He’s part of the “If your mother says she loves you, you’d better find another source to corroborate that story before it goes to print” school of journalism. Leslie Strobel’s coming to faith is more focused in her heart and personal experiences, whereas her husband’s old-school journalistic approach to every investigation - including his investigation into Jesus - focuses on the facts, while harboring deep suspicions. As he begins working, he doesn’t consider that through his investigation he could end up making “The Case for Christ” as Lord and Savior.

He wants to prove that Jesus’ death and resurrection are nothing more than legend, a really old lie, or maybe mass lunacy.

Strobel’s investigation of Christianity hinges on one question: Did Jesus really die and then rise from the dead? If Jesus didn’t die, then there’s no reason to believe in a resurrection. The film’s dramatic tension comes in the interplay between his bitter, alcohol-laden, downward spiral and his wife’s steadfast, yet tested, love for him. The rest of the movie revolves around his work as an investigative journalist and his attempt to disprove Christianity so that his life can go back to the way it was before his wife’s conversion. Strobel, an award-winning journalist and avowed atheist, is beside himself at the news of his wife’s conversion to Christianity. At church, she hears God’s Word and believes in Jesus. Sensing something more than coincidence at work - the right person (a nurse) in the right place (the restaurant) at the right time (a choking incident) - Leslie eventually accepts an invitation to go to church with the nurse. Scott Caldwell) who saves the life of their daughter (Haley Rosenwasser). “The Case for Christ” is a docudrama detailing the story of a Chicago Tribune reporter, Lee Strobel (Mike Vogel), who attempts to disprove Christianity after his wife, Leslie (Erika Christensen), becomes a Christian following a “chance” encounter with a nurse (L.

Scott Caldwell, Mike Pniewski, Tom Nowicki, Renell Gibbs, Haley Rosenwasser, Brett Rice and Faye Dunaway run time: 112 min.) A compelling film with a positive message (Rated: G and PG for thematic elements including medical descriptions of crucifixion, and incidental smoking directed by Jon Gunn stars Mike Vogel, Erika Christensen, Robert Forster, L. Mike Vogel portrays Chicago Tribune reporter and avowed atheist Lee Strobel in “The Case for Christ” - a docudrama detailing the story of Strobel’s attempt to disprove Christianity after his wife becomes a Christian.

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