Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast - Enhanced

Guest Host: J. Warner Wallace Commentary: Intelligent Design (00:00:00) Commentary: Evolution (00:55:55) Guest: Mark Mittleberg - The Reason Why: Faith Makes Sense (01:51:52) Caller Topics: 1. Homosexuality in animals (00:21:54) 2. Second Law of Thermodynamics challenge (00:37:36) 3. Do Jews go the heaven? (01:21:10) 4. Equal rights for homosexuals (01:51:52)

Guest host: J. Warner Wallace Commentary: Why Americans Are Becoming More Pro-life (00:00:00) Commentary: Christians & Military Service (00:56:12) Interview: Kenneth Samples – 7 Truths that Changed the World (01:53:05) Caller/topic: 1. How do you show Jesus is the Son of God from the Bible to a Jehovah’s Witness? (00:22:01) 2. Jesus’ claim to be God. (00:45:52) 3. How is deception ever morally acceptable when we’re called to be morally upright? (01:18:00) 4. How do you answer an atheist who mocks the Bible? (01:36:38) 5. Tactical ways to talk to Jehovah’s Witnesses (01:49:15)

Guest host: J. Warner Wallace Commentary: The Case for Traditional Marriage (00:00:00) Commentary: Applying the Mosaic Law Today (00:55:48) Interview: Jonathan Morrow – Think Christianly (01:51:45) Caller/topic: 1. What is “science”? (00:22:01) 2. Is abortion murder? (00:42:39) 3. What topic should be the focus of youth ministry? (01:20:04) 4. Same-sex marriage overturns 3000 years of historical precedent. (01:37:55) 5. Slavery in the Bible (01:46:11)

Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Remembering Rich Buhler, and Greg’s Fishing Trip (00:00:00) Commentary: Bonhoeffer (00:58:07) Caller/topic: 1. Explain the law of excluded middle. (00:19:31) 2. Is it immoral to grow body parts in labs? (00:31:50) 3. Is the comparison between abortion and capitol punishment valid? (00:46:50) 4. What is the definition of atheism and belief? (01:22:39) 5. How much sin indicates a lack of true relationship with God? (01:31:28) 6. What is the relationship between faith, lordship, and obedience? (01:48:08) 7. Are the extra-biblical sources on Jesus’ life reliable? (02:06:08) 8. What makes a man male? (02:21:26) 9. Is “Christian hate” an oxymoron? (02:40:00)

Guest host: J. Warner Wallace Commentary: Effective Engagement (00:00:00) Guest: Alan Shlemon – Witnessing to Muslims (00:55:58) Guest: Doug Powell – iWitness Resurrection (01:51:56) Caller/topic: 1. Theistic evolution leads to methodological naturalism. (00:21:08) 2. Same-sex marriage’s effect on society (00:31:56) 3. Christians are hypocrites. (00:45:36) 4. Do science and logic prove themselves? (01:20:19) 5. Who decides what is sin? (01:36:17)

Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Taken Captive by Empty Philosophies (00:00:00) Guest: Jason Burkey “October Baby” (00:56:07) Guest: Fuz Rana – Theistic Evolution (01:54:02) Caller/topic: 1. Modern day prophecy (00:12:04) 2. The morality of swearing (00:30:28) 3. Advice pursuing a degree in philosophy (00:46:22) 4. Balancing making decisions and trusting God (01:18:12) 5. What is a tactical response to radical skepticism? (01:25:39) 6. How to respond to Jehovah’s Witness’s view of Jesus (01:40:32) 7. How do we explain the origin of religion? (01:48:38)

Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Minimal Facts Argument for the Resurrection (00:00:00) Commentary: Remembering Chuck Colson (00:57:56) Interview with Frank Turek about CrossExamined Instructors’ Academy (01:36:30) Caller/topic: 1. Advice for budding apologists? (00:21:49) 2. Who decides what sin is? (00:43:52) 3. Does tithing bring blessings and not tithing bring curses? (01:16:49) 4. The case for annihilationism (01:48:27) 5. Do some cultures not use discursive reasoning? (01:57:00) 6. How do you start a church apologetics ministry? (02:09:54) 7. Advice for using tactics effectively in conversation (02:23:17) 8. Is the Holy Spirit active today? (02:36:58) 9. How do we apply the Bible personally? (02:45:55)

Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Best Question You Can Ask (00:00:00) Commentary: Biblical Manuscript Evidence (00:56:47) Commentary: New Testament Manuscript Evidence (01:52:41) Caller Topics: 1. What makes us believe in Jesus? (00:25:14) 2. How do you prove we will be raised physically? (00:32:42) 3. Argument for annihilationism (00:46:39) 4. How do you reconcile free will and God’s sovereignty? (01:20:38) 5. Can we be 100% certain we’re saved? (01:39:51) 6. Do atheists lack belief in God or have a positive rejection of belief in God? (02:13:48) 7. Are Jehovah’s Witnesses right that more recent prophecy is better prophecy than the Bible? (02:23:51) 8. How do we know what sin is? (02:39:14)

Host: Greg Koukl (Shortened broadcast) Commentary: Visit to Portland Area (00:00:00) Interview: Stephen Meyer – Theistic Evolution (00:48:13) Caller/topic: 1. Reason Rally – Witnessing (00:20:07) 2. Reason Rally – Reasoning atheists (00:31:33) 3. Objections to pre-trib rapture (00:43:46)

Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: The Reason Rally (00:00:00) Commentary: Update on STR Cruise-conference (00:58:09) Interview: Tom Gilson – True Reason (01:56:12) Caller/topic: 1. Reason Rally – Are Christians selective in their application of the Bible’s commands? (00:28:40) 2. When is it moral to “pull the plug”? (00:48:27) 3. Wisdom on how to handle disputes between people you know. (01:10:50) 4. Reason Rally – Is the Bible contradictory? (01:25:43) 5. What is the purpose of our existence on this earth? (01:48:23)

Host: Greg Koukl Commentary: Answering Tough Questions Tactically (00:00:00) Commentary: Fishing and Slogans (00:55:47) Commentary: Cultures and Morality (01:51:44) Caller/topic: 1. Is the Mosaic Law perfect? (00:29:03) 2. Does temptation come from the devil or our flesh? (00:45:16) 3. Is Molinism determinism? (01:20:11) 4. Morality is a social construct. (01:36:30) 5. How do you arrive at inerrancy? (01:59:59) 6. How do you explain morality? (02:15:41) 7. How do you make end-of-life decisions while respecting a human’s intrinsic rights? (02:32:09)