Cold Case Christianity Christian Apologetics

Theologian Kenneth Samples has written an important book for the Church, Classic Christian Thinkers: An Introduction. It’s important because Ken (a scholar at Reasons to Believe) makes the rich legacy of Christian thinkers accessible in a compact, powerful apologetics resource. It’s a true beginner’s guide, offering a concise but meaningful look at nine “timeless truth-seekers” as it outlines how these historic Christians can help all of us defend the truth of Christianity. I recently had the opportunity to ask Ken a few Questions about his new book: J. Warner: Ken, what made you decide to write a book about these historic Christian thinkers? Why should every Christian want to know more about them? Ken: Many evangelicals know little about church history and historical theology so they are often at a loss about how Christendom came to affirm such critical doctrines as the Trinity and the Incarnation. I decided to introduce key elements of church history and historical theology through biography. So my book introduces theological, philosophical, and apologetics ideas through revealing the lives of the people who presented and defended them. Contemporary Christians stand to learn a great deal from Christendom’s past thinkers in such areas as doctrine, apologetics, and …

J. Warner Wallace was interviewed by Stelman Smith of the Unapologetic Apologists and addressed the nature of the atheistic worldview, including the claim that atheism ought to be our default position as investigators, and the charge that Christians default to God as a “God of the Gaps” reflex whenever they are unable to explain “natural” phenomena. Be sure to visit the Unapologetic Apologists on YouTube. To see more training videos with J. Warner Wallace, visit the YouTube playlist. For more information about the scientific and philosophical evidence pointing to a Divine Creator, please read God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe. This book employs a simple crime scene strategy to investigate eight pieces of evidence in the universe to determine the most reasonable explanation. The book is accompanied by an eight-session God’s Crime Scene DVD Set(and Participant’s Guide) to help individuals or small groups examine the evidence and make the case. J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured Cold-Case Detective, Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, Adj. Professor of Christian Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, author of Cold-Case Christianity, God’s Crime Scene, and Forensic Faith, and creator of the Case Makers Academy for kids. Subscribe to J. Warner’s Daily Email

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 personal opinion or cultural consensus? If they aren’t grounded in this way, are they evidence of Gods existence? These Quick Shot responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talking about God with your friends and family members. They are also available on the Cold-Case Christianity Phone App so you can access them as you are interacting with others. Be sure to watch the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast on NRBtv every Monday and Saturday! In addition, here is the audio podcast (the Cold-Case Christianity Weekly Podcast is located on iTunes or our RSS Feed): For more information about strategies to help you teach Christian worldview to the next generation, please read So the Next Generation Will Know: Training Young Christians in a Challenging World. This book teaches parents, youth pastors and Christian educators practical, accessible strategies and principles they can employ to teach the youngest Christians the truth of Christianity. The book is accompanied by an eight-session So the Next Generation Will Know DVD Set (and Participant’s Guide) …