This article first appeared in the Ask Hank column of the Christian Research Journal, volume28, number2(2005). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org While it has become increasingly popular to merge Eastern spirituality with biblical Christianity, the chasm that separates these worldviews is an unbridgeable gulf. First, in [...]

This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 28, number 3 (2005). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org For centuries most people throughout the West shared core assumptions shaped by a common Christian heritage and the modernity of the Enlightenment. [...]

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 27, number 6 (2004). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS The Transcendental Meditation (TM) movement routinely claims scientific validation for the benefits of its meditation program. It alleges that some 500 studies, including those from leading [...]

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 27, number 5 (2004). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS Transcendental Meditation (TM) is one of the more popular forms of meditation in North America, and probably the most well known. TM’s influence has exploded since [...]

This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume28, number2(2005). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Have you ever attempted to take an eleventh step down a ten-step stairway? Your entire body tries to descend another six inches, your knees buckle, [...]

This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume31, number4 (2008). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Over the last few months I’ve had the great privilege of working with Elliot Miller, my editor-in-chief. Having had the opportunity to read carefully [...]

This article first appeared in the News Watch 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 The New York Supreme Court, in September 2005, dismissed an $84 million wrongful death lawsuit against Seung Huen Lee (AKA Iichi Lee), the founder [...]

This article first appeared in the News Watch 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 At 8971 Orangewood Avenue in Garden Grove, California, stands a half-built temple with an eclectic design—a blend of Buddhist pagoda, Catholic cathedral, and Muslim [...]