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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

Does the Biblical View of Marriage Contain Multiple Definitions?

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

Advocates of same-sex marriage attempt to dismiss the biblical view of marriage by claiming that scripture condones multiple definitions of marriage. Here’s my response to this challenge.

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

Inoculate, Not Isolate

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM

Alan took his 10 year-old son to UCLA to engage abortion-choice advocates who were twice his son’s age. Find out how and why he did that.

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

Being Tactical with Jehovah’s Witnesses

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

In our discussions with Jehovah’s Witnesses, we need to be tactical. That is, we need to anticipate their typical maneuvers to better guide the conversation. This will give us the best opportunity...

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Other Worldviews

Serving the Persecuted Church

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

Alan gives a short recap of his trip to Beirut, Lebanon. He highlights the experiences of training the persecuted church and meeting his cousin who recently fled Baghdad, Iraq.

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

Target’s Policy on Transgender Use of Bathrooms and Fitting Rooms

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

Alan offers three quick thoughts about the recent statement made by Target to “welcome transgender team members and guests to use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their...

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

Should we ban conversion therapy?

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

Alan defines some terms in the debate over whether conversion therapy should be banned and, by doing so, answers whether efforts to change a person’s same-sex attraction should ever be attempted.

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

Answering the Galileo Myth

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:43 PM

I recently gave a talk at the University of Toronto on the topic of science and faith. I argued that modern science was birthed out of a theistic worldview. But if this is the case, why did the...

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

Did the Council of Nicea Invent the Deity of Christ?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

Despite claim to the contrary, the facts overwhelmingly confirm that the deity of Christ was not invented at the Council of Nicea. In fact, Jesus’ words and actions led the disciples to the...

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

Jonathan Wells: Recent Fossil Finds

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM

Jonathan Wells (Icons of Evolution) discusses recent fossil finds that are claimed to be evidence of ape like ancestry of humans.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Stand to Reason Weekly Audio Topic: Science

The Fine-tuning of the Universe Points to a Creator

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

Greg and Tim Barnett discuss the amazing fine-tuning of the universe that indicates a Designer rather than chance.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Stand to Reason Weekly Audio Topic: Science

The Gospel According to Columbo

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

What if Lieutenant Columbo was a Christian? How would he present the Gospel? What would he say and how would he say it? Alan says Columbo would ask three questions. Find out what they are in this...

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

Does Our Argument Against Same-sex Marriage Commit the Slippery Slope Fallacy?

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

Alan answers the challenge that opponents of same-sex marriage sometimes commit the slippery slope fallacy when they argue that same-sex marriage will lead to other forms of “marriage” like...

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

Why I Don’t Speak About Absolute Truth

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

As Christian ambassadors we must strive to be as effective as possible at communicating our point of view. This entails using accurate and helpful terminology. This month Tim explains why he avoids...

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

The Apology to the LGBT Community that Needs an Apology

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

This is an apology to the LGBT Community for a recent video titled ’Confessions of a Christian Nation - LGBTQ Discrimination.’ The short, six-minute video features Brian McLaren, Greg Boyd,...

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Sexuality and Gender

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