The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast

By J. Warner Wallace

Society & Culture Education Philosophy Religion & Spirituality Training Christianity

What's The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast about?

The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast is hosted by J. Warner Wallace, cold-case detective, Adjunct Professor of Apologetics at Biola University and author of Cold-Case Christianity (A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels). Jim examines the case for the Christian Worldview from an investigative, evidential perspective. With the rules of evidence clearly in mind and over 25 years’ experience as an investigator, Jim examines the case for the existence of God, the reality of dualism, the reliability of the Biblical text, and the deity of Jesus. Join us each week as Jim sorts through the evidence for the Christian Worldview, and please visit our website at www.ColdCaseChristianity.com.

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Why We Ought Not Treat Kids...

11.06.2019

In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) taps into his experience as a police officer and pastor’s kid (PK) to discuss the importance of training young believers. Jimmy draws on his experience serving and learning in ...

The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast episodes:

11.06.2019 Why We Ought Not Treat Kids… Like Kids In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) taps into his experience as a police officer and pastor’s kid (PK) to discuss the importance of training young believers. Jimmy draws on his experience serving and learning in ...
10.30.2019 What Is Social Justice? In this episode of the podcast, J. Warner discusses the difference between “social justice” and “Biblical justice”. This program was recorded when J. Warner guest hosted the Cross Examined Radio Show and answered a listener email about the nature of ...
10.23.2019 Why the Evidence Matters More Than Your Experience - with Bill Arnold In this episode of the podcast, J. Warner joins Bill Arnold on Faith Radio to talk about a brief overview of the evidence for Christianity before describing why it’s so important to move away from personal experience when describing Christianity ...
10.16.2019 Listener Q and A - with Amy Hall In this podcast, J. Warner joins Stand to Reason’s Amy Hall to answer questions in an episode of #STRAsk. Is it wrong to call Mormon missionaries “elders”? Is it a good or bad idea to have an atheist come speak ...
10.09.2019 Let's Remember That We Are All Sinners In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) taps into his experience as a police officer to discuss our inclination to minimize the sin in our lives, especially when we compare ourselves with others. Incarnate Investigation podcasts ...
10.02.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “You Can't Trust the Bible Because It Was Written by Humans” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “You Can't Trust the Bible Because It Was Written by Humans.” Is Christian scripture limited and flawed due to ...
09.25.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “There are No Objective Moral Truths” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “There are No Objective Moral Truths.” Are moral truths entirely subjective? Are they simply rooted in personal opinions or ...
09.18.2019 Why Your Work ID Isn’t All That Important In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) taps into his experience as a police officer to discuss our inclination to identify ourselves with our work. Why is there a danger in trying to identify with temporal ...
09.11.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “Moral Truths Are a Product of Culture” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “Moral Truths Are a Product of Culture.” Are moral truths subjective? Are they decided by cultures and groups? Do ...
09.04.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “There is No Evidence for God’s Existence” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “There is No Evidence for God’s Existence.” How can we possibly make an affirmative case for the existence of ...
08.28.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “You’re Only a Christian Because You Were Raised in a Christian Culture” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “You’re Only a Christian Because You Were Raised in a Christian Culture.” Do Christians in America (or any Christian ...
08.21.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “There is No Such Thing as Sin” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “There is No Such Thing as Sin.” Isn’t the concept of “sin” simply a matter of opinion? Why should ...
08.14.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “Truth Cannot Be Known with Any Certainty” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “Truth Cannot Be Known with Any Certainty.” Even if some claims are objectively true, how can we be sure ...
08.07.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “Earth is Just a Pale Blue Dot in a Huge Hostile Universe” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “Earth is Just a Pale Blue Dot in a Huge Hostile Universe.” If the earth was specially designed by ...
07.31.2019 How an Eternity Full of Tomorrows Can Help Us Get Through Today In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) taps into his experience as a police officer to discuss our inclination to view the world through our temporal, finite experience. Why do we struggle in the moment as ...
07.24.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “Being a Good Person is All That Really Matters” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “Being a Good Person is All That Really Matters.” Doesn’t God care more about your behavior than your religious ...
07.17.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “Moral Truths Are a Matter of Personal Opinion” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “Moral Truths Are a Matter of Personal Opinion.” How are moral truths “grounded”? Are they simply a matter of ...
07.10.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “Christianity is Anti-Science” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “Christianity is Anti-Science.” Is belief in Christianity (or God’s existence in general) anti-scientific? Does the Christian worldview devalue science? ...
07.03.2019 How “Danger” Turns Teaching into Training In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) taps into his experience as a police officer to describe the value of perceived “danger” in training young Christians to defend what they believe and grow in their confidence ...
06.26.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “Jesus Didn't Even Think He was God” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “Jesus Didn't Even Think He was God.” Was Jesus a simple rabbi who merely came to teach love to ...
06.19.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “A Loving God Would Not Send People to Hell” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “A Loving God Would Not Send People to Hell.” Why would a loving God send anyone to hell? Why ...
06.12.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “The Bible condones slavery” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “The Bible condones slavery.” Critics claim the Bible either celebrates or condones the notion of slavery, but is this ...
06.05.2019 Resisting the Desire to Simply Follow the Rules In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) taps into his experience as a police officer to discuss our inclination to simply “follow the rules”. How does this inclination inhibit our ability to truly know and understand ...
05.29.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “Atheists believe in just one less God than Christians” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “Atheists believe in just one less God than Christians.” In a sense, Christians are also atheists when it comes ...
05.22.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “All God expects of us is sincerity” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “All God expects of us is sincerity.” Isn’t our effort enough to please God?
05.15.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “If God exists, he wouldn’t be so hidden” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “If God exists, he wouldn’t be so hidden.” Why doesn’t God make his existence known in a more persuasive ...
05.08.2019 From Where Does Value Come? In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) taps into his experience as a police officer to discuss the nature of the humans and their role in the animal kingdom. What makes our lives valuable? What makes ...
05.01.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “Jesus was just a man” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “Jesus was just a man.” Why should we trust what the Bible says about Jesus? Did he demonstrate his ...
04.24.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “The Bible condones genocide” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “The Bible condones genocide.” Yahweh commands the killing of entire people groups in the Old Testament. How could anyone ...
04.17.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “It's narrow-minded to think Jesus is the only way to God” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “It's narrow-minded to think Jesus is the only way to God.” In an age of pluralism and diversity, aren’t ...
04.11.2019 How to Communicate the Evidence for Christianity In this Incarnate Investigation Podcast, FTO Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) taps into his experience as a police officer to discuss strategies to help you describe and discuss the evidence for Christianity to your non-believing friends and family members. Incarnate ...
04.04.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “All Religions Lead to the Same Place” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “All religions lead to the same place.” These responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talking ...
03.28.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “Christian Hypocrisy Proves Christianity is False” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “Christian hypocrisy proves Christianity is false.” These responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talking about ...
03.21.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “Jesus Is a Copy Cat Savior” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “Jesus is a copy-cat Savior.” These responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talking about God ...
03.14.2019 Lessons from Law Enforcement: How God Uses Hardship In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) taps into his experience as a police officer to discuss the role hardships and difficulties can play in shaping our lives as Christians. Does the “silence” of God in ...
03.07.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “There Are No Objective Truths” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “There are no objective truths.” These responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talking about God ...
02.28.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “The Bible is Full of Contradictions” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “The Bible is full of contradictions.” These responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talking about ...
02.21.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “Who Created God?” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “Who created God?” These responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talking about God with your ...
02.21.2019 Quick Shot Responses to “Jesus Is a Copy Cat Savior” In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: “Jesus is a copy-cat Savior.” These responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talking about God ...
02.14.2019 What Life in a Patrol Car Can Teach You About Spiritual Decision-Making In the inaugural Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) taps into his experience as a police officer to discuss the nature of truth and how it can be known. Incarnate Investigation podcasts will be featured occasionally as part of ...
02.07.2019 Why Would a Good God Allow Evil? In this podcast, recorded during a church presentation, J. Warner Wallace provides an investigative template from God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe to investigate evidence in the universe. Does evil and injustice ...
01.31.2019 Preparing Our Kids for Troubled Times with Chris Brooks In this podcast, Chris Brooks from Equipped with Chris Brooks interviews J. Warner Wallace about raising young Christians in the faith. What challenges do kids face in our present culture? How can we help them address these challenges? What specific ...
01.24.2019 Why the Fine-Tuning of the Universe Points to the Existence of God In this podcast, recorded during a church presentation, J. Warner Wallace provides an investigative template from God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe to investigate evidence in the universe. Can the fine-tuning of ...
01.17.2019 Examining the Claims of Theism and Christianity with Russ Garret J. Warner Wallace talks with Russ Garrett from The Coffee Break about the evidence for Christianity. What are the common objections to Christianity and how can these be answered? What approach can we take to defend the truth of Christianity?
01.10.2019 The Importance of Theological Accuracy In this podcast, recorded during a church presentation, J. Warner Wallace offers examples from his career in law enforcement to illustrate the importance of defending the truth. How does our ability to defend truth help us to withstand trials and ...
01.03.2019 Separating Biblical Artifacts from Evidence (Podcast) In this podcast, recorded during a church presentation, J. Warner Wallace provides an investigative template from Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels to examine the variants in the oldest manuscripts of the New Testament gospels. ...
12.27.2018 Navigating Culture As a Christian - Modern Christian Men Interview In this podcast, J. Warner Wallace talks with Cale Nelson from the Modern Christian Men Podcast about the challenges of navigating culture as Christians who cares about defending the truth. What challenges face us as Christian men? How can we ...
12.20.2018 Why the Beginning of the Universe Points to the Existence of God In this podcast, recorded during a church presentation, J. Warner Wallace provides an investigative template from God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe to investigate evidence in the universe. Can the origin of ...
12.13.2018 Answering Questions About Theism and Christianity In this interview with Bill Arnold from Afternoons with Bill Arnold, J. Warner answers a number of questions about Christianity and the evidence for God’s existence. This Q&A; provides several examples of how to answer unscripted questions about the Christian ...
12.06.2018 Behind the Scenes (Unplugged) with Hank Hanegraaff In this podcast, J. Warner Wallace talks candidly with Hank Hanegraaff on his wonderful podcast, Hank Unplugged. Of all the interviews J. Warner has conducted on radio, this is his favorite. Hank and Jim talk about a number of issues, ...

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