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The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast

J. Warner Wallacewww.coldcasechristianity.com
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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Episodes

How the Biological Evidence Points to the Existence of God

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner Wallace continues his six part mini-series summarizing material from his book, God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Investigates the Evidence For A Divinely Created Universe . J. Warner describes two pieces of biological evidence: the origin of life in the universe and the appearance of design in biological organisms. Can these two pieces of evidence “inside the room” of the universe be explained by staying “inside the room”?...

Jul 23, 202528 minEp. 883

How the Cosmological Evidence Points to the Existence of God

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner Wallace continues his six part mini-series summarizing material from his book, God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Investigates the Evidence For A Divinely Created Universe . J. Warner describes two pieces of cosmological evidence: the origin of the universe and the appearance of fine-tuning in the cosmos. Can these two pieces of evidence “inside the room” of the universe be explained by staying “inside the room”? This simpl...

Jul 16, 202528 minEp. 882

Aren’t All Religions Basically the Same?

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace examines the nature of opposing religious claims. Are all religions basically the same? J. Warner also provides a number of definitions for “truth”, and describes three reasons why people reject truth claims.

Jul 09, 202528 minEp. 881

What Every Christian Needs to Know About Conspiracy Theories

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace describes the five essential attributes of successful conspiracies. How do these five attributes help us make the case for the reliability of the eyewitness Gospel accounts? J. Warner evaluates the testimony of the disciples through the lens of these important conspiracy attributes and provides his viewers with everything they need to know about conspiracy theories.

Jul 02, 202528 minEp. 880

What is the State of Christianity in America and What Can We Do About It?

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace analyzes the findings of the Pew Research Center’s poll, “America’s Changing Religious Landscape.” Jim describes three unsurprising and three surprising findings, then provides five action points resulting from the survey.

Jun 25, 202528 minEp. 879

Why Evangelism Requires Good Jury Selection

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace describes the importance of jury selection in criminal trials and explains why jury selection is also important when we are deciding who we can reach with the Gospel. What are the three most important attributes of a good juror and how do these attributes apply to evangelism?

Jun 18, 202528 minEp. 878

What Can We Do to Help Young People Remain in the Faith?

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace provides four simple principles parents can employ to help their kids defend what they believe as Christians. Given the high rate of attrition for young Christians, is there anything the Church (and parents in particular) can do to address the challenge?

Jun 11, 202528 minEp. 877

How the Church Can Turn Teaching Into Training

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace plays a video recorded at Green Bay Community Church in which he describes the difference between teaching and training. J. Warner provides a simple T.R.A.I.N. acronym to illustrate the nature of training using media to support each point.

Jun 04, 202528 minEp. 876

Is the Bible Reliable?

In this podcast, J. Warner Wallace reviews the evidence and case for the reliability of the Bible without using the four point template he offers in Cold-Case Christianity. Are there any good reasons to believe the Bible has been transmitted to us accurately and contains a reliable record of the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus?

May 28, 20251 hr 8 minEp. 875

How Do We Know If We've Got Enough Evidence to Determine Christianity Is True?

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner Wallace discusses the nature of case making and the difference between “possible doubts” and “reasonable doubts”. J. Warner then reviews some of the corroborative evidence validating the New Testament Gospel accounts.

May 21, 202528 minEp. 874

How Did Jesus Deal with Doubt?

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace examines how Jesus handled doubt when it was expressed by his followers and those who observed his life and ministry? What was Jesus’ response when people confessed their concerns about his claims to Deity? The answer may surprise you.

May 14, 202528 minEp. 873

Why the Case for Christianity Is More Important Than Ever

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace returns to the recent Pew Research Poll data and makes an important observation about the state of belief in America. Does this data reveal a unique opportunity for those of us who want to make the case for Christianity? Is America becoming a more secular nation, or does theism still rule the day?

May 07, 202528 minEp. 872

Why Objective Moral Truth Is Best Explained by the Existence of God

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace examines the nature and existence of objective, transcendent moral truths. If such truths truly exist, how can we account for them? Is there a naturalistic explanation for moral truth or is the best explanation the existence of an objective, transcendent moral law giver?

Apr 30, 202528 minEp. 871

Is There Evidence for God in the Nature of the Universe?

J. Warner Wallace joins Hank Hanegraaff on the Bible Answer Man broadcast and talks about his book, God’s Crime Scene: a Cold Case Detective Investigates the Evidence for a Divine Intruder . Hanks talks about the nature of the evidence in the universe and the need for Christians to equip themselves to make a defense for what they believe....

Apr 23, 202533 minEp. 870

What Makes the Church… the Church?

In this podcast, J. Warner Wallace examines the nature of the First-Century Church in an effort to identify essential characteristics of Christian Community. Are there any over-arching principles that God has given us to help us live as a community of God?

Apr 16, 20251 hr 13 minEp. 869

How to Make the Case for God's Existence Like a Detective

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace begins a six part mini-series summarizing material from his latest book, God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Investigates the Evidence For A Divinely Created Universe . J. Warner begins by establishing the overarching investigative approach he takes to examining the evidence in the universe. Can everything “inside the room” of the universe be explained by staying “inside the room”? This simply question helps homicide d...

Apr 09, 202528 minEp. 868

Is the Evidence in the Universe Best Explained by the Existence of God?

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace describes a simple investigative strategy from his new book, God’s Crime Scene, to examine the evidence in the universe. Can the evidence in the universe be explained by natural forces within the universe or is the existence of a Divine Intruder a better inference?

Apr 02, 202525 minEp. 867

Are Science and Belief in God Incompatible?

In this podcast, J. Warner Wallace talks with John Stonestreet from the Chuck Colson Center about J. Warner’s book, God’s Crime Scene. Are science and theism incompatible? Can we employ a detective’s investigative template to this question, and if so, what might we find? Does science demonstrate the existence of a Divine Intruder and Cosmic Designer?

Mar 26, 202528 minEp. 866

How Consciousness Points to the Existence of God

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace summarizes the case for Gods existence from consciousness. How does non-material consciousness emerge in a purely material universe? Is “mind” nothing more than “brain”? For a robust review of the collective case for God’s existence from eight pieces of evidence “inside the room” of the natural universe, please refer to God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Homicide Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe ....

Mar 19, 202528 minEp. 865

Does the Origin of the Universe Point to A Creator God?

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace talks about his new book, God’s Crime Scene, as he examines the first important piece of evidence in the universe: the origin of all space, time and matter from nothing. Does Big Bang Cosmology (the Standard Cosmological Model) point most reasonably to a Creator God?

Mar 12, 202528 minEp. 864

Can You Pass the Objective / Subjective Truth Test?

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace makes a case for the evidential nature of Christian truth claims. He then reviews the nature of objective and subjective truth claims and offers a brief test to see if you can distinguish the differences. Can you pass the test?

Mar 05, 202528 minEp. 863

Why the Nature of Truth Is So important to Christianity

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace talks about the nature of subjective and objective truth and the impact our understanding of truth has on our efforts to evangelize. J. Warner also describes a distinctive feature of Christianity separating it from all other theistic worldviews.

Feb 26, 202528 minEp. 862

Ten Reasons We Fail To Share Our Faith - Part 2

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace continues a two-part program in which he describes ten reasons why we, as Christians, fail to share our faith. Are these reasons legitimate concerns or convenient excuses? J. Warner talks about the first five reasons and provides tips to overcome the obstacles that typically prevent us from sharing what we believe.

Feb 19, 202528 minEp. 861

Ten Reasons We Fail To Share Our Faith - Part 1

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace begins a two-part program in which he describes ten reasons why we, as Christians, fail to share our faith. Are these reasons legitimate concerns or convenient excuses? J. Warner talks about the first five reasons and provides tips to overcome the obstacles that typically prevent us from sharing what we believe.

Feb 12, 202528 minEp. 860

Answering Objections to the Teleological Argument for the Existence of God

In podcast, J. Warner Wallace examines several objections to the argument for God’s existence from the appearance of design in biological organisms. Even atheists such as Richard Dawkins admit biological molecular machines “appear” to be designed. Can this appearance be explained by purely natural forces?

Feb 05, 20251 hr 3 minEp. 859

The Teleological Argument for the Existence of God

In this podcast, J. Warner Wallace examines the evidence for design (teleology) in biological organisms. Even atheists such as Richard Dawkins admit biological molecular machines “appear” to be designed. Can this appearance be explained by purely natural forces?

Jan 29, 20251 hr 6 minEp. 858

How Can We Address the Flight of Young People from the Church?

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner describes a strategy to address the departure of young people from the Church. The statistics related to college aged Christians is discouraging. J. Warner offers a solution as he describes how to change teaching into training.

Jan 22, 202528 minEp. 857

Answering Objections to the Moral Argument for the Existence of God

In this podcast, J. Warner follows up on the previous podcast and examines objections to the axiological argument for the existence of God. Can naturalists account for transcendent moral truths without grounding them in a transcendent source? Are these alternative explanations reasonable?

Jan 15, 20251 hr 6 minEp. 856

The Moral Argument for the Existence of God

In this podcast, J. Warner examines the axiological argument for the existence of God. Do objective moral truths exist, and if so, how can these truths be grounded? Does God’s existence best account for objective moral truth claims?

Jan 08, 20251 hr 1 minEp. 855

Why Is the Trinity An Essential Christian Doctrine?

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner examines the orthodox Christian doctrine of the Trinity. How is God is ONE yet THREE? Why is this doctrine philosophically sound and theologically essential?

Jan 01, 202528 minEp. 854
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