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...
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Best of BAM: Does the Bible Teach Socialism?
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank discusses socialism, which has been gaining popularity among American millennials and government leaders as of late. Hank refers to Congresswoman-elect Victoria Spartz, who grew up in the Socialist Republic of Ukraine. “I...
Christ’s Presence in Palestine with Fares Abraham
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A Practical Guide to Culture with John Stonestreet
This week, Hank is joined on Hank Unplugged by John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview and cohost of the radio show BreakPoint. This is a truly wide-ranging conversation on the major cultural issues of today and how Christians should...
Signature in the Cell and Q & A
July 21, 2009 One hundred fifty years ago, Charles Darwin revolutionized biology, but did he refute intelligent design (ID)? In Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer argues that he did not. Much confusion surrounds the theory of intelligent design. Frequently...
Tools in the Hands of the Holy Spirit: Using Apologetics to Share Christ with People Who Need Good News
Our goal at the Christian Research Institute is to make you so familiar with truth so that when a counterfeit looms on the horizon, you will know it instantaneously. Of course, we answer questions not to demonstrate our mental acumen, but far more importantly, we take...
Little Gods: Are We little gods?
LITTLE GODS- Introduction “Word-faith” or “positive confession” teachers often make the claim that we are “little gods.” Are we? LITTLE GODS- Scripture Twisting If pressed about their “little gods” doctrine, positive confession teachers would probably respond by...
The Reluctant Revolutionary with Michael Behe
This week, Hank is joined on Hank Unplugged by Michael Behe, a distinguished biochemist and the subject of a new documentary called Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines. Listen in as they discuss Behe's trailblazing insights...
“Drip-Drip” Genocide: Muslim Persecution of Christians with Raymond Ibrahim
This week, Hank is joined on Hank Unplugged by Middle East expert Raymond Ibrahim to discuss the stark reality of Islamic issues faced by the world today in context with historical analysis, not the least of them being the Muslim genocide and persecution of...
Questions and Answers with Hank
April 6, 2012 On this Good Friday edition of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank draws our attention to the most significant event in history: the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. From the agony of the cross, to the triumph of the...
Was Eve Deceived by a Talking Snake?
Adapted from Creation Answer Book by Hank Hanegraaff First, to read Scripture literally is to read it as literature. This means that we are to interpret the Word of God just as we interpret other forms of communication—in the most obvious and natural sense. Thus when...
Can the Big Bang Be Harmonized with Genesis?
Adapted from Creation Answer Book by Hank Hanegraaff The Big Bang theory supposes that the universe began as an infinitely dense singularity and has since been expanding for billions of years. Though the Big Bang is not communicated in the Genesis account of...
Addressing the Open Letter’s Concerns On Lawsuits with Evangelical Christians (Part 5 of A Reassessment of the “Local Church” Movement of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee)
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 32, number 06 (2009). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. The Open Letter’s final request of the LC and LSM leadership pertains to their...
The Inclusive Language Debate: How Should the Bible be Translated Today?
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 22, number 4 (2000). For further information on the Christian Research Journal please click here. Over the past few years a debate has has raged among evangelicals as to whether masculine...
The Heart of Christmas – Devotional – Day 4
A Pagan Festival? Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. —Colossians...
A New Reformation? The Faulty Gospel of Robert Schuller
This article first appeared in Forward (now renamed the Christian Research Journal) volume 8, number 1 (1985). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. “Why would any Christian write an article criticizing Dr.Schuller? Isn’t this...
Breaking The Silence: Alnor as Relentless Opponent of CRI
Chapter Five: Alnor as Relentless Opponent of CRI By early 1996 Alnor’s continued inability to refrain from the very kind of divisiveness EMNR was created to overcome, as well as his abuse of EMNR funds (see chapter seven), pushed the board over the edge and his...
In Defense of the Family: G.K. Chesterton on the Only State that Creates and Loves Its Own Citizens with Dale Ahlquist
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Debunking the 1619 Project: Exposing the Plan to Divide America with Mary Graber
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Fragments of Truth–Can We Trust the Bible? with Dr. Craig Evans
Can we trust the Bible? The Christian faith is firmly rooted in the teachings of the New Testament—but can we really trust the Bible? Skeptics will tell you that the authenticity of the Bible cannot be trusted, arguing that the Gospel manuscripts have been doctored to...
From Rage to Faith
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 34, number 02 (2011). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Award-winning British journalist Peter Hitchens masterfully narrates a...
Creator’s Remorse in Silicon Valley
A review of You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto by Jaron Lanier (Alfred A. Knopf, 2010) This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 34, number 01 (2011). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to:...
The Legacy Reading Plan 2010
As we start out the broadcast today, I want to say just a couple of worlds about the Legacy Reading Plan. We’ll be talking about this a little more tomorrow, but this reading plan is an innovative approach to reading through God’s 66 love letters one book...
Finding Faith through Fiction
The mixing of philosophy or theology with fictional literature is certainly not a novel idea. British thinker C. S. Lewis used this technique with flair. While he showed his deep thinking with Mere Christianity, Lewis also penned The Chronicles of Narnia, the...
Is the Reformation Over?
This review 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 Mark A. Noll is the McManis Professor of Christian Thought at Wheaton College,...
Book Review of The Atheist Syndrome: A Psychopathology of Unbelief
This review first appeared in Christian Research Journal Winter/Spring (1990). 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...
Why Should I Believe in Hell?
This article first appeared in the Ask Hank column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 27, number 1 (2004). For further information on the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake:...
Episode 302 Defining the Meaning of Woman (Review of Matt Walsh’s Documentary Film and Book, What Is a Woman?)
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Western Guide to Eastern Orthodoxy
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Never Give Up with K.P. Yohannan
Welcome to a special edition of the Hank Unplugged podcast where we celebrate the 100th episode of Hank Unplugged with a close, personal friend of Hank Hanegraaff who fits the billing for the podcast from its inception—truly one of the most interesting, informative...
Toolkit for Spiritual Growth: A Practical Guide to Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving with Fr. Evan Armatas
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Web 2.0
This is an Viewpoint article from the Christian Research Journal. Viewpoint articles address relevant contemporary issues in discernment and apologetics from a particular perspective that is usually not shared by all Christians, with the intended result that...
The Key to Christian Unity is Humility with Francis Chan and Metropolitan Yohan
Please see the video interview here! We are thrilled to present a series of conversations between our dear brothers in Christ, Francis Chan and Metropolitan Yohan (aka KP Yohannan). These conversations were initiated by criticism that Francis Chan received as a result...
Toward a Transpersonal Ecology: Developing New Foundations for Environmentalism
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, Spring (1992). 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:...
Michael Baigent And The Gnostic Tactic: Fantasy Posing As Fact? a book review of The Jesus Papers: Exposing the Greatest Cover‐Up in History
a book review ofThe Jesus Papers: Exposing the Greatest Cover‐Up in Historyby Michael Baigent(HarperSanFrancisco, 2006) This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 30, number 1 (2007). The full text of this article in PDF format can be...
Communicating Truth through Humor, Ridicule, and Emotions
This article first appeared in the Viewpoint section of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 35, number 06 (2012). Viewpoint articles address relevant contemporary issues in discernment and apologetics from a particular perspective that is usually not shared by all...
I See Dead People
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 25, number 1 (2002). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS Recent years have witnessed a revival of interest in...
Join The Conversation
Streamed live on December 12th, 2017 One of our favorite parts about social media is the ability to engage with people from around the globe at a moment’s notice. This morning several members of our CRI team read articles about the shifting global landscape regarding...
How to Save the West with Spencer Klavan – Part 3
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How to Save the West with Spencer Klavan – Part 1
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Best of BAM: Chick-fil-A, Bible Study, and Q&A
Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Monologue: Hank discusses the New Yorker article on Chick-fil-A’s opening of its 4th restaurant in Manhattan. Columnist Dan Piepenbring criticizes this event in his article, “Chick-fil-A’s Creepy...
Best of BAM: Religious Liberty in the Midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic, and Q&A
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank says that it’s worth asking whether we’re giving up more and more of our religious freedoms to a government that in many cases is telling us what we can and cannot do—even respecting our freedom of worship. These are things...
Go Behind Enemy Lines with Mindy Belz
This week, Hank is joined on Hank Unplugged by veteran journalist Mindy Belz, senior editor of WORLD magazine and the author of the book They Say We Are Infidels. Belz is a journalist who has risked her life to go behind enemy lines, and her unique perspective on...
The Lost Art of Marriage with Jack and Marsha Countryman
This week, Hank is joined on the Hank Unplugged podcast by one of his absolute best friends, Jack Countryman, and his wife, Marsha Countryman. Jack is a bestselling author that has had an enormous impact in the world of publishing. The two joined Hank on the podcast...
Why Does God Allow Evil? with Clay Jones (Encore)
Why Did God Let That Child Die? by Clay Jones is one of the most popular articles ever published in the Christian Research Journal. We have no doubt that it was popular because the topic of theodicy is difficult for many to comprehend. For that precise reason we are...
The Importance of Typological Prophecy, and Q&A
Today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast includes the following topics: Hank's Prologue: Hank highlights the transcendent importance of typological prophecy as he explicates the “T” in the acronym STARS from his latest book, Prophetic STARS in the Constellation...
UFO’s: What are UFOs?
WHAT ARE UFOS- Introduction Are flying saucers and little green men merely the products of imaginative writers working to create bestsellers and hit films? Or is there something more to UFOs? WHAT ARE UFOS- The General Belief A recent Gallup poll determined that by...