Gregory Koukl: How to Debate Someone in a Calm, Loving Way | Ep. 30
Takeaways with Kirk Cameron
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4.8 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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| 0:30.5 | Greg Kokel is a Christian apologist. He's a radio talk show host, a speaker, an author, |
| 0:35.6 | and he's the founder of the Christian apologetics organization, Stand to Reason. Greg's also an adjunct professor of apologetics at Biola University, and he's a good friend of mine. Greg, so thankful to have you here on the set of takeaways. Unbelievable. And the last time we met together was in front of a fire in your backyard last year sometime. That's right. |
| 0:54.5 | So it's great to be able to chat again. It is, it is great to be able to chat. I'm so thankful |
| 0:57.9 | for you and all of the great resources that you've given the family of faith, your books, tactics, |
| 1:03.2 | and the story of reality. These are things that I have read and have helped me in my conversations |
| 1:08.3 | trying to communicate truth to people and discern truth myself when I hear things from other people. |
| 1:13.6 | One of the things I love about getting together with you is that you just help me to think clearly. |
| 1:20.6 | And I've seen you in debates with Deepak Chopra and others and you're firing back and forth across the table. |
| 1:26.6 | Some people get really emotional and fired up. |
| 1:29.0 | I tend to get a little zesty in my conversations. |
| 1:31.5 | But you're just so calm, cool, and collected back there. |
| 1:34.0 | You're like, I don't know, just like this, |
| 1:36.5 | you're like a mental Navy seal or something. |
| 1:39.0 | And I just think, this is, I've never heard of it that way, but yeah. |
| 1:42.0 | Inside, there's a lot going on, of course. |
| 1:43.8 | Inside, that's right. Still waters run deep. |
| 1:45.8 | You know, it's interesting. I think people don't realize that being calm, disciplining yourself in a tough situation like that is not only good manners when you're talking with somebody in a controversial issue, but it's actually effective on the people that are listening because it conveys confidence. And we have all the good |
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