Stand To Reason
-
Gosnell Murdered Babies, Not Fetuses
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Gosnell Murdered Babies, Not Fetuses (00:00:00) Caller/topic: 1. How do Christians remain engaged in the world without becoming like the world? (00:25:33) 2. Was there animal death before the Fall? (00:46:17) 3. What do you think of the Alpha Course? (01:03:21) 4. What does Isaiah 65 mean by a new Heaven and new Earth? (01:10:50) 5. Explain the theological and biblical shift from Judaism to Christianity. (01:20:00) 6. Could the Gosnell case shift the tide for the...
-
STR's First Live Weekly Webcast
Host: Greg Koukl Caller/Topic: 1. How did you start in ministry? (00:00:00) 2. is the Old Testament law for Christians? (00:21:12) 3. Was Adam created on the sixth day? (00:39:21) 4. Is using evidence putting evidence above God? (00:44:08) 5. Can you recommend books for Old Testament and New Testament studies? (00:59:47) 6. Advice about homeschooling (01:19:04) 7. Should a Calvinist go to an Arminian church? (01:38:22) 8. What do you think of what a CEO said about same-sex marriage?...
-
Last Day Live on KBRT
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Last Day Live on KBRT (00:00:00) Commentary: Emerging Churches (00:56:08) Commentary: Seeker Churches (01:52:00) Caller/topic: 1. Where do you go right after you die? (00:25:03) 2. Is 1 John 5:7-8 in the original text? (00:35:55) 3. What do you think of the “Hebrew Rights” movement? (00:47:53) 4. A New Testament quotation of an Old Testament verse is wrong. (01:23:12) 5. Do you have to share the Gospel to persuade someone against abortion? (01:38:52) 6. What do...
-
Does the Pro-life Movement Need a New Strategy?
Host: Greg Koukl (two hour program) Commentary: Bible Verses Out of Context: Led by the Spirit (00:00:00) Commentary: Does the Pro-life Movement Need a New Strategy? (00:56:13) Caller/Topic: 1. You don’t believe the Bible’s promises? (00:25:02) 2. How can Jesus be the Savior of all and some at the same time? (00:50:51) 3. Explain Matthew 16:19 binding and loosing (01:18:28) 4. Help responding to aberrant religious group (01:29:19) 5. Did Jesus have to be a male descendent of David’s to be...
-
Gosnell Trial - Infanticide
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Gosnell Trial – Infanticide (00:00:00) Commentary: Verses Out of Context – John 5:17-19 (00:56:12) Commentary: Chaff in the Body of Christ (01:52:14) Caller/topic: 1. Can we make sense out of gender without God? (00:30:42) 2. How can a Christian be fair with false ideas? (00:49:02) 3. How can you engage deists? (01:23:35) 4. Problems with God and evolution (01:40:16) 5. What advice do you have for a public school teacher having to deal with LGBT training?...
-
Six Things Christians Should Stop Saying?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Verses Out of Context – “The Truth Will Set You Free” (00:00:00) Commentary: Verses Out of Context – “Blessed Are Those Who Believe without Seeing” (00:55:53) Commentary: Six Things Christians Should Stop Saying? (01:51:52) Caller/topic: 1. Can we know Christianity is true or just believe it? (00:24:05) 2. Does adaptation point to a Creator? (00:45:14) 3. Is Matthew 6:28 a general promise of provision for Jesus’ followers? (01:22:38) 4. How does Isaiah 53 apply?...
-
When God Weeps - Bad Solutions
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Verses Out of Context – Proverbs 23:7 (00:00:00) Commentary: When God Weeps – Bad Solutions (00:56:35) Commentary: Pro-life Presentation at the Public Library (01:52:33) Caller/topic: 1. What is the role of Christians in the public square? (00:31:10) 2. What is the generation Jesus refers to in Mark 13:30? (00:45:25) 3. How do we justify civil disobedience? (01:22:12) 4. If abortion is murder, what should be the punishment? (01:39:27) 5. How do we live as...
-
Drifting toward Darwin
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Scientists Don’t Do Philosophy (00:00:00) Commentary: Drifting toward Darwin (00:55:41) Commentary: Subjective, Objective, and Subjects (01:51:42) Caller/topic: 1. Is Melchizedek Jesus? (00:30:06) 2. What kind of Messiah were the Jews expecting? (00:46:42) 3. How do you talk to kids about transgender? (01:22:53) 4. How do you think through Genesis 1? (01:40:07) 5. How reliable is radio-carbon dating? (02:16:07) 6. How could he approach a conversation with his...
-
Gary Habermas - What We Can and Cannot Learn from Near...
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: God’s Fingerprints on Our Lives (00:00:00) Commentary: God’s Fingerprints on Our Lives - Part 2 (00:58:07) Guest: Gary Habermas – What We Can & Cannot Learn from Near Death Experiences (01:56:04) Caller/topic: 1. Is the nature of faith not seeing, as Jesus told Thomas? (00:31:06) 2. Is emptying the mind to meditate a Christian form of meditation? (00:47:49) 3. Is Pascal’s Wager contradictory to the Bible? (01:19:26) 4. How do we pursue experiences with God...
-
The “Liverpool Care Pathway” to Euthanasia
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Joni Erickson Tada, Is an Incorporeal Mind without a Brain Incoherent? (00:00:00) Commentary: The “Liverpool Care Pathway” to Euthanasia (00:57:43) Interview: Frank Turek – CrossExamined Instructor’s Academy (01:53:37) Caller/topic: 1. Is it okay for Christians to listen to secular music? (00:27:02) 2. Do Christians have authority over illness? (00:45:04) 3. What’s the difference between Arminian and Reformed justification? (01:19:17) 4. What is the Holy Spirit’s...
-
Airplane Conversation
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Airplane Conversation (00:00:00) Commentary: The Bible’s Big Picture (00:56:00) Commentary: Taking the Bible Literally (01:51:58) Caller/topic: 1. Did the ancient Israelites make the Midianite women sex slaves? (00:28:38) 2. What do you think of the Illuminati and the End Times? (01:18:39) 3. What is your view of the Rapture and End Times? (01:27:17) 4. Biola conference (01:45:01) 5. How does the Roman Catholic church justify its view of church authority?...
-
Courage to Engage the Culture
Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace Commentary: Courage to Engage the Culture (00:00:00) Commentary: Fighting over Genesis 1 (00:55:38) Guest: Andy Steiger, Apologetics.com Canada (01:15:03) Guest: Mary Jo Sharp Why Do You Believe That? (01:53:20) Caller/topic: 1. Are there apologetics curricula for parents and children? (00:18:09) 2. Can we compare ending life at the end with abortion? (00:39:25) 3. Are there similarities between the Mormon and Roman Catholic doctrines of justification?...
-
One Moment from Eternity
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Foreign Worldviews (00:00:00) Commentary: One Moment from Eternity (00:56:10) Interview: Dr. John Soden In the Beginning We Misunderstood: Understanding Genesis 1 in Historical Context (01:52:06) Caller/topic: 1. How do we use spiritual gifts in discipleship? (00:25:43) 2. What are the main problems with Dawkins’ The God Delusion? (00:45:35) 3. How is it just for God to punish an innocent man for our sin? (01:18:30) 4. What is orthodoxy? (01:42:12)
-
Time Management Tips
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Time Management Tips (00:00:00) Commentary: Book Recommendations for Children (00:58:11) Commentary: Atheist becomes a Christian (01:54:06) Caller/topic: 1. What are the problems with word-faith theology? (00:27:03) 2. How do you approach the age of the earth controversy? (00:46:33) 3. Can Jesus’ relationship with the Father improve? (01:21:04) 4. The New Testament writers weren’t eyewitnesses. (01:39:02) 5. The age of the earth (02:03:44) 6. Challenge to one of...
-
Les Miserables
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Les Miserables (00:00:00) Commentary: Does Science Tell Us Everything Important? (00:27:02) Commentary: J. Warner Wallace on joining STR (01:56:04) Caller/topic: 1. How do Christians make decisions about using electronic media? (00:27:02) 2. Does science answer all the important questions? (00:45:46) 3. Are the meanings of words critically important? (01:22:37) 4. How do we know things through intuition? (01:31:51) 5. How can Christians claim exclusivity when...
-
Our Friend, Buddy Williams
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Our Friend, Buddy Williams (00:00:00) Commentary: Behind Christmas Traditions (00:56:09) Commentary: Christmas Thoughts (02:37:37) Caller/topic: 1. What is the definition of “perfect” regarding God? (00:19:24) 2. Does Santa have a place in a Christian home? (00:46:25) 3. How much do you press to share the Gospel with someone who is dying? (01:20:16) 4. Thoughts on causes of Sandy Hook (01:29:23) 5. Decision making and the will of God (01:47:04) 6. Is there value...
-
God and Sandy Hook
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Childrearing from the Bible (00:00:00) Commentary: God and Sandy Hook (00:57:43) Commentary: Myths about the First Christmas (01:55:37) Caller/topic: 1. Wisdom about witnessing at Christmas time (00:21:48) 2. How do you deal with apathy about the issues? (00:32:39) 3. How do you evaluate near death experience claims? (00:48:18) 4. Can theistic evolution explain a historical Fall of man? (01:23:08) 5. Can we know precisely what the image of God in man is?...
-
Hard Word vs. Native Intelligence
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Hard Word vs. Native Intelligence (00:00:00) Commentary: Book Recommendations for Gifts (00:56:02) Caller/topic: 1. What do you do when your church seems to be compromising on homosexuality? (00:23:37) 2. What do atheists have to prove? (00:33:34) 3. What do other religions believe? (00:43:54) 4. Does saving the life of the mother negate pro-life logic? (01:04:28) 5. How do you argue for dong the greater good rather than the lesser evils? (01:12:58) 6. Use of the...
-
Advent: Preparing for Christmas
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Saving a Baby from Abortion (00:00:00) Commentary: Advent: Preparing for Christmas (00:54:24) Commentary: Book Recommendations for Gifts (01:52:20) Caller/topic: 1. What is the order of conversion and discipleship? (00:20:42) 2. How much did Jesus suffer on the cross? (00:45:45) 3. Is someone with persistent sin still a Christian? (01:19:06) 4. The church is hypocritical and corrupt. (01:27:59) 5. Advice about changing churches. (01:43:08) 6. Advent suggestion...
-
Are there Moral Limits to "Let God Be God"?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Are there Moral Limits to “Let God Be God”? (00:00:00) Commentary: Free Speech Ruling (00:58:15) Caller/topic: 1. How do we deal with other cultures’ ancient flood accounts? (00:25:50) 2. Is it Biblical to eat animals? (00:48:30) 3. Is cessationism Biblical? (01:21:29) 4. Why didn’t God start over after Adam and Eve? (01:40:56) 5. Damage done by feminism (01:47:47) 6. What is a Christian response to Israeli-Palestinian conflict? (01:57:24) 7. Where does faith...
-
Conversation with a Waiter
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Conversation with a Waiter (00:00:00) Commentary: How to Explain Genocide in the Old Testament (00:56:11) Caller/topic: 1. Is loyalty Biblical? (00:24:11) 2. How do you identify objective moral values? (00:45:18) 3. Do atheists embrace irrationality? (01:24:07) 4. Is it possible for other moral issues to outweigh abortion in voting? (01:36:12) 5. Advice to start a campus apologetics group (01:53:03) 6. Does suicide affect someone’s salvation? (02:11:26) 7....
-
Romans 1 and Culture
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Romans 1 and Culture (00:00:00) Commentary: Christian Participation in Civic Responsibility (00:56:04) Caller/topic: 1. Is there corroborating evidence for the tax by Caesar that Luke reports? (00:25:39) 2. What does the Bible teach about demon possession? (00:44:14) 3. Why can’t religious people tolerate secular people? (01:19:16) 4. Were the languages in Acts 2 spoken or heard? (01:44:59) 5. How do we pray for healing? (01:53:00) 6. Do you think it’s okay to...
-
Voting
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Celebrating Halloween (00:00:00) Commentary: Voting (00:56:01) Caller Topics: 1. Sinning and the higher good (00:17:57) 2. Challenge on Theistic Evolution (00:43:13) 3. Does voting matter? (01:15:59) 4. Teaching apologetics and Theistic Evolution (01:23:39) 5. Is Halloween glorifying to God? (01:42:39) 6. Challenge about atheists killing more people than the Crusades did? (01:52:44) 7. Was the Revolutionary War against Romans 13? (02:01:54) 8. Teaching...
-
Evidence for New Testament Historicity
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Evidence for New Testament Historicity (00:00:00) Commentary: The Scourge of Group Emails (00:56:08) Commentary: The Difference between Old Earth and Theistic Evolution (01:52:07) Caller/topic: 1. What is your view of the pre-trib rapture? (00:24:25) 2. How do we honor our parents if they aren’t Christians? (00:47:20) 3. Dealing with difficulties getting to church (01:21:35) 4. Why do you believe the earth is old? (01:37:15) 5. Is Josephus’ historical report of...
-
The Worship Effect
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Worship Effect (00:00:00) Commentary: Billy Graham Organization Removes “Cult” from Website (00:57:23) Commentary: How to Answer the Charge “You’re Being Judgmental” (01:53:16) Caller/topic: 1. How do you reconcile wise decision making and trusting God? (00:18:33) 2. How do you prove that science isn’t everything? (00:28:03) 3. How long before a congregation reinstates a pastor with a past moral problem? (00:50:20) 4. Is unbelief a sin? (01:18:35) 5. Can you...
-
Increasing Cultural Conflict
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Increasing Cultural Conflict (00:00:00) Announcement: STR’s reTHINK Apologetics Conference (00:56:11) Caller/topic: 1. What do you think of an argument against Roman Catholic doctrine on justification? (00:24:40) 2. How much doctrinal disagreement do you allow for before leaving a church? (00:45:16) 3. What is a tactical plan for answering conspiracy theorists? (01:04:55) 4. What is the mark of the beast? (01:20:38) 5. Is homosexual attraction a sin? (01:35:51)...
-
Jesus' Wife?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Greatest Bible Verse (00:00:00) Commentary: Why So Many Denominations? (00:24:58) Commentary: Praying for Your Kids (00:36:09) Commentary: No More Father-daughter Dances (00:42:33) Commentary: Jesus’ Wife? (01:52:02) Caller/topic: 1. How to deal with King James Version only view in your church? (00:57:26) 2. Disagree with your take on the Roman Catholic Church (01:09:14) 3. How do you reconcile justification by faith alone and the cost of discipleship?...
-
Eric Bargerhuff - The Most Misused Verses in the Bible
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Shifting Blame (00:00:00) Commentary: Putting a Stone in His Shoe (00:56:08) Guest: Eric Bargerhuff – The Most Misused Verses in the Bible (01:52:17) Caller/topic: 1. Is God limited? (00:22:55) 2. How do you respond to someone who believes “Bible only”? (00:35:19) 3. Why did God allow Satan in the Garden? (00:49:40) 4. How do you deal with differences and discord in a congregation? (01:14:21) 5. Is Christianity a religion? (01:28:36) 6. Why does God allow loved...
-
Raising Christian Kids
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Raising Christian Kids (00:00:00) Commentary: Christian Bias? (00:58:11) Guest: Tiffany Gelpi – Change Collegian Network (01:54:06) Caller/topic: 1. What do you tell someone to become a Christian? (00:24:19) 2. Is there non-Christian evidence for God? (00:49:35) 3. Can a universe exist without logic? (01:20:11) 4. Is Christian mysticism a red flag? (01:30:27) 5. What does the Bible mean that salvation is a free gift? (01:39:59) 6. What about the differences...
-
The Bible and Homosexuality
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Bible & Homosexuality (00:00:00) Commentary: Arrogant Tactics? (00:56:20) Guest: Brett Kunkle – The reThink Conference (01:54:16) Caller/topic: 1. Can atheists argue for rights? (00:23:50) 2. Are religious beliefs just brain states? (00:46:01) 3. How does Genesis 1:5 relate to the old earth view? (01:10:52) 4. Does the Bible teach eternal security? (01:27:56) 5. How to start apologetics in church? (01:39:59) 6. How does the soul relate to the brain? - Part 1...
-
No Other Name
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: No Other Name (00:00:00) Commentary: The Argument from Desire (00:56:10) Commentary: The Similarities between Christians and Atheists (01:52:04) Caller/topic: 1. Can we be moral without God? (00:22:44) 2. Why is there so much evil? (00:45:25) 3. How do we explain a talking snake? (01:12:49) 4. Don’t add any more offense to the Gospel than there already is inherent in it. (01:22:43) 5. Atheists can believe in objective morality. (01:36:05) 6. Atheists are...
-
Do All Religions Have Irrational Beliefs?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Do All Religions Have Irrational Beliefs? (00:00:00) Commentary: Do Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence? (00:58:05) Caller/topic: 1. Was the Great Commission given to all Christians or only the disciples? (00:24:45) 2. Distinguish between absolute and objective morality. (00:49:02) 3. Comment on compatiblism. (01:12:54) 4. Who are the “sons of God” in the “divine council” in Psalm 82? (01:28:47) 5. Would you attend a same-sex wedding ceremony?...
-
Mike Horton - Evangelicals, Catholics, and Unity
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Summer Vacation at the Cabin (00:00:00) Commentary: Tolerance in the Public Square (00:56:10) Commentary: No Other Name (01:54:07) Guest: Mike Horton – Evangelicals, Catholics, & Unity (02:06:53) Caller/topic: 1. Does God operate according to the laws of physics? (00:20:24) 2. How do you tactfully tell someone about the Wisdom Model? (00:41:44) 3. How do you give an apologetic for apologetics? (00:50:34) 4. Was the early church Roman Catholic? (01:20:53) 5. How...
-
Dan Kimball - Finding Jesus in Organized Religion
Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace Commentary: Tolerance in the Public Square (00:00:00) Commentary: A Christian Perspective on Aurora, CO (00:56:07) Commentary: The Foolish Apologist/The Wise Apologist (01:38:05) Guest: Dan Kimball – Finding Jesus in Organized Religion (01:52:00) Caller/topic: 1. What is the purpose of church youth groups? (00:25:32) 2. Does the Christian worldview support randomness in art or realism? (00:47:02) 3. How to clarify terms in discussion about the beginning of the...
-
The Eternal Stakes
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Eternal Stakes (00:00:00) Commentary: Is Family Something In Particular? (00:55:43) Caller/topic: 1. Is the Bible authoritative or can we ignore some commands? (00:27:10) 2. Is surrogacy okay? (01:19:13) 3. Are morals conditioned by culture? (01:28:59) 4. Is Calvinism rationally defensible? (01:45:07) 5. Results of street witnessing (01:53:04) 6. Can Christians take anti-depressants? (02:05:17) 7. Must Messianic Jews follow the Mosaic Law? (02:24:49) 8. Is...
-
Brett Kunkle - Mormonism
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: God’s Authority or Our Way? (00:00:00) Commentary: PCUSA Votes on Same-sex Marriage (00:56:03) Guest: Brett Kunkle – Mormonism (01:52:00) Caller/topic: 1. How do we know we can’t get something from nothing? (00:21:28) 2. Is it wise to pursue more education? (00:34:21) 3. Answer an apparent contradiction in Jesus’ claims. (00:44:03) 4. How do you decide if it’s time to leave your church? (01:20:49) 5. Do words tell us about reality? (01:39:35)
-
The Meaning Is in the Words
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Meaning Is in the Words (00:00:00) Commentary: Why Mormonism Is Not Christianity (00:56:00) Commentary: Pastor Harper on the Titanic (01:52:18) Caller/topic: 1. What is the meaning of marriage in the Bible? (00:23:11) 2. Is it ethical to do business in China? (00:48:36) 3. Tips on how to witness at work (01:22:45) 4. Is the Moral Argument for God’s existence flawed? (01:40:51) 5. What is required to fulfill the Great Commission? (01:59:26) 6. Can adding...
-
Alan Shlemon - The Insider Movement in Muslim Missions
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Spiritual Warfare and Apologetics (00:00:00) Commentary: Something from Nothing? (00:56:10) Guest: Alan Shlemon – The Insider Movement in Muslim Missions Caller/topic: 1. Was it moral to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? (00:24:33) 2. When do Christians receive the Holy Spirit? (00:40:57) 3. How do you discern the Holy Spirit’s voice from your own thoughts? (01:19:44) 4. A definitive argument against God’s existence (01:36:55) 5. Does God punish children...
-
Recap of Greg's Travels
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Recap of Greg’s Travels (00:00:00) Commentary: Worshipping in Keswick, England (00:57:54) Caller/topic: 1. Do we need emotional verification for our belief in God? (00:25:28) 2. Is there relativism in the Bible? (00:48:44) 3. Why do we need to be taught if the Holy Spirit teaches us – 1 John 2:27? (01:18:50) 4. What do you think of Lordship salvation theology? (01:45:29) 5. Does open theism solve the problem of evil? (01:58:17) 6. Is the Gospel good if some go to...
-
Mark Mittleberg - The Reason Why - Faith Makes Sense
Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace Commentary: Intelligent Design (00:00:00) Commentary: Evolution (00:55:55) Guest: Mark Mittleberg - The Reason Why: Faith Makes Sense (01:51:52) Caller Topics: 1. Homosexuality in animals (00:21:54) 2. Second Law of Thermodynamics challenge (00:37:36) 3. Do Jews go the heaven? (01:21:10) 4. Equal rights for homosexuals (01:51:52)
-
Kenneth Samples - 7 Truths that Changed the World
Guest host: J. Warner Wallace Commentary: Why Americans Are Becoming More Pro-life (00:00:00) Commentary: Christians & Military Service (00:56:12) Interview: Kenneth Samples – 7 Truths that Changed the World (01:53:05) Caller/topic: 1. How do you show Jesus is the Son of God from the Bible to a Jehovah’s Witness? (00:22:01) 2. Jesus’ claim to be God. (00:45:52) 3. How is deception ever morally acceptable when we’re called to be morally upright? (01:18:00) 4. How do you answer an atheist who...
-
Jonathan Morrow - Think Christianly
Guest host: J. Warner Wallace Commentary: The Case for Traditional Marriage (00:00:00) Commentary: Applying the Mosaic Law Today (00:55:48) Interview: Jonathan Morrow – Think Christianly (01:51:45) Caller/topic: 1. What is “science”? (00:22:01) 2. Is abortion murder? (00:42:39) 3. What topic should be the focus of youth ministry? (01:20:04) 4. Same-sex marriage overturns 3000 years of historical precedent. (01:37:55) 5. Slavery in the Bible (01:46:11)
-
Bonhoeffer
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Remembering Rich Buhler, and Greg’s Fishing Trip (00:00:00) Commentary: Bonhoeffer (00:58:07) Caller/topic: 1. Explain the law of excluded middle. (00:19:31) 2. Is it immoral to grow body parts in labs? (00:31:50) 3. Is the comparison between abortion and capitol punishment valid? (00:46:50) 4. What is the definition of atheism and belief? (01:22:39) 5. How much sin indicates a lack of true relationship with God? (01:31:28) 6. What is the relationship between...
-
Doug Powell - iWitness Resurrection
Guest host: J. Warner Wallace Commentary: Effective Engagement (00:00:00) Guest: Alan Shlemon – Witnessing to Muslims (00:55:58) Guest: Doug Powell – iWitness Resurrection (01:51:56) Caller/topic: 1. Theistic evolution leads to methodological naturalism. (00:21:08) 2. Same-sex marriage’s effect on society (00:31:56) 3. Christians are hypocrites. (00:45:36) 4. Do science and logic prove themselves? (01:20:19) 5. Who decides what is sin? (01:36:17)
-
Fuz Rana - Theistic Evolution
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Taken Captive by Empty Philosophies (00:00:00) Guest: Jason Burkey “October Baby” (00:56:07) Guest: Fuz Rana – Theistic Evolution (01:54:02) Caller/topic: 1. Modern day prophecy (00:12:04) 2. The morality of swearing (00:30:28) 3. Advice pursuing a degree in philosophy (00:46:22) 4. Balancing making decisions and trusting God (01:18:12) 5. What is a tactical response to radical skepticism? (01:25:39) 6. How to respond to Jehovah’s Witness’s view of Jesus...
-
The Minimal Facts Argument for the Resurrection
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Minimal Facts Argument for the Resurrection (00:00:00) Commentary: Remembering Chuck Colson (00:57:56) Interview with Frank Turek about CrossExamined Instructors’ Academy (01:36:30) Caller/topic: 1. Advice for budding apologists? (00:21:49) 2. Who decides what sin is? (00:43:52) 3. Does tithing bring blessings and not tithing bring curses? (01:16:49) 4. The case for annihilationism (01:48:27) 5. Do some cultures not use discursive reasoning? (01:57:00) 6. How...
-
The Best Question You Can Ask
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Best Question You Can Ask (00:00:00) Commentary: Biblical Manuscript Evidence (00:56:47) Commentary: New Testament Manuscript Evidence (01:52:41) Caller Topics: 1. What makes us believe in Jesus? (00:25:14) 2. How do you prove we will be raised physically? (00:32:42) 3. Argument for annihilationism (00:46:39) 4. How do you reconcile free will and God’s sovereignty? (01:20:38) 5. Can we be 100% certain we’re saved? (01:39:51) 6. Do atheists lack belief in God...
-
Stephen Meyer - Theistic Evolution
Host: Greg Koukl (Shortened broadcast) Commentary: Visit to Portland Area (00:00:00) Interview: Stephen Meyer – Theistic Evolution (00:48:13) Caller/topic: 1. Reason Rally – Witnessing (00:20:07) 2. Reason Rally – Reasoning atheists (00:31:33) 3. Objections to pre-trib rapture (00:43:46)
-
Tom Gilson - True Reason
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Reason Rally (00:00:00) Commentary: Update on STR Cruise-conference (00:58:09) Interview: Tom Gilson – True Reason (01:56:12) Caller/topic: 1. Reason Rally – Are Christians selective in their application of the Bible’s commands? (00:28:40) 2. When is it moral to “pull the plug”? (00:48:27) 3. Wisdom on how to handle disputes between people you know. (01:10:50) 4. Reason Rally – Is the Bible contradictory? (01:25:43) 5. What is the purpose of our existence on...
-
Answering Tough Questions Tactically
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Answering Tough Questions Tactically (00:00:00) Commentary: Fishing and Slogans (00:55:47) Commentary: Cultures and Morality (01:51:44) Caller/topic: 1. Is the Mosaic Law perfect? (00:29:03) 2. Does temptation come from the devil or our flesh? (00:45:16) 3. Is Molinism determinism? (01:20:11) 4. Morality is a social construct. (01:36:30) 5. How do you arrive at inerrancy? (01:59:59) 6. How do you explain morality? (02:15:41) 7. How do you make end-of-life...
-
Dr. Dan Wallace - Newly Discovered New Testament...
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: After-birth Abortions Part 1 (00:00:00) Commentary: After-birth Abortions Part 2 (00:56:10) Guest: Dr. Dan Wallace – Newly Discovered New Testament Manuscripts (01:51:56) Caller/topic: 1. Why talk about Hell when there is no condemnation in Jesus for all? (00:39:07) 2. Why does God allow evil? (00:47:29) 3. How do you show to a Jehovah’s Witness that the Bible teaches Jesus’ deity? (01:22:36) 4. Is there a biblical case for choosing not to have children?...
-
Dolphin Rights?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Inconsistency Isn’t Always Inconsistent (00:00:00) Commentary: Dolphin Rights? (00:58:08) Caller Topics: 1. Is it always immoral to employ illegal aliens? (00:25:35) 2. Did God tell Samuel to deceive? (00:45:39) 3. Are there good arguments for morality without God? (01:25:28) 4. Is God against the pursuit of knowledge? (01:42:54) 5. Can a Jew be a Christian and remain a Jew? (01:55:25) 6. Do infants who die go to Heaven? (02:18:05) 7. How can a professional...
-
Greg's Trip to Italy
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Italy Trip Part 1 (00:00:00) Commentary: Italy Trip Part 2 (00:56:01) Caller Topics: 1. Advice about helping a friend’s personal problems (00:25:12) 2. Are there miracles being done by the church in Italy? (00:50:20) 3. What’s a tactical response to a barrage of facts and information? (01:21:12) 4. What’s your opinion of the Gap Theory? (01:41:23) 5. What did you see in Rome? (01:48:46) 6. Why did Jesus command the Disciples to take their swords with them after...
-
The Upper Story Leap
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Upper Story Leap (00:00:00) Commentary: Taking the Roof Off (00:56:11) Commentary: Relativism in Court (01:52:05) Caller/topic: 1. How do you know when to stop trying for something you desire? (00:24:27) 2. How do other theists ground morality? (00:39:18) 3. Is the Old Testament God violent, jealous, and unreasonable? (01:20:35) 4. How do you respond to Sam Harris’ moral argument? (01:40:23) 5. Do Crisis Pregnancy Centers give false information? (01:52:05) 6....
-
Prof. Michael Flannery - Darwin's Heretic
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Francis Schaeffer’s Legacy (00:00:00) Commentary: Two Definitions of Science (00:56:05) Guest: Prof. Michael Flannery – “Darwin’s Heretic” (01:53:57) Caller/topic: 1. If Jesus is God, how could He not have known the time of His return? (00:25:10) 2. What are some good questions to evaluate a pastoral candidate? (00:44:34) 3. A defense for abortion (01:19:46) 4. Question Evolution Day (01:38:39) 5. Determinism and time (01:40:40) 6. Where do objective morals come...
-
Rights vs. Privileges
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Rights vs. Privileges (00:00:00) Commentary: The Logic of the Pro-life Position (00:58:12) Commentary: Proving the Humanity of the Unborn (01:54:06) Caller/topic: 1. Are the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim God the same? (00:26:53) 2. Does the Old Testament Mosaic Law apply today? (00:46:24) 3. Is it biblical to call Satan Lucifer? (01:22:23) 4. Tactic for an effective conversation (01:27:59) 5. What are biblical grounds for divorce? (01:45:58) 6. Do public...
-
Hate Religion but Love Jesus?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Hate Religion but Love Jesus? (00:00:00) Commentary: Tim Tebow (00:56:09) Commentary: The Rapture (01:52:04) Caller Topics: 1. Are denominational differences significant? (00:30:47) 2. Explain the difference between Intelligent Design and evolution. (00:35:28) 3. Will every Christian hear God tell them “well done”? (00:47:32) 4. How does the Holy Spirit help us? (01:18:49) 5. What’s the consequence if we’re wrong about the Rapture? (01:39:52) 6. Are slogans good...
-
Rick Schenker – Ratio Christi
Guest host: J. Warner Wallace Commentary: The Strength of Circumstantial Evidence (00:00:00) Commentary: Is Christianity Irrational? (00:28:40) Commentary: Evidence vs. Artifacts: Early Evidence for Christianity (00:56:11) Guest: Rick Schenker – Ratio Christi (01:54:09) Caller Topics: 1. Evidence for Christianity (00:129:31) 2. Is same-sex marriage about rights? (00:39:09) 3. Why do you accept micro-evolution but not macro-evolution? (00:54:20) 4. How do you deal with intellectual...
-
Dr. Michael L. Brown - Jesus Fulfilled Old Testament...
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Christopher Hitchens (00:00:00) Commentary: The Incarnation Is a Startling Idea (00:56:11) Guest: Dr. Michael L. Brown – Jesus Fulfilled Old Testament Prophecies (01:52:07) Caller Topics: 1. What about activities among consenting adults that harm society? (00:39:28) 2. Repeating Christian formulas (00:48:42) 3. Understanding the Trinity (01:01:31) 4. God can turn instincts on and off so animals didn’t eat prey before the Fall. (01:12:25) 5. Argument against the...
-
Vegetarian Spiders before the Fall?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Vegetarian Spiders before the Fall? (00:00:00) Commentary: The Second Time Is Easier (00:56:10) Caller Topics: 1. What is a church member’s duty when the denomination starts compromising on the Bible? (00:21:26) 2. How should Christians make decisions about what profession to choose? (00:39:53) 3. Animals eating before the Fall (01:15:17) 4. If the Bible is wrong in one point should we trust the rest? (01:25:31) 5. Caller who believes in God but not Christianity...
-
Is Consciousness an Illusion?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Is Consciousness an Illusion? (00:00:00) Commentary: Christmas Card Messages (00:56:13) Caller Topics: 1. Is it fair to send people to Hell who never heard the Gospel? (00:27:07) 2. What do you think of the apocalyptic interpretation of Matthew 27? (00:48:09) 3. How do you deal with a moral dilemma? (01:07:45) 4. What are some resources to teach critical thinking? (01:22:27) 5. Is there a natural explanation for consciousness? (01:39:07) 6. Where do we go when we...
-
You Can Argue Someone into the Kingdom
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Baptism Beliefs (00:00:00) Commentary: You Can Argue Someone into the Kingdom (00:58:09) Caller Topics: 1. Is it biblical to use birth control? (00:23:19) 2. Hell doesn’t make sense. (00:38:40) 3. Do we have to suspend rationality to believe the Trinity? (00:51:38) 4. Do the laws of logic prove God’s existence? (01:21:25) 5. How do you deal with a steamroller? (01:37:45) 6. Paul Maier’s novels (01:50:01) 7. Nobody gets argued into the Kingdom. (02:13:08) 8. Does...
-
David Horner - Mind Your Faith
Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace Commentary: Thanksgiving Is an Evangelistic Opportunity (00:00:00) Commentary: Are the Gospels Suitable Courtroom Evidence? (00:55:49) Guest: David Horner – Mind Your Faith (01:52:53) Caller Topics: 1. Was there death before the Fall? (00:26:33) 2. Is God Immoral to Kill an Innocent Man, Jesus? (00:44:38) 3. The Gospels don’t meet evidentiary standards. (01:19:54) 4. How do you engage someone with a different worldview? (01:48:32)
-
Conversation with an Atheist
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Conversation with an Atheist (00:00:00) Commentary: Are Faith and Reason Compatible? (00:57:57) Caller Topics: 1. Why did a good God allow Satan access on Earth? (00:28:22) 2. How should church leadership deal with non-essential doctrinal differences? (00:50:44) 3. Is all sin the same? (01:19:41) 4. What should be the Christian attitude toward Bin Laden’s death? (01:43:58) 5. Is determinism the same as predictability? (01:54:26) 6. What do you think of the “180”...
-
Is God Too Big for One Religion?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Is God Too Big for One Religion? (00:00:00) Commentary: God in Public Schools (00:55:54) Caller Topics: 1. Did animals eat each other before the Fall? (00:24:58) 2. Reading between the lines of the Bible (00:46:39) 3. How did Kant influence Christianity? (01:21:47) 4. Are there levels of Hell and punishment? (01:39:47) 5. How does God guide our steps? (01:55:31) 6. Why does God allow terrible things to happen? (02:11:47) 7. Discussing homosexuality in a...
-
"Leading" Worship
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: “Leading” Worship (00:00:00) Commentary: Conversation on a Plane (00:56:03) Caller Topics: 1. How do we respect human value in how we treat the dead? (00:24:09) 2. Do the Gospels have to rise to the level of courtroom evidence to be reliable? (00:45:57) 3. Clarify logical fallacies (01:19:53) 4. What are the requirements on Christians in 1 Corinthians 6 for how we work out legal disagreements? (01:27:37) 5. What is your view of infant baptism? (01:40:01) 6....
-
Bradley Wright - Christians Are Hate-filled Hypocrites...
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Evaluating Arguments (00:00:00) Guest: Alan Shlemon on STR’s Caribbean Cruise Conference (00:56:11) Interview: Bradley Wright – Christians Are Hate-filled Hypocrites and Other Lies You’ve Been Told (01:52:06) Caller Topics: 1. What are some tips to discuss homosexuality intelligently in a university class? (00:23:07) 2. How can you persuade a moral relativist that morality is objective? (00:41:26) 3. How can something be a matter of conscience if morality is...
-
Is It Bigotry to Call Mormonism a Cult?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Abortion and Exodus 21:22 (00:00:00) Commentary: Is It Bigotry to Call Mormonism a Cult? (00:56:13) Caller Topics: 1. There’s no legitimate evidence for Christianity. (00:26:34) 2. There is good evidence for Christianity that would be admissible in a court. (00:45:35) 3. If a baby dies before it takes a breath, was it ever really born? (00:49:13) 4. Did the Greeks originate the idea of god? (01:43:10) 5. What did Jesus mean by calling the disciples “little gods”?...
-
Christianity Is a View of Reality
(The first 30 seconds of this broadcast weren't recorded.) Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Christianity Is a View of Reality (00:00:00) Commentary: Theistic Evolution Gives Up Too Much (00:40:09) Commentary: “Temple Grandin” – Movie Suggestion (00:55:00) Caller Topics: 1. Theistic evolution makes sense. (00:22:34) 2. Advice for giving pro-life presentations at church. (00:46:45) 3. How to explain the first cause of the universe without God? (01:13:06) 4. What’s the difference between a...
-
Is Listening Prayer Taught in the Bible?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Is "Listening Prayer" Taught in the Bible? (00:00:00) Commentary: How to Teach Children to Defend their Faith (00:58:10) Commentary: Rob Bell Goes to Hollywood (01:56:06) Caller Topics: 1. Is it okay to deny Christ under duress? (00:25:51) 2. What eternal good is there to being good now? (00:47:55) 3. Is same-sex marriage a slippery slope? (01:25:20) 4. Pat Robertson’s comments on divorcing a spouse (01:40:25) 5. What are some principles for addressing medical...
-
Dr. Paul L. Maier - The Constantine Codex
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Deconstructing Sam Harris's Article (00:00:00) Commentary: Is the Pint-sized Preacher Preaching? (00:56:11) Guest: Dr. Paul L. Maier - The Constantine Codex (01:52:09) Caller Topics: 1. What are the definitions of theism, agnosticism, and atheism? (00:25:35) 2. What is an inappropriate Halloween costume for Christian children? (00:42:03) 3. How do you teach the history of early man consistent with the Bible? (00:50:59) 4. Should a Christian be rebaptized into a...
-
Putting Together the Pieces into the Big Picture
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Putting Together the Pieces into the Big Picture (00:00:00) Commentary: Can There Be a Creator? (00:57:15) Caller Topics: 1. Are circumstances relevant in moral objectivism? (00:29:37) 2. What is repentance? (00:47:52) 3. What did Jesus mean not to judge? (01:17:20) 4. Is the Son subordinate to the Father? (01:32:49) 5. How can we counter Christian disobedience? (01:43:42) 6. How do we know the mind is different from the body? (02:00:56) 7. How do we get...
-
Garry DeWeese on Integrating Faith and Rationality
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Sam Harris - Intellectual Honesty about 9/11 and Religion (00:00:00) Commentary: "In My Seat" (00:56:30) Guest: Brett Kunkle, STR Student Impact Speaker (01:40:05) Guest: Garry DeWeese on Integrating Faith and Rationality (01:52:27) Caller Topics: 1. How should we judge the morality of Samson's suicide mission? (00:48:47) 2. Does Rahab's story justify lying for a good purpose? (01:27:02)
-
Conversations on a Plane
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Conversations on a Plane (00:00:00) Commentary: Four Criteria When Choosing a Christian College (00:54:59) Commentary: Is the Bible a Good Luck Charm? (01:50:54) Caller Topics: 1. Why are there different dates for the crucifixion? (00:24:56) 2. How do entertainment mediums affect the influence of content? (00:37:39) 3. Jesus' followers hallucinated that He'd risen from the dead. (01:18:48) 4. What's the difference between predestining someone to go the Hell and...
-
Four Reasons Not to Read the Bible Literally?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Odds and Ends (00:00:00) Commentary: Four Reasons Not to Read the Bible Literally? - Part 1 (00:56:08) Commentary: Four Reasons Not to Read the Bible Literally? - Part 2 (01:52:02) Caller Topics: 1. Is prayer language in tongues biblical? (00:26:06) 2. How to the mind and body relate when we're unconscious? (00:40:12) 3. Is speaking in tongues necessary for salvation? (00:52:23) 4. Responding to intellectual bullying in debate (01:18:01) 5. How do we know when...
-
Intellectual Bullying
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Intellectual Bullying (00:00:00) Commentary: Textual Clues about the Extent of the Flood (00:56:17) Commentary: Miscellaneous Thoughts on the Flood and Creation (01:52:10) Caller Topics: 1. Do successful exorcisms lend credibility to Roman Catholicism? (00:30:17) 2. Is God's love emotion or action? (00:45:17) 3. Are some of the New Testament Epistles not authentic? (01:24:53) 4. Is marriage an issue of equal rights for homosexual couples? (01:37:09) 5. Is there...
-
Dr. Erik Thonnes - Life's Biggest Questions
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Annual Visit to the Orange County Fair (00:00:00) Commentary: Why Doesn't God Heal Amputees? (00:58:04) Guest: Dr. Erik Thonnes - Life's Biggest Questions (01:54:01) Caller Topics: 1. How do you answer someone who wonders why God is letting them suffer? (00:21:44) 2. Was the Flood local or worldwide? (00:28:21) 3. What are the consequences to others of homosexual behavior? (00:50:31) 4. Regarding the Flood, you can't apply scientific methods to a supernatural...
-
Is Listening Prayer Biblical?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: High Five? (00:00:00) Commentary: Is Listening Prayer Biblical? (00:55:17) Commentary: In the Flesh - In the Spirit (01:53:12) Caller Topics: 1. How to make choices as citizens and Christians? (00:21:36) 2. Jesus never said anything about homosexuality so it must be okay. (00:41:08) 3. How do you engage someone who doesn't think God's existence is important? (01:19:55) 4. What's the principle to understand the intention of a Biblical passage? 5. Bible isn't a...
-
Make It Clear
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Make It Clear (00:00:00) Commentary: Thomas & Evidence (01:51:44) Caller Topics: 1. How do we know God who exists is God of the Bible? (00:24:45) 2. How to get a friend to take the Bible seriously. (00:57:13) 3. Why traditional marriage over same-sex marriage? (01:08:59) 4. The evidence for the Gospels is not good. (01:20:21) 5. Are the Old Testament and New Testament gifts of prophecy the same? (01:37:46) 6. Scholarship claiming the Gospels copy other god myths...
-
Dealing with Doubt about Christianity
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Dealing with Doubt about Christianity (00:00:00) Commentary: Fast Food and Moral Views (01:53:38) Caller Topics: 1. Can moral acts be defined without reference to personal beliefs? (00:25:42) 2. The Gospels are unreliable testimony because they can't be cross-examined. (00:44:46) 3. Can Christians lose their salvation? (00:58:59) 4. Is there a second baptism of the Holy Spirit after conversion? (01:18:31) 5. How were Old Testament people saved before Jesus?...
-
Christians Living in a Changing Culture
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Christians Living in a Changing Culture (00:00:00) Commentary: Where Do Rights Come From? (01:53:27) Caller Topics: 1. How do we know what are merely cultural practices in the Bible? (00:24:17) 2. How can we persuade someone of the Bible's authority? (00:41:55) 3. Is gambling a sin? (01:00:33) 4. What does the Bible teach on tithing? (01:21:17) 5. Arguments for God's existence (01:35:34) 6. Jesus never excluded anybody. (02:01:03) 7. Did God act unjustly in the...
-
Is America a Christian Nation?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Are Christianity and Patriotic Expressions Compatible? (00:00:00) Commentary: Is America a Christian Nation? (00:56:10) Commentary: Atheists: Freedom from Religion (01:51:58) Caller Topics: 1. What is the difference between objective and situational ethics? (00:20:21) 2. How can we move the public debate on same-sex marriage to the merits of the argument instead of slogans? (00:40:40) 3. Same-sex marriage is fair. (01:17:40) 4. Does the Bible teach relativism?...
-
Musing on Hell
Commentary: Vacation & Musing on Hell (00:00:00) Commentary: More on Hell & Same-sex Marriage (00:56:05) Commentary: Tribute to Columbo (01:52:01) Caller Topics: 1. How do you explain what it means to be "born again"? (00:31:02) 2. What is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? (00:41:24) 3. What's the difference between ethics and morality? (01:23:45) 4. How do atheists distinguish between humans and animals on their morality? (01:30:02) 5. Who's responsible for Jesus' death? (01:37:47) 6. Reframing...
-
Alex Chediak - Thriving at College
Guest Host: J.Warner Wallace Commentary: Are Christians Hypocrites? (00:00:00) Guest: Al Serrato - A Prosecutor's Evaluation of the Evidence for Christianity (00:56:20) Guest: Alex Chediak - Thriving at College (01:52:17) Caller Topics: 1. How do we evaluate the differences in the Biblical manuscript evidence? (00:21:40) 2. Is there any archaeological evidence for Israel's slavery in Egypt? (00:42:19) 3. Paul condemns himself as a false prophet. (00:52:54)
-
Christopher Morgan on Hell and Inclusivism
Host: Greg Koukl (Special 2-Hour Broadcast) Commentary: Dr. Death Dies (00:00:00) Guest: Christopher Morgan on Hell and Inclusivism (00:56:11) Caller Topics: 1. How do you read the Bible better? (00:10:26) 2. Does archaeology disprove the Bible? (00:26:22) 3. Should Christians be concerned about modesty? (00:44:07) 4. Did God create evil? (00:52:10)
-
Vacation Tales
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Vacation Tales (00:00:00) Guest: Frank Turek - CrossExamined Instructor Academy (01:52:10) Caller Topics: 1. Is it appropriate to pray for celebrities? (00:20:41) 2. How do you respond to people who disregard a good argument? (00:41:14) 3. Is criticism inherently unloving? (00:59:01) 4. Is the Rapture a Biblical doctrine? (01:19:09) 5. How do you deal with doctinal disputes in a congregation? (01:40:47) 6. How do we know the Old Testament is accurate?...
-
Spiritual Warfare - Truth Encounters
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Spritual Warfare: Truth Encounters (00:00:00) Commentary: Sincerity Has Nothing to Do with Truth (00:56:07) Caller Topics: 1. Are charismatic gifts for today? (00:24:05) 2. Moral relativism versus moral realism (00:44:57) 3. Do apostles and prophets still exist today? (01:13:15) 4. Salvation is a process, not an event. (01:23:19) 5. What is spiritual death? (01:26:59) 6. Can there be sin without the law? (01:35:17) 7. Is Word of Faith theology heretical or...
-
Classical Christian Education
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Meaning of Easter (00:00:00) Commentary: Is Mormonism Christian? (00:56:16) Guest: Liz Caddow, Trinity Classical Academy & Devin Smith, Beacon Hill Classical Academy (01:52:11) Caller Topics: 1. Hell doesn't make sense. (00:26:03) 2. The earth appears old but isn't. (00:50:53) 3. Sam Harris' test for believing in God (01:16:37) 4. How do you deal with disagreement in the church? (01:23:37) 5. Was Judas saved? (01:33:16) 6. What is the definition of faith?...
-
Leaving a Legacy for the Kingdom
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Leaving a Legacy for the Kingdom (00:00:00) Commentary: Claims of Prophecy (00:56:05) Commentary: Categorizing Morality (01:51:56) Caller Topics: 1. Is Christianity guilty of "God of the gaps"? (00:25:39) 2. Where prophecies about Jesus added later to make it appear He fulfilled them? (00:44:07) 3. Atheism can explain morality. (01:22:49) 4. Ehrman's claim that Jesus wouldn't recognize Evangelical Christianity. (01:32:09) 5. Why object to homosexuals serving in...
-
Michael Kruger - Assessing Bart Ehrman's new book Forged
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Atheism & Morality (00:00:00) Commentary: New Codices Discovered (00:58:05) Guest: Michael Kruger - Assessing Bart Ehrman's new book Forged (01:54:02) Caller Topics: 1. Atheists can explain morality. (00:25:18) 2. If God predestines those who'll be saved, why evangelize? (00:41:01) 3. How to deal with church members who are practicing homosexuals. (01:19:17) 4. Is determinism incompatible with morality? (01:38:50) 5. What do you think of presuppositional...
-
Brian Godawa - Word Pictures
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Fishing Stories (00:00:00) Commentary: The Bible's Big Picture (00:56:08) Guest: Brian Godawa - Word Pictures: Knowing God through Story and Imagination (01:52:07) Caller Topics: 1. Are Christianity and postmodernism compatible? (00:29:21) 2. Isaiah 1 calls Israel to reform their ways; how could they do that without the Holy Spirit? (00:44:16) 3. Is Christianity mental terrorism? (01:05:35) 4. Did God mislead Abraham? (01:24:57) 5. Are Christian tattoos okay?...
-
Clay Jones on the Problem of Evil and Destruction of...
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Bell & Bashir (00:00:00) Commentary: Do We Need to Be Rescued from God? (00:56:04) Guest: Clay Jones on the Problem of Evil and Destruction of the Canaanites (01:56:04) Caller Topics: 1. Is Philippians 4:6-7 a formula for decision making? (00:26:43) 2. Hell as a place of punishment (00:43:49) 3. If God predestines, why should we pray for people's salvation? (00:52:23) 4. Should I expect a non-Christian to tolerate my Christian listening preferences? (01:22:35) 5....
-
Michael Horton - The Christian Faith
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Rob Bell's False Teaching (00:00:00) Commentary: Couple of Miscellaneous Thoughts (00:56:13) Guest: Michael Horton - The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way (01:52:11) Caller Topics: 1. Is there an objective standard of beauty? (00:26:44) 2. Where do the laws of logic come from and is God bound by them? (00:49:30) 3. Does Romans 13 prevent Christians from revolting against government? (01:05:22) 4. Suggest where to study philosophy and...
-
Fuz Rana - Creating Life in the Lab
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Making Sense of Morality (00:00:00) Guest: Fuz Rana - Creating Life in the Lab: How New Discoveries in Synthetic Biology Make a Case for the Creator (00:58:08) Caller Topics: 1. Is there a contradiction in the New Testament about Hell? (00:25:57) 2. Who has the authority to say who goes to Hell? (00:46:12)
-
Questions from High School Students
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Questions from High School Students (00:00:00) Commentary: What the New Testament Says about Hell (00:58:08) Commentary: Bernard Nathanson, Pro-life Convert (01:56:02) Caller Topics: 1. Should a pastor resign over plagiarism? (00:24:44) 2. Can intuition and common sense be tools for apologetics? (00:46:53) 3. How can he persuade a theistic relativist that God cares about moral behavior? (01:21:05) 4. Did Enoch go to Heaven without dying? (01:31:36) 5. How does a...
-
Gary Habermas on The Shroud of Turin
Host: Greg Koukl Guest: Gary Habermas on "The Shroud of Turin" (00:00:00) Commentary: Have You Considered the Pro-life Arguments (00:56:11) Caller Topics: 1. How do you distinguish between understanding the passage and reading into the passage? (01:16:19) 2. What's past space? (01:25:46) 3. How do you avoid the is-ought fallacy when using a teleological argument? (01:36:52) 4. What do you think of "Lordship" theology? (01:54:29) 5. What happened to the burial cloths Jesus was wrapped in?...
-
Paul Copan - Is God a Moral Monster?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Loss of Negative Freedoms (00:00:00) Guest: Paul Copan - Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the OT God (01:51:55) Caller Topics: 1. Can you high-five an angel? (00:23:52) 2. Is John 8 a good Scriptural basis for condoning an abortion in an at-risk pregnancy? (00:35:32) 3. What kind of freedom did Adam and Eve have before the Fall? (00:58:12) 4. Why should Calvinists evangelize since it's all pre-determined? (01:11:53) 5. What is the proper setting for...
-
The Christmas Account Versus the Story
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Christmas Account Versus the Story (00:00:00) Commentary: The Christmas Verse Almost Never Used (00:56:23) Caller Topics: 1. Original sin and age of accountability (00:25:18) 2. What the Bible says about the "last Adam" (00:45:18) 3. Is theistic evolution a viable idea? (01:20:38) 4. Do non-Christians get credit with God for good intentions? (01:41:23) 5. Is there a good reason against the multi-universe theories? (01:59:32) 6. Who do you say that I am?...
-
Speaking at Saddleback
(Shortened Broadcast) Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Speaking at Saddleback (00:00:00) Caller Topics: 1. How is it fair for us to be punished for Adam's sin? (00:21:14) 2. Isn't prevenient grace inconsistent with Genesis? (00:41:27) 3. Is the Big Bang consistent with Genesis? (00:58:37) 4. What's the difference between mediate and immediate imputation? (01:13:09) 5. Could there be another reason for the punishment for Sodom and Gomorrah other than homosexuality? (01:25:08) 6. Is Jesus all...
-
Conversation on an Airplane
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Conversation on an Airplane (00:00:00) Commentary: The Blair-Hitchens Debate (00:56:03) Caller Topics: 1. What's the difference between the Trinity and tri-theism? (00:24:26) 2. Does the multi-verse theory mitigate the fine-tuning argument? (00:32:52) 3. Can you use tactics on social media sites? (00:45:10) 4. How is it just to be guilty of original sin from someone else's fall? (01:17:10) 5. Does the law of reciprocity ground morality without God? (01:41:34) 6....
-
Marriage Retreat
(Shortened Broadcast) Commentary: Marriage Retreat (00:00:00) Commentary: Date My Daughter Questionnaire? (00:56:11) Caller Topics: 1. Was the Tree of Good and Evil intrinsically evil? (00:21:58) 2. What Wiccans belive (00:29:56) 3. Are secular books bad? (00:44:31) 4. What does it mean when someone claims to be anointed? (00:59:18) 5. Can you prove from the Bible what happens to babies who die? (01:06:11) 6. What is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? (01:13:14) 7. What does it mean to be made in...
-
Brett McCracken - Hipster Christianity: When Church and...
Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace Commentary: Tools to Study the Bible (00:00:00) Commentary: Is there a Biblical Case for Using Force? (00:56:08) Guest: Brett McCracken - Hipster Christianity: When Church & Cool Collide (01:38:37) Caller Topics: 1. Can you recommend a book on the Biblical canon? (00:22:15) 2. How do you deal with theological differences with loved ones? (00:40:50) 3. How do you decide on a religion? (01:16:19) 4. Does God have free will? (01:29:10)
-
Our Task, God's Problem
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Our Task, God's Problem (00:00:00) Commentary: Halloween (00:56:35) Guest: Role-play debate on witchcraft with Prof. Kevin Lewis and Dr. Craig Hazen (01:52:10) Caller Topics: 1. An alternative understanding of Jesus' return mentioned in the Olivet Discourse (00:25:09) 2. Is it inconsistent to be pro-life and pro-death penalty? (00:45:16) 3. Is torture always immoral? (01:09:21) 4. Can someone be unaware of being self-deceived and violate Romans 1:18? (01:21:35)...
-
Nancy Pearcey - Saving Leonardo
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Women's Resource Center (00:00:00) Commentary: How to Know Immaterial Things (00:56:17) Guest: Nancy Pearcey - Saving Leonardo: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, and Meaning (01:54:18) Caller Topics: 1. If the disciples were wrong about when Jesus would return, how can we trust their testimony? (00:22:52) 2. How do you avoid becomming arrogant? (00:33:32) 3. How many or what kind of different beliefs about God mean we worship different Gods?...
-
Abdu Murray - Aletheia International
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Greg's Travels and Witnessing on the Road Commentary: Conversation with a Skeptic Guest: Abdu Murray - Aletheia International Caller Topics: 1. How can candidates answer tactically when asked if they believe in evolution? 2. Candidates' views on evolution are relevant to their office. 3. What is a tactical way of refuting the Book of Mormon? 4. What's the difference between evolution and old earth creationism? 5. Some contemporary worship music doesn't seem...
-
James White - King James Only Controversy
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Greg's Spiritual Birthday Commentary: Respect & Tolerance? Guest: James White - King James Only Controversy Caller Topics: 1. Can we waste God's time in prayer? 2. Can morality be explained genetically? 3. Is it biblical to repent for past national mistakes? 4. How does God know the future? 5. In what way do the Trinity share divinity? 6. Interpreting the Bible in view of the Israel/Church dichotomy
-
William Lane Craig on Stephen Hawking's New Book
Host: Greg Koukl Guest: Scott Klusendorf - Life Training Institute (00:00:00) Commentary: Science & Faith: Integration or Competition? (00:58:07) Guest: William Lane Craig on Stephen Hawking's new book (01:54:00) Caller Topics: 1. Hawking's determinism (00:26:25) 2. Is Dennis Prager a religious pluralist? (00:38:40) 3. Determinism is an ongoing debate among physicists. (00:48:13) 4. What's the best thing a layperson can do to support the pro-life movement? (01:09:52) 5. Can Christians be...
-
Where Was God on 9/11?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Where Was God on 9/11? (00:00:00) Commentary: Stephen Hawking: Good Reasons Not to Take His Views Seriously (00:56:02) Commentary: Stephen Hawking: Agent vs. Event Causation (01:53:59) Caller Topics: 1. Medical and ethical concerns in an at-risk pregnancy (00:21:13) 2. Is baptism necessary for salvation? (00:29:56) 3. Is it ethical to donate sperm? (00:48:59) 4. How do you answer the hiddenness of God question? (01:21:21) 5. Where do the laws of nature come from?...
-
Fred Sanders - The Deep Things of God
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Letter from an Inmate (00:00:00) Commentary: "Prove to Me God Exists" (00:56:18) Interview: Fred Sanders - The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything (02:03:02) Caller Topics: 1. We can claim Old Testament promises in the Bible. (00:10:10) 2. Hebrews 4 and the age of the earth (00:33:42) 3. Respond to Stephen Hawking's claim that God didn't create the universe. (00:44:20) 4. You can't claim God created the universe unless you can explain how He...
-
James Emery White - Christ Among the Dragons
Guest Host: Jim Warner Wallace Commentary: How to Make a Case for Christianity (00:00:00) Interview: James Emery White - Christ Among the Dragons: Finding Our Way through Cultural Challenges (00:56:09) Commentary: Evaluating the Evidence for the Non-canonical Gospels (01:52:01) Caller Topics: 1. How would you start developing an apologetics curriculum for college students? (00:21:29) 2. The whole New Testament is a fraud. (00:36:14) 3. What should the Christian reaction be to Glenn Beck's (a...
-
Holly Ordway - Not God's Type
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Don't Win an Argument - Put a Stone in His Shoe (00:00:00) Commentary: How to Learn from the Old Testament (00:56:08) Interview: Holly Ordway - Not God's Type: A Rational Academic Finds a Radical Faith (01:54:04) Caller Topics: 1. What is the ethical thing to do when a pregnant woman needs medical treatment that may harm the child? (00:23:54) 2. Are philosophy and science related? (00:41:05) 3. Does the Levitical Law apply today? (00:52:05) 4. How do you...
-
Greg Recounts His Trip to Cairo, Egypt
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Greg Recounts His Trip to Cairo, Egypt (00:00:00) Commentary: Never Read a Bible Verse - Old Testament Application (00:56:11) Discussion: with Alan Shlemon about Islam and Egypt (01:54:08) Caller Topics: 1. Opportunities to teach apologetics at church (00:25:51) 2. Is God in or out of time? (00:43:27) 3. Do same-sex couples have equal rights? (01:21:25) 4. Why do Christians feel guilty if they're forgiven? (01:38:21) 5. Are there reasons someone becomes a...
-
Evidence for the Accuracy of the New Testament
(2 Hour Broadcast) Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Evidence for the Accuracy of the New Testament (00:00:00) Caller Topics: 1. What did Timothy understand Paul to mean when he referred to "all Scripture"? (00:26:13) 2. Is it true there are ancient Chinese characters that refer to the Genesis records of creation and the Flood? (00:39:55) 3. Is there a good reason for Hell? (00:48:46) 4. What is the New Testament is accurate, but only of a later generation single copy that then was copied...
-
Michael Kruger - The Heresy of Orthodoxy
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Promises We Can Claim (00:00:00) Commentary: Can Immaterial Act on Physical? and House Church Phenomena (00:56:03) Guest: Michael Kruger - The Heresy of Orthodoxy Caller Topics: 1. Do angels have bodies? (00:26:13) 2. An argument in favor of mind/body dualism (00:44:30) 3. If angels don't have bodoes, how did Holy Spirit impregnate Mary? (01:22:32) 4. What is the "witness of the Holy Spirit?" (01:24:12) 5. Do the promises about tithing in Malachi apply to...
-
Reflections on UK Vacation
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Personal Reflections on UK Vacation (00:00:00) Commentary: Spiritual Reflections on UK Vacation (01:52:22) Caller Topics: 1. Should a Muslim convert confess his faith publicly to Muslim community right away? (00:20:51) 2. How do you deal with doubts about Christianity? (00:46:32) 3. Accurate preterist terminology (00:59:43) 4. Repealing "don't ask, don't tell" policy will violate religious freedom of Christian military personnel. (01:17:48) 5. What is the...
-
Craig Hazen - Five Sacred Crossings
Guest Host: Jim Wallace from Please Convince Me Commentary: How Christians Should Consider Evidence as Jurors (00:00:00) Commentary: Circumstantial Evidence & Christian Evidence (00:55:55) Guest: Craig Hazen - Five Sacred Crossings (01:51:50) Caller Topics: 1. How do we evaluate Bible translations? (00:20:36) 2. How do you find out if someone really is a Christian who claims to be one? (00:33:23) 3. How come New Testament writers can take Old Testament verses out of context and we can't?...
-
How to Think about Questions
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: How to Think about Questions - Pro-Life (00:00:00) Commentary: How to Think about Questions - Problem of Evil (00:55:53) Commentary: How to Think about Questions - Mind-Body Problem (01:51:38) Caller Topics: 1. How do you balance being a confident Christian and being open-minded? (00:24:46) 2. What is the consistent pro-life position regarding babies who won't live long past birth? (00:42:05) 3. Is God the originator of sin? (01:18:37) 4. What does Exodus 20:11...
-
Responsibility of Dads
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Responsibility of Dads (00:00:00) Commentary: Principles to Raise Kids in the Lord (00:55:52) Commentary: Reflections on Turning 60 (01:51:47) Caller Topics: 1. How can you defend the virgin birth? (00:22:28) 2. There's a new abortion pill called Ella. (00:44:24) 3. Arguments in favor of evolution (00:49:12) 4. What's the Biblical argument for or against women teaching in the church? (01:29:01) 5. What are the arguments about the age of the universe? (01:43:54)...
-
Sean McDowell - The Unshakeable Truth
Guest Host: Jim Wallace from Please Convince Me Commentary: Restaurant Christianity (00:00:00) Commentary: Cold Case Investigation and Investigating Christianity (00:55:59) Guest: Sean McDowell, The Unshakeable Truth Caller Topics: 1. Proof for aliens is like proof for the Bible. (00:21:26) 2. Follow up to previous call (00:34:32) 3. How do you deal with apathy in the church and among youth? (00:50:05) 4. Trouble with the 500 witnesses of the resurrection Paul mentions in 1 Corinthians...
-
Steve Austin - Geological Evidence Confirming the Bible
Guest Host: Don Stewart, "Ask the Pastor" KWAV Guest: Steve Austin - Geological Evidence Confirming the Bible (01:51:50) Caller Topics: 1. Is it fair for someone to be sent to Hell if they never heard about Jesus? (00:05:24) 2. Does the creation of artificial intelligence undermine the unique value of humans? (00:21:38) 3. Comment on this bumper sticker: "I think therefore I'm an atheist." (00:30:08) 4. Is universalism biblical? (00:45:23) 5. Is it fair in the Old Testament for children to...
-
TBN - Seeking to Persuade
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: TBN – Seeking to Persuade Commentary: Framework for Discussing Evolution Caller Topics: 1. What follows from the mind and brain being different? (00:24:24) 2. Federal funding of abortion in the health care bill (00:33:27) 3. What does the Bible mean when it says God will blot some out of the book of life? (00:44:38) 4. What are your differences with TBN? (00:50:41) 5. Does God determine the day we die? (00:58:01) 6. TBN is pure heresy. (01:17:08) 7. Will we have...
-
Jim Wallace - Effectively Discipling Christian Students
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Intelligent Design Conference Update (00:00:00) Interview: Fuz Rana – Implications of Neanderthal DNA in Human DNA (00:56:04) Interview: Jim Wallace – Please Convince Me – Effectively Discipling Christian Students (01:52:04) Caller Topics: 1. Genesis 22:12 Did God not know the future? (00:25:34) 2. How do we explain the interaction of the brain and mind? (00:44:53) 3. How closely related to Neanderthals are humans? (01:23:27) 4. Do the laws of logic provide...
-
Kevin DeYoung - Just Do Something
Host: Greg Koukl Interview: Kevin DeYoung - Just Do Something (00:00:00) Commentary: The Big Lie of Genesis 3 (01:54:16) Caller Topics: 1. What is the pecking order of application in Bible study? (01:03:10) 2. What is the biblical distinction between spirit and soul? (01:20:16) 3. What are some transcendent rights? (01:31:01) 4. What are the implications of having Neanderthal DNA in our DNA? (01:47:35) 5. What do you think of preterism? (02:19:43) 6. Could Adam and Eve have accidents and...
-
People Believe Odd Things
Host: Greg KouklCommentary: People Believe Odd Things (00:00:00)Commentary: 2 Chronicles 7:14 in the NIV (00:56:22) Caller Topics:1. How do you harmonize two apparently conflicting Bible passages? (00:21:10)2. Blackaby's model for making decisions (00:39:12)3. How do you teach youth about theology in an engaging manner? (01:09:08)4. Why doesn't God heal amputees? (01:37:54)5. Objections to the case against moral relativism (01:54:02)6. When is it time to leave a church? (02:05:53)7. What...
-
Secularism Owes a Debt to Christianity
Host: Greg KouklCommentary: Secularism Owes a Debt to Christianity (00:00:00)Commentary: Is 2 Chronicles 7:14 a Promise for Us? (00:55:58)Interview: Frank Turek - Cross-examined Instructor Academy (01:15:53) Caller Topics:1. What resources do you suggest to start an apologetics ministry? (00:22:55)2. Where is the soul in relation to the body? (00:40:29)3. An argument for the virgin conception of Jesus (00:50:25)4. Just because someone doesn't believe in Jesus they'll go to Hell? (01:22:14)5....
-
Read and Explain - The Key to Good Preaching
Host: Greg KouklCommentary: Read & Explain: The Key to Good Preaching (00:00:00)Commentary: Christian Persecution in India (00:55:58) Caller Topics:1. What does it mean for God to be outside of time? (00:24:15)2. What's the difference between justification and sanctification? (00:43:22)3. How do you respond to "what if" questions in response to a good argument? (01:07:37)4. Strategy suggestions for making a pro-life case to atheists? (01:21:05)5. Isaiah 53 wasn't fulfilled in Jesus....
-
Kevin DeYoung - Brian McLaren's New Kind of Christianity
Host: Greg Koukl Guest: Kevin DeYoung - Brian McLaren's "New Kind of Christiantiy"(00:00:00)Commentary: Reality vs. Religion? The Modern Upper Story Leap (00:56:39)Guest: Dennis Prager - Reality vs. Religion (01:52:25) Caller Topics:1. How do you prove an attribute of God's to a non-Christian? (01:18:31)2. When and how was Adam created on an old earth view? (01:26:37)3. How do you answer claims of Bible contradictions by Bart Ehrman? (01:41:39)4. Disagree on take on the Executive Order about...
-
Witnessing on Planes - Bug Professor and Muslim
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Wintessing on Planes: Bug Professor & Muslim (00:00:00)Commentary: Grounding Human Rights (00:58:10) Caller Topics:1. What is your best argument for old earth? (00:26:44)2. How do you tap into someone's intuitions about the value of the unborn? (00:44:03)3. The Greek Orthodox view of negative theology (01:19:22)4. What is the definition of science? (01:25:50)5. How do we balance liberty and protecting citizens? (01:55:57)6. What is the definition of "faith"?...
-
Brian Godawa - Oscar-nominated Movies
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Biblical Expectations for Relationship with God (00:00:00)Interview: Brian Godawa - Oscar-nominated Movies Caller Topics:1. What is the difference between inerrancy and infallibility? (00:23:06)2. Abortion rates are greater than reported and could go up. (00:30:58)3. Is there a liability in how quickly pastors are trained? (00:42:51)4. When does life begin? (01:16:09)5. Understanding 1 Cor. 14:2 (01:22:22)6. Is it Biblical for women to teach or be pastors in the...
-
Truth vs. Relativism in the Church
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Truth vs. Relativism in the Church (00:00:00)Commentary:Movie Review - Avatar (01:16:04)Commentary:"Oldest Bible Posted on the Web" (01:51:49) Caller Topics:1. Can you rebut open theism? (00:24:31)2. Can atheists have "sturdy moral knowledge"?3. Will adding "personhood" to state law provide more protection for unborn babies? (00:57:12)4. Why is life beginning at conception so hard for people to understand? (01:26:30)5. Two wrongs don't make a right. (02:01:13)6....
-
Greg Reflects on 20 Years on the Radio
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Greg Reflects on 20 Years on the Radio (00:00:00)Commentary:Tony Blair Lectures the Pope on Updating Church Teaching (00:49:13)Commentary:The Roman Catholic Church Celebrates Darwin & Evolution (00:56:28)Guest: Brett Kunkle - STR Student Website - www.strplace.org(01:52:20) Caller Topics:1. Why does the Levitical law against homosexuality apply but not other laws? (00:21:33)2. The Roman Catholic church is trying to encourage people to think for themselves and not...
-
Dr. Greg Ganssle - Thinking about God and A Reasonable...
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Teaching Kids the Christian Worldview (00:00:00)Guest: Dr. Greg Ganssle - Thinking about God and A Reasonable God (00:55:57) Caller Topics:1. Do Christians need to follow the Old Testament laws? (00:25:22)2. When we die, we go to the grave, not Hell. (00:42:08)3. Is it effective to use Bible codes to prove the Bible's reliability? (00:52:46)
-
Jossy Chako - Church Planting in India
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Making the Pro-Life Case and Saving Lives (00:00:00)Commentary: The Christian Worldview Is Like a Puzzle (00:55:58)Guest: Jossy Chako - Church Planting in India (01:51:57) Caller Topics:1. What is the relationship of belief and understanding? (00:25:36)2. How do fields of philosophy differ in the way they study the subject? (00:33:59)3. How do you deal with conspiracy theorists? (00:42:09)4. Is your view of God's will deficient because God is not sovereign?...
-
Dr. Fuz Rana - New Fossil Findings Undermine Evolution
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: How Christians Can Deal with Trials and Tragedy (00:00:00)Guest:Dr. Fuz Rana - New Fossil Findings Undermine Evolution(01:38:40) Caller Topics:1. Does science explain away the reality of the soul? (00:23:24)2. What is the definition of science used by atheists? (00:40:54)3. Mt. 7:21 - Do we contribute good works to our salvation? (00:59:26)4. 2 Thess 2 - Is Jesus' return physical or spiritual? (01:17:52)5. What is the relationship between repentance and...
-
Greg's Debate with Michael Shermer
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Annabeth Koukl reads Luke 2 (00:00:00)Commentary: Greg's Debate with Michael Shermer (00:09:09)Guest: Steve Meyer - Signature in the Cell (00:55:58) Caller Topics:1. How are the persons of the Trinity different? (00:27:50)2. Should a pastor perform a wedding ceremony for a Christian and non-Christian? (00:40:31)3. The rolls of the persons of the Trinity (00:50:31)4. Should Christians tell their kids about Santa? (01:41:10)5. When do you stop debating...
-
Brian Godawa - Lines that Divide - The Great Stem Cell...
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Debating Michael Shermer (00:00:00)Guest: Brian Godawa - "Lines that Divide: The Great Stem Cell Debate" (01:52:01) Caller Topics:1. How are the brain, mind, and soul distinct? (00:25:24)2. What did Jesus do for the three days He descended to Hell? (00:48:13)3. Is Genesis allegorical and what are the implications if it were? (00:59:13)4. Should Christians avoid movies and TV shows with blasphemy? (01:11:15)5. Is the Bible corrupted? (01:20:39)6. How do you deal...
-
New Orleans Observations
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: New Orleans Observations (00:00:00)Commentary: The Manhattan Declaration (00:56:49) Caller Topics:1. Are evidentialism and presuppositionalism at odds? (00:25:28)2. Do we rob God when we don't tithe? (00:35:34)3. Gal. 3:13 How can Christians revert to the law for tithing? (01:24:39)4. Suggestions for student resources (01:39:58)5. Is God in time? (01:45:17)6. Do we have a built-in notion of God? (01:59:43)7. What's the difference between theistic evolution and...
-
Survey on Religion in the U.S. - More Atheists?
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Survey on Religion in the U.S. - More Atheists? (00:00:00)Commentary: Can Evolution Explain Morality? (01:19:40) Caller Topics:1. What are indications of the internal testimony of the Holy Spirit? (00:24:47)2. If God predestines us, how involved in our lives is He? (00:44:56)3. What do the titles Messiah and Son of God mean? (00:58:27)4. Can the impressions of the Holy Spirit be Him "speaking" to us like in Acts? (01:06:46)5. If God predestines some people to...
-
Mike Licona - Where Bart Ehrman Has Erred
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Debate in Calgary (00:00:00)Commentary: Berlinski's Debate (00:55:57)Interview: Mike Licona - Where Bart Ehrman Has Erred (01:54:01) Caller Topics:1. Evaluating the historical evidence for Jesus. (00:29:02)2. What kind of evidence should we expect for extraordinary claims? (00:44:11)3. Were the Old Testament promises only for Israel? (01:21:02)4. What proof is there that homosexuals weren't born that way? (01:42:59)5. How do we determine the meaning of a Bible...
-
David Berlinski - The Devil's Delusion
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Losing Liberty (00:00:00)Interview: David Berlinski - The Devil's Delusion (01:51:54) Caller Topics:1. Is this true: "Love is God"? (00:24:28)2. What have Christians done to lose their liberty? (00:46:45)3. Is theistic evolution a tenable view for a Christian? (00:57:35)4. Why are some animals created poorly? (01:26:13)5. There is no historical record for Jesus. (01:43:20)6. Is "intimacy with God" a Biblical idea? (01:45:45)
-
Chris Castaldo - Holy Ground - Walking with Jesus as a...
Host: Greg KouklInterview:Chris Castaldo - Holy Ground: Walking with Jesus as a Former Roman Catholic (00:00:00)Commentary: Salvation: Sincerity Rather than Truth? (01:54:42) Caller Topics:1. Is it better to keep kids in church or send them to Sunday School? (02:39:02)2. Do animals respond with instinct or feeling? (02:42:47)
-
To Homeschool or Not?
Host: Greg KouklCommentary: To Homeschool or Not? Principles to Train Children (00:00:00)Commentary: Utilitarianism (00:55:57) Caller Topics:1. What things should lead a Christian to leave a church? (00:23:41)2. Is it possible to be a Christian and a Jew at the same time? (00:31:41)3. What are the definitions of heresy and blasphemy? (00:45:14)4. What about the Book of Enoch? (01:17:57)5. What are the limits a Christian actor should set for his profession? (01:22:07)6. Moral relativism...
-
Ted Kluck - Why We Love the Church
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary:New Testament Study on Repentance (00:00:00)Interview:Ted Kluck – Why We Love the Church (01:58:59) Caller Topics:1. Is the "Intelligent Designer" a control freak? (00:19:34)2. What the distinction between Biblical infallibility and inerrancy? (00:37:40)3. Single best book you recommend? (00:51:14)4. How does dispensationalism work with the Old and New Covenants? (01:04:45)5. Could morals have evolved? (01:23:20)6. Does God have hands? (01:39:37)7. When should...
-
Mike Horton - The Gospel-driven Life
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Where Does Morality Come From? (00:00:00)Interview: Mike Horton – The Gospel-driven Life (00:57:58)Commentary: More Thoughts on Moral Oughts (01:53:54) Caller Topics: 1. Are the Old and New Testaments contradictory about Jesus’ humanity? (00:26:01)2. What is the source of moral oughts in Christianity? (00:49:41)3.Why did Solomon do so many foolish things if he was the wisest man in the world? (02:06:22)4.Is the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy defensible?...
-
Was Jesus a Myth? Response to Objections
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Was Jesus a Myth? Reponse to Objections (00:00:00)Commentary: Potpourri of Comments (00:55:58)Interview: Bobby Maddex - Salvo Magazine (01:51:56) Caller Topics 1. God can't sin because of His omniscience. (00:22:24)2. In Genesis 3, how do we know the snake is Satan rather than a metaphor for temptation? (00:32:01)3. How do you stay informed without watching TV? (00:43:44)4. Philosophy of mind question (00:50:27)5. Alternative evidence for the historicity of the...
-
Strengthening Christian Convictions with Evidence
Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Strengthening Christian Convictions with Evidence (00:00:00)Commentary: Is Ignorance Necessary to Preserve Faith? (01:52:27) Caller Topics 1. Do the Intelligent Design proponents believe in evolution? (00:27:30)2. Could Adam or Satan make free choices? (00:50:41)3. Was the crucifixion of Jesus the result of predestination or choice? (01:18:49)4. Without Jesus' endorsement, Sola Scriptura is false. (01:30:03)5. Does the church take Israel's place? (02:15:03)6....
-
Dr. Stephen Meyer - Signature in the Cell
Host: Greg Koukl Guest: Dr. Stephen Meyer - Signature in the Cell(00:00:00) - 2 hours Caller Topics 1. If the contents of the brain can be transferred to a computer, would that disprove the soul? (01:55:12)2. Were the Nephilim the same beings as the Greek gods? (02:16:51)3. Who is "like Son of Man" referring to in Daniel and Revelation? (02:25:33)4. How to witness to Mormons (02:35:00)5. Why study scientific origins? (02:44:29)
-
Gary Habermas - Witnessing to Atheists
Host: Greg Koukl Guest: Gary Habermas - Witnessing to Atheists (00:00:00)Guest: Alan Shlemon - Advances in I.D. Research (01:53:56) Caller Topics 1. Advice to witness to Mormons (00:58:24)2. Taking verses out of context (01:22:02)3. What makes the "new atheists" tick? (01:27:54)4. Does the Big Bang conflict with Genesis? (01:38:14)5. Problems with what Luther believed (01:47:53)6. Apologetic arguments (02:29:22)7. Christianity requires presuppositions to make sense. (02:38:28)
Recommended Shows
PROGRAM INFORMATION
- Signal Hill, CA
- Christian Talk
- English
-
1438 East 33rd Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755
(562) 595-7333
-
Visit the station website
Email the show
Update show info
