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 provides four good reasons to trust a courtroom over a laboratory when trying to determine what happened in the past. In addition, Jim answers email regarding the image of God and the challenge the Church is facing in the growing secular age.

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In this podcast, Jim discusses the Newtown massacre and encourages listeners to take a balanced and measured approach to issues of mental illness, gun control laws and the role of religious belief in public schools that will certainly be raised in the days and weeks to come. Jim also discusses the Christian response to the problem of evil.


In this podcast, Jim discusses the requirements of a good Christian Case Maker with an analogy from the courtroom. Good jurors make good Christian Case Makers. Jim also examines several passages of Scripture to evaluate the nature of “faith” as it is described in the New Testament. Is Christian faith to be “blind”?


In this podcast, Jim discusses the general apathy that sometimes exists in the church related to apologetics and offers an analogy to help explain the dilemma. Jim also talks about the special calling each of us has to be a Christian Case Maker. Listener email includes a discussion about the proper demeanor of an “apologist” and the role of testimony.


In this podcast, Jim discusses the difference between conversation, interview and interrogation as he demonstrates their value in spiritual conversations. Jim also answers listener email related to the early dating of the gospels and Mormon “presuppositionalism”.

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In this podcast, Jim discusses the impact that Christianity has had on our secular culture, while describing the danger of relegating the Christian worldview to purely utilitarian purposes. Jim also answers listener email related to the Mormon definition of Jesus and the importance of energizing young people.

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In this podcast, Jim discusses the importance of identifying yourself publicly as a Christian. Jim also answers listener email related to same sex marriage and the issue of “personhood” and human value related to abortion.


In this podcast, Jim discusses the reason why many of us fail to share our faith with non-believers. Jim also answered listener email related to the Founding Fathers, house churches and the nature of the traditional church in America and our role as Christians in a non-Christian culture.


In this podcast, Jim discusses the importance of non-verbal communication from the perspective of Christian Case Making. Jim also answers listener email related to America’s Founding Fathers and related to the problem of “Scientism”.


Jim is about one week away from completely his most recent cold-case homicide trial, so this week we’re re-playing an interesting podcast from 2008. In this podcast, Jim interviewed Frank Viola about his controversial book that examined the pagan roots of many of our church practices in an effort to liberate believers to be all that they are designed to be as Children of God and as the Bride of Christ