A Christian author, church planter and homicide detective has examined many of the big claims made in the Gospel and used the available evidence to examine whether or not they are true – offering that the case for Christianity holds strong.

"Jim Wallace was an angry atheist for many years. Today, he is one of the most thoughtful and winsome apologists for the Gospel I know. Cold Case Christianity is packed with insights to share with skeptics and will give you the confidence to share them," Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in California writes about Cold-Case Christianity.

The author, J. Warner Wallace, answered a number of questions by The Christian Post in an email interview about his book, which was released in January 2013 by David C Cook. While an atheist for 35 years, Wallace dismissed many of the big claims made in the Bible, including the resurrection of Jesus Christ. more >>

A plethora of books have been written on the subject of manhood and what it means to be a father, husband, leader and more – and Pastor Eric Mason of Epiphany Fellowship has just added his own title to the list. But the Philadelphia minister says Manhood Restored: How the Gospel Makes Men Whole is unique in offering both a timely and theologically sound discussion on what it means to be a man in today's culture.

"I think there's a crisis in manhood in our culture and I believe Jesus is the answer to that," Dr. Mason told The Christian Post.

"Men tend to look at fallen examples of manhood throughout the culture, whether it's thugs, athletes, businessmen, whatever. It's cross-ethnically an issue. It's not just an issue in the black community or Hispanic community, but it's inclusive in all majority and minority communities as a crisis that's cross-generational and cross-ethnic," he added. more >>

Ken Coleman is the author of "One Question: Life Changing Answers from Today's Leading Voices." In the book, he asks figures such as Robin McGraw, President Jimmy Carter, and Malcolm Gladwell one question about topics including succeeding, sustaining, and surviving. He spoke with The Christian Post about the questions' origins and how he chose whom to ask questions of.

The Christian Post: Where did you get the idea for asking leaders "one question"?

Coleman: I was doing some yard work, coming off a disappointing opportunity, and was licking my wounds, thinking through the fact that I needed to create a platform for myself. I had interviewed A-listers from every walk of life, and it just hit me: What if I were to launch and audio blog and go in and edit out the best questions and answers to the best interviews I had done? I just thought it was a really good idea … We have an Attention Deficit Disorder in our country-what if I could edit my interviews and get to the heart of the matter? It quickly became popular, went viral, and was even a hit podcast on iTunes. Fast-forward a bit, and a best-selling author connected me with his agent, and the rest is history. I never set out to make a book, but because of the success of the audio project, it worked as a book. more >>

An independent panel has made ten suggestions for Bible translating ministries Wycliffe Global Alliance and SIL International, after being asked to review their practices in light of various translation controversies, including interpretation for a Muslim context.

The panel, organized by the World Evangelical Alliance, wrote in one of its suggestions that it recognized "that there is significant potential for misunderstanding of the words for 'father' and 'son' when applied to God, and that in languages shaped by Islamic cultures, the potential is especially acute and the misunderstandings likely to prove especially harmful to the reader's comprehension of the gospel."

The panel recommended that translators consider the addition of qualifying words and/or phrases (explanatory adjectives, relative clauses, prepositional phrases, or similar modifiers) to the directly-translated words for "father" and "son," in order to avoid misunderstanding. more >>

Best-selling Christian author Frank Viola takes a unique look at the relationship between Jesus Christ and the town of Bethany through his interpretation of what Lazarus may have witnessed in his upcoming book, God's Favorite Place on Earth. In essence, Viola says that through his research for the book he came to the conclusion that all Christians should be God's "Bethany," a place where God is welcomed.

"The premise of the book is simple and 100 percent biblical: when Jesus was on the earth, he was rejected everywhere he went – from Bethlehem, to Nazareth, to Jerusalem. The only exception was the little village of Bethany," Viola stated.

Viola describes the book, planned for release on May 1, as a hybrid between devotional prose, historical fiction and biblical scholarship. He told The Christian Post in an interview on Monday that it is also a practical book written to help Christians face the struggles of every generation, namely: doubt, discouragement, fear, division, rejection, consumerism and complacency. "It does so by bringing a rarely taught story in the Gospels to life," he said. more >>

Serena B. Miller is the author of "An Uncommon Grace" and the new follow-up novel "Hidden Mercies." Miller spoke with The Christian Post about parenting and the importance of forgiveness in relationships, especially in the Amish community in which Miller sets her stories.

The Christian Post: The Amish are often seen as being "tough" on their kids. What do you say about the difference between Amish and English (non-Amish) parenting?

Serena B. Miller: I have seen a lot within the Amish family that I've been a part of and spend time observing. I'm very impressed- the children are taught discipline but gently, through observing their parents-they make work look fun. There's enormous respect for one another in the Amish homes. From what I've seen, children seem to see work as almost play. I don't hear a lot of praise, and children are not constantly told how wonderful they are, but their actions are noted. There's not a lot of love language in the Amish family (nicknames, etc.) but the respect and tone of the parents' voice is very impressive. Basically what I see is children that have a lot of control of themselves; they seem to be happier than the English children, even with the lack of TV, video games. They are their own entertainment; I've never seen harshness in the community. Adults seem to enjoy them and the kids seem to enjoy one another. more >>