The Stand to Reason "Please Convince Me" Apologetics Podcast
The Stand to Reason “Please Convince Me” Podcast is hosted by J. Warner Wallace, cold-case detective and author of Cold-Case Christianity (A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels). We examine the case for the Christian Worldview from an evidential perspective and do our best to tell it like it is. With the rules of evidence clearly in mind, we examine the case for the existence of God, the reality of dualism, the reliability of the Biblical text, and the deity of Jesus. Along the way we also take a critical look at the nature of the Christian Church in America today. Why are so many young people leaving the church? Why are so many older Christians apathetic and unengaged? Why do so few Christians understand what they believe, and why do even fewer understand WHY they believe it? Join us each week as we sort through the evidence for the Christian Worldview and examine the life of the Church. Please visit our websites at www.STR.org and www.ColdCaseChristianity.com.

In this podcast, Jim continues his series on the historicity and nature of Jesus Christ. Critics claim that Jesus is simply a re-telling of prior "dying savior" mythologies, copying many mythological characteristics related to birth stories, miraculous activities and other details. Critics often claim that Jesus shares a number of similarities with Horus and Osiris from Egyptian mythology. But is this true, and if it is true, is there any reasonable explanation? Jim also answers listener email related to the value of debates and the temptation toward "apologetics arrogance".


In this podcast, Jim begins a series on the historicity and nature of Jesus Christ. Before we can even look at who Jesus claimed to "be", we need to make sure He existed in the first place! Critics claim that Jesus is simply a re-telling of the Mithras mythology, copying Mithras' virgin birth, death and resurrection and many other similar details. But is Jesus truly this similar to Mithras? Is it reasonable to expect ancient seekers to create a God that is similar to the true God of the universe?

Direct download: PCM_Podcast_148_-_Is_Jesus_Simply_a_Copy_Cat_of_Mithras_-_LQ.mp3
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In this podcast, Jim records a portion of a weekly apologetics house church meeting in an effort to help people understand how apologetics can be taught and embraced by the local church community. Utilizing two PCM listener emails (related to Catholicism and Bible "contradictions"), members of the church engage and examine what they believe. This "eavesdropping" session may give you a better idea of what an apologetics based house church sounds like!

Direct download: PCM_Podcast_147_-_Apologetics_in_the_House_Church_Setting_-_LQ.mp3
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In this podcast, Jim answers listener email addressing important issues and challenges to Christianity.  Is there a broader explanation for the exodus of young people from the Church? Can the challenges facing the Church be addressed in the current form of the American "Churchianity"? How do we know when we've heard God's voice and why do atheists think we're crazy when we claim to have heard from God? Is it possible to be a Christ Follower without believing any of Christianity's exclusive claims about the nature of God and truth in general?