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Stand to Reason
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Stand to Reason trains Christians to think more clearly about their faith and to make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity and classical Christian values in the public square.
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  • Duplicate: The Bible is either a book written by men about God, or it’s a book au...
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H1 Articles
H1 Videos
H1 Podcasts
H1 Solid Ground
H2 How to Engage Jehovah’s Witnesses
H2 Give Greg a Call Tuesday
H2 #STRask: What Should I Say to My Single, Christian Friend Who Is Planning to Use IVF to Have a Baby?
H2 When Criticized, Respond This Way
H2 What Miracles Have You Witnessed?
H2 What to Think or How to Think?
H2 #STRask: How Can I Tell My Patients They’re Giving Christianity a Negative Reputation?
H2 How AI and Social Media Are Making Us Dumber
H2 How to Guide Your Children Through the Digital Age
H2 We Are Called to Make Disciples, Not Just Converts
H2 #STRask: Shouldn’t We All Be Harvesters?
H2 Three Dodges That Can Derail Any Discussion
H2 Is It Normal for a Believer to Struggle with Doubt?
H2 #STRask: Where’s the Line Between Science and Witchcraft?
H2 Do Demons Still Have a Chance to Be Saved?
H2 What to Think or How to Think? Duplicate text
H2 How to Guide Your Children Through the Digital Age Duplicate text
H2 Three Dodges That Can Derail Any Discussion Duplicate text
H2 What If God Isn’t Like the God We’ve Believed In?
H2 How Did Satan Sin in Heaven If You Can’t Sin in Heaven?
H2 Three Excuses for Not Reading Your Bible
H2 Mending Nets in the Storm
H2 God’s Unbreakable Word
H2 A Rollercoaster Life
H2 Sometimes AI Just Makes Stuff Up
H2 Does God Love Everyone?
H2 WARNING: Read Instructions Before Use
H2 We Are Called to Make Disciples, Not Just Converts Duplicate text
H2 You Can’t Eliminate Bias, but You Can Do This Instead
H2 Why God Uses Sanctification Rather Than Immediate Change
H2 How We Know the Gospels Aren’t Late or Anonymous Books
H2 When Criticized, Respond This Way Duplicate text
H2 What Miracles Have You Witnessed? Duplicate text
H2 #STRask: How Can I Tell My Patients They’re Giving Christianity a Negative Reputation? Duplicate text
H2 How AI and Social Media Are Making Us Dumber Duplicate text
H2 #STRask: Shouldn’t We All Be Harvesters? Duplicate text
H2 Is It Normal for a Believer to Struggle with Doubt? Duplicate text
H2 #STRask: Where’s the Line Between Science and Witchcraft? Duplicate text
H2 Do Demons Still Have a Chance to Be Saved? Duplicate text
H2 #STRask: Which Books Left a Lasting Impression on You?
H2 #STRask: Did Matter and Energy Already Exist Before the Big Bang?
H2 How Can We Say God Fulfilled His Promise to Abraham?
H2 #STRask: Why Would We Need to Be in a Fallen World to Fully Know God?
H2 God’s Unbreakable Word Duplicate text
H2 When God Speaks
H2 The Invisible Man
H2 What Is a Man? What Is a Woman?
H3 Subscribe
H3 Support Us
H3 Mobile Apps
H3 Get Connected
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There are 20 external links on this page.
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https://www.str.org/articlesArticles
https://www.str.org/videosVideos
https://www.str.org/Podcasts
https://www.str.org/broadcastLive Broadcast
https://www.str.org/podcastsAll Podcasts
https://www.str.org/weekly-audioSTR Weekly Podcast
https://www.str.org/strask#STRask
/thinking-out-loudThinking Out Loud - Alan Shlemon
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https://www.str.org/scienceScience
https://www.str.org/bioethicsBioethics
https://www.str.org/philosophyPhilosophy
https://www.str.org/theologyTheology
/sexuality-and-genderSexuality and Gender
/tactics-and-toolsTactics and Tools
/christian-livingChristian Living
/arts-and-cultureArts and Culture
/other-worldviewsOther Worldviews
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https://www.str.org/allAll Subjects
https://www.str.org/Training
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http://www.realityapologetics....External Subdomain Reality Apologetics Conference
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https://www.str.org/training... And More
https://www.str.org/greg-kouklGreg Koukl
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https://www.str.org/megan-almonMegan Almon
https://www.str.org/About STR
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/statement-of-faithStatement of Faith
/staff-and-boardStaff and Board
/ambassadors-creedAmbassador's Creed
https://www.str.org/stewardshipStewardship
https://www.str.org/donate/infoGiving Information
https://donate.str.org/donate/strExternal Subdomain Donate
https://store.str.org/External Subdomain Store
/w/how-to-engage-jehovah-s-wit...Video How to Engage Jehovah’s Witnesses In this clip from his latest Stand to Reason University course, Tim Barnett shares the first and perhaps most importa...
/w/give-greg-a-call-tuesdayArticle Give Greg a Call Tuesday Stand to Reason
/w/-strask-what-should-i-say-t...Podcast #STRask: What Should I Say to My Single, Christian Friend Who Is Planning to Use IVF to Have a Baby? Greg Koukl
https://www.realityapologetics...External Subdomain Apr. 25-26 Dayton, OH
https://www.realityapologetics...External Subdomain Feb 21-22 Reality Apologetics Livestream
https://training.str.org/External Subdomain No Text
https://training.str.org/catal...External Subdomain New STR U Course Available
https://training.str.org/catal...External Subdomain Text duplicate New STR U Course Available
https://store.str.org/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.str.org/broadcastSubmit a question to Greg for the STR Weekly Podcast
/w/when-criticized-respond-thi...Podcast When Criticized, Respond This Way
/w/what-miracles-have-you-witn...Podcast What Miracles Have You Witnessed?
/w/what-to-think-or-how-to-thinkArticle What to Think or How to Think?
/w/-strask-how-can-i-tell-my-p...Podcast #STRask: How Can I Tell My Patients They’re Giving Christianity a Negative Reputation?
/w/how-ai-and-social-media-are...Podcast How AI and Social Media Are Making Us Dumber
/w/how-to-guide-your-children-...Article How to Guide Your Children Through the Digital Age
/w/we-are-called-to-make-disci...Video We Are Called to Make Disciples, Not Just Converts
/w/-strask-shouldn-t-we-all-be...Podcast #STRask: Shouldn’t We All Be Harvesters?
/w/three-dodges-that-can-derai...Article Three Dodges That Can Derail Any Discussion
/w/is-it-normal-for-a-believer...Podcast Is It Normal for a Believer to Struggle with Doubt?
/w/-strask-where-s-the-line-be...Podcast #STRask: Where’s the Line Between Science and Witchcraft?
/w/do-demons-still-have-a-chan...Podcast Do Demons Still Have a Chance to Be Saved?
https://www.str.org/articlesText duplicate Articles
/w/what-to-think-or-how-to-thinkWhat to Think or How to Think? The pursuit of truth makes sense for the Christian, but what about the atheist?
/w/how-to-guide-your-children-...How to Guide Your Children Through the Digital Age Technology is everywhere. There’s no escaping its influence—not only in our own lives but also in the live...
/w/three-dodges-that-can-derai...Three Dodges That Can Derail Any Discussion You’re sure to encounter three versions of a rhetorical ploy generally referred to as a “red herring” in the kind...
/w/what-if-god-isn-t-like-the-...What If God Isn’t Like the God We’ve Believed In? Perhaps the thought has crossed your mind—the fear that God is different from the God you have believed in....
/w/how-did-satan-sin-in-heaven...How Did Satan Sin in Heaven If You Can’t Sin in Heaven? If Heaven is God’s perfect and holy dwelling place, how could sin ever show up there? It seems to cha...
/w/three-excuses-for-not-readi...Three Excuses for Not Reading Your Bible Be honest. You’re not reading the Bible as often as you should. What are your excuses? Whatever they are, you need t...
/w/mending-nets-in-the-stormMending Nets in the Storm You weren’t saved to stand idle on the shore. God didn’t redeem you to passivity. You may not have a title, a platform, or a follow...
/w/god-s-unbreakable-wordGod’s Unbreakable Word The Bible is either a book written by men about God, or it’s a book authored (ultimately) by God and given to men. Those are the alter...
/w/a-rollercoaster-lifeA Rollercoaster Life We all feel the crushing weight of this world at times—this fallen, sin-stained, broken, busted-up world. How can we trust that God is g...
/w/sometimes-ai-just-makes-stu...Sometimes AI Just Makes Stuff Up Before you get too enamored with using AI for research, there’s something you should know.
/w/does-god-love-everyone-Does God Love Everyone? Does God love everyone exactly the same? The answer often given is an unqualified yes, but Scripture presents a more nuanced picture,...
/w/warning-read-instructions-b...WARNING: Read Instructions Before Use When we face persecution, when doubt creeps in, or when our wisdom falters, then we dust off our Bible and finally dig ...
https://www.str.org/videosText duplicate Videos
/w/we-are-called-to-make-disci...Christian Living We Are Called to Make Disciples, Not Just Converts
/w/you-can-t-eliminate-bias-bu...Tactics and Tools You Can’t Eliminate Bias, but You Can Do This Instead
/w/why-god-uses-sanctification...Christian Living Why God Uses Sanctification Rather Than Immediate Change
/w/how-we-know-the-gospels-are...History How We Know the Gospels Aren’t Late or Anonymous Books
https://www.str.org/podcastsText duplicate Podcasts
/w/when-criticized-respond-thi...When Criticized, Respond This Way Alan was harshly criticized by students after an event. He explains three steps he takes whenever this happens.
/w/what-miracles-have-you-witn...What Miracles Have You Witnessed? Greg answers questions from callers about what makes being gay or lesbian harmful, whether apologists are unwilling to give...
/w/-strask-how-can-i-tell-my-p...#STRask: How Can I Tell My Patients They’re Giving Christianity a Negative Reputation? Questions about whether there’s a gracious way to explain to manipulat...
/w/how-ai-and-social-media-are...How AI and Social Media Are Making Us Dumber Tim Barnett joins Greg to talk about the need to learn how to be good thinkers, the danger of ending up in an ec...
/w/-strask-shouldn-t-we-all-be...#STRask: Shouldn’t We All Be Harvesters? Questions about how to handle objections from Christians who think we should all be harvesters and should not focus ...
/w/is-it-normal-for-a-believer...Is It Normal for a Believer to Struggle with Doubt? Greg answers questions about whether it’s normal for a believer to struggle with doubt, resolving alleged...
/w/-strask-where-s-the-line-be...#STRask: Where’s the Line Between Science and Witchcraft? Questions about what qualifies as witchcraft, where the line is between witchcraft and science mani...
/w/do-demons-still-have-a-chan...Do Demons Still Have a Chance to Be Saved? Greg answers questions about whether demons still have a chance to be saved, whether evolution can give us a belie...
/w/-strask-which-books-left-a-...#STRask: Which Books Left a Lasting Impression on You? Questions about favorite books that left a lasting impression on Greg and Amy, their response to Chris...
/w/-strask-did-matter-and-ener...#STRask: Did Matter and Energy Already Exist Before the Big Bang? Questions about whether matter and energy already existed before the Big Bang, how to respo...
/w/how-can-we-say-god-fulfille...How Can We Say God Fulfilled His Promise to Abraham? Greg answers questions on whether God fulfilled his promise to Abraham, Jesus’ knowledge of germs, wheth...
/w/-strask-why-would-we-need-t...#STRask: Why Would We Need to Be in a Fallen World to Fully Know God? Questions about why, if Adam and Eve were in perfect community with God, we would need ...
https://www.str.org/solid-groundSolid Ground
/w/god-s-unbreakable-wordTheology God’s Unbreakable Word The Bible is either a book written by men about God, or it’s a book authored (ultimately) by God and given to men. Those are ...
/w/when-god-speaksTheology When God Speaks Sometimes God does speak. The biblical record clearly shows that at specific times God intervened with specialized guidance and indi...
/w/the-invisible-manPhilosophy The Invisible Man Though it’s fashionable nowadays for “enlightened” people tutored in scientific materialism to sniff with contempt at the antiqu...
/w/what-is-a-man-what-is-a-womanSexuality and Gender What Is a Man? What Is a Woman? In spite of the current confusion over who is a man and who is a woman, the technical criteria for deter...
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https://www.str.org/broadcastNew window Text duplicate Live Broadcast
https://www.youtube.com/user/S...New window External Subdomain YouTube
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https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
/privacy-policyPrivacy Policy
https://www.str.org/careersCareers
https://www.str.org/contact-usContact Us
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Stand to Reason trains Christians to think more clearly about their faith and to make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity and classical Christian values in the public square.

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