Episodi

  • Is This a Flaw in the Moral Argument?

    Is This a Flaw in the Moral Argument?
    Jan 23 2026
    Greg answers questions about responding to someone in ministry who’s avoiding controversial truths with the students, suggestions for witnessing to a brother after his stroke, whether God sees salvation as a single moment in time, a possible problem with the moral argument, and the flood. Topics:
    1. What should I say to someone in ministry who is avoiding controversial truths with the students so that they’ll keep coming back? (00:00)
    2. Do you have suggestions for witnessing to my brother after his stroke? (14:00)
    3. Does God see salvation as a single moment in time or as the whole process of drawing, converting, and sanctifying? (27:00)
    4. If Christianity put in place our ideas of what is truly good and what is truly evil, then how can we make the case for God using the moral argument? (36:00)
    5. Do you think the story of Noah is historically true but the ark and the animals are allegorical? (48:00)
    Mentioned on the Show:
    • The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl
    • The Story of Why God Died and Came to Life Again by Greg Koukl
    • The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again by Justin Brierley
    • Noah’s Flood Revisited: New Depths of Insight from Science and Scripture by Hugh Ross
    Related Links:
    • Love Doesn’t Trump God’s Moral Commands by Amy Hall
    • What Does God’s Love Look Like? by Amy Hall
    • Should You Accommodate an LGBT Person’s Requests? by Alan Shlemon
    • Jesus Built Western Civilization by Amy Hall (quoting Tom Holland)
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    58 min
  • Two Types of Legalism

    Two Types of Legalism
    Jan 21 2026
    Greg describes two types of legalism, then he answers questions from callers about overcoming anxiety about addressing controversial topics in the church, and how to tell the difference between claiming a legitimate promise of God and the prosperity gospel. Topics:
    1. Commentary: Two types of legalism (00:00)
    2. How can I overcome my anxiety about saying something controversial in the church? (31:00)
    3. Is there a way to tell the difference between claiming a legitimate promise of God and the prosperity gospel? (51:00)
    Mentioned on the Show:
    • The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl
    • The Story of Why God Died and Came to Life Again by Greg Koukl
    • Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 20–21 in Dallas, TX; March 13–14 in Philadelphia, PA; April 24–25 in Los Angeles, CA
    Related Links:
    • Answering an Objection to Grace: Why Not Sin? by Amy Hall
    • The Law Is Good by Amy Hall
    • What Is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert
    • How Can I Know Which Bible Promises Apply to Me? by Amy Hall
    • Promises We Can’t Claim. Promises We Can. by Greg Koukl
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    58 min
  • One True Reality

    One True Reality
    Jan 16 2026
    Greg reflects on why our culture has difficulty with the idea that there can only be one true religion, then he answers questions about apologetics in the church, stories that make it sound like God does whisper to us, and the line between spiritual correction and spiritual abuse. Topics:
    1. Commentary: One true reality (00:00)
    2. How can I introduce apologetics and biblical ethics into my church? (10:00)
    3. What do we do with stories that make it sound like God really did whisper to someone? (27:00)
    4. When does correcting people in a congregation turn into spiritual abuse? (48:00)
    Mentioned on the Show:
    • STR U Online Training – There’s a course on the idea that “truth is not ice cream”
    • Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air by Francis Beckwith and Greg Koukl
    • Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 by Greg Koukl
    • When God Speaks by Greg Koukl
    Related Links:
    • One Way or Any Way? Part 1 by Greg Koukl
    • One Way or Any Way? Part 2 by Greg Koukl
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    58 min
  • The Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege

    The Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege
    Jan 14 2026
    Greg talks about the “Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege” his daughter had to place herself on as part of a school assignment, then he answers a question about how we can be sure there’s only one true religion. Topics:
    1. Commentary: The Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege (00:00)
    2. How can we be sure there’s only one true religion? (42:00)
    Mentioned on the Show:
    • The Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege
    • Greg on The Diary of a CEO
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    58 min
  • Descriptive vs. Prescriptive

    Descriptive vs. Prescriptive
    Jan 7 2026
    Greg highlights the distinction between descriptive and prescriptive passages in the Bible then answers questions about a pro-choice challenge, helping someone in memory care, baptismal regeneration, responding to “Love is my religion,” animal blessings, and Bible translations. Topics:
    1. Commentary: Descriptive vs. prescriptive (00:00)
    2. If someone says that if you’re pro-life then you should be against capital punishment, then couldn’t I flip that around and say that if a pro-choicer says a woman has the authority over her body to kill her unborn child, then he should be fine with her killing herself? (10:00)
    3. What can I give a person in memory care to help them? (22:00)
    4. Is it a dealbreaker if a church you’re going to believes in baptismal regeneration, and is this salvation by works? (28:00)
    5. How would you respond to someone who said, “Love is my religion”? (36:00)
    6. What is up with animal blessings? (44:00)
    7. Is the New World Translation not called the “Holy Bible” because they changed too much in the text? (49:00)
    Mentioned on the Show:
    • Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
    Related Links:
    • Further Reading on Bible Translations by Daniel Wallace
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    58 min
  • Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?

    Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?
    Dec 31 2025
    Greg answers questions about beauty being “in the eye of the beholder,” what it looks like to follow the greatest commandment and how to teach it to students, and how to explain to a skeptic what we mean by “faith.” Topics:
    1. How could biblical writers talk about certain women being beautiful if beauty is in the eye of the beholder? (03:00)
    2. What does following the greatest commandment—loving the Lord your God with all your heart—look like, what does it mean, and how should I teach it to students? (19:00)
    3. Can you help me explain to a skeptic what we mean by “faith”? (41:00)
    Related Links:
    • You Don’t Have to Choose between the Head and the Heart – Greg Koukl discusses living “coram Deo.”
    • Faith Is Not Wishing by Greg Koukl
    • Faith Isn’t a Way of Knowing; It’s a Way of Trusting by Tim Barnett
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    58 min
  • We Can’t Both Be Christian

    We Can’t Both Be Christian
    Dec 26 2025
    Greg talks about fundamental differences between Latter-day Saint and Christian theology, explaining that we can’t both be Christian, then he talks to callers about whether being a winsome ambassador is irrelevant if God draws people, and attending a megachurch. Topics:
    1. Commentary: We can’t both be Christian. (00:00)
    2. If the Father draws people, then is being a winsome ambassador irrelevant? (32:00)
    3. What are your thoughts on attending a megachurch? (49:00)
    Mentioned on the Show:
    • Donate to Stand to Reason
    • Is Mormonism Just Another Christian Denomination? by Greg Koukl
    • LDS Beliefs: A Doctrinal Reference by Robert Millet
    • Jesus, the Only Way: 100 Verses
    Related Links:
    • Verses for Your Conversations with Mormons by Amy Hall
    • Who Is the God of Mormonism? by Amy Hall
    • LDS View of Atonement Clarified by Amy Hall
    • Is It Possible Some Mormons Are Saved? by Amy Hall
    • “Mormons Aren’t Christians” Is Not an Epithet by Amy Hall
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    58 min
  • If Jesus Is the Firstborn, Does That Mean He’s Part of Creation?

    If Jesus Is the Firstborn, Does That Mean He’s Part of Creation?
    Dec 24 2025
    Greg talks to a caller about whether Colossians 1:15 implies that Jesus is part of creation since it says he is the “firstborn,” then he reflects on the first Christmas and the birth of Jesus. Topics:
    1. Does the statement in Colossians 1:15 that Jesus is the firstborn of creation imply he’s part of creation? (13:00)
    2. Commentary: The first Christmas and the birth of Jesus (36:00)
    Mentioned on the Show:
    • Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 20–21 in Dallas, TX; March 13–14 in Philadelphia, PA; April 24–25 in Los Angeles, CA
    • Donate to Stand to Reason
    • Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves
    • The Nativity Story – Film
    Related Links:
    • Was Jesus the First Created Being? by Tim Barnett
    • Deity of Christ: Case Closed by Greg Koukl
    • Six Reasons to Believe Jesus Is God – Red Pen Logic (Tim Barnett)
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    58 min