The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast

By J. Warner Wallace

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What's The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast about?

The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast is hosted by J. Warner Wallace. J. Warner is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, adjunct professor of apologetics at Biola University and a faculty member at Summit Ministries.

The Cold-Case Christianity podcast explores the evidence for God's existence, the reliability of the Bible and the truth of the Christian worldview. Please visit our website at www.ColdCaseChristianity.com.

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Why Truth Matters Now More ...

03.15.2023

Why is it so hard to discuss the truth of Christianity with non-believers? Is it becasue there isn't any evidence for Christinaity, or becasue there has been a shift in the meaning of "truth"? In this interview with Bill Arnold ...

The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast episodes:

03.15.2023 Why Truth Matters Now More Than Ever Why is it so hard to discuss the truth of Christianity with non-believers? Is it becasue there isn't any evidence for Christinaity, or becasue there has been a shift in the meaning of "truth"? In this interview with Bill Arnold ...
03.08.2023 Discussing the Case for Christianity with High Schoolers Can Christianity answer the tough questions? Is the Resurrection reasonable, and if so, can we communicate the truth with Gen Z members of our community and family? In this edition of the podcast, J. Warner talks with three high school ...
03.01.2023 Is the Church Unthoughtful? Why do non-Christians think believers are unreasonable? Do we, as Christ-followers, compound the problem by taking a non-evidential, unreasonable approach to our faith? How can we change this? In this interview with Bill Arnold from Faith Radio, J. Warner unpacks ...
02.22.2023 Thoughts on Commitment and Idolatry Why are we sometimes unable to defend the truth? What does our schedule tell us about what's important to us? How can we be more dedicated to what we say we believe? In this interview recrded at Compass Bible Church, ...
02.15.2023 Can the Gospels Be Defended As Eyewitness Accounts? In this blast from the past, J. Warner talks about the case for the eyewitness status of the Gospels. Are these ancient accounts really an eyewitness record of the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus? Why should we believe ...
02.08.2023 Why Didn’t Jesus Reveal Scientific Facts to Demonstrate His Deity? Why didn’t Jesus describe something beyond the knowledge of His contemporaries (i.e. the role of DNA or the nature of the Solar System) as a prophetic proof? Why didn’t God provide us with more scientific evidence in the Scripture? In ...
02.01.2023 Why You Need to Become a Good Christian Translator In this blast from the past, J. Warner reflects on his attendance at the Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting and makes several observations related to Christian Case Making. Ever think you don’t know enough to be a good “One Dollar ...
01.25.2023 Observations from the Bible Belt In this blast from the past, J. Warner makes a few observations about the state of Christianity in the Bible Belt based on his own personal experience with family in that area.
01.18.2023 The Path to Becoming a ?One Dollar? Apologist (Podcast) In this blast from the past, J. Warner examines the Christian life in light of God’s desire for all of us to become Christian Case Makers. Jim reads listener email highlighting some of the typical frustrations involved in starting an ...
01.11.2023 Strategies for Becoming a Better Christian Case Maker In this blast from the past, J. Warner talks with Frank Turek about several strategies to become a better “one dollar apologist”. Jim teaches at Frank’s CrossExamined Instructor’s Academy (CIA) and has learned several important principles related to becoming a ...
01.04.2023 Don?t Get Excited About the Latest Version of Jesus Based on Some ?Lost? Gospel In this blast from the past, J. Warner examines three efforts to recreate Jesus and talks about the historic effort to co-opt Jesus for a variety of reasons. J. Warner focuses on the use of alleged “lost” gospels and provides ...
12.28.2022 What Does Mormonism Teach About Salvation? In this blast from the past, Bill McKeever, from the Mormon Research Ministry, teaches one of J. Warner’s mission teams about the nature of salvation from an LDS perspective.
12.21.2022 Why are Christian 'Celebrities' Abandoning the Faith? An Interview with Alisa Childers, John Cooper, and Dave Stovall J. Warner hosts a panel at the NCCA Conference in 2022, seeking to answer the question: Why do so may famous, celebrity Christians walk away from the faith?
12.14.2022 The Problem of Evil and the Genesis Account - Q and A with J. Warner Wallace and Sean McDowell J. Warner and Sean answer Jim Putnam's questions, including: 1. If there is a God why do bad things happen? 2. What caused bopth of you to become Christians? 3. God created everything, who or what created God? 4. What ...
12.07.2022 What about Catholicism and Islam? An Open Q and A with J. Warner Wallace J. Warner answers questions at an apologetics conference in this episode of the podcast, including: 1. Since your father is also a detective, why doesn't he believe? 2. Have you examined the claims related to the Catholic Papacy and authority? ...
11.30.2022 The "Ism" Behind Every "Ism" With all the concern over racism, sexism, and every other form of prejudice in our culture, is there an underlying cause we might identify to help us tackle these important biases? In this podcast, J. Warner identifies the one "ism" ...
11.23.2022 Talking About the Nuanced Evidence for the New Testament Are some of the classic evidences for Christianity less powerful than others? Can an investigative approach reveal which evidences should be prioritized? In this podcast, J. Warner describes the differences between forms of evidence related to the New Testament as ...
11.16.2022 There Are Still Good Reasons to Be Optimistic as Christians How can we remain optimistic as Christians in a culture that is increasingly hostile toward us? How does the social media environment exacerbate the problem? In this podcast form his appearance on the Stand to Reason broadcast, J. Warner offer ...
11.09.2022 How Do I Know the Bible is True? How can the evidence convince anyone to be a Christian? What role does the evidence play in communicating the truth about Christianity? In this podcast, J. Warner talks with Ally Domercant on the Snapshot Testimony Podcast, describing the power of ...
11.02.2022 How the Relationship Between Justice and Grace Explains the Nature of God and Our World Radio show host extraordinaire, Bill Arnold, interviews J. Warner to talk about the nature of God and how the balance of justice and grace, truth and mercy, law and love, help explain way our world is the way it is. ...
10.26.2022 Why Truth Changes Everything - Interview with Jeff Myers (Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast S8E23) What is the nature of truth and why does it matter? What does Christianity have to say about the relationship between truth and the real world? More importantly, how has the truth of Christianity impacted the world for the better, ...
10.19.2022 Does Everyone Destined for Hell Suffer the Same Fate? How does the nature of God help explain the reality of hell? Why would a loving God sentence my unbelieving grandmother to the same fate as Hitler? In this podcast, J. Warner examines the relationship between grace and truth, mercy ...
10.12.2022 Does the Word Matter? Does biblical authority still matter? Given all the changes in culture and human thought, why should anyone still trust what the ancient Bible has to say? Can we still stand with confidence on the Word of God? In this interview, ...
10.05.2022 How Can I Introduce My Mormon Friends to Christianity? Is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just another denomination of Christianity? Are Mormons Christians too? If not, what are the differences between Christianity and Mormonism, and how can we, as Christians, reach our Mormon friends with the ...
09.28.2022 How to Communicate the Gospel Clearly How can we clearly communicate the Gospel without compromising Scripture in any way? Is it possible to establish the nature and importance of Salvation, while clearly communicating the principles of Christian worldview? In this podcast, J. Warner describes the eight ...
09.21.2022 Are There Different Responsibilities and Rewards in Heaven? Christians understand our salvation is a free gift of God and cannot be earned in any way. But what happens to us in eternity? Do we all experience exactly the same thing? Do all saved Christians experience the same kind ...
09.14.2022 How Well Do I Have to Know Jesus to Be Saved? Radio show host extraordinaire, Bill Arnold, interviews J. Warner to talk about the theology of Jesus and Salvation. Why don't all theologians agree on issues surrounding the nature of Christianity and Jesus? What, precisely, do I need to believe in ...
09.07.2022 How to Develop a Contagious Faith In this podcast, J. Warner talks to Mark Mittelberg, author of Contagious Faith: Discover Your Natural Style for Sharing Jesus with Others, on the Stand to Reason Radio Show. They discuss the five styles of evangelism people prefer based on ...
08.31.2022 Advice for Sharing the Gospel Jesus makes it very clear the Christian walk isn't easy, including our efforts to share the Gospel. In this podcast, J. Warner and Bill Arnold discuss sharing the gospel, jury selection, Christian police officers, the true liberal agenda, listening and ...
08.24.2022 What We Can Learn from Aaron, the Brother of Moses The ancient Old Testament historical figures were real people-just like us. By studying the lives of Old Testament Bible characters, we can develop a stronger knowledge of God’s Word and draw closer to Him in the process. In this podcast, ...
08.17.2022 Decision Making, Apathy and How to Navigate the Future What one decision has most impacted your life? Every thought about that question? In this podcast, J. Warner talks with Joe Amaral, author of Get Off Your Ash, about the role that priorities, choices, and decisions play in shaping our ...
08.10.2022 Can Christianity Answer the Tough Questions? Can Christianity answer common questions and objections leveled by an increasingly skeptical culture? In this podcast, J. Warner Wallace joins J.P. Moreland, Craig Hazen and Eric Hernandez to answer audience questions after the 2022 [un]apologetics Conference in Orange, Texas.
06.29.2022 How to Share the Gospel Like a Case Maker In this presentation from a Christian Apologetics Conference, J. Warner examines the case for a “Forensic Faith” and describes an evidential approach toward examining and proclaiming the Gospel.
06.22.2022 Interview with an Impressive Gen Z Case Maker J. Warner talks about the role of apologetics, the state of the Church, and the nature of Gen Z skeptics and believers with Ayo Tunde, the impressive young apologist and host of The Third Apology YouTube Channel.
06.15.2022 Does the Fine Tuning of the Universe Demonstrate the Existence of God? In this stage presentation from an apologetics conference, J. Warner examines the appearance of fine-tuning in the cosmological conditions and constants of the universe. Can this fine-tuning be explained by anything other than God? Is the fine-tuning simply an observational ...
06.08.2022 How to Plan a Road Trip and the Best Way to Defend the Christian Worldview J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace continue the new format of their weekly podcast by discussing their trip to Austin, Jimmy’s recent graduation from the Colorado Christian University’s Strobel Center for Christian Apologetics, and the nature of Christian “case making”. Is ...
06.01.2022 How to Pick a Comedy Club and the Grounding for Moral Truths J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace continue the new format of their weekly podcast by discussing a recent visit to a comedy club and how we determine if something is morally offensive. Can we ground “right” and “wrong” in something other ...
05.25.2022 Why Hollywood Continues to Copy the Jesus Story - Part 2 J. Warner continues his interview of Frank and Zach Turek about their new book, Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God. Is it possible to extract the truth about God from popular superhero movies? Can the truth about Jesus ...
05.18.2022 Why Hollywood Continues to Copy the Jesus Story - Part 1 J. Warner begins his interview of Frank and Zach Turek about their new book, Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God. How do Hollywood screenplays reflect the truth about God and Jesus? Why do so many screenwriters copy the ...
05.11.2022 The Challenge of Picking a Romantic Comedy and the Role of Identity in Decision Making In this new iteration of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, Jimmy and J. Warner Wallace talk about how difficult it is to select a Romantic comedy and then examine the role that “identity” plays in decision-making. Do most young people decide ...
05.04.2022 Did the Story of Jesus Evolve Over Time? Was the real Jesus different than the one Christians worship today? Were the gospels altered over time to distort the Jesus of history into the Christ of Christianity? J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace discuss the issue in this episode of ...
04.27.2022 Can We Trust What Mark Said About the Resurrection? The long ending of Mark’s gospel appears to be a late addition. If this is the case, should we trust anything Mark has to say about Jesus? Is the resurrection of Jesus a late addition to the Jesus narrative as ...
04.20.2022 Am I a Christian Simply Because I was Raised That Way? Most people say they are Christians because they were born to Christian parents and were raised in the church. Does one’s geographic location determine what they will believe about God? Would Christians, for example, be Buddhists if they were raised ...
04.13.2022 Are Near-Death Experiences Evidence for Christianity? What are “near death” experiences and what do they tell us about the nature of reality and the world in which we live? Are they actually evidence of theism or Christianity? J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace discuss recent news articles ...
04.06.2022 Four Reasons Why the Resurrection Matters to Christians Why is the easter season so important to Christians? What value does the Resurrection have to Christians, and why does it really matter? J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace discuss recent news articles in this episode of the NRBtv Cold-Case Christianity ...
03.30.2022 Observations About the Ravi Zacharias Scandal One Year Later It’s been over a year since the final report about Ravi Zacharias was released. What can we learn from the scandal? What can we do to prevent others from falling in a similar way? J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace discuss ...
03.23.2022 Why Are We So Afraid to Share the Gospel? Have you ever avoided sharing the truth about Jesus? Why are we sometimes uncomfortable sharing the Gospel? How can we overcome this discomfort? J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace discuss recent news articles in this episode of the NRBtv Cold-Case Christianity ...
03.16.2022 Three Shortcomings of Scientism What do mean when we use the term, “scientism”? Can we trust science without relying on it in an unreasonable way? What are the dangers in an over-reliance on science? J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace discuss recent news articles in ...
03.09.2022 Three Myths About Doubt Why do we sometimes scorn people who doubt the truth about God? What are the myths about doubt and how can we overcome these myths to help people who have questions? J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace discuss recent news articles ...
03.02.2022 Four Truths About Deconstruction What do we mean when we use the term, “deconstruction”? Is there a better term? How should we respond to the way people use the word today? J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace discuss recent news articles in this episode of ...

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