Greg reflects on the destruction from the Malibu fire, then he answers questions about the sense in which Jesus’ yoke is easy and his burden light, how to respond to someone who uses Romans 7 to defend his homosexuality, and how to let God lead when making big decisions. Topics: Commentary: Greg reflects on the destruction from the Malibu fires. (00:00) In what sense is Jesus’ yoke easy and his burden light? (11:00) What do you think of someone who uses Romans 7 to defend living a homosexual lif...
Jun 13, 2025•58 min
Greg chats with Tripp and Megan Almon, who are joining the Stand to Reason team as the head of STR Outposts (Tripp) and a speaker (Megan), about their backgrounds, spiritual and intellectual journeys, and new roles at STR. Topics: Interview: Tripp and Megan Almon are joining Stand to Reason. (00:00) Mentioned on the Show: Tripp and Megan Almon STR Outposts Summit Ministries Life Training Institute Biola’s apologetics program Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 12–13 in Atlanta, GA...
Jun 11, 2025•58 min
Greg answers questions about what Revelation 21:8 means when it says the cowardly will be judged, gardening someone who isn’t open to the truth, officiating the wedding of people remarrying each other, other life in the universe, and the rapture. Topics: Given that Revelation 21:8 says the cowardly will be judged, what dangers are we required to face courageously or be judged? (03:00) How do I garden somebody who doesn’t seem open to the truth? (15:00) What would you say while officiating the we...
Jun 06, 2025•58 min
Greg talks about losing his voice at a recent event, then he answers questions about how to graciously communicate the idea that not every religion is true even though there are similarities, and whether or not the challenge in Malachi to test God by tithing is still in effect. Topics: Commentary: Update from Greg (00:00) In discussions about the texts of other religions in a book club, how can I graciously communicate the idea that not every religion is true even though there are some similarit...
Jun 04, 2025•58 min
Greg clears up some confusion about limited atonement then answers questions about young people getting into the fantasy genre, Jewish beliefs about Satan, the phrase “In Jesus’ name,” and why New Testament promises apply today if Old Testament promises don’t. Topics: Commentary: Clearing up some confusion about limited atonement (00:00) Do you have any concerns about young people getting into the fantasy genre today? (14:00) What do you think about attending or even participating in a wedding t...
May 28, 2025•58 min
Greg talks about a conversation he had with his cardiologist about intelligent design, then he answers questions about using Psalm 139 in a pro-life defense, why God sends people to Hell, whether it’s ever okay to lie, and what to say to a Catholic friend. Topics: Commentary: Our complex bodies didn’t happen by accident. (00:00) Is Psalm 139 really a good passage to use in a pro-life defense? (16:00) What questions should I ask a friend who says he wouldn’t want to worship the God of the Bible b...
May 21, 2025•58 min
Greg answers questions about how to respond to someone who’s struggling with how a good God could let her husband suffer, how to know if something is objectively a sin, particularly when it comes to polygamy, and how to pray when asked at a family dinner where nobody is a believer. Topics: How should I respond to someone who is struggling with the question of how a good God could let her husband suffer? (00:00) How can we know if something is objectively a sin or not, particularly when it comes ...
May 14, 2025•58 min
Greg answers questions about whether the second law of thermodynamics is a good argument against evolution, pebbles to put in the shoe of a progressive Christian, whether he’s getting the Bible and science wrong, and how to explain the credibility of the resurrection. Topics: Why is the second law of thermodynamics not a good argument against evolution? (05:00) How can I gently put pebbles in the shoe of a progressive-Christian friend who’s open to having conversations but who mocks historic Chr...
May 07, 2025•58 min
Greg chats with J. Warner Wallace and his son Jimmy about their new graphic novel, Case Files: Murder and Meaning. Topics: Interview: Jimmy and J. Warner Wallace, co-authors of Case Files: Murder and Meaning. (00:00) Mentioned on the Show: Case Files Vol. I: Murder and Meaning by Jimmy Wallace and J. Warner Wallace Cold-Case Christianity website...
May 02, 2025•58 min
Greg talks about the danger of basing your identity on anything that can change, then he answers questions about speaking against a transgender bill in Colorado, the idea that we shouldn’t judge, disagreeing well with people, and having better recall in conversations. Topics: Commentary: The danger of basing your identity on anything that can change (07:00) How do I craft a compelling testimony that speaks the truth in love in opposition to the transgender protections bill in Colorado? (21:00) H...
Apr 30, 2025•58 min
Greg talks to callers about the rebellion of angels in Genesis 6, how to respond to a naturalism-of-the-gaps argument, how to use Shedd’s Dogmatics, whether an abandoned spouse can remarry, and whether human beings are responsible for the salvation of others. Topics: What is your view on the rebellion of the angels referred to in Genesis 6, Jude, and 2 Peter? (01:00) What would you say to someone who responded to an argument for intelligent design by saying, “We just need to wait for science to ...
Apr 25, 2025•58 min
Greg reminds Christians to be mindful of their character when making their case, then he answers questions about Jesus’ prayer to “forgive them, for they know not what they do” and how we know the Protestant canon is the correct canon. Topics: Commentary: Be mindful of your character when making your case. (00:00) Should I apply Jesus’ prayer to “forgive them, for they know not what they do” to everyone? (16:00) How can we know the Protestant canon is the correct canon? (30:00) Mentioned on the ...
Apr 23, 2025•58 min
Greg talks about the House of David series, then he answers questions about why someone should read the Bible rather than the Quran or the Book of Mormon, how God stirs our hearts to do things, and whether or not one category of the Old Testament Law still applies to us. Topics: Commentary: Thoughts on the House of David series (00:00) Why should I read the Bible rather than the Quran or the Book of Mormon? (20:00) How does God stir our hearts to do things? (36:00) What do you think of the idea ...
Apr 18, 2025•58 min
Greg talks to author Rod Dreher about the soft totalitarianism he describes in Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents, the Christians who resisted that totalitarianism, and the new documentary series based on the book. Topics: Interview: Rod Dreher – Live Not by Lies documentary series (00:00) Mentioned on the Show: Live Not by Lies – Documentary series Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher Freedom Fading by Greg Koukl Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The...
Apr 16, 2025•58 min
Greg talks to callers about how we know people didn’t take things out of the Bible, whether people who die young can earn eternal rewards, whether Jesus appeared to Mary after his resurrection, dealing with an abusive parent, and why more pastors don’t believe in an old earth. Topics: With all the translations of the Bible, how do we know people didn’t take things out of it that they didn’t want us to know about? (03:00) Is it the case that people who die young can’t earn any eternal rewards? (0...
Apr 11, 2025•58 min
Greg reflects on the futility of man-based idealism, then he answers questions about why he isn’t Eastern Orthodox and how to show that philosophical materialism isn’t supported by materialism itself. Topics: Commentary: The futility of man-based idealism (00:00) What are your arguments against Eastern Orthodox Christianity? (26:00) How do I show that philosophical materialism isn’t supported by materialism itself? (50:00) Mentioned on the Show: Reality Student Apologetics Conference – April 25–...
Apr 09, 2025•58 min
Greg answers questions from callers about the likelihood that we’re living in a simulation, using the laws of nature to argue against evolution, and recommendations for a young man starting out in apologetics. Topics: What do you think about the fact that, when asked about the origins of the universe, one of the smartest AI computers in the world said it’s more likely that we’re living in a simulation? (01:00) How can I spread my idea of using the laws of nature to argue against evolution? (10:0...
Apr 04, 2025•58 min
Greg talks about recent examples of moral insanity in California and England, then he answers questions about whether apostasy can happen unknowingly and how Greg comes up with his Street-Smarts-style questions. Topics: Commentary: Moral insanity in California and England (00:00) Can apostasy happen unknowingly? (27:00) How do you come up your Street-Smarts-style questions? (47:00) Mentioned on the Show: California ballot measure named after Luigi Mangione would make it illegal to ‘delay, deny’ ...
Apr 02, 2025•58 min
Greg answers questions about why there are so many different denominations, how to help someone who prayed a prayer as a child but doesn’t seem to be following Jesus, people saying, “Oh my God,” and knowledge of Jesus through existential experience. Topics: Why are there so many different denominations? (05:00) How can I help people who are counting on a prayer they prayed as a child—but have no evidence of sanctification in their lives—understand that they have a need for Jesus? (23:00) Can you...
Mar 28, 2025•58 min
Greg talks about the meaning of the “Word of God” in Acts, then he warns against holding grudges and answers questions about requiring repentance before forgiveness, whether Jesus will have the only scars in Heaven, and making sense of the origin of evil as a Calvinist. Topics: Commentary: The “Word of God” in Acts (00:00) Is repentance required for believers to grant forgiveness to others? (12:00) Commentary: If you hold grudges, you will destroy your soul. (38:00) Is Jesus the only one with sc...
Mar 26, 2025•58 min
Greg talks to Sean McDowell about new information included in the second edition of his book, The Fate of the Apostles: Examining the Martyrdom Accounts of the Closest Followers of Jesus. Topics: Interview: Sean McDowell, author of The Fate of the Apostles: Examining the Martyrdom Accounts of the Closest Followers of Jesus (Second Edition) (00:00) Mentioned on the Show: The Fate of the Apostles: Examining the Martyrdom Accounts of the Closest Followers of Jesus (Second Edition) by Sean McDowell ...
Mar 21, 2025•58 min
Greg explains that the first rule of prayer is to pray and the first rule of Bible reading is to read, then he answers questions about what it means to “pray about it,” overcoming a tendency to freeze up when asked a question, mistakenly claiming a promise, and finding fellowship. Topics: Commentary: The first rule of prayer and Bible reading (00:00) What should “pray about it” look like in practice? (22:00) What can I do to overcome my tendency to freeze up when someone asks me a question? (34:...
Mar 19, 2025•58 min
Greg answers a question about why Provisionists tend to be so venomous towards Calvinism and gives some of his thoughts on Provisionism, then he talks to a caller about reasons why he rejects evolution. Topics: Why do you think Provisionists tend to be so venomous towards Calvinism? (00:00) Do you reject evolution, and if so, why? (33:00) Mentioned on the Show: Desert Apologetics Conference – March 14–15 Grace Defined and Defended: What a 400-Year-Old Confession Teaches Us about Sin, Salvation, ...
Mar 14, 2025•58 min
Greg talks to Jonathan Morrow, creator of the Refresh Roadmap online course, about strategies to help parents navigate screen time and social media with their kids. Topics: Interview: Jonathan Morrow, creator of the Refresh Roadmap course, on navigating screen time and social media with your kids (00:00) Mentioned on the Show: Jonathan Morrow’s website Refresh Roadmap: A Practical Guide for Parents to Navigate Screen Time and Social Media with Confidence – This link automatically includes the 20...
Mar 12, 2025•58 min
Greg talks about four skills to instill in your kids to increase their maturity, then he answers questions about God being in A-theory time, identifying as sinners vs. saints, responding to someone who attributes everything to “the universe,” and disagreement in the early church. Topics: Commentary: Four simple skills to help your kids soar above the crowd (00:00) Why can’t we exist under an A-theory of time while God exists under a B-theory of time, and if God exists in A-theory time, don’t we ...
Mar 05, 2025•58 min
Greg answers questions about whether prayers are pointless if God knows what will happen, why we would be held responsible for Adam and Eve’s decisions, how John 3:13 could say no one has ascended into Heaven, and interactions between non-physical things and physical things. Topics: If God knows what will happen tomorrow, then God cannot change tomorrow, which means all prayers are null and void and cannot change anything. (00:00) Why would anyone be responsible for Adam and Eve’s decisions? The...
Feb 26, 2025•58 min
Greg answers questions about what Deuteronomy 13:11 means when it says that “all Israel will hear and be afraid,” whether we should “leave our offering at the altar” to reconcile with a bully, apathetic people, leading an Outpost as a woman, and accepting vs. resisting difficult situations. Topics: Does the phrase “All Israel will hear and be afraid” in Deuteronomy 13:11 refer to being afraid after hearing the punishment was carried out or being afraid after hearing what the prescribed punishmen...
Feb 19, 2025•58 min
Greg answers questions about animal death before the fall, reaching adult children who are caught up in the culture’s political movements, whether Greg illegitimately dismisses claims of supernatural intervention, and advice for finding a Bible-believing, traditional church. Topics: When it comes to animal death, should we really think everything has been the same since the beginning when it seems like God fundamentally changed things after the fall? (02:00) What are your thoughts on reaching ad...
Feb 12, 2025•58 min
Greg answers questions about what “things in Heaven” were reconciled to God through Jesus’ blood, numbers in the Bible, pro-choicers who won’t acknowledge the unborn is human, what approach to take with people who don’t think they need God, and a fallacy. Topics: Commentary: More on inerrancy vs. infallibility (00:00) What “things in Heaven” were reconciled to God through Jesus’ blood on the cross, per Colossians 1:20? (07:00) Is it biblical to study the meaning of numbers in the Bible? (19:00) ...
Feb 07, 2025•58 min
Greg chats with Natasha Crain, author of When Culture Hates You: Persevering for the Common Good as Christians in a Hostile Public Square, about navigating conflicts with the culture, where our differences lie, Christian Nationalism, critical theory, and more. Topics: Interview: Natasha Crain, author of When Culture Hates You (00:00) Mentioned on the Show: When Culture Hates You: Persevering for the Common Good as Christians in a Hostile Public Square by Natasha Crain Natasha Crain’s website Nat...
Feb 05, 2025•58 min
