Lee Strobel

Yeah, when I was an atheist, I went and I'm doing this investigation into the resurrection. I remember going to the library. And of course, they didn't have Simon Greenlee's book, which was written in the 1800s. And so I put an interlibrary loan, and it took about six months.

And six months later, they give me this copy from the 1800s of this book by Simon Greenleaf, this great legal scholar who reports on the resurrection and so forth. And it was held together by rubber bands. But back then, we didn't have the internet.

And six months later, they give me this copy from the 1800s of this book by Simon Greenleaf, this great legal scholar who reports on the resurrection and so forth. And it was held together by rubber bands. But back then, we didn't have the internet.

And six months later, they give me this copy from the 1800s of this book by Simon Greenleaf, this great legal scholar who reports on the resurrection and so forth. And it was held together by rubber bands. But back then, we didn't have the internet.

But, you know, that's another great example is Sir Lionel LeCoultre, who is the greatest defense attorney in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

But, you know, that's another great example is Sir Lionel LeCoultre, who is the greatest defense attorney in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

But, you know, that's another great example is Sir Lionel LeCoultre, who is the greatest defense attorney in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

245 convictions in a row that he—well, he won acquittals 245 times in a row, either before the jury or on appeal. Knighted twice by Queen Elizabeth, became a member of the Supreme Court of his country, and he was a doubter about the resurrection. Same thing. He was challenged to investigate it. He did, and I'll recite to you one sentence he wrote that summarizes his conclusion.

245 convictions in a row that he—well, he won acquittals 245 times in a row, either before the jury or on appeal. Knighted twice by Queen Elizabeth, became a member of the Supreme Court of his country, and he was a doubter about the resurrection. Same thing. He was challenged to investigate it. He did, and I'll recite to you one sentence he wrote that summarizes his conclusion.

245 convictions in a row that he—well, he won acquittals 245 times in a row, either before the jury or on appeal. Knighted twice by Queen Elizabeth, became a member of the Supreme Court of his country, and he was a doubter about the resurrection. Same thing. He was challenged to investigate it. He did, and I'll recite to you one sentence he wrote that summarizes his conclusion.

He said, I say unequivocally that the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ is so overwhelming that it compels acceptance by proof, which leaves absolutely no room for doubt. This from the greatest defense attorney who ever lived. And here's the funny thing. I told that story at Saddleback Church in Southern California where Leslie and I had moved in the year 2000 to be a pastor there.

He said, I say unequivocally that the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ is so overwhelming that it compels acceptance by proof, which leaves absolutely no room for doubt. This from the greatest defense attorney who ever lived. And here's the funny thing. I told that story at Saddleback Church in Southern California where Leslie and I had moved in the year 2000 to be a pastor there.

He said, I say unequivocally that the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ is so overwhelming that it compels acceptance by proof, which leaves absolutely no room for doubt. This from the greatest defense attorney who ever lived. And here's the funny thing. I told that story at Saddleback Church in Southern California where Leslie and I had moved in the year 2000 to be a pastor there.

And a woman came up to me afterwards and she said, hey, I'm your new neighbor. You're moving into my neighborhood. We haven't met yet. I said, oh, great to meet you. Said, yeah. Said, I'm Sir Lionel LeCoultre's sister. No way. It was his sister. And she not only confirmed the story, she showed me his private documents that he had done his research on. Oh, how great.

And a woman came up to me afterwards and she said, hey, I'm your new neighbor. You're moving into my neighborhood. We haven't met yet. I said, oh, great to meet you. Said, yeah. Said, I'm Sir Lionel LeCoultre's sister. No way. It was his sister. And she not only confirmed the story, she showed me his private documents that he had done his research on. Oh, how great.

And a woman came up to me afterwards and she said, hey, I'm your new neighbor. You're moving into my neighborhood. We haven't met yet. I said, oh, great to meet you. Said, yeah. Said, I'm Sir Lionel LeCoultre's sister. No way. It was his sister. And she not only confirmed the story, she showed me his private documents that he had done his research on. Oh, how great.

I remember sharing with Hugh Hefner in the Playboy Mansion. Really? Yeah. Wait a second. Yeah, well, I was— We're going to hear this one. I had a TV show at the time, and we were interviewing him about his faith. So he said, you want a tour? I said, no, I don't want a tour. I just want to interview you about your faith. So I interviewed him, but he was a very bright guy, very smart guy.

I remember sharing with Hugh Hefner in the Playboy Mansion. Really? Yeah. Wait a second. Yeah, well, I was— We're going to hear this one. I had a TV show at the time, and we were interviewing him about his faith. So he said, you want a tour? I said, no, I don't want a tour. I just want to interview you about your faith. So I interviewed him, but he was a very bright guy, very smart guy.

I remember sharing with Hugh Hefner in the Playboy Mansion. Really? Yeah. Wait a second. Yeah, well, I was— We're going to hear this one. I had a TV show at the time, and we were interviewing him about his faith. So he said, you want a tour? I said, no, I don't want a tour. I just want to interview you about your faith. So I interviewed him, but he was a very bright guy, very smart guy.

And I started to show him. He got fascinated by my book, Case for Christ. I showed him the table of contents. He said, look at this. He said, are you telling me there's evidence that Jesus, because he said, if the resurrection is true, it changes everything. Are you telling me there's evidence for it? I said, yes, yes. Had he ever checked it out? No. Did he read my book? I don't know.