Greg talks about caption ideas for your Christmas cards, then he takes calls on suicide, using apologetics in your limited time, the Old Testament Law, and whether we’re all in a simulation.
Brett discusses some of the serious cultural challenges facing young people today with special guest, Sean McDowell.
Host: Greg Koukl
Greg talks about Christmas music for the soul, change your attitude if not the circumstances, then takes calls on Christians should live by faith, not by reason, what are some good conversation starters to share your faith, and more.
Greg interviews Cherly McGuinness, the wife of 9/11 Flight 11 co-pilot, then takes calls on if Jews believe in the same God as Christians, if cremation is okay, replacement theology, and more.
Host: Greg Koukl
Greg talks about Holy Ground: Walking With Jesus as a Former Roman Catholic with Chris Castaldo, salvation: sincerity rather than truth, then takes calls on if it is better to keep kids in church or send them to Sunday school and if animals respond with instinct or feelings.
Greg talks about what science can and cannot determine when it comes to religious claims, then he talks to callers about whether there was a doctrine he couldn’t have seen in the Bible on his own and why God isn’t partly responsible for whether or not we follow him if he created our personalities.
Greg talks about focusing on key issues with non-believers and responds to the idea that Christianity is passé, then he talks to callers about the nature of morality, pastors who own multimillion-dollar homes, a pro-choice meme, whether Christians should avoid promoting satire, and whether self-defense and/or the military is okay for Christians.
If someone asked you how you know Christianity is true, how would you answer them? In this episode, Alan offers his response to that question by appealing to some powerful truths that people live by.
Greg talks about the problem of evil and atheism, also answered prayer, when your kid's teacher teaches them something you disagree with, and more.
Greg Koukl discusses Brett Kunkle’s mentoring letter on whether or not religion has been the greatest cause of wars and bloodshed.
Believe it or not, there’s a valuable lesson that Christians can learn from the violent video game Mortal Kombat. Alan explains the lesson and how it should affect your conversations with people who don’t share your convictions.
Greg talks about Melinda’s accident and asks for prayer, reflecting on the hope we have as Christians, then takes questions on the third commandment and inerrancy.
Greg talks about Christians living in a changing culture, where rights come from, then takes calls on how we know what are merely cultural practices in the Bible, how we can persuade someone of the Bible’s authority, and more.
Greg talks about the positive response of some Christians to an imitation of a Bible passage supposedly created by AI about transgenderism, then he answers questions about what the word “worship” should refer to and whether it’s possible to tell if the congregation is truly worshiping.
Greg talks about Christians should vote, then takes calls on if Christians can avoid sinning, if someone can be saved without professing faith in Jesus, and more.
Alan explains the importance of not speaking in Christianese when you're sharing your Christian convictions.
Greg talks about anti-vilification laws, Christians voting for Christians, then takes calls on what the considerations are that Christians should take into account when considering IVF, what Descartes’ reasoning was for “I think, therefore I am,” and more.
Greg talks about Christmas, the spirit of Christmas, then takes calls on how to harmonize the nativity accounts in the Gospels, if God causes people to sin, and more.