The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast

In this extended episode, cold-case detective and Christian apologist J. Warner Wallace investigates every one of Jesus' Sabbath miracles and controversies as if they were crime scenes on a case board. Instead of treating these passages as isolated "nice healings," J. Warner stacks them side by side—Capernaum, the withered hand, Bethesda, the bent woman, the man with dropsy, the man born blind—and asks the questions any good detective would ask:
Why this person, on this day, in this setting?
Why are so many of these healings non‑emergencies that easily could have waited until the next day?
Why does Jesus keep staging these events in synagogues, at Jerusalem feasts, and in Pharisees' homes, right in front of the people most likely to object?
What is He claiming about Himself when He heals on the very day that belongs uniquely to God?
As J. Warner walks through each Sabbath scene, he collects the "evidence": the wording of the texts, the legal questions ("Is it lawful…?"), the escalating conflicts, the reactions of the religious leaders, and the way Jesus talks about His relationship to the Father and to the Sabbath itself. When all the case files are finally pinned to the board, a striking pattern emerges. The Sabbath isn't just a backdrop to these stories—it's the key piece of forensic evidence.
By the end of the episode, J. Warner argues that the cumulative pattern of Jesus' Sabbath activity forces a verdict: either Jesus is a reckless lawbreaker, or He is exactly who He claimed to be—the Lord of the Sabbath, acting publicly as Israel's God in the flesh, freeing people from a deeper bondage and offering the true rest the Sabbath always pointed toward.
If you've ever wondered why Jesus kept "poking the hornet's nest" of Sabbath law—or what these stories reveal about His deity—this episode will help you see what's been hiding in plain sight.
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Is Jesus really God, or did the church just make that up later? In this episode of Cold-Case Christianity, homicide detective and Christian apologist J. Warner Wallace works through the Gospel of John like a case file, pulling one key piece of evidence from each chapter (John 2–21) to test the viral claim, "Jesus never even said He was God." You'll see how titles, reactions, and "hidden in plain sight" details in John quietly build a powerful cumulative case that Jesus is more than a great teacher—He is God in the flesh.
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In this episode, J. Warner Wallace joins The Bill Arnold Show to discuss how followers of Jesus can thoughtfully respond to the recent events in Minneapolis. Drawing on his background as a cold-case detective and Christian apologist, J. Warner explores how to separate facts from headlines, think biblically about justice, authority, and race, and model truth and hope in a culturally divided moment.
Listen in as we examine how to apply a forensic faith framework to breaking news, avoid outrage-driven narratives, and live out a distinctly Christian response in times of crisis.
Check out The Bill Arnold Show on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@theBillArnoldshow
Learn more in J. Warner's book "The Truth in True Crime":
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1496472592
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Is the Shroud of Turin a genuine relic of Jesus, a medieval hoax, or something else entirely? In this second episode on the Shroud of Turin, cold-case detective and Christian apologist J. Warner Wallace examines the shroud the way he would any piece of evidence in a homicide trial, focusing on chain of custody, historical silence, and what the earliest Christians actually relied on to make the case for the resurrection.
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Are our favorite superheroes just modern myths—or are they clues that we were made for something more? In this episode, cold-case detective and Christian apologist J. Warner Wallace takes you on a deep dive into the "theology of superheroes." Drawing from Marvel, DC, and other comic-book universes, J. Warner explores how the attributes we assign to our heroes—unlimited power, knowledge, justice, mercy, sacrificial love, and even "friendly neighborhood" presence—mirror the classic attributes of God described in Christian scripture and theology.
Why do we long for an all-powerful but good savior?
Why do stories about incorruptible heroes, just vigilantes, and self-sacrificing champions move us so deeply?
And what if our obsession with superheroes isn't an escape from reality, but evidence of a deeper, God-shaped longing we can't shake?
Along the way, J. Warner connects specific heroes and scenes—from street-level protectors to godlike cosmic beings—to the eternal, omnipotent, omniscient, just, loving, and present God of the Bible, and builds a cumulative case that our stories are echoing a much older, truer Story.
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