In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner Wallace describes the evidence for the early dating of the Gospels. Why is this issue important to those who are examining the claims of Christianity? How does early dating contribute to the reliability of the Gospel authors as eyewitnesses? What …
Read More »How We Define the Nature of God Determines How We Define the Problem of Evil
The problem of evil is often cited as a form of exculpating evidence by those who deny the existence of God. Exculpating evidence points away from a “suspect” under consideration in an investigation. If evil is exculpatory, it would eliminate the reasonable inference of God’s existence. In my latest book, …
Read More »Why I’m Happy To Be Part of God’s Not Dead 2 (Video)
J. Warner Wallace, author of God’s Crime Scene, discusses his small scene in God’s Not Dead 2 (he appears in this film along with Christian Case Makers, Lee Strobel, Gary Habermas and Rice Broocks). This video is excerpted from the God’s Not Dead “Heart of the Story Video” (http://godsnotdeadthemovie.com/). For …
Read More »Why I Know the Gospels Were Written Early (FREE Bible Insert)
The first criteria I use to test the reliability of a witness is simply this: was the alleged “eyewitness” really present when the crime occurred? You can’t be a true eyewitness if you weren’t even there to see what it is you said you saw! This simple criteria is part …
Read More »Are Moral Truths An Illusion?
In my book, God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for A Divinely Created Universe, I describe eight pieces of evidence “in the room” of the natural universe and ask a simple question: Can this evidence be explained by staying “inside the room” or is a better explanation …
Read More »Answering Two Common Objections to the Existence of God (Cold Case Christianity Broadcast #50)
In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner Wallace addresses two common objections to the existence of God. If God is the creator of everything we see in the universe, who created God? If God is all-powerful and all-loving, why does he allow people to behave badly and …
Read More »Four Ways the Earth Is Fine-Tuned for Life
The just so appearance of “fine-tuning” in our universe is rather uncontroversial amongst scientists and cosmologists. Even Paul Davies (who is agnostic when it comes to the notion of a Divine Designer) readily stipulates, “Everyone agrees that the universe looks as if it was designed for life.” The foundational, regional …
Read More »Why Is It Important for Young Christians to Be Able to Make the Case for Christianity? (Video)
J. Warner Wallace, author of God’s Crime Scene, discusses the importance of Christian Case Making, particularly for young Christians who are challenged about their beliefs when they enter the university or the work place. To see more interview videos with J. Warner Wallace, visit the YouTube playlist. For more information …
Read More »How “Pattern Recognition” Helps Us Demonstrate the Existence of God
The “appearance of design” in biological organisms is undeniable. Famed atheist, Richard Dawkins, once wrote, “Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose.” In my book, God’s Crime Scene, I offer a template of eight common characteristics of design. When …
Read More »Why the Appearance of Design in Biology Is a Problem for Atheistic Naturalism
As unlikely and unexpected as it may be, life exists in our universe, and just as researchers stipulate to the appearance of fine-tuning in the cosmos, scientists also stipulate to the appearance of design in biological organisms. Richard Dawkins would be the first to agree: “Biology is the study of …
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