Lee Strobel: The Case for Christmas Is Stronger Than You Realize

In this enlightening conversation, Lee Strobel shares his journey from skepticism to faith, particularly focusing on the significance of Christmas and the virgin birth. He recounts a pivotal experience with a poor family that opened his eyes to the power of Christmas. The discussion delves into his investigation into the historical evidence surrounding Jesus’ birth, the role of Mary, and the implications of the virgin birth. Strobel also highlights the importance of sharing the gospel during the Christmas season. Lee's revised book, “The Case For Christmas”: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Christmas-Journalist-Investigates-Identity/dp/0310254760 WATCH “The Case for Christ explained in 16 minutes” ➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnJKQv5XkK0&t=6s WATCH “Angels, Demons, Heaven & Hell — What the Evidence Shows | Lee Strobel” ➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT5hSmjBLds&t=1s Subscribe to Maybe God Podcast ➜ https://www.youtube.com/@MaybeGodPod Support our mission to explore the mystery of God through storytelling ➜ www.maybegodpod.com/donate Follow Maybe God ➜ https://instagram.com/maybegodpod https://facebook.com/maybegodpod Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:50 - Attitude towards Christmas as an atheist 00:08:16 - Why he started investigating Christianity and Christmas 00:10:10 - How well the Christmas story is documented 00:14:00 - Inaccuracies about Christmas 00:21:30 - Evidence for Jesus’ birth 00:24:05 - Pagan holiday? Copycat religion? 00:33:44 - The Magi 00:36:14 - How do we know Jesus really existed? 00:39:49 - Mary and the virgin birth 00:52:10 - Revisions to his book, The Case for Christmas