J. Warner Wallace

J. Warner Wallace

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  • How God used an alphabet to spell out the arrival of Jesus

    How God used an alphabet to spell out the arrival of Jesus

    Why not come in this generation, given our ability to communicate truth claims on the internet? I began an investigation of the historic “fuse” leading up to the explosive appearance of Jesus.

  • How media consumption threatens the future of Christianity (it’s not what you think)

    How media consumption threatens the future of Christianity (it’s not what you think)

    Many Christians' concern centers largely around the moral messaging in contemporary movies, television series, and commercials – most of which runs contrary to the teaching of the New Testament authors. But that’s not the biggest threat our media consumption poses to the Christian worldview.

  • 3 Reasons Why All Americans Should Want Their Politicians to Be Religious

    3 Reasons Why All Americans Should Want Their Politicians to Be Religious

    A new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll measures the degree to which Americans think it's important for political candidates to have strong religious beliefs. There are three good reasons believers and non-believers alike should want their political candidates to be religious.

  • The Latest Discovery About the Universe Points to an Even Greater Mystery

    The Latest Discovery About the Universe Points to an Even Greater Mystery

    While the rate of cosmic movement is now being debated within the scientific community, one fact is clear, and this simple truth has profound implications: The universe is expanding. As astronomers and cosmologists imagine rewinding the cosmic clock, the most reasonable inference is that the expansion of the universe (like the expansion of the balloon) had a beginning.

  • Why We're Probably Alone in the Universe, Despite the Latest Planet Discovery

    Why We're Probably Alone in the Universe, Despite the Latest Planet Discovery

    Science journalists reported on the discovery of a "nearby alien planet" that might be "capable of supporting life." Should this latest discovery provide real hope that we aren't alone in the universe? Probably not.

  • Afraid to Die? You're Probably Not a Christian

    Afraid to Die? You're Probably Not a Christian

    Research revealed that Christians fear death far less than atheists, Hindus or Buddhists. Why? It comes down to a concept described as the "continuity of self," also defined as a belief in a "persisting self."

  • No GQ, the Bible Is Not Racist, Sexist or Boring

    No GQ, the Bible Is Not Racist, Sexist or Boring

    As an atheist, I can remember saying something similar to a Christian co-worker. But that all changed as I began to investigate the Bible using the skills I had developed as a detective. I've now come to appreciate the Bible above all other texts (religious or otherwise), largely because the editors of GQ are wrong.

  • Japan's Secret to Long Life Was Never Really a Secret

    Japan's Secret to Long Life Was Never Really a Secret

    The Guinness Book of World Records recently identified Masazo Nonakaas of Japan as the oldest living man. He is over 112 years old. Some contribute this longevity to a Japanese concept known as "Ikigai." The principles described in "Ikigai" are ancient Judeo-Christian values.

  • You Can Ban All the Symbols but Without God There Wouldn't Be a Classroom

    You Can Ban All the Symbols but Without God There Wouldn't Be a Classroom

    School districts are removing symbols of religious belief at a feverish pace. As they freely remove these symbols of God from the classroom, let's remind them that their ability to do so required God's gift of free agency.

  • Why We Find Police Cowardice So Offensive

    Why We Find Police Cowardice So Offensive

    Why do we react so quickly to any possibility of police cowardice in the face of danger?