Is there a God? Do miracles really happen — even now, in our modern world? And what role does science play in all this?

These are the profound questions explored in the new film “The Case for Miracles,” from bestselling author and investigative journalist Dr. Lee Strobel. Recently, Strobel appeared on “Washington Watch” with guest host Jody Hice to delve deeper into the evidence that God is still very much in the miracle business.

Many know Strobel best for his landmark book “The Case for Christ,” which chronicles his own dramatic journey from atheism to faith. “I was an atheist,” he told Hice, “trained in journalism and law. I was a legal editor of the Chicago Tribune.” Everything changed when his wife — whom he once described as agnostic — encountered a Christian neighbor who shared the gospel with her. Soon afterward, she surrendered her life to Christ. As Strobel candidly recalled, it was “the worst news an atheist husband could get.”

Determined to disprove Christianity, Strobel launched what he thought would be a devastating journalistic takedown of his wife’s new faith — of Christianity as a whole. Instead, it became the investigation that upended his entire worldview. “I ended up spending two years investigating a miracle,” he said, “which is the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” He wrestled with some of the toughest questions: Did Jesus truly claim to be the Son of God? Did He actually rise from the dead? In the end, the evidence proved overwhelming. “[I]t would take more faith to maintain my atheism than to become a Christian,” he concluded — especially “in light of the avalanche of evidence that points so powerfully toward the truth of Christianity.”

When Strobel finally surrendered to Christ, everything changed: “my values, my character, my morality, my attitudes, my marriage, my parenting.” He eventually left his prestigious journalism career for full-time ministry and, as he puts it, has “never looked back.” And now, with the release of “The Case for Miracles” — “just in time for Christmas,” Hice observed — Strobel turned his investigative lens to a question millions still ask: “Is God still in the miracle business today?”

Some believe miracles ceased with the Bible. Or as Strobel asked, “[I]s God still supernaturally intervening in the lives of people today?” After examining “solid medical documentation,” multiple credible eyewitness accounts, the absence of any natural explanation, and whether the event occurred “in the context of prayer,” Strobel and his team reached a clear conclusion: when all these factors align, “I believe we can reasonably conclude that a miracle has happened.”

One of the film’s striking stories involves a woman who was blind for 10 years due to an incurable condition. One night, after her husband prayed over her, her sight was instantly and permanently restored. “It’s a miracle,” Strobel declared. “And sure enough, her eyesight remained for the rest of her life over 50 years. … I think the only rational explanation to that is that God did intervene supernaturally in that case.” The healing has been meticulously documented and published in medical journals by multiple researchers.

“That’s so remarkable,” Hice responded. He then asked what prompted Strobel to create the film. Strobel explained that people are often “more spiritually open and sensitive during the Christmas season,” making it the perfect moment to explore miracles. For younger generations, especially, “their language is cinema.” He wanted to craft a movie that would move viewers emotionally while feeding them intellectually — “something with credibility and with substance.”

The film also tackles one of the most common objections, especially among the curious or anxious: If God performs miracles, why doesn’t He answer every prayer (such as for healing) immediately? Strobel pointed out that miracles have never been “automatic” — not even in the New Testament. Jesus “didn’t do many miracles in Nazareth because of a lack of faith,” Paul “didn’t heal everybody,” and even Paul himself carried “this thorn in the flesh that God didn’t heal.” Ultimately, Strobel said, “I believe God will heal all his children. But for many of us, it won’t be until we transition into the world to come, a place of no pain and no suffering whatsoever.”

When Hice asked what Strobel hopes the film will accomplish, his answer revealed a heartfelt “dual purpose.” First, “to deepen the faith of believers [and] to encourage them.” Second, “to reach out to people who are spiritually confused.” He expressed hope that viewers will invite skeptical or searching friends to see it with them.

Tying it to the season, Strobel also recommended his book “The Case for Christmas” as “an inexpensive little book” to slip into stockings: “The gospel is in it. The evidence is in it for the reality of Christmas. It responds [to] all the tough questions about Christmas.” His closing call was simple yet profound: “Let’s seize this season and use it for God’s glory … and walk away with our faith renewed or strengthened, but also reaching out to those people we love who God loves, too,” even if they’re “still on the journey toward Him.”