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Sep 2024
27m 59s

Why You Need to Be A Christian Case Make...

J. Warner Wallace
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In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner makes the case for why all of us, as Christians, need to take the additional step and become Christian Case Makers. What does it mean to be an "apologist"? Why should it matter to us? How can we avoid being an "Accidental Christian"?

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