Greg talks about whether or not we’re obliged to pray only to the Father, then he answers a question about how he determined he was being stirred by God to start Stand to Reason.
Topics:
Commentary: Are we obliged to pray only to the Father? (00:00)
How did you determine that you were being stirred by God to start Stand to Reason? (18:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense by Robert M. Bowman and J. Ed Komoszewski
Related Links:
You Don’t Have to Choose between the Head and the Heart by Greg Koukl
Why Tim Keller Started to Pray by Amy Hall
Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 by Greg Koukl
When God Speaks by Greg Koukl
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How Can I Become a Better Thinker?
Greg talks to callers about how to become a better thinker, how to get better at responding to people in conversations, and whether the Israelites stole stories and laws from other cultures to create the Old Testament.
Topics:
How can I become a better thinker and get better at responding to people in conversations? (07:00)
Did the Israelites steal stories and laws from other cultures to create the Old Testament? (33:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 20–21, 2026 in Dallas, TX; March 13–14, 2026 in Philadelphia, PA; April 24–25, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA
STR Outposts
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Greg Koukl
Noah’s Flood Revisited: New Depths of Insight from Science and Scripture by Hugh Ross
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Should I Attend an Unmarried Woman’s Baby Shower?
Greg answers questions about attending an unmarried woman’s baby shower, whether God causes mutations, implications of God being temporal, splitting prayers between Jesus and the Father, anomalies in worldviews, and advice for someone who doesn’t like church.
Topics:
Should I attend my unmarried niece’s baby shower? (01:00)
Does God cause mutations, or does he allow them to happen? (11:00)
Can you explain to me your understanding of the relationship between the beginning of time and God being a temporal being? (18:00)
Are we supposed to split our prayers between Jesus and the Father? (32:00)
Can you speak to the concept of anomalies in worldviews? (36:00)
Do you have any advice for someone who doesn’t like going to church? (46:00)
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Even Christians Are Becoming Culturally Velocitized
Greg talks about how even Christians are getting used to radical things in the culture, then he answers questions about annihilationism, people who appeal to emotion in response to arguments, and what to do when someone is telling you about a dialogue they had with God.
Topics:
Commentary: Even Christians are becoming culturally velocitized. (00:00)
What are your thoughts on annihilationism? (22:00)
What’s a good way to respond to people who appeal to emotion in response to my arguments? (39:00)
What’s a good response or posture to have when someone is telling me about a dialogue they had with God? (47:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
When Culture Hates You: Persevering for the Common Good as Christians in a Hostile Public Square by Natasha Crain
Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
Hell Interrupted—Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 by Greg Koukl and Tim Barnett
Related Links:
When God Speaks by Greg Koukl
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What Did Jesus Think About Homosexuality?
Greg talks about what Jesus thought about homosexuality, reads a parable written by a listener describing the panel discussion on The Diary of a CEO, then answers a question about whether God had to try a few times to get Samuel’s attention before he was able to.
Topics:
Commentary: What did Jesus think about homosexuality? (00:00)
A parable a listener wrote about Greg’s The Diary of a CEO panel discussion (30:00)
How should I respond to someone who says in response to the idea that “God doesn’t try” that God tried a few times to get Samuel’s attention before he was finally able to? (35:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Reality Student Apologetics Conference – February 20–21, 2026 in Dallas, TX; March 13–14, 2026 in Philadelphia, PA; April 24–25, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA
Heritvge – Worship band at Reality conferences
STR U Online Training
Greg on The Diary of a CEO
Submit a question on the Open Mic Line
When God Speaks by Greg Koukl
Related Links:
Jesus Did Condemn Homosexuality by Alan Shlemon
Jesus’ “Hidden” Teaching on Homosexuality by Greg Koukl
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