January 15, 2010 Questions / Comments Christ descent into hell from the Apostles’ Creed. What was He doing there? (3:03) For clarification, Jesus did not descend into hell but into Hades? (6:06) We can expect to be in the presence of the Lord after death? (7:36) We do...
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Questions and Answers with Hank
March 5, 2010 Hank critiques a USA Today article wherein a Baptist pastor tells of Lutherans, Episcopalians, and the United Church of Christ have broken down the barriers for openly gay and lesbian clergy. Presbyterians and Methodists are likely to follow suit. This...
No Tolerance for Religion and Q&A
Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Prologue: Hank discusses an article by Genevieve Wood concerning the NFL’s threat to pull the city of Atlanta from consideration as host of future Super Bowls if Georgia Governor...
The End of Woman with Carrie Gress – Part 4
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God’s Dynamic Presence, and Q&A
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/11/19), Hank shares his thoughts on the power of God’s dynamic presence. If we take the doctrine of omnipresence literally and not figuratively, then God is everywhere all the time. And although His presence is with each...
Best of BAM: Q&A: Isaiah 65:20, The Millennium, and Soul Sleep
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions: Can you explain Isaiah 65:20 with regard to the child and the old man, and the wolf and the lamb? My pastor said God created a nonsexual being and then split it into male and female....
Best of BAM: What Is the Most Important Kind of Christian? and Q&A
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank addresses the question: what is the most important kind of Christian? With the state of the church and the culture today, the most important kind of Christian is the one who is actually making a positive difference. The...
Questions and Answers with Hank
March 9, 2012 Hank shares about speaking in Tehran, Iran on the topic of social media, particularly the Occupy movement, and the dissemination of Internet lies (0:40) Questions / Comments: Does not the commandment to make disciples of all nations in Matthew 28:19-20...
Think Christianly about Homosexuality
In light of the spiritual climate of our current culture, we understand the importance of equipping as many believers as possible to defend the faith, and the specific reasons are varied but important. In USA Today op-ed column, Baptist pastor Oliver Thomas...
The Power of God’s Dynamic Presence, and Q&A
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God’s Dynamic Presence, and Q&A
Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Prologue: Hank shares his thoughts on the power of God’s dynamic presence. If we take the doctrine of omnipresence literally and not figuratively, then God is everywhere all the...
Gay Rights and the Challenge of Representing Christ in a PC World
This article first appeared in the From the Editor column of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 35, number 04 (2012). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For further information or to subscribe to the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH...
Current, Collaborative, Crowdsourced, and Connected
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 37, number 01 (2014). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For further information or to subscribe to the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL go to:...
The End of Roe and the Beginning of a New Fight
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 45, number 2/3 (2022). For further information or to support the Christian Research Journal please click here. When you support the Journal, you join the team of to help provide the resources at...
Putting Race in Biblical Perspective
Volume 38:Issue 4 CONTENTS: 04 From the Editor Reading between the Lines 06 Effective Evangelism Taking Jesus to Work 08 Practical Hermeneutics Deuteronomy 6:4 and the Trinity: How Can Jews and Christians Both Embrace the Echad of the Shema? 10Putting Race in...
God’s Directive or Political Adjustment? Change Made to Controversial LDS “Policy” for LGBTQ Members
This is an exclusive online feature article from the Christian Research Journal. For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. When you subscribe to the JOURNAL, you join the team of print subscribers whose paid...
The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity with Douglas Murray
Douglas Murray, the author of The Madness of Crowds, joins Hank to discuss the most defining and divisive issues of our era—sexuality, gender, technology and race—revealing the culture wars playing out in our workplaces, universities, schools and homes in the names of...
Frank Schaeffer: Still the Enfant Terrible
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 38, number 03 (2015). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. “Few sons, indeed,...
Same-Sex Marriage in Perspective
This article first appeared in the Viewpoint column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 27, number 2 (2004). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org The Holy Grail for those pushing the trend...
Look! The Emperor Has No Clothes
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 29, number 06 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. In my lifetime I have witnessed an amazing demonstration of the thesis that if...
Speaking Of Homosexuality: A Christian Response to the Arguments of the Gay Rights Movement
This article first appeared in Christian Research Journal, volume 29, number 06 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS The success of the gay rights movement can be seen in the shifting...
Christians Caught in the Crosshairs of a Virulent Linguistic Pandemic
This article first appeared in the From the President column in the Christian Research Journal, volume 43, number 1 (2020). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. Ever wonder how the cover article for the Christian...
To Defend Marriage, We Should Learn a Lesson from Apologetics
This article first appeared in Christian Research Journal, volume 35, number 04 (2012). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For further information or to subscribe to the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL go to:...
Homosexuality and Modern Ministry: Examining Old Approaches and Assessing New Ones Part One: A History of Missions and Missteps
See part two in this series. Synopsis Historically, people within the church who experienced homosexual feelings went unaddressed, creating a void. They recognized both the biblical and cultural prohibitions against yielding to their temptations, but also...
The Steadfast Faith of Job
Only one life, soon twill be passed. Only what’s done for Christ will last. If you are following the Legacy Reading Plan, we’re going to take a short detour from Hebrew history. We’ve just gone through the Hebrew...
Has Smashing the Patriarchy Destroyed Women?
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The Transgender Tipping Point: America’s Next Civil Rights Frontier?
This article first appeared in the Ask Hank column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 37, number 4 (2014). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. I recently watched Conchita Wurst (alter ego of...
A Helper Like Me: A Review of ‘Modern Kinship: A Queer Guide to Christian Marriage‘ by David and Constantino Khalaf
Book Review Modern Kinship: A Queer Guide to Christian Marriage David Khalaf and Constantino Khalaf (Westminster John Knox Press, 2019) This is an exclusive online book review from the Christian Research Journal. For further information or to subscribe to...
Evangelicals in the Mainline: Should They Stay or Should They Go?
This article first appeared in the News Watch column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 29, number 1 (2006). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. A renewal of evangelical values within mainline Protestant denominations...
The Graven Images of Social Media
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 39, number 02 (2016). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For further information or to subscribe to the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL go to:...
Yeezy Comes to Jesus: Considering Kayne West’s Profession and Promotion of the Christian Faith
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Should Christians Attend Same-Sex Weddings? PRO – CON
This article first appeared in the Viewpoint section of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 35, number 05 (2012). Viewpoint articles address relevant contemporary issues in discernment and apologetics from a particular perspective that is usually not shared by all...
Wedding Bell Blues: Understanding the Same-Sex Marriage Debate
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 20, number 02 (1997). Summary Same-sex marriage proponents defend their position by arguing that government neutrality is violated when the state allows only people of different genders to...
Navigating the Emerging Church Highway
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 31, number 4 (2008). For further information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. SYNOPSIS Wading through the entire emerging church milieu is incredibly complicated. In this...
The Theological Mess in the Moxie of Jen Hatmaker
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 42, number 2 (2019). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. Of all the public conversions1 from conservative evangelical to progressive, Jen...
Rape, Marriage, and the Significance of Sex: Why Traditional Values Matter
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 24, number 3 (2002). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. SYNOPSIS There is presently a great deal of confusion and controversy over sexual morality. The...
Marriage Is about the Gospel: Clarifying the Boundaries of Christian Orthodoxy
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 45, number 2/3 (2022). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. SYNOPSIS Christians weary of the tumultuous debates over human sexuality...
Despair and Hope in the Anglican Communion
This is an online article from the Christian Research Journal. When you support the Journal, you join the team of to help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles,...
“Suffer the Children”: What’s Wrong with Gay Adoption?
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 28, number 2 (2005). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. SYNOPSIS The right to legal adoption of children is the latest in a long list of claims that the...
Off the Map: Bill Johnson and the Pursuit of Extrabiblical Authentication
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 37, number 05 (2014). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For further information or to subscribe to the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL go to:...
Q&A: The Woman Caught in Adultery, Pain and Suffering, and Dealing With Sin in the Church
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Biblical Grounds for Divorce and Remarriage
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 33, number 1 (2010). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Synopsis Many people, especially Christians, have serious questions...
A FAIR Question: Does Mormon Apologist Marc A. Schindler Successfully Harmonize Celestial Marriage with Matthew 22:23–30?
This article first appeared in the Practical Hermeneutics column of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 35, number 02 (2012). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For further information or to subscribe to the CHRISTIAN...
BFFs (Best Friends First): Honoring God in Dating and Romance
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 38, number 04 (2015). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. SYNOPSIS We live in...
Episcopal Court Demotes Doctrine of Marriage
This article first appeared in News Watch column in the Christian Research Journal, volume 19, number 1 (1996). In September 1990, retired Bishop Walter C. Righter laid hands on the head of Barry Stopfel, a man living openly with a homosexual lover, and...