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A Clear and Present Danger to Human Life

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:00 PM

Besides abortion, there are several new biotechnologies that threaten innocent human life. Alan describes four of them.

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

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM

Since February 12 was Darwin Day, Alan discusses Darwin’s contribution to the worldview of naturalism and explains why atheists had no choice but to accept evolution.

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Engaging Australia’s Muslims

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM

Alan recently returned from Australia after spending some time training local believers on how to graciously engage Muslims. In this episode, Alan discusses one key tactic he taught Australian...

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Palestinian Culture Creates Unique Challenges

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM

Alan recently taught Palestinian Christians in the West Bank of Israel about the subject of homosexuality. In this podcast, he shares three principles he told them that help them navigate their...

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The Bulverism Blunder

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM

Sometimes people claim that the only reason someone is a Christian is because they were born in the United States. In this episode, Alan gives three reasons why such a claim is wrong headed.

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Interview: Christopher Yuan, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:03 PM

Alan interviews Christopher Yuan about his new book, Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God’s Grand Story.

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Answer Like Jesus

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:03 PM

Alan points out that Jesus didn’t always answer questions directly. Sometimes He took a different approach. Perhaps we can take a cue from Jesus since He’s the smartest person in history. Alan...

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How the Smallest Born Baby Proves Abortion Is Wrong

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 30, 2019 11:45 PM

Alan explains how the birth and survival of the smallest baby challenges four tenets of abortion-choice advocacy.

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Why Study False Ideas?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 8, 2019 9:36 PM

While it’s true that Christians should prioritize their understanding of Scripture and Christian theology, Alan offers four reasons why Christians should add the study of false ideas to their to-do...

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

The Miracles of Materialism

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 8, 2019 9:37 PM

Alan explains how the atheist’s materialistic worldview makes several miracle claims to explain reality.

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

What’s the Best Explanation?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 12, 2019 10:05 PM

Alan explains how to use a common yet powerful question to help point people to God.

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Upgrade Your Tactics with Knowledge

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 10, 2020 10:08 PM

The Columbo Tactic—asking question—is powerful. But what if you could amplify the impact you make with it? In this episode, Alan explains how to upgrade your approach to create even more powerful...

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Is Abortion before Implantation Biblically Permissible?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 3, 2020 9:39 PM

While speaking on embryonic stem cell research at a church recently, Alan was challenged by an attendee.

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Inoculate, Don’t Isolate

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 29, 2020 1:32 AM

Abortion-choice advocates. Angry college students. Graphic pictures of abortion. Not really what you want to expose your ten-year-old son to. That’s what I did, though. I took my son to the center...

Media Type: Article Topic: Arts and Culture

Should We Divide over Homosexuality?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 15, 2020 7:45 PM

The culture has been pressuring Christians to pick a side: celebrate homosexuality and same-sex unions or continue to consider them sinful. Alan discusses whether Christians should divide over this...

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Diagnose before You Treat

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 28, 2020 4:34 PM

What should you say to your non-Christian friend who rejects Christianity? In this episode, Alan explains an important principle to help him navigate this situation.

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Find What’s Good in Movies

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 4, 2020 10:51 PM

Many movies promote unbiblical ideas, so identify what’s wrong, but don’t forget to also find what’s good. Here’s a three-part approach to watching movies: remember, recognize, and respond.

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Albania’s Hope Is the Gospel

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 21, 2020 7:18 PM

Many young Albanians lack hope. Their country is reeling from the effects of communism, jobs are scarce, and their prospects for a prosperous future, even with a college education, are slim. But...

Media Type: Article Topic: Arts and Culture

Should Christians Impose Their Moral Standards on Society?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 21, 2020 9:29 PM

Today’s challenge is a common complaint. Because Christians have moral concerns with homosexual behavior, it is alleged that they shouldn’t be allowed to impose their standards on the rest of society.

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Christians Can’t Play Mortal Kombat

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 15, 2020 4:09 PM

Believe it or not, there’s a valuable lesson that Christians can learn from the violent video game Mortal Kombat. Alan explains the lesson and how it should affect your conversations with people...

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Remember The Shack?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 25, 2020 6:27 AM

Remember the book The Shack?

Media Type: Article Topic: Arts and Culture

Why the Problem of Evil Is Still a Problem

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 6, 2020 7:15 PM

Skeptics and atheists find the problem of evil so repugnant and our solutions so hollow because they refuse to accept a fundamental reality that every Christian believes. Alan explains what that...

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

How to Prepare for the Next Cultural Revolution

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 18, 2020 11:20 PM

Alan talks about how Christians were caught off guard by the current cultural revolution sweeping society today. He offers a two-step strategy to prepare for the next revolution and to protect...

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Coffee Cup Christianity

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 17, 2020 4:23 PM

Alan sounds the alarm on a pop Christian culture habit called Coffee Cup Christianity. He unpacks three of its harms and explains how they are fueling biblical illiteracy.

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Atheism’s Empty Soul

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 8, 2020 4:53 PM

A worldview that denies God and embraces naturalism has serious repercussions, the most egregious being a logical slide to nihilism. Alan unpacks three reasons why nihilism flows logically from...

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Will Faith as Small as a Mustard Seed Save You?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 12, 2021 8:00 PM

Does God require a certain amount of faith before he accepts it? Alan addresses this question by clarifying the nature of faith.

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

The Fear of “Phobic”

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 21, 2021 6:02 PM

Have you ever been called a "phobic" term like homophobic, Islamophobic, transphobic, or xenophobic? Alan discusses three reasons why you don’t have to fear the “phobic” label.

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Live According to a Plumb Line, Not a Pendulum

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 20, 2021 11:32 PM

When you realize your theology is in error, do you overcorrect by swinging wildly to the opposite position? Alan offers a biblical approach to correcting your view, one that looks more like using a...

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How to Receive Critical Feedback

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 18, 2021 4:37 PM

Alan received some harsh feedback from a recent event. He explains three steps he takes when he gets these kinds of critical comments.

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Music, Beauty, and Narnia

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 6, 2021 8:33 PM

Take a moment to experience the glory of God through beauty by watching this conversation with composer J.A.C. Redford about music in the Chronicles of Narnia books.

Media Type: Article Topic: Arts and Culture

Christianity Is the Best Explanation for Reality

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 22, 2021 5:34 AM

If someone asked you how you know Christianity is true, how would you answer them? In this episode, Alan offers his response to that question by appealing to some powerful truths that people live by.

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Three Big Bangs

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 20, 2021 5:47 PM

You've heard of the Big Bang, but are you aware of the other two big bangs, each of which represents the beginning of a fundamentally new thing that didn't exist before? Alan explains what they are...

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

Biology’s Divorce from Teleology

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 9, 2021 10:35 PM

Alan takes notice of a cultural trend to reject teleological language when describing human anatomy and shows how this explains modern thinking on sex and sexuality.

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

Abortion Is Unjust Discrimination

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 18, 2022 11:08 PM

Do abortion-choice advocates hold a morally superior view or is their position discriminatory? Alan unpacks this question in this month’s episode.

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

Are Transgender People Fixing God’s Mistakes?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 11, 2022 8:12 PM

Alan responds to a tweet that suggests that transgender people are fixing God’s mistakes.

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God’s Preferred Pronouns

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 12, 2022 12:36 AM

Alan responds to the claim by some gender theorists that God’s pronouns should be they/them.

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

Do Everything for the Glory of God

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On May 12, 2022 9:52 PM

Stand to Reason’s videographer, Greg Cash, shares his unique perspective on media and intentional Christian living in this special edition of Jon Noyes’s To the Point series.

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If God Became a Man, Can a Man Become a Woman?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 4, 2022 8:10 PM

A popular tweet claims that if someone can believe God became a man, then they can also believe that a man can become a woman. Alan unpacks this tweet, defines some key terms, and shows why the...

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Humans Come in Only Two Sexes

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 18, 2022 2:01 AM

Many biologists, doctors, and scientists tell us today that sex is on a spectrum or that there are more than two sexes. Alan addresses this claim by looking at the evidence from both Scripture and...

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Why Pro-Choicers Insist Pro-Life Arguments Are Religious

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 8, 2022 11:04 PM

Alan explains two reasons why abortion-choice advocates insist that pro-life arguments are religious.

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Christ’s Crucifixion Isn’t Child Sacrifice

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 9, 2023 4:48 PM

Some object to the idea that Jesus paid the penalty for our sins through his death on the cross, calling it “child sacrifice.” Alan, however, offers three reasons why characterizing it that way is...

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Gay Idioms Don’t Time Travel

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 8, 2023 5:46 PM

Alan addresses a progressive Christian who claims that Jesus wants LGBT people to “come out,” by explaining how he misuses a common literary device.

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Man or Maker: Who Has the Answers to Humanity’s Most Critical Questions?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 12, 2023 7:46 PM

When it comes to answering critical questions about how we humans should live, identify, and behave sexually, who should we listen to? Man or our Maker?

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Dishonest Images of the Unborn

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 12, 2023 10:03 PM

A recent article in The Guardian displayed some misleading images of what is removed in an abortion from a 9-week pregnancy. Alan explains the problems with the article and the images.

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

Deconstructing Is Not Reforming Your Faith

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 10, 2023 9:05 PM

Some Christians and many former Christians are promoting a trendy approach to doubting and questioning your faith called deconstruction. Is it the same as reforming your faith? Alan explains the...

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

The Puzzling Inconsistency of Abortion and Homicide Laws

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 13, 2023 7:36 PM

Alan describes the inconsistency in current laws surrounding abortion and homicide and offers a simple solution.

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

Should Abortion Remain Legal So Women Don’t Pursue Back-Alley Abortions?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jul 11, 2023 7:08 PM

Alan offers three steps to respond to the rhetorically powerful, yet flawed argument that women might get injured or killed through dangerous, back-alley abortions if abortion is made illegal.

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Do Christians Have an Ulterior Motive for Being Kind?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 10, 2023 6:11 PM

Alan addresses the objection that Christians are only kind to people so they can convert them.

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Is It Difficult to Define a Woman?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Sep 10, 2023 8:48 PM

Why has it become so hard to define a woman? Alan looks at a few definitions that are offered, explains what’s wrong with them, and then offers his own definition.

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What Are My Concerns with Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Oct 27, 2023 4:13 PM

Alan attended Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference, an event intended to equip parents and ministry leaders how to reach out to LGBTQ youth. In this episode, Alan provides his assessment of the...

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Should You Violate Your Conscience to Maintain Your Relationship with an LGBT Person?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 10, 2023 7:08 PM

People who identify as LGBT routinely ask their Christian friends and family to accommodate various requests. Are you justified in declining to go along even if it might damage your relationship...

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Why It’s Reasonable to Refuse to Use Preferred Pronouns

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 15, 2023 7:59 PM

Alan addresses whether it’s reasonable to refuse to use a transgender person’s preferred pronouns.

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Problems with Creating Your Identity When You Reject God

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 12, 2024 9:07 PM

When a person rejects God, they’re left to determine for themselves their own identity. Alan unpacks some problems with this approach.

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

Truth Drives Us to Compassion