Covenant Podcast How Should Christians Think about UFOs? with Tom Hicks
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May 12, 2026 Tom Hicks, pastor and seminary professor who studies theological responses to UFO/UAP reports. He traces why UAPs returned to public attention. He categorizes sightings and anomalous radar events. He explores spiritual explanations, demonic deception, and pastoral care for those affected. He surveys scholarly investigators and debates whether reported phenomena could be extraterrestrial or spiritual.
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Tom Hicks's Daytime Silver Object Sighting
- Hicks shares a personal daytime sighting of a silver oblong object that appeared to hover over his house.
- He used it to illustrate misidentification and urged assuming earthly explanations first.
Aliens As An Alternative Origin Story
- Hicks frames the UFO/alien narrative as a rival origin story to creation, aiding secular or anti-Christian worldviews.
- He connects DNA/evolution debates to why an alien-seeding narrative is attractive to both atheists and occult currents.
There Are Serious Researchers Who Warn Dismissal Is Wrong
- Historical investigators like Jacques Vallée and Peter Sturrock conclude some UFO cases deserve scientific attention and cannot be dismissed outright.
- Hicks names Vallée, John Keel, Gary Nolan, and Sturrock as credible researchers worth consulting.
