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What the Case Looks Like When Young People Are Your Jury

16/01/2017 0 Comment

When I was a new Christian and my two boys were still very young, they were hesitant about sitting in the children’s ministry class during our weekly church service. I decided to join them for two or three weeks until they got comfortable. You know what happens when an adult sits in a children’s ministry class for more than one week? That’s right, you become a children’s ministry volunteer! It wasn’t long before I was asked to help out and become a teacher for 1st-3rd graders. I eventually enter..

The Thing That Justifies You Is Your God

13/01/2017 0 Comment

As Christians who ought to understand the role and importance of worship, most of us have limited our view and experience of worship to the singing of songs on Sunday morning. The New Testament Greek word most frequently translated as “worship” (proskuneo) means “to fall or bow down before”, but worship (as described in Christian scripture) is more than an occasional activity. It is an attitude of the heart. For this reason, each of us can (and ought to) possess an attitude of worship that trans..

Does the Description of the Demoniac(s) Demonstrate a Dilemma?

11/01/2017 0 Comment

When skeptics challenge the reliability of the Gospels, they often point to apparent contradictions in the accounts to make their case. One example of this can be found by comparing the demoniacs of Gadara mentioned in Matthew 8:28-34 to the demoniac of Gerasa described in Mark 5:1-20. Both Mark and Matthew appear to be describing the same healing, yet there are two immediate differences in the accounts:

Matthew 8:28
When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who ..

Jurors Are Asked to Do More Than Hear the Case; They’re Asked to Make a Decision

09/01/2017 0 Comment

I’ve never been fond of the term, “Christian Apologist”. For several years now, I’ve tried to find a clearer expression. I typically refer to myself as a “Christian Case Maker” when trying to explain my work in Cold-Case Christianity. I think this title better captures the nature of my desire as a Christian communicator. Most people understand what case makers are all about; everyone’s served on a jury, heard about important criminal cases in the news, seen a movie or read a book that describes ..

Reasonable Faith, Biblical Interpretation and “Tipping Point” Evidence

06/01/2017 0 Comment

I occasionally get asked to review cold-cases for local agencies. I examine the evidence they’ve collected to help them determine if they’ve got enough to file the case with the District Attorney. I employ an approach that I’ve described in Cold-Case Christianity, called “Abductive Reasoning”; a process that also has application for those of us who examine the evidence of Scripture. One local cold-case, like all my cases, relied on a cumulative collection of circumstantial evidences. Convincing ..

Maintaining Our Christian Priorities In An Ever-Changing Culture (Cold Case Christianity Broadcast #80)

05/01/2017 0 Comment

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner discusses the importance of making the case for the reliability of the Bible, even when we are tempted to jump into arguments related to culture, politics or current events. Why is the case for the Bible more important than any other discussion we might have? J. Warner also discusses the important role of fathers in the culture and the Biblical calling of fatherhood. What role does fatherhood play in stabilizing our future?

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Are Theists the Only People Who Have the “Burden of Proof”?

04/01/2017 0 Comment

As an atheist, I rarely found it necessary to defend my position when talking with friends who believed in the existence of God. After all, my Christian friends were the ones who were making a claim about an invisible Being; certainly the burden of proof belonged to them rather than me. I simply held the “default” position: There’s no need to defend the absence of something that appears to be absent! From my perspective, theists alone were the ones who needed to make a case. My position as an at..

God’s Hiddenness Is Intended to Provoke Us

02/01/2017 0 Comment

Many of us have moments in our life when God’s presence and providence seem obvious, but there are also many times when God seems far away and “hidden”. In fact, the “hiddenness” of God is a common objection to His existence. As a skeptic, I often wondered why God didn’t make Himself known in a visible, tangible way. Why doesn’t God appear to us in a public setting to end all doubt about His existence? I’ve written about this objection, and I believe the answer lies in God’s desire to provoke us..

The Top 10 Cold-Case Christianity Broadcasts from 2016

30/12/2016 0 Comment

Happy New Year (a bit early) and thanks again for a GREAT 2016! We are slowly growing the number of unique visitors to the ColdCaseChristianity.com website, and we met our goal of over one million unique visitors in 2016. Thanks for making us a regular part of your Internet experience. We posted over 200 new articles, videos or podcasts on the website this year, and I pray these efforts have helped you become a better Christian Case Maker. I’d love to see you in person in 2017; we’ve created a n..

Why People Sometimes Disagree About the Evidence for Christianity (Cold Case Christianity Broadcast #79)

29/12/2016 0 Comment

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner examines the difference between evidence and inference in an effort to clarify the role that evidence plays in forming a conclusion. Why is it that two people can look at the same evidence yet come to two different conclusions? What other factors are involved in the decision-making process? What do people mean when they say something is “settled science” and is this term used correctly by the culture? How do these issues impact t..