Evidence and Answers

Medical studies reveal that in the last decade, suicide, the sense of hopelessness, depression and drug use has nearly doubled among our youth. What are the factors contributing to the current crisis? How should followers of Christ respond? How can the church reach those who are hurting? Join Pat and his guest Dr. Randy Manley as they discuss the mental health crisis and present practical ways Chr...

American youth are facing a mental health crisis of tremendous proportions. Medical reports reveal that the rates of suicide and depression have skyrocketed in the past decade. What are the factors contributing to this crisis? How should the followers of Christ respond? Join Pat and his guest Dr. Randy Manley as they discuss the mental health crisis and present practical ways Christians can serve...

America has long been the beacon of freedom to the world. However today, there is a growing movement toward socialism as seen in the rise of the Democratic Socialist party. Why are so many young people embracing this failed philosophy? Listen as Dr. Jay Richards and Pat Zukeran explain why socialism always fails and learn principles of successful economics.

Socialism proved to be one of the greatest economic failures of modern times. The horrors of the communist regimes of the old Soviet Union, China, and Cambodia revealed the tragic failure of this philosophy. However, today many young people including Christians are embracing this failed philosophy? Why is it growing in popularity and what are the flaws of socialism? Listen as Dr. Jay Richards and...

Guest Speaker: Guiness, Os | Guest Speaker Dr. Os Guiness writes, “Americans today are heedlessly pursuing a vision of freedom that is short-lived and suicidal.” What are the dangers America faces? What are the factors that lead to a nation’s demise? Is there hope for a nation’s recovery? What is needed to renew a nation? Listen to a message of warning and a message of hope as Pat interviews schol...

Guest Speaker: Guiness, Os | Guest Speaker History teaches us that nations fall from within not from an invading power. Free nations are not conquered but commit their own suicide. The greatest enemy of freedom is freedom itself. America is in danger of committing her own suicide. Discover what it takes for a nation to remain healthy and free and the factors that lead to a society’s demise in Pat’...

How do you answer someone who says ethics is subjective and relative to each person? Why did god command genocide in the Old Testament? How can there be just one true religion? These are some of the challenging questions Pat addressed after speaking to a group of college and high school students in New York. Listen as Pat addresses these tough questions and more in this episode.

Why couldn’t God have created Adam and Eve so they would not sin and bring evil into the world? If we do not sin in heaven, how can we have free will? Why does God allow people to suffer eternally for a finite crime committed on earth? These are some of the challenging questions Pat addressed after speaking to a group of college and high school students in New York. Listen as Pat addresses these t...

The Covid-19 crisis has many people asking about God, Evil and suffering. Pat presented a message on this topic to a group of students in Ithaca, New York. The message was followed by a time of Question and Answer. Listen as Pat addresses some of the challenging questions posed by these college and high school students.

When calamity strikes like the Covid-19 crisis, people ask, “If God Exists, Why is there so much evil and suffering?” In a recent message delivered to students in New York, Pat addressed this question and other challenges related to God and the problem of evil and suffering.  Discover why Christianity offers the most reasonable answer and the only true message of hope in difficult times.

Incidents such as the case of George Floyd have brought great attention to the issue of police brutality. Has there been police brutality in the United States? Is there current systemic police brutality in the United States? Are there statistics to give insight into whether there is systemic police Brutality in the U.S? How can we bring about positive change? Join Pat and his guest Dr. Ross Hickli...

We have been hearing a lot about police brutality in the news today. Is there systemic racism in the police force today? Should we defund our police force? Does the Bible address this issue of law enforcement? Join Pat and his guest Dr. Ross Hickling as they discuss the issue of the Bible and Police brutality.

Do modern scientific discoveries build a case against an intelligent designer or does it build a case FOR an intelligent designer? Can a person be serious about the biblical teaching on creation and serious about science? Join Pat and his guest, Scientist and Evidence and Answers staff member Dr. Evan Kawamura as he explains how the modern discoveries of science actually build a case for the Genes...

Doesn’t science conflict with the Bible? Can a scientist believe in the Genesis creation account? Are there credible scientific and logical arguments for intelligent design? Most people today believe that a person cannot be serious about science and also believe in the Bible. However, is this really true? Join Pat and his guest scientist and Evidence and Answers staff, Dr. Evan Kawamura as they di...

Have we found Sodom and Gomorrah? Is the recently excavated site Tall el-Hammam the location of these legendary cities or is there another more likely location? Listen as Old Testament scholar Dr. Eugene Merrill explains the likely location of Sodom and Gomorrah and the lesson we need to learn from the Genesis account.

Have we found Sodom and Gomorrah? Some archaeologists believe the cities have been discovered at the recently excavated site, Tall el-Haman, on the northeast corner of the Dead Sea. Listen as Pat interviews Old Testament scholar Dr. Eugene Merrill on this recently discovered city.

Was Noah’s flood a global or local event? Where did the water come from and where did it go after the flood? How could the human population grow so rapidly if all that remained after the flood was Noah’s family? Is there scientific credibility to the biblical story of the flood? Join Pat and scientist Dr. Hugh Ross as they discuss the credibility of the biblical account of the Genesis flood.

Is there scientific credibility to the biblical story of the flood? When did the flood occur? Is it reasonable to think Noah had the ability to build an ark the size of a cruise ship? How many animals were on board? Join Pat and scientist Dr. Hugh Ross as they discuss the credibility of the Genesis flood.

One of the most fascinating fields of study is biblical archaeology. Listen as Pat presents some of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the Old Testament.

Is there historical evidence for Old Testament? Does archaeology confirm or contradict the Bible? Listen as Pat presents some of the most significant modern archaeological discoveries.

Does the Bible condone slavery? Are all races represented in the Bible? Are the teachings of Critical Race Theory and the New Social Justice movement consistent with biblical teachings? Join Pat and his guest Dr. HC Felder as they discuss these issues and show how the Bible presents God’s truth for all people of all races and cultures.

Racism has been a problem in the culture for centuries. Many will argue that the Bible and Christianity promotes racism and is a White man’s religion. Is Christianity responsible for the racism we see today? Is Christianity responsible for atrocities like slavery and the oppression of minorities? Join Pat and his guest Dr. HC Felder as they answer these challenges and more.

Some of the most popular speakers and some of the largest churches today have embraced a new type of gospel message, the new prosperity Gospel. Dean Inserra states, “American Christianity has become a ‘generous host’ to this low-commitment, entertainment-driven model of ministry,”9 and the results for the future of discipleship should cause great concern. What is the danger of the new prosperity g...

Has the mainstream evangelical church been captivated by a different gospel than what is taught in the New Testament? What is this new prosperity gospel, how do we know if our church has embraced it? How can we get the church back on the right track? Join Pat and his guest Dean Inserra as they discuss the new prosperity gospel and how it perverts the true message of the Gospel of Christ.