevant to you as an ambassador for Christ.

Tactics and Tools

Reading Less, More—and Twice as Fast

If you’re like a lot of people, you want to read more effectively, but you don’t know how and can’t find the time. Here’s a plan that will change that for you.

Christian Living

Contend Earnestly for the Faith

As we face serious challenges on two broad fronts—trouble in the world and trouble in the church—we’re called to “contend earnestly for the faith once for all handed down to the saints,” but how do we do this? Here are Paul’s simple instructions.