#79 The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel

Compelled - Christian Stories & Testimonies

Paul Hastings

Personal Journals, Christianity, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Lee Strobel was a committed atheist and Pulitzer-nominated investigative journalist for the Chicago Tribune. When his wife became a Christian Lee was disgusted and set out to prove her beliefs about Jesus to be untrue. But along the way, he was going to find more than he'd bargained for. Show notes and book drawing @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/lee-strobel ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to help make new episodes? Either make a one-time gift or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out. Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I thought the idea of an all-powerful, all-knowing, creative universe was just absurd on the surface of it.
0:05.7	Wasn't worth my time even to check out. And so I thought it was a crutch for the week.
0:11.9	I thought it was something that people made up to make themselves feel better about dying.
0:43.0	Hi, everyone. This is Barbara. I'm from the little town of Riverside, New Jersey. I am a mother of three and a grandmother of four, which is soon to be five. I absolutely love listening to True Life Story. So when I came upon compelled, I was immediately hooked. I would often cry as I heard how God came alongside each person in their struggle or how he pursued them in their rebellion toward him.
0:48.2	Listening to these stories is like swimming in the goodness of God, so I share them as often as I can.
0:50.8	They will build your faith and encourage your heart.
0:54.2	And if you're like me, you'll definitely enjoy today's episode.
1:03.0	I'm Paul Hastings, and you're listening to Compeld, where we use gripping, immersive storytelling to bring to life Christian testimonies from the kingdom of God, told by the people
1:08.9	compelled to live for him.
1:11.2	In our last episode, we heard from Anna Chattelaine.
1:14.4	Anna was deeply rooted in her Catholicism alongside her husband and two daughters.
1:19.4	But Anna found herself searching for additional spiritual answers.
1:23.2	But after finding those answers in the Bible and joyfully sharing them with her husband, Anna
1:28.1	discovered that her husband didn't want anything to do with it.
1:32.3	And if that was the case, how would Jesus want her to respond?
1:36.3	Again, you can hear that story in our previous episode with Anna Chattelaine.
1:40.3	Today, our guest is Lee Strobel.
1:43.3	Lee was a committed atheist and Pulitzer-nominated
1:46.3	investigative journalists for the Chicago Tribune. When his wife, of all people, became a
1:51.8	Christian, Lee was disgusted and set out to prove her beliefs about Jesus to be untrue. But along the
1:59.3	way, he was going to find more than he bargained for.
2:03.2	So gather around, lean in, and join us for another compelling story from the kingdom of God.
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