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God’s renaming of people in the Bible does not support transgender ideology. @AlanShlemon explains why.
Muslims have a 1400 year old tradition of targeting core doctrines of Christianity.
While Christians aspire to be salt and light in culture, Muslims aspire to conquer the culture.
Alan Shlemon unpacks the challenge of Islam in his main stage session at this season’s #RealityApologetics.
Is jihad a valid doctrine in Islam? Or is it just the behavior of extremists like ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, etc? And should Christians be afraid? I sit down with my good friends, Brett & Erin Kunkle of @we_are_maven, and address these questions. We unpack jihad, how Muslims use it to advance Allah's cause, and explain our response. youtu.be/53GHDiXNaog?si=O2Dg…
Progressive Christians often highlight the parts of Jesus' ministry that fit their emphasis on social reform, identifying him as a kind of social justice warrior, but does this present an accurate picture of his mission? Here's my take: str.org/w/is-jesus-the-socia…
Does the fact that God changes people's names in the Bible support the practice of changing one's name as part of a transgender transition process? Here's my take on that question.
Alan Shlemon argues that biblical name changes reflect new roles, characteristics, or covenants, not a gender transition that separates a person’s identity from his or her body. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1oKMvNzge…
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.@AlanShlemon joins The Kirkwood Center Team to discuss Islam, its good and bad contributions to the world, and how it fails to hold up under the weight of Christian revelation. Watch now at youtu.be/2tEBc_5QVJY?si=_40g….
It was super fun to sit down with my good friends, Brett and Erin, and talk about Islam and engaging Muslims with the truth of Jesus. Thanks @we_are_maven!
Brett and Erin from @we_are_maven sit down with STR president-elect Alan Shlemon for a ground-level introduction to Islam.
Alan walks through the three things that matter most in any conversation with a Muslim—who God is, who Jesus is, and how salvation works—and explains why the Islamic doctrine of tawhid makes the Trinity not just wrong but blasphemous, why the Quran actually says more about Jesus than about Muhammad, and how the five pillars fit into a system where your good deeds are weighed against your bad ones.
Watch now at youtu.be/Np1yJkY2eQk?si=ENSn….
Muslims claim the Quran is so poetically beautiful and perfect, no human could reproduce even a single chapter like it. Here's what I think about that claim.
Muslims argue that since no one can produce literature as beautiful and perfect as the Quran, this proves the Quran’s divine authorship. @AlanShlemon shares five problems with that argument. Read the full article at shr.link/1xkpe.
Anyone who is able to get to Atlanta next weekend, you still have time to sign up for the most innovative and powerful apologetics conference.
Just one more week. Let’s go!
“#RealityApologetics is an unparalleled way for students to start thinking about their faith more deeply. Parents should do anything they can to get their teens to a Reality Conference at least once...and hopefully several more times.” — Natasha Crain, author
“Clear your schedule, invite your friends! Reality Student Apologetics Conference is worth every penny. Our students learned so much and had a blast doing it.” — Heather Weden, parent
“These guys have walked away more on fire for their faith and armed with even more tools for their belts of TRUTH!” – Steph Wakeem, parent
“My teenage kids WANT to go and bring their friends with them!” — Christy Joy, parent
Stand to Reason's Reality Student Apologetics conference impacts students' lives in so many ways.
We hear SO MANY stories at each of our #RealityApologetics conferences—
Students who overcome struggles with self-harm after talking to Jon Noyes.
Women who choose life after hearing Megan Almon's session on abortion.
Siblings who gain clarity on how to respond to an LGBT brother or sister after listening to Alan Shlemon's breakout.
Agnostics who choose to place their faith in Jesus after considering Jason Jimenez’s message on why we need a firm anchor.
There's a reason why we see so many return to Reality year after year.
Young people (and adults) are facing real doubts and difficulties, and they’re finding answers and hope—in one-on-one discussions with our speakers, in interactive opportunities like our Ask an Apologist booth, and more.
What’s your Reality story? Let us know in the comments, and be sure to check out all the details on our upcoming season, launching in Georgia in just over a week!
Explore locations, topics, and speakers and get your tickets at rsn.pub/3UT0xWb.
Stand to Reason is seeking a full-time Front Office Administrative Assistant for our Signal Hill, CA (Los Angeles county) office. If you’re highly organized, tech-savvy, and excited to use your gifts to support Christian apologetics, we’d love to hear from you.
Learn more about the position and apply by September 5, 2026 at str.org/careers
At Stand to Reason, we practice our presentations in front of each other (the STR staff) and solicit positive and critical feedback. Super humbling experience (especially when @gregkoukl has a pen a paper out), but we want to give the best version of our presentation to our Reality Apologetics audience.
Our team had an excellent #RealityApologetics rehearsal on Saturday. Not everything always goes according to plan, but we do our best to get all the pieces into place and then trust God to move hearts.
We hope to see you at one of our six locations. Learn more at rsn.pub/3UT0xWb.
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As a parent or leader, helping your students attend Reality is one of the most impactful decisions you can make.
“These guys have walked away more on fire for their faith and armed with even more tools for their belts of TRUTH!” – Steph Wakeem, parent
This isn’t optional.
It’s preparation for the world we’re already in.
Scripture commands us to demolish arguments and pretensions that are raised against the knowledge of God (2 Cor. 10:5).
At Reality Apologetics, we equip students to:
— Recognize competing worldviews.
— Think critically about what they hear.
— Confidently respond with truth.
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One of the Muslim leaders at a mosque I was at told my group that we Christians don't know what Jesus actually said because Jesus spoke in Aramaic, the gospels are in Greek, and we read the New Testament in English. Does he have a point?
Muslims claim we don’t have the words of Jesus in the Bible since Jesus spoke Aramaic yet the Gospels were written in Greek and are read in English. Does this mean we’ve lost Jesus’ words and our Bible isn’t the Word of God? @AlanShlemon answers.
Are biblical-era eunuchs somehow evidence for adopting transgender ideology in the church today? Listen to the latest episode of my podcast, “Thinking Out Loud with Alan Shlemon” on Spotify, iTunes, or at the Stand to Reason website.
Be sure to check out our latest STR U course on "Building the Body" taught by our very own @TrippAlmon
“We don’t just want to be right—we want to be good. We want to be Christlike. That’s what strengthens the church’s witness.” — Tripp Almon, “Building the Body,” #STRUniversity
Biblical-era eunuchs are not good evidence for modern-day people who identify as transgender.
Arguments that eunuchs in the Bible prove God accepts transgender ideology confuse biblical-era eunuchs with modern transgender identity and ignore the Bible’s consistent view of male and female. @AlanShlemon explains on his latest #ThinkingOutLoud podcast. Listen to the full podcast now at rsn.pub/3R6HSIf.