J. Warner Wallace

The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast

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The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast is hosted by J. Warner Wallace. J. Warner is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, adjunct professor of apologetics at Biola University and a faculty member at Summit Ministries. The Cold-Case Christianity podcast explores the evidence for God's existence, the reliability of the Bible and the truth of the Christian worldview. Please visit our website at www. ColdCaseChristianity.com.

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J. Warner Wallace

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Religion

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Quick Shot Responses to "Moral Truths Are a Product of Culture" 11.09.2019

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 Product of Culture."  Are moral truths subjective? Are they decided by cultures and groups? Do we need God o ground objective moral truths? These Quick Shot responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talking a...

Quick Shot Responses to "There is No Evidence for God's Existence" 04.09.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "There is No Evidence for God's Existence." How can we possibly make an affirmative case for the existence of God? Can we use an evidential approach, and if so, how would we approach this task? These Quick Shot responses are designed to help you remove int...

Quick Shot Responses to "You're Only a Christian Because You Were Raised in a Christian Culture" 28.08.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "You're Only a Christian Because You Were Raised in a Christian Culture." Do Christians in America (or any Christian culture) believe what we believe simply because we were raised that way? Is this true of all religious believers? These Quick Shot response...

Quick Shot Responses to "There is No Such Thing as Sin" 21.08.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "There is No Such Thing as Sin." Isn't the concept of "sin" simply a matter of opinion? Why should I accept what Christianity says about "sin"? Isn't "sin" just a notion leveraged by Christians to justify their need for a Savior? These Quick Shot responses...

Quick Shot Responses to "Truth Cannot Be Known with Any Certainty" 14.08.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "Truth Cannot Be Known with Any Certainty." Even if some claims are objectively true, how can we be sure – given our limited ability as finite humans – we can know the truth with any certainty? Isn't it arrogant to claim you know something is true, to the...

Quick Shot Responses to "Earth is Just a Pale Blue Dot in a Huge Hostile Universe" 07.08.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "Earth is Just a Pale Blue Dot in a Huge Hostile Universe." If the earth was specially designed by God, why does it appear to be so unimportant in the universe? Why is it surrounded by a universe that appears to be randomly hostile? If God cared so much ab...

How an Eternity Full of Tomorrows Can Help Us Get Through Today 31.07.2019

In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner's son) taps into his experience as a police officer to discuss our inclination to view the world through our temporal, finite experience. Why do we struggle in the moment as Christians when we know we've been promised eternity? Incarnate Investigation podcasts will be featured occasionally as part of the Cold-Case Christianity Po...

Quick Shot Responses to "Being a Good Person is All That Really Matters" 24.07.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "Being a Good Person is All That Really Matters." Doesn't God care more about your behavior than your religious beliefs? Why should anyone believe that God wouldn't simply honor good behavior instead of religious conviction? These Quick Shot responses are...

Quick Shot Responses to "Moral Truths Are a Matter of Personal Opinion" 17.07.2019

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 d...

Quick Shot Responses to "Christianity is Anti-Science" 10.07.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "Christianity is Anti-Science." Is belief in Christianity (or God's existence in general) anti-scientific? Does the Christian worldview devalue science? Is there an irreconcilable divide between faith and reason, or faith and science? These Quick Shot resp...

How "Danger" Turns Teaching into Training 03.07.2019

In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner's son) taps into his experience as a police officer to describe the value of perceived "danger" in training young Christians to defend what they believe and grow in their confidence as Christi followers. Incarnate Investigation podcasts will be featured occasionally as part of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast collection.

Quick Shot Responses to "Jesus Didn't Even Think He was God" 26.06.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "Jesus Didn't Even Think He was God." Was Jesus a simple rabbi who merely came to teach love to His disciples? Did Jesus think He was God? Did He do or say anything to indicate one this one way or the other? These Quick Shot responses are designed to help...

Quick Shot Responses to "A Loving God Would Not Send People to Hell" 19.06.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "A Loving God Would Not Send People to Hell."  Why would a loving God send anyone to hell? Why wouldn't God make sure everyone can go to heaven? These Quick Shot responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talking about God with y...

Quick Shot Responses to "The Bible condones slavery" 12.06.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "The Bible condones slavery." Critics claim the Bible either celebrates or condones the notion of slavery, but is this true? What definitions of "slavery" do they presuppose when making this claim? These Quick Shot responses are designed to help you remove...

Resisting the Desire to Simply Follow the Rules 05.06.2019

In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner's son) taps into his experience as a police officer to discuss our inclination to simply "follow the rules". How does this inclination inhibit our ability to truly know and understand the heart of God? Incarnate Investigation podcasts will be featured occasionally as part of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast collection.

Quick Shot Responses to "Atheists believe in just one less God than Christians" 29.05.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "Atheists believe in just one less God than Christians." In a sense, Christians are also atheists when it comes to the existence of Greek, Norse, Egyptian and many other mythological Gods. Atheists say they just have enough sense to reject one more, the Go...

Quick Shot Responses to "All God expects of us is sincerity" 22.05.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "All God expects of us is sincerity." Isn't our effort enough to please God? 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-...

Quick Shot Responses to "If God exists, he wouldn't be so hidden" 15.05.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "If God exists, he wouldn't be so hidden." Why doesn't God make his existence known in a more persuasive way? These Quick Shot responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talking about God with your friends and family members. The...

From Where Does Value Come? 08.05.2019

In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner's son) taps into his experience as a police officer to discuss the nature of the humans and their role in the animal kingdom. What makes our lives valuable? What makes humans valuable in the first place?  Incarnate Investigation podcasts will be featured occasionally as part of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast collection.

Quick Shot Responses to "Jesus was just a man" 01.05.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "Jesus was just a man." Why should we trust what the Bible says about Jesus? Did he demonstrate his deity? These Quick Shot responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talking about God with your friends and family members. They a...

Quick Shot Responses to "The Bible condones genocide" 24.04.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "The Bible condones genocide." Yahweh commands the killing of entire people groups in the Old Testament. How could anyone believe in such a morally repulsive Being? These Quick Shot responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talk...

Quick Shot Responses to "It's narrow-minded to think Jesus is the only way to God" 17.04.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "It's narrow-minded to think Jesus is the only way to God." In an age of pluralism and diversity, aren't Christian claims of exclusivity offensive? These Quick Shot responses are designed to help you remove intellectual obstacles when talking about God wit...

How to Communicate the Evidence for Christianity 11.04.2019

In this Incarnate Investigation Podcast, FTO Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner's son) taps into his experience as a police officer to discuss strategies to help you describe and discuss the evidence for Christianity to your non-believing friends and family members. Incarnate Investigation podcasts will be featured occasionally as part of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast collection.

Quick Shot Responses to "All Religions Lead to the Same Place" 04.04.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "All religions lead to the same place." These 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 th...

Quick Shot Responses to "Christian Hypocrisy Proves Christianity is False" 28.03.2019

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast , J. Warner offers a number of brief, rhetorically powerful responses to the objection: "Christian hypocrisy proves Christianity is false." These 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 c...

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