Thinking Out Loud with Alan Shlemon

Must You Remain Silent on Abortion Unless You Adopt a Baby?

If you’ve never adopted a child, does this disqualify you from speaking out against abortion? Alan offers five reasons why this challenge is mistaken.

Abortion Is Unjust Discrimination

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

Biology’s Divorce from Teleology

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.

Does the Bible Limit Gender to Just Male and Female?

Alan responds to a trendy new argument that claims that a non-binary interpretation can be imposed on the Genesis account of creation.

Three Big Bangs

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 and their theistic implications.

Christianity Is the Best Explanation for Reality

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.

The Claim about Homosexuality in the Film 1946 Is Irrelevant

An upcoming film claims that Christian opposition to homosexuality is based on a 1946 mistranslation of a Greek word in the RSV Bible. Alan explains why their argument doesn’t change the Christian understanding of sexuality.

How to Receive Critical Feedback

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

Live According to a Plumb Line, Not a Pendulum

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 plumb line than a pendulum.

The Fear of “Phobic”

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.