Miracles, Evidence & the Flood with Cold Case Christianity Author J. Warner Wallace

Can biblical miracles actually be investigated like a cold case? In this episode of Uncommon Sense in Current Times, I speak with Detective J. Warner Wallace—former atheist, homicide detective and author of Cold-Case Christianity—to explore how investigative methodology can be applied to the truth claims of Scripture. We talk about what it means to follow the evidence trail of Christianity the way a detective follows the facts of a case: weighing eyewitness reliability, corroboration, motivation and consistency over time. From the resurrection of Jesus to the historicity of Noah's Flood, Wallace argues that Christianity is not built on blind leaps, but on cumulative reasoning—"death by a thousand paper cuts"—where the weight of evidence points toward the most reasonable conclusion. We also wrestle with why God gives enough evidence to invite belief, but not so much that He removes human freedom. Because love, surrender, and faith require the capacity to choose. 📘 Get my latest book "Bold Not Belligerent" on Amazon: 👉 https://a.co/d/eGTPSYS 💭 A different way to reflect this week: Am I willing to examine Christianity the way I'd examine any other historical claim—with honesty and intellectual humility? Where might I be resisting truth, not because of lack of evidence, but because of the cost of surrender? 📌 In this episode, I discuss: ✅ How cold case detectives evaluate events without living witnesses ✅ The four tests of eyewitness reliability: presence, consistency, corroboration, motivation ✅ Why the resurrection is the central "anchor miracle" of Christianity ✅ How Jesus' authority validates the Old Testament accounts ✅ The Genesis Flood and over 200 global flood traditions ✅ Why the Bible's ark description is technically distinct from pagan myths ✅ Faith as informed trust—not blind belief ✅ Why God gives evidence without coercion ✅ The relationship between free agency, love, and belief ✅ How Christians can engage skeptics with courage, not belligerence 📢 TAKE ACTION: 🧠 Treat Christianity as an evidential worldview, not a private fantasy 📖 Study the Scriptures with intellectual seriousness 🔍 Ask honest questions and follow the trail wherever it leads 🙏 Seek truth with humility—not independence 🗣 Speak with boldness rooted in clarity, not noise 🔗 Follow Peter Demos: Website: https://www.peterdemos.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterdemosofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peterdemosofficial Twitter/X: https://x.com/peter_demos 🙌 SUBSCRIBE for bold conversations at the intersection of faith, freedom, and truth in a world gone mad. #PeterDemos #UncommonSensePodcast #ColdCaseChristianity #JWarnerWallace #BiblicalMiracles #NoahsFlood #ResurrectionEvidence #ChristianApologetics #FaithAndReason #BoldNotBelligerent