Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 20, 2023 4:32 AM

When people reject their Maker, they no longer have an external source to tell them who they are, so they often tap into their inner thoughts and feelings to create their own identity. This...

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.

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.

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.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:40 PM

Alan explains how some Christians are compromising on the topic of homosexuality.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM

I was saddened and surprised to hear that Exodus International is closing down.

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.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM

Alan highlights a scientific study that demonstrates that homosexual orientation in adolescents is changeable.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for September 2013 “How do you stay positive when change seems impossible?”

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

Alan explains that Christians shouldn’t measure their success on results, but on something else.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

Alan discusses his monthly letter for October 2013.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

Alan responds to a claim from the Qur’an that Jesus didn’t die on the cross.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Most of the world seems to believe that same-sex attraction can’t be changed.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Alan explains the one, inconvenient truth that undermines the gay rights narrative.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Alan answers the question of whether killing an abortionist to protect the unborn is parallel to killing a person who attempts to murder a toddler.

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?”

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God? Alan answers this question by providing a unique understanding of how to understand the notion of God.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Is faith blind? Alan answers this question by explaining the biblical definition of faith.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

The SLED Test is a simple argument against abortion.

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...

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.

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.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Alan provides a simple, yet powerful tactic to help you deal with the topic of evolution.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

“The days of comfortable and acceptable Christianity are now over,” said Robert George.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

I was recently interviewed by students about the injustice of abortion. I thought I’d share my answers. This post is the first of two parts.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

I was recently interviewed by students about the injustice of abortion. I thought I’d share my answers. You can read the first part of the interview here. This post is the second part of that...

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Sometimes people are puzzled. They think, Shouldn’t we teach Christians about Christianity? Why are you teaching them about Islam and taking them to mosques? That’s a good question.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Have you ever given someone a free ride? I know you’re a nice person and have probably helped a neighbor in need. There’s one free ride, though, you need to stop giving

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Alan explains a tactic that can help you respond to any challenge raised against your view.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Alan explains the details of a mosque experience and the benefits of taking Christians to mosques.

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.

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.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

The test was positive. He had cancer. The tumor was only six centimeters, but because it was in his trachea (his windpipe), it had almost completely blocked his ability to breathe.

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.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

If homosexuals are bullied, we need to protect them. If they’re unjustly discriminated against, we need to help them. If they’re treated with contempt, the person hurting them should be stopped.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Richard Dawkins once wrote, “Although atheism might have been logically tenable before Darwin, Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist.”

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.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

This past November I wrote that embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) had not led to any successful human treatments. I was wrong.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Alan answers the question of whether pro-lifers are inconsistent if they don’t condone the killing of abortion doctors.

Web Content Article · By Alan Shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Humans are more valuable than animals and so eating meat is permissible.