The Case For Christmas with Lee Strobel

Guest Bios Show Transcript Is Christmas an elaborate hoax—or the pivotal point in human history? And can an intelligent person really embrace that God became a man? Or that a virgin conceived a child? In this episode of The Roys Report, Julie interviews atheist-turned Christian apologist, Lee Strobel, about The Case for Christmas. And she explores some of these challenging questions skeptics ask. In the course of Lee and her discussion, Lee also shares new material not included in any of his best-selling books. Enjoy!  This Weeks Guests Lee Strobel Atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel, the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times best-selling author of more than forty books and curricula that have sold fourteen million copies in total. He is Founding Director of the Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics at Colorado Christian University. His books include The Case for Christ, which is also available as a movie on Netflix; The Case for Faith; The Case for a Creator; The Case for Grace; and The Case for Christmas. He and Leslie have been married 47 years and divide their time between Houston and Denver. Show Transcript SPEAKERS LEE STROBEL, JULIE ROYS JULIE ROYS  00:04 Is Christmas an elaborate hoax or the pivotal point in human history? And can an intelligent person really embrace that God became a man? Or that a virgin conceived a child? Welcome to The Roys Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and restoring the church. I’m Julie Roys. And on this podcast, I’m going to be speaking with leading apologist and author Lee Strobel about the case for Christmas. This is an interview I did last year with Lee and I enjoyed it so much that I wanted to air it again. And of course, with Christmas just a few weeks away, there’s no better time than the present to release this podcast. Again, Christmas is in some ways a magical time right? Filled with family traditions andpresents. And before COVID there were actually parties. But sometimes I think with all the festivities, we forget that Christmas is absolutely foundational to our faith. But does Christmas, this foundational event in the Christian faith, actually stand up to scrutiny? Can we really have confidence in the virgin birth? Can the genealogies in Matthew be trusted? And what’s the deal with the wise men? Well, I explore all these questions and more with Lee Strobel, a former atheist turned apologist, and the author of The Case for Christ. But before we dive into that interview, I want to take a minute to thank the sponsors of The Roys Report, Judson University and Marquardt of Barrington. Judson is a top ranked Christian University in the Chicago suburbs providing a caring community and an excellent college experience. The school offers more than 60 majors, great leadership opportunities and strong financial aid. Judson University is shaping lives that shape the world. For more information, just go to Judsonu.edu/visit. Also, if you’re in the market for a car, I so encourage you to check out my friends at Marquardt of Barrington. Marquardt is a Buick GMC dealership where you can expect honesty, integrity and transparency. And right now Marquardt is celebrating the holidays with employee pricing on almost all GMC trucks and SUVs. So for more information, and to check out their inventory, just go to buyacar123. com.  And now here’s my interview with leading apologists Lee Strobel about The Case for Christmas. Welcome to the program. It is such a joy to talk to you. LEE STROBEL  02:29 Well, thanks, Julie, always great to talk with you. I hope you’re having a great Christmas season. JULIE ROYS  02:33 We are, we are although it’s kind of just going to begin after today. Because working  hard up into this point, then