By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Friday, April 17, 2026

By the time Lee Strobel began investigating the claims of Christianity in the early 1980s, the tools at his disposal were largely historical: ancient texts, eyewitness accounts and philosophical arguments. Science has always played a role when it comes to making a case for Christianity, but according to the apologist, not nearly the one it does today.

“The conversation around science and faith has become more and more relevant and in the forefront in recent years,” the 74-year-old author of The Case for Christ told The Christian Post. 

“Let’s face it, a lot of the evidence has just emerged in the last 50 or so years. The more evidence we see, the more it challenges skeptical assumptions about faith. Now that the evidence of cosmology, physics and biochemistry points so compellingly toward a Designer, young people in particular are responding. This clashes with what many of them have been taught in school, which they’re now realizing is outdated and inaccurate.”

Strobel executive-produced the new documentary, “The Story of Everything,” arriving in theaters nationwide on April 30, which makes the argument that modern discoveries in cosmology, physics and molecular biology do not undermine belief in God, but instead point toward Him.

For Strobel, a former legal editor at The Chicago Tribune who famously set out to disprove Christianity before converting, a story dramatized in the film “The Case for Christ,” the film feels like the kind of resource he wishes he'd had as a skeptic.

“The movie does a creative and compelling job of presenting the case that science points toward the existence of a Creator who matches the description of the God of the Bible,” he said. 

Adapted from the work of Stephen C. Meyer, the film traces what its creators see as a pattern embedded in the fabric of reality, from the origin of the universe to the information encoded in DNA. It is less a theological argument than a scientific one, or at least it presents itself that way, according to Stroble, encouraging viewers to follow the data and draw their own conclusions.

That approach resonates with Strobel’s own journey from atheism to Christianity, which he described as unfolding in two parallel tracks.

“There were two phases to my journey to Christ as an atheist,” he said. “I certainly considered the evidence of science and how it points toward a supernatural Creator. I also delved into the evidence for the resurrection to determine whether Jesus is the unique Son of God.”

In “The Story of Everything,” the scientific case takes center stage. One line of argument begins with cosmology: the widely accepted notion that the universe had a beginning.

“We now know the universe began to exist at some point in the past,” Strobel said. “Therefore, there must be a cause beyond the universe.”

The implications of that premise, then, is that “He must be transcendent … timeless … immaterial … powerful … and personal,” the apologist added.

To critics, such reasoning might appear to move too quickly from observation to conclusion. But for Strobel, the logic mirrors the way people make decisions in everyday life, weighing evidence and then taking what he calls a “step of faith.”

“Yes, a step of faith has to be taken in the end, but it’s a step in the same direction that the evidence points. That’s logical and rational. We take those kinds of steps every day of our lives. If my wife hands me a glass of water, how do I know it’s not poisoned? Well, what’s the evidence? She has no motive to harm me after 54 years of marriage. The water looks clean. There’s no unusual smell or color. I saw her get the water from the tap. 

Based on that evidence, it’s logical to take a step of faith and taste and see that the water is good. Similarly, the Bible urges us to follow the evidence and taste to see that the Lord is good.”

The film also ventures into the fine-tuning of the universe, like the precise physical constants that allow life to exist, and the intricacy of biological information.

“Wherever we see information, there’s always an intelligence behind it,” Strobel said. “I think this film covers the waterfront in terms of clear and compelling scientific evidence for the existence of a Creator.”

If the arguments are not new, Strobel contended that the evidence has sharpened.

“This kind of evidence has come into much sharper focus than when I was investigating spiritual issues back in the 1980s,” he said. “That’s why I’m so jealous for seekers today to take advantage of this resource. Two hundred times a second, around the clock, someone on the planet is typing into a computer search engine basically the question, ‘Is God real?’ The evidence today is sharper than ever: yes, God is real. And we can know and experience Him.”

Though that message is finding a receptive audience, particularly among younger people, Strobel emphasized that the cultural narrative that pits science against religion remains deeply entrenched.

“For various reasons, some people don’t want there to be a Creator,” Strobel said. “On its surface, science can make a case against a Creator; but if we delve beneath the surface, we find the face of God Himself.”

The film is produced by Brian Bird (“The Case for Christ”) and collaborators from Sypher Studios and features interviews with a range of thinkers, including mathematician John Lennox and philosopher Jay W. Richards. It draws heavily from Meyer’s thesis that recent scientific discoveries have reopened the question of design.

According to Strobel, the documentary, like all of his books and writings, will hopefully serve as a catalyst, not necessarily for immediate belief, but for deeper inquiry.

“Design implies a Designer, and if such a Designer exists, why did He create us in His image? And if we’re created in His image, what does that imply about our purpose and place in the universe? These are profound and fundamental issues. We’re not an accident; God intentionally created us. And if that’s true, then the most powerful thing we can do is to connect personally with Him,” he said. 

Strobel added that the documentary reflects a shift he has spent much of his life arguing for: that the deeper science looks into reality, the harder it becomes to see it as an accident.

“I hope Christians come to the movie because it will deepen their faith,” he said. “And I hope spiritually curious people will see the movie because it will open their eyes like never before to the reality of a Creator. Whether someone is spiritually confused or an adamant atheist, it’s going to be hard for him or her to simply dismiss the claims of this film. My hope is that the movie will propel them on a spiritual journey that will ultimately lead them to the truth about our Creator.”

Watch the documentary trailer below. 

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