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Is Jesus REALLY God? Why Three “Chapter Ones” Blew Up My Old View of Jesus | Cold Case Christianity
If you hang around people who claim to be Christians long enough, you’ll hear competing claims about who Jesus really is. Some will say, “Of course He’s God.”
Alien Shock: Would First Century Christians Even Recognize Our Churches? | Cold Case Christianity
Imagine you’re an alien flying in from the other side of the galaxy. As you approach earth, your adjutant says, “There’s a large group down there called Christians.
Is Your Church a “Place Where” or a “People Who”? | Cold Case Christianity
Over time I’ve realized that a lot of our confusion about church can be boiled down into one simple contrast. It’s a distinction I wish I’d seen sooner, because it explains so much of what feels off in our modern models.
Why Christianity Collapses if Jesus Is Anything Less Than God | Cold Case Christianity
For some people, the deity of Christ feels like a side issue—an advanced doctrinal debate for theologians with too much time on their hands.
Why “Just a Prophet” Jesus Collapses Under John 1 | Cold Case Christianity
If you spend any time online, you’ll meet people who confidently call themselves Christians and yet deny the deity of Christ.
Marriage Is Not 50/50: Why a 100–0 Covenant Changes Everything | Cold Case Christianity
We live in a culture that thinks of marriage as a kind of contract: you bring your part, I bring mine, and as long as we’re each doing our share, we’re good. People toss around phrases like “marriage is 50/50” as if that were obviously true and obviously fair.
Why Early Marriage Is a Trajectory Decision You Can’t Ignore | Cold Case Christianity
When we talk about the importance of marriage, we’re not just talking about a romantic preference or one lifestyle option among many. We’re really talking about a trajectory decision—the kind of choice that, once made, will shape almost everything else in your life.
The Evidence is in Your Receipts: Where You Really Put Your Identity | Cold Case Christianity
If you want to know what someone actually believes, don't listen to what they say. Look at the evidence.
Service or Volunteerism? Why the Difference Matters for Every Christian | Cold Case Christianity
Many Christians use the words “service” and “volunteering” as if they were interchangeable, but the difference between them quietly shapes how believers think about calling, ministry, and identity in the church.
When No One Sees You: Why Hidden, Ordinary Christians May Be Doing the Most Important Kingdom Work | Cold Case Christianity
Many Christians who love apologetics quietly wrestle with a tension: “If I’m not starting a ministry, building a platform, or speaking publicly, am I really doing anything that matters for the kingdom?” That question reveals how deeply a performance and visibility mindset has seeped into the church.
An Urgent Wake Up Call: Why Christian Parents Must Start Apologetics at Home Now | Cold Case Christianity
Christian parents do not have the luxury of waiting to see whether their teens’ faith survives college; practical apologetics at home must begin long before that season ever arrives.
When Your World Falls Apart: Finding Identity and Hope in the Middle of Suffering | Cold Case Christianity
Identity, meaning, and suffering are not abstract philosophical ideas; they are lived realities that shape every choice we make. We build our sense of self from the stories we accept about who we are, where we came from, and the nature of our purpose.
How Detectives Read the Gospels: The Eyewitness Test You’ve Never Tried | Cold Case Christianity
Detectives think about eyewitnesses very differently than most people. In a criminal case, a conviction can hinge on whether a jury finds a witness believable, so investigators learn to probe, test, and corroborate testimony instead of accepting it at face value.
When Trauma Punches You in the Mouth: Why Your Worldview Determines How Deeply You Hurt | Cold Case Christianity
Trauma does not land the same way for every person, even when the event itself seems equally devastating. As the years go by, and especially as people compare the responses of different generations, it becomes obvious that what crushes one person barely seems to rattle another.
When Your Life Plan Shatters: Rethinking Trauma Through the Lens of Eternity | Cold Case Christianity
For many people, life feels like a straight line with two obvious points: birth and death. Everything in between is measured by how long and how comfortably that line can be stretched.
Is It Un-Christian to Be Discerning and Exclusionary? | Cold Case Christianity
Detectives make difficult decisions all the time as we try to determine who is telling us the truth, who is worthy of further investigation, or who is ultimately the suspect in a case. Detectives must be discerning, separating truth from deception, and truth-tellers from deceivers.
Why We Fall (And Why Celebrity Is So Dangerous) | Cold Case Christianity
Ask a detective why people commit murders, and the answer often sounds surprisingly simple. After decades of working homicide cases, a clear pattern emerges: behind almost every crime - and behind almost every sin - stand the same three motives.
The Nicodemus Deposition: What the Gospel’s Most Overlooked Identity Crisis Reveals About You | Cold Case Christianity
The story of Nicodemus in John 3 is one of the most forensically interesting identity cases in Scripture. Nicodemus arrives at night – itself a telling detail.
Do the Gospels Contradict? | Cold Case Christianity
When I first began investigating the Gospels, I wasn’t a believer. In fact, I didn’t even own a Bible.
How Can We Move From the Case for God to the Case for Christianity? | Cold Case Christianity
When it comes to investigating the truth of Christianity, we often need to take two distinct but connected steps—moving from belief in a God to belief in the God revealed through Jesus Christ.