We've had a series of scientific discoveries just over the last 50 to 80 years in various areas of science, including cosmology, physics and biochemistry that point powerfully toward the existence of a creator who matches the description of the God of the Bible.

So, for instance, cosmology is the origin of the universe. Where did the universe come from? Well, we know that whatever begins to exist has a cause behind it.

We know that virtually every scientist admits that the universe began to exist at some point in the past.

Therefore, there must be a cause behind the universe. Well, what kind of a cause can bring the universe into existence?

It must be transcendent or separate from creation, must be timeless or eternal, because it existed before physical time was created, must be immaterial or spirit, because it existed before the physical world, must be powerful, given the immensity of the creation event,

must be smart, given the precision of the creation event, must be personal, because they had to make the decision to create, and Occam's Drazer, the scientific principle of Occam's Drazer, would tell us there'd be just one creator.

So, you look at, then, you go, that's a description of the God of the Bible.

More than 200 times, every second someone is googling questions about God like, is God real? And Google offers 3.7 billion results in less than one second.

Well, wouldn't that be nice if that solved everything, but it doesn't. When life feels overwhelming, we want to know, is God real? And if he is real, does he really care about us?

Well, today, author, investigative, journalist, and former atheist, Lee Strovol, is going to help you know with confidence that God is real.

This is for skeptics and for believers, so let's dive into this important question, can we really know God is real? You're going to love this bonus episode.

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Hey, everybody. Thanks for showing up with us for a bonus episode. It's so fun when we get to pop in during the week when you don't expect us. Well, we've got a really good reason to do that, because Lee Strovol is in the house.

And oh, my goodness, I'm such a Lee Strovol fan. His writing, but really is character who he is as a man. He's just a, he's solid and I'm so thankful, got to meet him and his wife at a conference last year in North Carolina and just so impressed by him.

Casey, did you get to see when it was back in the theaters of the case for Christ, the movie? I did. And I watched it more than once.

Good, wasn't it? Big fan of Lee Strovol, big fan of case for Christ. And I've lost track of how many of those books I've given out to people. Yeah, what a gift he is to the body of Christ seriously.

And this book is no exception, because he just takes on the big question is, is God really real? And if he is, can we really know that for sure? And he deals with, you know, just the psychology of the emotions of it, the science of it.

It's really a very compelling conversation. So if you are in Christ, if you believe in God, this is going to affirm so many things and also equip you to share with others who may not.

If you're a skeptic, oh, man, am I so glad you tuned in. We love you. We're glad you're here. And we do believe God is real and he's changed us and we want you to understand that also. And Lee Strovol is going to really present a great case for the reality of God. So let's introduce him and get it moving.

Lee Strovol, former award-winning legal editor of the Chicago Tribune is a New York Times best-selling author whose books have sold millions of copies worldwide.

Lee earned a journalism degree at the University of Missouri and it was awarded a Ford Foundation Fellowship to study at Yale Law School where he received a Masters of Study in Law degree.

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