Tag Archives: making the case for Christianity

I’ve been doing criminal interviews and interrogations for many years now, and I’ve interviewed a variety of criminal offenders (although most have been murder suspects). I’ve learned an important principle, analogous with baseball, in these repeated efforts to get to the truth: home-runs aren’t the only way to score. In …

The Jesus I encounter on the pages of the New Testament is a committed case maker. He didn’t expect His followers to believe what He said (direct evidence) without good reason (the support of indirect evidence). Jesus continually supported His testimony with the indirect evidence of the miracles He performed. …

I’ve written a Christian apologetics book that makes the case for making the case. I argue that Christians ought to embrace a more evidential, thoughtful faith and accept their duty to become Christian case-makers. Many people, after reading the book and thinking about this call to become better case makers, …

In another blog post I offered three reasons why people typically reject a truth claim. Sometimes folks simply have rational doubts based on the evidence, some people have doubts that are purely emotional, and others deny the truth for volitional reasons. Until the age of thirty-five, I rejected the claims …

I spent last weekend with Frank Turek and Mike Adams speaking at another Fearless Faith conference. We trained and talked about the evidence for God’s existence and the reliability of the Gospels because we’re dedicated to helping people overcome their skeptical objections to the Christian worldview. All of us, however, …

In this clip from a talk given in Vancouver, Canada, J. Warner describes the difference between “belief that” and “belief in” and the role that evidential certainty has in growing our confidence as believers. An evidential approach to our Christian faith inevitably leads to certainty, endurance and bold proclamation. To …

This is a special guest post by Annie Olson, a 7th grader who wrote this as her final paper in a rhetoric class. It is reprinted here with the permission of Annie and her parents, and it’s an excellent example of what young people can accomplish when we elevate our …

Last week I was in the Toronto area, speaking at the 2016 Apologetics Canada Conference. Afterward, several attendees told me they brought unbelieving spouses to the event and were encouraged when they saw a renewed interest in the eyes of their loved ones following our presentations. I could also sense …

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 …

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.