Our conversations are becoming toxic and harmful rather than clarifying and informative. The next time you discuss theology or cultural issues, audit yourself and consider whether you need to rethink your approach.

“Some people in church love the world more than they love Jesus. It means more to them than Jesus does, and so therefore they sell out. Don’t let it be you.” — Greg Koukl

Greg talks about what happens to Demas in the New Testament and warns against following in his steps, then he talks to a caller about whether 1 John 2:19 is referring to false teachers rather than false believers. Listen now at shr.link/69eo8.

While Christians aspire to be salt and light in culture, Muslims aspire to conquer the culture. Alan Shlemon unpacks the challenge of Islam in his main stage session at this season’s #RealityApologetics.

Our goal should never be to win an argument. Instead, do your best to plant seeds. Jon Noyes talks with people gathered around signs calling for “liberty” and “justice,” asking what those words mean and where they find their moral authority. Watch the full video at shr.link/bv9v9.

Can God change our circumstances immediately? Yes. Does he hate you if he doesn’t change things? Absolutely not.

Greg is live and taking your questions at 4pm PT. Getting your question answered is easy. Just call 562-424-8714. Learn more and listen live at rsn.pub/broadcast.

“Tactics are not trying to force people into a script so they respond certain ways. They’re actually a way of personalizing and avoiding set scripts. The beauty of Tactics is that you’re asking questions that bring out their issues, and then you can respond to their issues personally.” — Amy Hall, October 19, 2026 #STRask

Jon Noyes talks with people gathered around signs calling for “liberty” and “justice,” asking what those words mean and where they find their moral authority. Watch now at shr.link/bv9v9.

When God is in charge, there is a purpose in suffering. This is the answer God gave Job, and it is the hope of every Christian.

There is something greater than avoiding suffering. There is a goal greater than that. God has morally sufficient reasons for allowing suffering. God’s greatest goal is for us to know him fully and enjoy him forever to the praise of the glory of his grace. Knowing God is worth the suffering. Hear more from Amy Hall on the October 12, 2026 #STRask podcast.

Are God’s moral laws objective, or can they be broken if God commands us to break them? Aren’t his laws merely subjective if we can go against them when he sees fit? 1. Objective morality accounts for all the circumstances surrounding an action. 2. When the circumstances change, the applicable moral rule could change. 3. Subjectivism allows the moral rule to change merely because a different person is involved. 4. God’s commands reflect objective moral distinctions, not personal preferences.

When you think about God accomplishing his goals through the very people who are fighting against him, it helps you to understand that evil can never, ever, ever win. At the cross, you have people bringing about, through their own evil intentions, God’s predetermined plan, and yet they’re morally responsible for the bad, and God is responsible for the good he’s doing through that thing. Hear more from Amy Hall on the October 12, 2026 #STRask podcast.

Christianity cannot help but be beautiful. God, the source of beauty, is the author of the true story of reality. The God-soaked world we live in, even in its broken state, reflects order and surprise at every turn. As works of art, our lives should be lived in remembrance of “our Father, who art in heaven.” Christian, if others look at your life, they should be able to catch a glimpse of the God who indwells you. Hear more from Megan Almon in her #STRUniversity course “Beauty: The Art of War.” Watch for free now at rsn.pub/4ytuNta.

Greg and Amy encourage Christians not to judge how strong their faith is based on how they feel about past suffering, but to trust God’s proven love and character revealed through the cross.

Greg answers questions from callers about whether abortion is ever necessary to save the life of the mother, how to respond to someone who thinks Genesis 6:5–7 indicates that our Creator makes mistakes, and who the “gods” are that God presides over according to Psalm 82. Listen now at shr.link/bl8w7.

Was God’s judgment of the Canaanites ethnic cleansing? 1. God judged the Canaanites for their evil. 2. God warned the Israelites that he would judge them for committing the same acts. 3. The Israelites eventually experienced that judgment and were removed from the land. 4. The judgment did not depend on ethnicity. It was a moral judgment.

Why did God create a world with suffering? 1. God’s greatest goal is not merely to end our suffering. God’s greatest goal is for us to know him fully and enjoy him forever. 2. Through suffering and redemption, we see God’s grace, righteousness, justice, wrath, and love. In a world without sin and suffering, we would never know these aspects of God in the same way. 3. Knowing God is worth the suffering. Hear more on the October 12, 2026 #STRask podcast.