Thinking Out Loud with Alan Shlemon
STR speaker Alan Shlemon provides a monthly update while answering questions across a wide range of topics including criticisms of Christianity.
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Episodes (100)
A Changed Life Towards What Standard?
Aug 3, 2026
Are Eunuchs Evidence for Transgender Ideology?
Jul 6, 2026
How to Assess an Article
Jun 2, 2026
Islam’s Rising Influence
Apr 30, 2026
Rejecting the Sex Binary with Bad Evidence
Mar 30, 2026
Answering the Muslim Claim that the Gospel Is Gone
Feb 25, 2026
Roe Is Dead, But Abortion Isn’t
Jan 26, 2026
Read Your Bible!
Dec 18, 2025
Christianity Is the Air We Breathe
Nov 20, 2025
Did Legend Affect the Disciples’ Christology?
Oct 13, 2025
Determining the Time to Tell Your Kids about LGBT Ideology
Sep 18, 2025
When Criticized, Respond this Way
Aug 7, 2025
Should You Permit a Homosexual Couple to Sleep Together in Your Home?
Jul 3, 2025
Why Denying the Crucifixion of Jesus Is a Big Problem for Muslims
Jun 23, 2025
Andy Stanley’s Problematic Approach to Transgenderism
May 19, 2025
Arguing Is a Virtue, Not a Vice
Apr 15, 2025
Yes, Jesus Did Say Something about Homosexuality
Mar 13, 2025
Can We Use the Word “Allah” to Refer to God?
Feb 12, 2025
Which Requires Consent: Puberty or Puberty Blockers?
Jan 9, 2025
Does Christianity, Like Islam, Order the Death of Apostates?
Dec 11, 2024
How the Film 1946 Fails to Advance Pro-Gay Theology
Nov 5, 2024
Why Study How to Interpret the Bible?
Oct 9, 2024
How to Engage Online
Sep 1, 2024
Does Eve Provide Evidence for Transgenderism?
Aug 6, 2024
Christians, Speak Clearly and Not in Christianese
Jul 3, 2024
Pro-Gay Theology Follows a Pattern of Past Interpretive Mistakes
May 29, 2024
Eight Tips to Become a Professional Apologist
Apr 25, 2024
The Problem with a Christian Attending a Same-Sex Wedding
Mar 14, 2024
If Pro-Gay Theology Advocates Could Change the Past, Would that Change the Future Like They Want?
Feb 13, 2024
Problems with Creating Your Identity When You Reject God
Jan 12, 2024
Why It’s Reasonable to Refuse to Use Preferred Pronouns
Dec 15, 2023
Should You Violate Your Conscience to Maintain Your Relationship with an LGBT Person?
Nov 10, 2023
What Are My Concerns with Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference?
Oct 27, 2023
Is it Difficult to Define a Woman?
Sep 10, 2023
Do Christians Have an Ulterior Motive for Being Kind?
Aug 10, 2023
Should Abortion Remain Legal So Women Don’t Pursue Back-Alley Abortions?
Jul 11, 2023
The Puzzling Inconsistency of Abortion and Homicide Laws
Jun 13, 2023
Deconstructing Is Not Reforming Your Faith
May 10, 2023
Dishonest Images of the Unborn
Apr 12, 2023
Man or Maker: Who Has the Answers to Humanity’s Most Critical Questions?
Mar 12, 2023
Gay Idioms Don’t Time Travel
Feb 8, 2023
Christ’s Crucifixion Isn’t Child Sacrifice
Jan 9, 2023
Why Pro-Choicers Insist Pro-Life Arguments Are Religious
Dec 8, 2022
Humans Come in Only Two Sexes
Sep 18, 2022
If God Became a Man, Can a Man Become a Woman?
Jun 4, 2022
God’s Preferred Pronouns
May 12, 2022
A Verse That Illustrates Three Interpretive Principles
Mar 21, 2022
Are Transgender People Fixing God’s Mistakes?
Feb 11, 2022
Must You Remain Silent on Abortion Unless You Adopt a Baby?
Jan 18, 2022
Abortion Is Unjust Discrimination
Nov 7, 2021