In Defense of the Christian Faith

On September 26th, Lee Strobel and Mark Mittelberg are offering a live Simulcast called Making Your Case for Christ. The simulcast is part of a 6 week training course "for your church or small group," and can be purchased for $35.99 as part of the Making Your Case For Christ bundle which includes: A Training course Kit The live simulcast streaming on the 26th, which you can host at your church or small group meeting and Streaming video access (for a limited time) to the study for your small groups In this course you will learn how to: 1.  Help their friends and family members open up to consider the case for Christ 2.  Describe their own personal journey with Christ and how it has impacted them 3.  Share with confidence about the biblical record of Christ—that Jesus really did what the Bible says he did 4. Present the evidence for the resurrection of Christ—that Jesus died and was raised to life 5.  Explain the central ...

The Case for Christ debuted in theaters back in April. Immediately, it received an A+ Cinema score that first weekend, a title that Cinema gives to only two exceptional movies per year. That critically acclaimed movie releases to DVD this week (August 15). I read the blockbuster book The Case for Christ for the first time about 10 years ago – my first introduction to the field of apologetics, the defense of the Christian faith – and it left me wanting more. I am so happy to see that book translated into a movie! Here are my thoughts. Based on a true story, the film begins with atheist Lee Strobel’s (Mike Vogel) investigative reporting earning him a promotion as the legal editor at the Chicago Tribune in the ‘80s. Soaring on that success, it seemed everything in Lee’s life was going perfectly… that is, until his wife, Leslie (Erika Christensen) became a Christian due to a traumatic event in her life. This was completely against everything Lee believed as an atheist. Thinki...