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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Alan answers the challenge from abortion-choice advocates who ask pro-lifers, “How many babies have you adopted?”

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Bioethics

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Alan talks about taking Christians on the “Muslim Mission,” a 4-day trip to practice engaging Muslims on the street and in mosques.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Other Worldviews

Are Homosexuals Going to Hell?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Alan answers whether homosexuals are going to hell and offers a tip for how to respond when someone asks you this question.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Sexuality and Gender

All Truth Is God’s Truth

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM

Is knowledge discovered by science un-Christian or anti-God? Alan addresses the question of how we come to gain knowledge and what sources are credible.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Science

Am I against Abortion Just Because I’m a Christian?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

Someone tried to dismiss Alan’s pro-life view by claiming it was merely a product of his religious beliefs. Listen how he responds to this challenge.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Bioethics

Taking the Easy Route after Rape

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

If a woman is raped and gets pregnant, is the easier choice to have a quick abortion or endure nine months of pregnancy? Find out the surprising answer in this episode.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Bioethics

Putting Words in God’s Mouth

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

Alan explains the importance of learning a good system of biblical interpretation and uses an example from his recent trip to Cairo, Egypt.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Tactics and Tools

The Issue that Can’t be Ignored

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Alan explains why there’s one apologetic topic that he gets more questions about and more challenges on than any other.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Christian Living

Are Christians opposed to same-sex marriage because homosexuality is a sin?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Alan responds to a popular online flowchart that claims Christians mistakenly oppose same-sex marriage because of the Bible’s view on homosexuality.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Sexuality and Gender

Answering a Case for Same-sex Marriage

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Alan responds to the recent viral YouTube video of Zach Wahls making an appeal for same-sex marriage to the Iowa House of Representatives.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Sexuality and Gender

Every Idea Has Consequences

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Alan talks about his recent speaking tour in Alberta and explains the impact of same-sex marriage on the Christian culture in Canada.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Sexuality and Gender

Pro-life Persuasion Always Succeeds

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Alan explains how his recent failure to convince an abortion-choice advocate helps us rethink how we measure success.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Bioethics

Is Leviticus’ prohibition of homosexuality outdated and irrelevant?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Alan responds to the challenge that since we don’t follow Leviticus on all moral rules, we shouldn’t follow it when it comes to homosexual rules either.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Theology

Does God Need the Devil?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Alan responds to Bill Maher’s challenge that God needs to keep the devil alive so Christians will live in fear and keep going to church.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Theology

Must we kill humans to save other humans?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Alan explains why embryonic stem cell research is not only morally problematic, but ineffective at treating disease and disability. Instead, he offers a scientific alternative.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Bioethics

Marriage Equality Already Exists

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Alan offers a helpful question to answer the charge of same-sex marriage advocates that claim homosexuals are denied equal protection under the law.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Sexuality and Gender

Are You Ready to Talk to a Muslim?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Alan tells the story of how he recently role-played a Muslim to a group of Christians. Find out how they responded to the Muslim challenge.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Other Worldviews

Should American Christians Retreat from the Same-sex Marriage Issue?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Alan responds to the challenge that American Christians should retreat from the same-sex marriage issue because it’s unwinnable for them.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Christian Living

Tweeting the Only Way to Heaven

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

Alan recently explained in a single tweet (138 characters) why Jesus is the only way to heaven. Find out what he said and how he said it.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Theology

Is Religion a Threat to Morality?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Alan addresses the following claim: Morality is doing what is right regardless of what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told regardless of what is right.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Philosophy

Atheism’s Burden of Proof

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Alan explains why although atheists may not have to prove the absence of God, their view still entails three incredible assertions that require a lot of explaining.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Other Worldviews

Why I Answered an Argument for Same-sex Marriage

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

I explain why I responded to a recent YouTube video that went viral. It’s of Zach Wahls making an appeal for same-sex marriage to the Iowa House of Representatives.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Sexuality and Gender

Do Pro-Lifers Want the Government to Regulate a Woman’s Body?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM

Alan responds to an article claiming that women’s equality can’t exist until the government doesn’t regulate a woman’s body, in the same way it doesn’t regulate a man’s body.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Bioethics

When God Doesn’t Promise

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM

Sometimes people hold God accountable to promises He never made. Alan explains how this happens when people don’t pay attention to the Bible’s genres or literary styles.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Theology

Is a Human Embryo Without a Brain Alive?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:34 PM

Alan responds to an interesting defense for abortion. People argue that since a brain dead person is not alive, an unborn human embryo can’t be alive either because it doesn’t have a brain.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Bioethics

Less Is More: A Case for the Resurrection

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM

Find out what scholars—even skeptical, non-Christian ones—are saying about the facts surrounding the resurrection and how that can be used as evidence that Jesus rose from the grave.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: History

Are We at War with Muslims?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Alan answers the question of whether we are at war with Muslims. He also offers a handy tactic to help you determine whether a doctrine or behavior is truly Islamic.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Other Worldviews

The Reformation the Church Doesn’t Need

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Alan attended a ’gay Christian’ conference that intends to reform the church to make it affirm practicing homosexuals. Listen to his thoughts about his experience there.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Sexuality and Gender

Can You Argue Someone Into the Kingdom?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM

Many Christians claim you can’t argue someone into the kingdom, suggesting that apologetics is useless for evangelism. Alan address this question and explains why he, in part, agrees.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Christian Living

Did Jesus Rise From The Dead?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM

This talk was given at Praise Church (praisechurch.tv) in Beaumont, TX. Tim Barnett looks at some of the reasons why he believes Jesus resurrection is the best explanation of the historical evidence.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: History

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