Cold Case Christianity

Starting conversations about God is often the hardest part of evangelism. Most Christians aren’t afraid of talking about their faith; they’re afraid of the first sentence. That opening moment—when the conversation shifts from sports, weather, or work to eternity—can feel like jumping off a cliff. But once you get past that first sentence, it becomes easier. The key is to over...

In this episode, J. Warner Wallace — cold-case detective, Christian apologist, and author of God’s Crime Scene — reacts to the most viral atheist claims circulating on TikTok right now and runs them through the same forensic framework he used to solve decades-old murders. The central question: Can you account for all the evidence in the universe by...

J. Warner applies investigative principles to show why the Gospels are reliable, examining their early authorship, corroboration, textual integrity, and lack of bias among the writers. Drawing on real-world detective work, he argues that the cumulative evidence points to the truth of the Gospels, making Christianity a reasonable faith based on robust eyewitness testimony.

Becoming a better Christian case maker isn’t about mastering every argument in Christian apologetics or memorizing every answer to every skeptical challenge. It’s about starting with what truly interests you—and building from there.

When I first began this journey, it was because I had encountered a pastor who made some claims about Jesus that I needed to investigate. ...

In this episode, J. Warner puts five of Jesus’ hardest sayings under the investigative spotlight. As a cold-case homicide detective, J. Warner spent his career testing witness statements, examining context, and following the evidence wherever it leads. In this “case file,” he applies that same approach to some of the most troubling verses in the Gospels. Along the way, h...