Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast
Greg Koukl
Our purpose is to help Christians think more clearly about their faith and to help them make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity. Released every Wednesday and Friday.
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Abortion Is Not an Act of Love
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06/01/22 • 58 min
Greg responds to a woman’s Instagram post that said it would be an act of love to have an abortion rather than give a “brown child” to white evangelicals, then he answers questions about how we can have the joy of the Lord during this difficult time and whether Jesus caused his disciples to believe he would return in their lifetime. Topics:
- Commentary: Abortion is an act of love? (00:00)
- How can I have the joy of the Lord during this difficult time? (27:00)
- Did Jesus cause his disciples to believe he would return in their lifetime, and if so, what does this mean for us today? (49:00)
- Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 23–24 in Orange County, CA; October 14–15 in Seattle, WA; November 11–12 in Minneapolis, MN; February 24–25, 2023 in Dallas, TX; March 24–25, 2023 in Philadelphia, PA; April 21–22, 2023 in Augusta, GA
- The Instagram post about abortion being “an act of love”
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Interview: Jason Jimenez – Hijacking Jesus
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11/29/23 • 58 min
Greg talks to Jason Jimenez, author of Hijacking Jesus: How Progressive Christians Are Remaking Him and Taking Over His Church, about what progressive Christians believe and why, why their theology is so popular right now, beliefs they reject, their view of the atonement, and more. Topics:
- Interview: Jason Jimenez, author of Hijacking Jesus: How Progressive Christians Are Remaking Him and Taking Over His Church (00:00)
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Jesus’ Circles and Lines
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10/18/23 • 58 min
Greg talks about Andy Stanley’s response to Al Mohler in which he said Jesus drew circles instead of lines, then he answers questions about responding to Ralph Waldo Emerson’s transcendentalism and advice for making an argument to a school board about pornographic material in the library. Topics:
- Commentary: Jesus’ circles and lines (00:00)
- How can I respond well to the philosophy of transcendentalism in my literature class? (32:00)
- I have three minutes to make an argument to the school board against pornographic materials in the school library. Do you have any advice for me? (50:00)
- Jesus Drew Circles and Lines: A Response to Andy Stanley by Hunter Beaumont
- An Assessment of Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference by Alan Shlemon
- The Future of Faith: A Debate – Greg Koukl and Deepak Chopra
- Greg’s Message to His School Board Regarding Proposed Sex Ed Curriculum by Greg Koukl
- Why Is the Old Covenant Obsolete? by Amy Hall (on Andy Stanley’s call for pastors to “unhitch [their] teaching of what it means to follow Jesus from all things old covenant.”
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Interview: Natasha Crain on the “He Gets Us” Campaign
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02/21/24 • 58 min
Greg talks to Natasha Crain about her insightful article on the “He Gets Us” campaign, examining the view of Jesus promoted by the campaign, the message of the foot washing Super Bowl commercial, and the four questions Natasha used to evaluate the campaign. Topics:
- Interview: Natasha Crain on the “He Gets Us” campaign (00:00)
- What view of Jesus are they promoting? (14:00)
- What’s the message of the foot washing commercial? (20:00)
- The four questions Natasha used to evaluate the campaign (29:00)
- Natasha Crain’s website
- “He Gets Us” campaign
- Here Comes the He Gets Us Campaign Again: Why Its Portrayal of Jesus is Still a Problem by Natasha Crain
- 7 Problems with the He Gets Us Campaign by Natasha Crain
- Faithfully Different: Regaining Biblical Clarity in a Secular Culture by Natasha Crain
- The Legend of the Social Justice Jesus by Greg Koukl
- Sean McDowell’s interview with Ed Stetzer on “He Gets Us”
- The Christian Super Bowl Ad They Should Have Made by Jamie Bambrick (“He Saves Us”)
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Separation of Church and State Doesn’t Mean This
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03/08/24 • 58 min
Greg talks about people misusing the idea of “separation of church and state” to punish ideological disagreement, then he answers questions about responding to “anyone who doesn’t believe just like you goes to Hell,” using preferred names, and hypnotism. Topics:
- Commentary: Separation of church and state doesn’t mean this. (00:00)
- Is there a quick way to answer someone who asks if we think anyone who doesn’t believe just like us will go to Hell? (23:00)
- When a student wants to use a name other than their given name, where’s the line between using the name of a different gender and just taking on a nickname? (42:00)
- Would it be okay for Christians to make use of hypnotism to overcome addictions? (51:00)
- Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
- Iron Curtain Diary
- Indiana parents warn nation after child is removed from home for improper pronoun usage: ‘Can happen anywhere’by Kendall Tietz
- Why Agree to Use Preferred Names but Not Preferred Pronouns? by Amy Hall
- Why Pronouns Matter...a Lot by Greg Koukl
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You Can’t Hope for Something You Know Won’t Happen
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03/15/24 • 58 min
Greg discusses the Pope’s statement about hoping Hell is empty, then he talks to callers about how to have good conversations with a Jehovah’s Witness, Dallas Willard’s book on the spiritual disciplines, and a follow-up call about an atheist vs. Christian dialogue at a church. Topics:
- Commentary: You can’t hope for something you know won’t happen. (00:00)
- How can I stay on the same page with my brother when we’re discussing his Jehovah’s Witness beliefs? (08:00)
- What’s your opinion on Dallas Willard’s book on the spiritual disciplines? (33:00)
- A follow-up call on a dialogue between an atheist and a Christian that was held at a church. (48:00)
- Being Tactical with Jehovah’s Witnesses by Tim Barnett
- Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl
- The previous call about the atheist vs. Christian dialogue
- Deity of Christ: Case Closed by Greg Koukl
- Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (online articles) by Greg Koukl
- The Ambassador’s Guide to the Voice of God (booklet) by Greg Koukl
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A Marriage License Isn’t Just a Piece of Paper
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02/14/24 • 58 min
Greg responds to the idea that a marriage license is “just a piece of paper” and talks about why we need public vows to be married, then he answers questions about attending a wedding of two non-believers, what to say to an atheist who says his life is meaningful, and helping a pastor see the value of apologetics. Topics:
- Commentary: A marriage license isn’t just a piece of paper. (00:00)
- Can you clarify the difference between a same-sex marriage and a marriage of two non-believers that would explain why it’s okay to attend one but not the other? (31:00)
- What would you say to someone who says he doesn’t believe in God but his life is meaningful? (47:00)
- How can I get started as an apologist in my church and get my pastor on board with it? (55:00)
- Here Comes the He Gets Us Campaign Again: Why Its Portrayal of Jesus is Still a Problem by Natasha Crain
- 7 Problems with the He Gets Us Campaign by Natasha Crain
- So You Want to Be an Apologist? by Alan Shlemon
- For the Student Who Wants to Be a Christian Apologist by Amy Hall
- Why Apologetics? by Tim Barnett
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What Would You Say to a Wife Whose Husband Has Decided to Live as a Woman?
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01/31/24 • 58 min
Greg talks to Alan Shlemon about what one should say to a wife whose husband has decided to live as a woman, then he offers some thoughts on how Christians are responding to Alistair Begg’s advice about attending a wedding where one person is transgender. Topics:
- Interview: Alan Shlemon on what one should say to a wife whose husband has decided to live as a woman (00:00)
- Commentary: Grace is the antidote to cancel culture (thoughts on how Christians are responding to Alistair Begg’s advice about attending a wedding where one person is transgender). (42:00)
- Should You Accommodate an LGBT Person’s Requests? by Alan Shlemon
- Greg’s comments on Alistair Begg’s advice last week
- Would You Attend a Gay Wedding? by John Piper
- Transgender: Truth and Compassion by Alan Shlemon
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Is God in Hell?
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02/16/24 • 58 min
Greg answers questions about whether God is in Hell, whether a prayer request is more likely to be answered if a lot of people are praying, whether any physical component to the UFO phenomenon would be a physical manifestation of a demon, and how to respond to arguments for relative morality. Topics:
- If God is everywhere, wouldn’t he also be in Hell, but wouldn’t that negate the idea that Hell is separation from God? (00:00)
- Is a prayer request more likely to be answered if a lot of people are praying for it? (14:00)
- Could there be a physical component to the UFO phenomenon, and could this be explained as a physical manifestation of a demon? (31:00)
- How should I respond to someone who is arguing for relative morality? (45:00)
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How Today’s Parenting Is Hurting Kids
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02/28/24 • 58 min
Greg talks about how today’s parenting is hurting kids, then he answers questions from callers about whether it’s okay for a church to host a debate with an atheist and what to say to someone who rejects God because of things the church has done. Topics:
- Commentary: How today’s parenting is hurting kids (00:00)
- Is it wrong for a church to host a debate between an apologist and an atheist since a Christian might be swayed by the atheist’s arguments? (39:00)
- What can I say to someone who rejects God because of things the church has done? (51:00)
- How touchy-feely parenting and therapy have created the loneliest, most helpless, depressed, and fearful young people ever by Abigail Shrier
- Temple Grandin film
- Reality Student Apologetics Conference – March 22–23, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA; April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA
- Order the Reality live stream
- Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels by J. Warner Wallace
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The average episode length on Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast is 57 minutes.
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The first episode of Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast was released on Sep 25, 2019.
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