This article first appeared in the Viewpoint column of the Christian Research Journal, volume29, number5 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Is TV bad for you? Is reading a more intellectual pursuit than viewing? Recent essayists have held that somehow, electronic media, such as television, films, [...]

This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume29, number1 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org My first letter to the editor was published when I was about 10 years old. For reasons unknown to me now, I was eager [...]

This article first appeared in the News Watch column of the Christian Research Journal, volume31, number1 (2008). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org J.K. Rowling’s phenomenally popular Harry Potter series launched only a decade ago, and while millions of children happily immersed themselves in its fantasy world, [...]

This article first appeared in the Ask Hank column of the Christian Research Journal, volume29, number4 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Over the past several decades, I have been asked the “in” question in a variety of different ways such as: “What does it mean [...]

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume29, number4 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS Christians, as do all humans, have understandable concerns for protection and provision, but some believers allow their wishes to cloud their understanding of God’s promises in these areas. [...]

This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume29, number2 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Funerals can be a prime opportunity for believers to share the gospel with unbelievers and comfort grieving believers with the promise of being with [...]

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume30, number5 (2007). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS Perhaps the thorniest issue in Christian apologetics is commonly known as the problem of evil. How can the existence of a good, all-powerful, and all-knowing Creator be squared [...]

This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume29, number3 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org “Share the gospel at all times, and, if necessary, use words.” Many Christians have quoted this famous saying from St. Francis of Assisi when [...]

This article first appeared in the Ask Hank column of the Christian Research Journal, volume28, number6 (2005). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org “They [followers of Christ] devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer” (Acts2:42).2 One [...]

This article first appeared in the Viewpoint column of the Christian Research Journal, volume29, number3 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Evangelical Christians who are committed to sound doctrine must distinguish themselves theologically from people who reject fundamental truths of the Protestant Reformation. Those truths must [...]