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.

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.

#STRask Greg Koukl answers a question about the behind-the-scenes work that has to be done to write a book, an article, or an in-person talk. Listen now at shr.link/28s2n.

Greg and Amy discuss why people treat beliefs about God as merely personal and explain that if God exists, claims about his nature must be objectively true or false. Watch now at shr.link/96l7n.

FINAL CHANCE! For a limited time only, you can get tickets to #RealityApologetics Minneapolis for just $69. But hurry, because prices increase to $79 this Friday, and we expect to sell out. Save your spot at rsn.pub/3WxV0Xt.

How can you talk with someone who doesn’t care about eternity? 1. Clarify What They Mean Ask, “What do you mean you’re fine with not knowing or not looking into it?” People may mean different things when they say they don’t care. 2. Ask Why Ask, “Why don’t you care?” Then listen. Their answer may reveal more about what they believe or what they value. 3. Open the Door to Reflection Ask, “What do you think happens when you die?” If they share an answer, follow up: “Why do you think that’s what’s going to happen when you die?” 4. Don’t Force the Conversation Some people may remain apathetic. Probe with questions, look for an opening, and let them go if there isn’t one. Hear more on the October 19, 2026 #STRask podcast.

Our founders didn’t create justice. They appealed to it. Watch the full #NoyesontheStreets video at shr.link/bv9v9.

Fill in the blank: If I lost _____ today, my entire sense of identity and purpose would collapse. Your answer may expose where an idol is hiding. — Tripp Almon, “Building the Body,” #STRUniversity

Greg responds to questions about how to deal with the fear that your children will reject Christ, and whether atheists who formerly identified as Christians ought to agree with us that they were never really Christians. Listen now at shr.link/eo45r.

If Christianity is true, why would God deliver it to us in a book left up to so many interpretations and that condones so many awful practices? 1. God communicates through language and history. His message had to make sense to people in a particular culture and time. 2. A text written in one time and culture can be misunderstood later. Language and cultural assumptions change. That problem comes with any writing. 3. Many interpretations don’t mean the main teachings are unclear. Some details are less clear, but the central issues can be understood by taking the whole text seriously. 4. A short list of facts could be clearer, but it would lack the Bible’s depth and beauty. 5. The Bible’s laws sometimes regulate evil without prescribing God’s ideal. Jesus made this distinction when he said divorce was permitted because of hard hearts, not because it was the ideal. 6. The Garden shows the ideal. There is no slavery, violence, or sin. The later laws address what happens after people rebel against God and move them back toward that ideal. Hear more on the October 22, 2026 #STRask podcast.

Here are four ways you can have a conversation without sounding “scripted”: 1. Start with Questions Think of tactics as a flexible framework. Ask, “What do you mean by that?” and “How did you come to that conclusion?” These questions draw out the other person’s ideas and reasons. 2. Plan Ahead Anticipate the questions and objections that may come up. Thinking through possible responses can help you engage with confidence. 3. Listen Well Don’t wait for a certain word so you can deliver a memorized response. Make sure your answer fits what the person is actually saying. 4. Practice, Then Adapt Practicing a response is like practicing musical scales. You may not use it in exactly the same format each time, but practice helps you respond when you need to. Hear more on the October 19, 2026 #STRask podcast.

Standards don’t have enforceability all by themselves. An essential element of morality is obligation. We’re obligated to people, not things.

God’s renaming of people in the Bible does not support transgender ideology. @AlanShlemon explains why.

“We can either fix our eyes on the things of this world, or we can follow the gifts back to the Giver.” — Tripp Almon, “Building the Body,” #STRUniversity

The world is flashy. It looks appealing and promises more freedom to follow your desires. The world offers fewer restrictions. Today people call it “you do you.” In the ’60s it was “do your own thing.” The world’s appeal goes back to the garden. If you get God out of the picture, you can say, “I’m going to do what I want to do.” BUT, the world gives only temporal benefit. “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?” (Matthew 16:26).

“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.