Alan wrote two critical articles about the film, 1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture, prior to ever watching the film. Now that he's seen it, Alan evaluates whether his assessment was correct.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Alan offers two reasons why every Christian should study how to interpret the Bible.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Alan provides three tips for how to properly engage online.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Alan addresses the claim that because Eve was formed from a male rib, she represents the first transgender woman. Consequently, the Bible (and God) permits transgenderism.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Alan explains the importance of not speaking in Christianese when you're sharing your Christian convictions.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Alan points out how the interpretive mistakes made by pro-gay theology advocates today have been made in the past.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Alan offers eight tips to help someone who is interested in pursuing part-time or full-time apologetics ministry.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Should a Christian attend a same-sex wedding? Alan has attended a same-sex wedding in the past, but believes he made the wrong decision. In this episode, he unpacks his past reasoning, explains why he was mistaken, and offers a practical alternative.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Alan explains what would happen if someone was to go back in time to 1946 and stop the RSV Bible translation team from using the word “homosexuals.” He unpacks whether this would change the Bible’s teaching on marriage, homosexuality, and sexual ethics today.بقلم Alan Shlemon

When a person rejects God, they’re left to determine for themselves their own identity. Alan unpacks some problems with this approach.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Alan addresses whether it’s reasonable to refuse to use a transgender person’s preferred pronouns.بقلم Alan Shlemon

People who identify as LGBT routinely ask their Christian friends and family to accommodate various requests. Are you justified in declining to go along even if it might damage your relationship with them? Alan unpacks his thoughts on this thorny dilemma.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Alan attended Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference, an event intended to equip parents and ministry leaders how to reach out to LGBTQ youth. In this episode, Alan provides his assessment of the conference, including three major concerns.بقلم Alan Shlemon

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.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Alan addresses the objection that some people claim Christians are only kind to people so they can convert them.بقلم Alan Shlemon

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.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Alan describes the inconsistency in current laws surrounding abortion and homicide and offers a simple solution.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Some Christians and many former Christians are promoting a trendy approach to doubting and questioning your faith called deconstruction. Is it the same as reforming your faith? Alan explains the one key element that distinguishes between the two.بقلم Alan Shlemon

A recent article in The Guardian displayed some misleading images of what is removed in an abortion from a 9-week pregnancy. Alan explains the problems with the article and the images.بقلم Alan Shlemon

When it comes to answering critical questions about how we humans should live, identify, and behave sexually, who should we listen to? Man or our Maker?بقلم Alan Shlemon

Alan addresses a progressive Christian who claims that Jesus wants LGBT people to “come out,” by explaining how he misuses a common literary device.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Some object to the idea that Jesus paid the penalty for our sins through his death on the cross, calling it "child sacrifice." Alan, however, offers three reasons why characterizing it that way is inappropriate.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Alan explains two reasons why abortion-choice advocates insist that pro-life arguments are religious.بقلم Alan Shlemon

Many biologists, doctors, and scientists tell us today that sex is on a spectrum or that there are more than two sexes. Alan addresses this claim by looking at the evidence from both Scripture and general principles of science.بقلم Alan Shlemon

A popular tweet claims that if someone can believe God became a man, then they can also believe that a man can become a woman. Alan unpacks this tweet, defines some key terms, and shows why the claim is misleading.بقلم Alan Shlemon