Speakers
Meet Our Esteemed Speakers and Thought Leaders
Abdu Murray is an internationally recognized speaker, author, attorney, and President of Embrace the Truth. A former Muslim, Abdu became a Christian after spending nine years investigating the historical, philosophical, theological, and scientific claims of Christianity. Today, he speaks around the world on questions of faith, culture, identity, meaning, and truth. He is the host of the All Rise with Abdu Murray podcast and the author of several books, including Saving Truth, More Than a White Man’s Religion, and Fake ID: How A.I. and Identity Ideology Are Collapsing Reality—and What to Do About It.
Chris Brooks is the Senior Pastor of Woodside Bible Church, a multisite church serving communities throughout the Detroit area. He is also the host of Equipped with Chris Brooks, a nationally syndicated radio program produced by Moody Radio. Chris is passionate about helping Christians understand their faith, engage the questions facing contemporary culture, and live as faithful witnesses to Christ. He holds degrees from Michigan State University and Biola University. Chris and his wife, Yodit, are the parents of six children, three of whom were adopted.
Chloe Cole is a 22-year-old national youth advocate and leading voice against childhood gender transition. After beginning transition at 12 and detransitioning at 16, she now shares her powerful story to protect children, inform parents, and guide her generation toward truth and healing through Jesus Christ. Chloe has been featured on major media platforms including Fox News, Tucker Carlson Tonight, The Ingraham Angle, and Jesse Watters Primetime, and has written op-eds for the New York Post, Fox News Digital, and The Daily Wire. She’s also appeared on influential podcasts hosted by Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, Charlie Kirk, Megyn Kelly, Tulsi Gabbard, Glenn Beck, Dan Crenshaw, and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Sabrina Joy Stevens is a writer, speaker, communications strategist, and author of Leaving Groupthink, Inc. and Swordplay on Substack. Formerly a progressive political operative, she draws on firsthand experience inside ideologically captured academic, political, and media ecosystems to expose the mechanics and consequences of groupthink, as well as the personal and institutional incentives that sustain distorted public narratives. Her experiences within leftist movements and the so-called "counter-disinformation" industry eventually led her to become an outspoken critic of ideological conformity and institutional groupthink. Today, Sabrina creates content and training that helps people recognize political manipulation, communicate courageously, and pursue truth rather than partisan narratives. She speaks candidly about the personal cost of questioning the movements and assumptions she once defended.
Jon has worked as a speaker with Stand to Reason since 2019. A former atheist, he once thought belief in God was unwarranted and irresponsible. After examining the evidence for Christianity, however, he was faced with the fact that Jesus is who He says He is and that the Christian worldview tells the true story of reality. Ever since, Jon has been passionate about engaging the culture with honest, well-thought-out reasons to trust the Christian worldview. He brings more than ten years of experience in the legal field and earned a master’s degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, graduating with honors. Jon is a founding pastor at Soli Deo Gloria Church and serves on the boards of Life Without Limbs and Bible Thinker. He and his wife, Rheanna, have four daughters and live in Ventura County, California.
Scott Symington is a medical physicist specializing in oncology, an adjunct physics professor, and a speaker with Embrace the Truth. He holds advanced degrees in radiological physics and educational leadership and regularly speaks on questions involving science and Christian faith. Before entering the medical field, Scott spent more than a decade teaching in public schools, where he developed innovative curricula and received multiple “Teacher of the Year” nominations. His background in both education and medicine allows him to explain scientific and philosophical ideas in ways that are understandable and relevant to everyday life.
Rev. Brandon Cleaver is the Matthew 5:9 Program Director at the One America Movement, where he equips Christians to pursue peacemaking in the midst of cultural and political division. He has spoken to audiences across the country about faith, conflict, and the challenges of living together in a deeply divided society. Brandon previously served with Ratio Christi at Wayne State University and in leadership with Stephen Ministry at Kensington Community Church. He holds a degree in journalism from Michigan State University, a master’s degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, and a Master of Divinity from Moody Theological Seminary. Brandon and his wife have four children.