The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast

By J. Warner Wallace

Society & Culture Philosophy Religion & Spirituality Christianity

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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How to Communicate the Gosp...

09.28.2022

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 ...

The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast episodes:

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 ...
02.23.2022 Does the Finite Universe Demonstrate the Existence of God? What does a universe with a beginning tell us about the existence of God? Can this kind of universe be explained “naturally”? Does a finite universe require the involvement of a Divine Being? J. Warner answers these questions in this ...
02.16.2022 Is the Resurrection Reasonable? Why should we believe in the physical resurrection of Jesus? Aren’t other, naturalistic explanations for the empty tomb more reasonable? Why is the truth of Christianity the most reasonable explanation for the Resurrection? J. Warner answers these questions in this ...
02.09.2022 Are Miracles Reasonable and If So, When? A new book offers a template to evaluate miracle claims. What would YOU accept as evidence of a true miracle? Is there a template we might use to be more certain? J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace discuss recent news articles ...
02.02.2022 Do New Year's Resolutions Reveal Our Selfish Nature or the Power of God? A recent article describes the choices people make when establishing New Year’s resolutions? What do these resolutions tell us about the nature of humans? What do the resolutions tell us about the existence of God? J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace ...
01.26.2022 How Can We Account for Variations Between Biblical Manuscripts? Skeptics point to variations in the most ancient manuscripts of the New Testament in an attempt to disqualify their reliability. But is this truly the case? How can we reconcile the variations? How can we be sure of what the ...
01.19.2022 What's the Best Explanation for DNA? is there any evidence for God? Is it reasonable to believe in Him? Does the evidence of DNA point to God? Is there any reasonable explanation for DNA other than God? J. Warner answers these questions in this video from ...
01.12.2022 Is the Bible Reliable? Why should we trust what the gospel authors have to say about Jesus? How can we test the Gospel authors to see if their accounts are reliable? J. Warner answers these questions in this video from a stage presentation from ...
01.05.2022 5 Reasons Why Christianity is Waning in America A recent Pew Research Center survey reveals that Christianity continues to decline in America. Why is this the case? What hope do we have in this situation? J. Warner and Jimmy Wallace discuss recent news articles in this episode of ...
12.29.2021 An Example of How Christians Are Sometimes Confused About Christianity A recent article describes the cultural confusion that exists about the deity of Jesus and the nature of the Godhead. Why are so many people (including Christians) confused about the triune nature of God? Why is the Trinity so confusing? ...
12.22.2021 How a Murder and a Few Google Employees Demonstrate the Existence of God A recent news article describes a murder in the UK as “evil”. What does such a claim tell us about the existence of God? Another article describes a lawsuit between Google and several employees who say Google violated its policy ...
12.08.2021 Bible Contradictions and an Evil God In this podcast, we take a look at ten principles necessary for the proper reading of the Bible as we examine a number of apparent Bible contradictions and the claim that the God of the Old Testament is cruel and ...
12.01.2021 Does the Existence of Moral Evil Disprove the Existence of God? In this blast from the past, J. Warner Wallace examines another aspect of the classic “Problem of Evil”. Why would an all-loving and all-powerful God allow people to commit horrific crimes? Doesn’t He have the power to stop these kinds ...
11.24.2021 Answering Objections to the Transcendental Argument for the Existence of God In this blast from the past, Jim and Jimmy discuss common objections to the Transcendental Argument for the existence of God.
11.17.2021 Introduction to the Transcendental Argument In this blast from the past, Jim introduces the Transcendental Argument for the existence of God, responds to email concerning objections to the Anthropic Principle and talks about the sometimes 'hidden' nature of God as he interacts with his children ...
11.10.2021 Does the Existence of Natural Evil Disprove the Existence of God? In this blast from the past, Jim talks about the problem of natural evil as an obstacle to faith in an all-powerful and all-loving God. How can such a God exist and allow natural evil to exist in our world? ...
11.03.2021 Interview with Don Overstreet (House Church Planting and Urban Service) In this blast from the past, we interview Don Overstreet and talk about church planting, house churches, urban ministry and the Christian life in the context of small community.
10.27.2021 Finding the Fingerprints of Jesus in Music and Architecture Why has Jesus inspired more famous, historic musicians than any other person in history? What impact has Jesus had on music and architecture, and what can we learn about Jesus from studying the history of music? J. Warner answers these ...
10.20.2021 Why Art was Forever Impacted by Jesus Why has Jesus inspired more famous, historic artists than any other person in history? What impact has Jesus had on the arts, and what can we learn about Jesus from studying the history of art? J. Warner answers these questions ...
10.13.2021 Why Jesus Was a Catalyst for the Sciences Is there a reason so many famous scientists from history were Jesus-followers? Is there something about the Christian worldview that encourages an exploration of the natural world? Why have Christians dominated the sciences and what did these Christians say about ...
10.06.2021 Why Every Spiritual Seeker Should Start with Jesus Is there something unique about Jesus when compared to other alleged gods? Why do so many other world religions acknowledge Jesus in some way? Should people who are interested in the existence of God start with an investigation of Jesus? ...
10.06.2021 Person of Interest Book Launch Party with Alisa Childers J. Warner Wallace joins Alisa Childers to celebrate the release of his new book, Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible. They talk about this much-anticipated release, take your questions live, and hear ...
09.29.2021 Did the Old Testament Prophets Really Predict the Arrival of Jesus? How strong is the evidence of Old Testament prophecy related to the identity of Jesus? Did the ancient prophets really predict the arrival of Jesus? Is the prophetic evidence overstated? J. Warner answers these questions in this episode of the ...
09.15.2021 Why Did Jesus Come When He Did? What does the timing of history tell us about the nature of Jesus? Did God align the events of history to prepare humans for His arrival? J. Warner answers these questions in this episode of the NRBtv Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast.
09.08.2021 Why Arguments that Jesus Is a “Copy-Cat Savior” Are Silly Is the story of Jesus like ancient mythologies that preceded Him? What are these alleged similarities? Can they be explained in some way? Do they invalidate the claims of the New Testament, or do these similarities actually VALIDATE the Deity ...

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