October 30, 2026
Thy Will Be Done?
This episode is strongest when Koukl admits confusion about prayer and tries to distinguish pastoral surrender from mechanical transaction. It is weakest when those admissions are insulated…
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Christian apologetics podcast critiques.
Independent, evidence-first critiques of Greg Koukl’s Stand to Reason and Frank Turek’s I Don’t Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST. Explore arguments about God, Christianity, morality, and faith through transcript-grounded analysis of evidence, logic, and cognitive bias.
Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast
Greg Koukl and STR
The five most recent public critiques from the Stand to Reason corpus. Full transcripts remain in the separated private podcast assets.
October 28, 2026
Beauty and Morality Are Objective
This episode argues that beauty and ethical discourse are objective, that moral non-realists cannot coherently raise the problem of evil, that God is the necessary ground of goodness, that…
October 23, 2026
How Can I Deal with My Fear That My Children Will Reject Christ?
This episode is strongest when it treats parental fear, apology, and family formation with humane seriousness. It is weakest when it converts those pastoral realities into theological…
October 21, 2026
Don’t Be Demas
This episode is strongest when it models close textual attention and admits uncertainty about hard interpretive questions. It is weakest when it converts sparse biblical references into…
October 16, 2026
Does Genesis 6:5–7 Indicate That Even Our Creator Makes Mistakes?
This episode is strongest when it slows down definitions, admits disputed readings, and resists slogans. It is weakest where it treats Christian intramural commitments as if they already…
I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST
Frank Turek
The five most recent public critiques from the CrossExamined corpus, rendered through the same critique workflow and display system.
October 30, 2026
Did We REALLY Find Noah’s Ark? PLUS The Most Amazing Jesus Discovery with Dr. Jeremiah J. Johnston
This episode mixes legitimate cautions about archaeological hype with sweeping theological, political, and historical overclaims. The strongest moments are Johnston’s insistence on peer…
October 27, 2026
Top 10 Reasons We Know the New Testament Writers Told the Truth
This episode argues that the New Testament writers told the truth about Jesus because their writings contain embarrassing material, demanding teachings, difficult resurrection details…
October 23, 2026
Is Socialism More Christian Than Capitalism? with Dr. Jay Richards
This episode gives a confident Christian defense of free enterprise by defining socialism narrowly, praising billionaire wealth creation, distinguishing Acts from state socialism, blaming…
October 20, 2026
Is Old-Earth Creation Anti-Biblical? Responding to Ken Ham
This episode is strongest when it urges interpretive humility inside Christianity over the age of the earth. It is weakest when that humility disappears in claims about evolution…
October 16, 2026
10 Reasons Christians Should Be Involved In Politics
This episode makes a serious and partly defensible point: law and political power can protect or damage real human freedoms, including religious liberty. But it repeatedly converts that…
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Published assessments beyond the ten most recent shown above.
- Generational Curses and the Sins of the Father
- Baylor University: Wolves in Shepherd’s Clothing?
- What Makes Morality Moral?
- Baylor, Worse Than Berkeley? Inside Their War on Christianity
- “Word of God” Is Used in a Surprising Way in the Book of Acts
- 0.01-Seconds That Changed Women’s Sports (and Her Life) Forever with Riley Gaines
- The Dark History of Marxism vs. Christianity with Dr. Erwin Lutzer
- There Is No Equal to Christianity as a Coherent Worldview
- Jewish Man Asks: Why Do My “Christian” Friends Hate Israel? PLUS More Q&A
- Is Christianity the Cure for Your Restless Heart? with Dr. Gavin Ortlund
- Can a True Christian Lose His Salvation?
- Is Abortion Morally Acceptable to Save the Life of the Mother?
- What Were Pastors Doing While Charlie Kirk Did Their Job? with Jeremy Boreing
- Don’t Forget to Pray When You Use Apologetics
- A CHRISTIAN Story?! Exploring the #1 Fantasy Show in America with Jeremy Boreing
- Interview: Frank Turek and Phoenix Hayes – The War on Reality
- MY STORY: A Spiritual & Intellectual Journey with John Lennox – EXTENDED CUT
- MY STORY: A Spiritual & Intellectual Journey with John Lennox
- Does Science Contradict the Bible?
- Can We Declare Reality? Manifestation, Affirmation, & Christian Occultism with Phoenix Hayes
- Is Everyone Oppressed Now? Why Satan Loves Marxism with Phoenix Hayes
- God Will Use What You Read in the Bible
- What America Forgot About George Washington with Eric Metaxas
- Will Both Christians and Non-Christians Stand in the Judgment?
- The Bible: A Book of “Stories” or Historical Accounts? with Dinesh D’Souza
- Jeremiah 31:35–36 and the State of Israel
- The #1 Thing That Will Prevent You From Being Deceived feat. the Women of Apologetics
- AI Will Never Be a Person
- 17-Year-Old Tech Prodigy Explains What Every Christian Needs to Know About AI with Nathan & Natasha Crain
- Interview: Stephen Driscoll – God, Artificial Intelligence, and You
- The #1 Most Dangerous Place to Live in America with Phoenix Hayes
- The Biggest Challenge That Has Tested Greg’s Faith
- Addictions? Generational Curses? How to Break Free with Allen Parr & Bobby Conway
- Problems with Using Autonomy as Your Guiding Moral Principle
- “Hearing” the Voice of God – Is It Biblical? with Greg Koukl
- How to Recover TRUTH in a World That Celebrates LIES with Phoenix Hayes
- How Can God’s Voice Be Unmistakable in Light of These Passages?
- When One Person Is Equipped, Thousands More Are Impacted
- Are Open Borders Biblical? with John Ferrer & Jason Jimenez
- Does Age Always Match the Appearance of Age?
- 3 BIG Reasons Why Every Christian Should Care About Israel + Immigration with John Ferrer & Jason Jimenez
- Find a Good Bible Translation and Stick with It
- Is America on Stolen Land? Debunking More Historical Myths with Tim Barton
- Rewriting History – Debunking the Lies You’ve Always Been Told About America with Tim Barton
- Questions for Someone Who Casually Refers to Karma
- What About Baptism for the Dead?
- Anything But Christianity? Answering College Students’ Toughest Objections with Cliffe & Stuart Knechtle
- Inclusivism Gives People False Hope
- How to Demolish Your Christian Doubts with Cliffe & Stuart Knechtle
- We Have an Obligation to Help the Poor
- “HELP! Conspiracy Theories Are Ruining My Marriage!” 37 Questions to Consider
- What Are the Reasons?
- Bible Expert Reveals Who REALLY Wrote the Gospels?
- Faith Is Not Opposed to Knowledge
- Frank Addresses Candace Owens’ Conspiracy Theories
- What Happened to the 56 Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence? with Bill Federer
- Cultivating a “Big Enough” Worldview in Students
- Deist or Christian: Who Were the 56 Men Who Founded America? with Bill Federer
- How to Detect Heresy: The Gospel of James Talarico with Ryan Crews
- Who Are the “Least of These”?
- The Outrageous Lies Americans Are Being Told About Reality with Nick Freitas
- Mic-Drop Wisdom About Marriage, Manhood, Lawn Care, Elon Musk, & American Prosperity from Nick Freitas
- Why Would We Matter to God?
- Did the Universe REALLY Have a Beginning? Unpacking the “Battle for the Big Bang” with Dr. Stephen C. Meyer
- What a Good Young Man Looks Like
- From Extreme Depression to Street Preacher: How God Saved His Life with Bryce Crawford
- Greg Announces Stand to Reason’s New President-Elect
- God the Artist: What You Never Knew About David & Goliath
- What No One Ever Told You About the American Revolution with Eric Metaxas
- How Could One Reconcile Death Before the Fall with Romans 5 and 8?
- Be Worthy of the Bullet That Charlie Kirk Took For You — Why Independence Day? with Steve Deace PLUS Q&A
- How Could a Good God Send a Lying Spirit?
- Why Weren’t We Made Sinless in the First Place?
- Why Does Jesus List Heart, Soul, and Mind Separately?
- Will We Be Held Responsible for Not Warning Non-Believers of the Coming Judgment?
- Has God Always Been Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
- Objections to Last Week’s Shows on Antisemitism
- Interview: Scott Keith – Being Family
- How Should Christians View and Treat the Jews?
- A Response to the Rising Antisemitism
- Your Salvation Doesn’t Depend on Following the Old Testament Laws
- Interview: Stephen Meyer – The Story of Everything
- An April Fools’ Day Story
- Is Morality Just Limited to God’s Say-So?
- Does Hebrews 10 Teach That You Can Lose Your Salvation?
- Interview: Jon Noyes – Noyes on the Streets
- What Happens to People Who Never Heard the Gospel?
- Where’s the Proof for God?
- Reasons for and Against Converting to Christianity
- Just Tell Them the Truth
- Atheist Michael Ruse’s Confused Argument for Morality
- Is God a Bad Father?
- Arguments for the A-Theory of Time
- A Three-Point Response to the Problem of Evil
- How Do We Dive into Controversial Conversations in a Sensible Way?
- The Continental Divide in Worldviews
- Waiting Is a Normal Part of the Christian Life
- Two Historical Films Worth Watching
- How Different Will Our Resurrected Bodies Be?
- Is This Similar to Learning to Hear God’s Voice?
- A Legitimate Slippery Slope
- Is This a Flaw in the Moral Argument?
- Two Types of Legalism
- One True Reality
- The Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege
- Descriptive vs. Prescriptive
- Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?
- We Can’t Both Be Christian
- If Jesus Is the Firstborn, Does That Mean He’s Part of Creation?
- Are All Values and Duties Subjective Since They Only Exist in Minds?
- Thoughts on Annihilationism
- Are We Able to Get an Objective Meaning from the Text?
- Greg Clarifies His View on Altar Calls and the Gospel
- What Suggestions Do You Have for a First-Time Pastor?
- Didn’t Jesus Teach That We Were Supposed to Love and Accept One Another?
- Are We Obliged to Pray Only to the Father?
- How Can I Become a Better Thinker?
- Should I Attend an Unmarried Woman’s Baby Shower?
- Even Christians Are Becoming Culturally Velocitized
- What Did Jesus Think About Homosexuality?
- Thoughts on a Podcast Discussion with Former Christians
- Interview: Alisa Childers – Another Gospel for Students
- What Does It Mean to Be Made in God’s Image?
- How Do We Know Objective Values Aren’t a Delusion?
- What If a Darwinist Denies There’s Something Wrong with the World?
- Beauty Is Real
- Christianity Can Anchor Your Life Because It’s True
- Can Evolution Explain Our Sense of Meaning?
- Which Worldview Best Explains Meaning and Purpose?
- Are These My Thoughts, or Is God Speaking to Me?
- Why an Emotivist Can’t Use Suffering to Argue Against the Existence of God
- Greg’s Experience on The Diary of a CEO Podcast
- How Would You Make a Case for the Christian God?
- The Assassination of Charlie Kirk
- Interview: John Stonestreet – Truth Rising
- It’s Okay to Quote a Single Verse...If You Understand the Context
- Man’s Free Will Doesn’t Determine the Course of the Universe
- Why Does God Limit Our Opportunity to Repent and Believe to This Lifetime?
- Challenges to Greg’s View That God’s Voice Can’t Be Missed
- We Have a Relationship with God on His Terms, Not on Ours
- How Can I Believe in God or Anything Supernatural?
- Alan Shlemon on the Topics of Jesus’ Deity in the Gospels and Transgenderism
- Thoughts on the Transcendental Argument
- Objections to Greg’s View on Hearing the Voice of God
- What Miracles Have You Witnessed?
- How AI and Social Media are Making Us Dumber
- Is It Normal for a Believer to Struggle with Doubt?
- Do Demons Still Have a Chance to Be Saved?