In the new CBN documentary “Investigating the Supernatural: Miracles,” journalist Billy Hallowell takes viewers on an investigative journey into supernatural healing, challenging both skeptics and believers to examine extraordinary medical claims.
The film represents a departure from the more dramatic faith-based storytelling, offering an evidence-driven approach to documenting potential miraculous events. Produced by CBN Films, the documentary, which also blends dramatic reenactments, aims to present verifiable medical documentation alongside personal testimonies of unexplained healings.
“We really wanted to elevate and shift [miracle storytelling] into evidence-based and showing,” Hallowell explained. “Even going in as a Christian, I was skeptical of all the stories. I wanted to be able to say, ‘Prove it to me.'”
Hallowell added, “CBN, as an organization, covers miracles all the time. But the approach in this was very much investigative, going in and really try and really trying to find you basically show and not just tell. You’re showing the evidence, you’re presenting it to people, and you’re really letting them make a decision on what they think, instead of just hearing an anecdotal story of, ‘Hey, I was healed.’ You’re actually seeing it. And I think that that’s a little different from how miracles tend to be handled.”
The documentary doesn’t shy away from difficult theological questions, addressing why some people experience miraculous healings while others do not. Hallowell emphasized the importance of exploring both sides of miraculous healing, highlighting one story about a family who, despite experiencing personal tragedy, now witnesses miracles happening for others.
“There are lots of miracles that don’t happen,” Hallowell noted. “We have to deal with the fact that miracles are not going to happen for everybody on this side of eternity.”
Hallowell’s path as the host began early. At 15, he started a media website for teenagers following the Columbine shooting, which quickly evolved into a column. By 18, he was traveling and speaking, eventually working as faith editor for Glenn Beck’s The Blaze for nearly six years.
His journalism career has been marked by a consistent focus on faith stories, a path he believes was divinely guided. “God kept moving me towards faith,” he said. “I realized that the stories that are most important to be covering are the faith stories.”
The film represents the first in what Hallowell hopes will be a series investigating supernatural phenomena. Currently streaming on CBN.com/supernatural, the documentary targets multiple audiences – from committed Christians to skeptical secularists.
Hallowell believes the film’s greatest challenge is to those already within faith communities who struggle to believe miracles are possible.
“The hardest audiences are the Christians who are in church every week, reading their Bible every day, and still don’t believe miracles can happen to them,” he said.
“Investigating the Supernatural: Miracles” features three to four interconnected narratives, each exploring medical cases that challenge conventional scientific understanding. Hallowell emphasized the importance of persistent faith, highlighting stories of individuals who continued believing and seeking healing despite years of challenges.
Drawing from biblical references like the woman who touched Jesus’s cloak, he stressed the importance of continued prayer and belief, even when immediate results aren’t apparent.
“We have to keep asking, while also balancing trust that God has a plan we don’t understand,” Hallowell explained.
“Investigating the Supernatural: Miracles” is currently streaming on the CBN Family App or viewers can request a DVD for a donation here.
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