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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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Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Does God require a certain amount of faith before he accepts it? Alan addresses this question by clarifying the nature of faith.
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
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 naturalism.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
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.
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
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 believers from succumbing to its ideas.
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
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 reality is in this episode, thereby demonstrating why the problem of evil is still a problem for many non-Christians.
Saturday Aug 15, 2020
Saturday Aug 15, 2020
Alan explains why you’re likely feeling fatigued and frustrated with 2020. He quotes what he believes is the comment of the year because it provides valuable insight into how God made us and what we’re created to handle. This episode is from the STR broadcast when Alan was a guest host.
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
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 who don’t share your convictions.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
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.
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
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 question or can we agree to disagree?
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
While speaking on embryonic stem cell research at a church recently, Alan was challenged by an attendee. She made an argument that, based on Leviticus 17:11, killing a developing human being before implantation could be morally permissible. Alan responds to this question in today’s episode.