Christian Research Journal Reads

Christian Research Journal Reads

This podcast, CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL Reads, presents audio versions of CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL articles. As the flagship publication of the Christian Research Institute, the JOURNAL seeks to equip followers of Christ to think and to live Christianly—to exercise truth and experience life. Truth, especially essential Christian doctrine, forms the basis for how we live our lives in Christ. As the apostle Paul instructed Timothy in 1 Tim. 4:16, “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.” The CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL enjoyed a print incarnation of almost 45 years. Now exclusively an online publication, the JOURNAL consists of thousands of free articles on We hope that through these audio articles you are not only equipped to proclaim and defend your faith but that as a disciple you also draw closer to Christ in your walk with Him. You can find the written version of each article that is an episode of CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL Reads at the website of the Christian Research Institute, equip.org. All Christian Research Journal articles at equip.org are completely free and do not require a subscription and are not under a paywall. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/christian-research-journal-reads--6022978/support.

Episodes

Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 135: Is It Possible for Humans to See God?

August 30, 2025 • 12 mins
This is Episode 135 of Christian Research Journal Reads. This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Is It Possible for Humans to See God?” by Charles Lee Irons. This article first appeared in the Practical Hermeneutics column of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 39, number 05 (2016). https://www.equip.org/articles/is-it-possible-for-humans-to-see-god/


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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 134: Comic Cons, Geek Culture and the Mission of Christ

August 29, 2025 • 12 mins
This is Episode 134 of Christian Research Journal Reads. This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Comic Cons, Geek Culture and the Mission of Christ” by Drew Dixon.  This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 40, number 06 (2017). https://www.equip.org/articles/comic-cons-geek-culture-and-the-mission-of-christ/


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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 133: Is It Abusive to Teach Children about Hell

August 25, 2025 • 16 mins
This is Episode 133 of Christian Research Journal Reads. This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Is It Abusive to Teach Children about Hell” by Rebekah Valerius.  This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 41, number 3 (2018).
https://www.equip.org/articles/is-it-abusive-to-teach-children-about-hell/
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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 132: Does God Have A Spirit Body?

August 23, 2025 • 9 mins
This is Episode 132 of Christian Research Journal Reads. This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Does God Have A Spirit Body?” by H. Wayne House. This article first appeared in the Practical Hermeneutics column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 40, number 03 (2017). https://www.equip.org/articles/does-god-have-a-spirit-body/


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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 131: How Was Orthodoxy Established in the Ecumenical Councils

August 22, 2025 • 16 mins
This is Episode 131 of Christian Research Journal Reads. This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “How Was Orthodoxy Established in the Ecumenical Councils” by Bradley Nassif.  This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 40, number 06 (2017) .https://www.equip.org/articles/how-was-orthodoxy-established-in-the-ecumenical-councils/ 


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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 130: Is The Black Man God? Challenging the Central Claim of the Nation of Islam

August 18, 2025 • 19 mins
This is Episode 130 of Christian Research Journal Reads. This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Is The Black Man God? Challenging the Central Claim of the Nation of Islam” by Jimmy Butts. This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 40, number 3 (2017). https://www.equip.org/articles/is-the-black-man-god-challenging-the-central-claim-of-the-nation-of-islam/

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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 129: Answering The Objection, “All Religion Is Manmade”

August 16, 2025 • 12 mins
This is Episode 129 of Christian Research Journal Reads. This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Answering The Objection, “All Religion Is Manmade”” by Frank Turek.  This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 40, number 03 (2017). https://www.equip.org/articles/answering-the-objection-all-religion-is-manmade/


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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 128: Despair and Hope in the Anglican Communion

August 15, 2025 • 23 mins
This is Episode 128 of Christian Research Journal Reads. This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Despair and Hope in the Anglican Communion” by Anne Kennedy.  This article was published exclusively online in the Christian Research Journal, Volume 46, number 03 (2023). https://www.equip.org/articles/to-all-who-truly-turn-to-him-despair-and-hope-in-the-anglican-communion/

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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 127: Consciously Dreaming: A Look at Lucid Dreams

August 11, 2025 • 19 mins
This is Episode 127 of Christian Research Journal Reads. This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Consciously Dreaming: A Look at Lucid Dreams” by Cole Burgett.  This article was published exclusively online in the Christian Research Journal, Volume 48, number 02 (2025). https://www.equip.org/articles/consciously-dreaming-a-look-at-lucid-dreams/

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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 126: Family First: A Film Review of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

August 8, 2025 • 17 mins
This is Episode 126 of Christian Research Journal Reads. This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Family First: A Film Review of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps” by Cole Burgett.  This article was published exclusively online in the Christian Research Journal, Volume 48, number 03 (2025).https://www.equip.org/articles/family-first-a-film-review-of-the-fantastic-four-first-steps/

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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 125: The Internal Testimony of the Holy Spirit: How Do You Know That the Bible Is God’s Word?

August 4, 2025 • 16 mins
This is Episode 125 of Christian Research Journal Reads.This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “The Internal Testimony of the Holy Spirit: How Do You Know That the Bible Is God’s Word?”  by James N. Anderson. This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 39, number 05 (2016).https://www.equip.org/articles/internal-testimony-holy-spirit-know-bible-gods-word/

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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 124: Why Youth Are Walking Away from Biblical Sexuality and What Parents Can Do about It

August 1, 2025 • 15 mins
This is Episode 124 of Christian Research Journal Reads.This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Why Youth Are Walking Away from Biblical Sexuality and What Parents Can Do about It”  by Amy Davison.  This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 45, number 2/3  (2022). https://www.equip.org/articles/why-youth-are-walking-away-from-biblical-sexuality-and-what-parents-can-do-about-i...
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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 123: Thinking Through Mindfulness: Psychology, Religion or Both?

July 28, 2025 • 20 mins
This is Episode 123 of Christian Research Journal Reads.This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Thinking Through Mindfulness: Psychology, Religion or Both?”  by Sarah C. Geis.  This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 41, number 3 (2018).  https://www.equip.org/articles/thinking-through-mindfulness-psychology-religion-or-both/

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Episode 122: Up, Up, and Away (Again): A Review of Superman (2025)

July 25, 2025 • 11 mins
This is Episode 122 of Christian Research Journal Reads. This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Up, Up, and Away (Again): A Review of Superman (2025)” by Cole Burgett.  This article was published exclusively online in the Christian Research Journal, Volume 48, number 03 (2025). It was accompanied by Postmodern Realities Episode 455  Up, Up, and Away (Again): A Review of Superman (2025). [Editor’s Note:...
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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 121: Cream or Sugar: Fostering Authentic Community in the Expanding Age of Social Media

July 21, 2025 • 11 mins
This is Episode 121 of Christian Research Journal Reads.This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Cream or Sugar: Fostering Authentic Community in the Expanding Age of Social Media”  by Kyle A. Keating.  This article first appeared in the Postmodern Realities column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 41, number 3 (2018).  It was accompanied by Postmodern Realities Episode 074: Authentic Community i...
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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 120: Did David Rape Bathsheba?

July 18, 2025 • 44 mins
This is Episode 120 of Christian Research Journal Reads.This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Did David Rape Bathsheba?”  by Clay Jones and Jean E. Jones. This article was published exclusively online in the Christian Research Journal, Volume 47, number 04 (2024). https://www.equip.org/articles/did-david-rape-bathsheba/

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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 119: (AI) The Virtualization of Culture and the Need for an Embodied Christian Alternative

July 14, 2025 • 19 mins
This is Episode 119 of Christian Research Journal Reads.This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “The Virtualization of Culture and the Need for an Embodied Christian Alternative”  by John Dyer. This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 40, number 05 (2017).https://www.equip.org/articles/the-virtualization-of-culture-and-the-need-for-an-embodied-christian-alternative/


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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 118: Film Review of ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’

July 11, 2025 • 13 mins
This is Episode 118 of Christian Research Journal Reads.This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Man Creates Something Worse than Dinosaurs: A Review of ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’”  by Cole Burgett. This article was published exclusively online in the Christian Research Journal, Volume 48, number 03 (2025). It was accompanied by Postmodern Realities Episode 453 Man Creates Something Worse than Dinosaurs: A...
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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 117:The Jesus of Mormonism: Differences That Make a Difference

July 8, 2025 • 22 mins
This is Episode 117 of Christian Research Journal Reads.This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “The Jesus of Mormonism: Differences That Make a Difference”  by Corey Miller. This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 41, number 3 (2018). https://www.equip.org/articles/the-jesus-of-mormonism-differences-that-make-a-difference/

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Christian Research Journal Reads Episode Episode 116: Jesus in Islam

July 7, 2025 • 26 mins
This is Episode 116 of Christian Research Journal Reads.This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “Jesus in Islam”  by David Wood. This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 40, number 01 (2017). https://www.equip.org/articles/jesus-in-islam/ 




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