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J. Warner Wallace

J. Warner Wallace is an award-winning cold-case homicide detective, national speaker, and author. His investigative work has received national recognition, and his cases have been featured on NBC’s Dateline, TruTV, and Fox News. He continues to consult on cold-case investigations. Detective Wallace is a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview and adjunct professor of apologetics at Biola University. He is the author of several books including The Truth in True Crime and his critically acclaimed Cold-Case Christianity. Detective Wallace and his wife, Susie, have four grown children and they live in California.

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True Crime: Learning About Life Through Studying Death

Former cold-case detective J. Warner Wallace has seen a lot of misery in his police work, and he’s gained a lot of insight into human nature as a result. A former atheist, he shares how he came to believe in Christ and how his faith changed his understanding of crime – and the criminals involved. Hear this fascinating conversation to better understand your own identity and the identity of your Creator.

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Reaching the Next Generation For Christ

J. Warner Wallace is a former cold-case detective and former atheist. Then he used his investigative skills to explore the Christian worldview, and he discovered the claims in the Bible to be true. Now he encourages others to better understand the Christian faith and defend it by asking the tough questions of young people in a post-Christian culture. In this discussion directed at parents, Wallace shares about big cultural challenges for young people today – Gen Z in particular – and about the importance of passing on our faith.

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Investigating the Eyewitness Accounts of Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2)

Through his own faith journey and the context of his police-work analogies, J. Warner Wallace will provide a compelling evangelistic message that will challenge nonbelievers and inspire Christians to be bolder in their faith. (Part 2 of 2)

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Investigating the Eyewitness Accounts of Jesus Christ (Part 1 of 2)

Through his own faith journey and the context of his police-work analogies, J. Warner Wallace will provide a compelling evangelistic message that will challenge nonbelievers and inspire Christians to be bolder in their faith. (Part 1 of 2)

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Best of 2022: The Proof You Need to Believe in Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2)

During his more than 20 years as a homicide detective, J. Warner Wallace successfully helped identify and convict killers, even without evidence from the scene. He utilizes these same detective skills and techniques to investigate the historical life and actions of Jesus – using the evidence of history alone to confirm the historicity and deity of Jesus. In this interview, Wallace discusses his faith journey and his fascinating detective research proving the claims and historical authenticity of Jesus. (Part 2 of 2)

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Best of 2022: The Proof You Need to Believe in Jesus Christ (Part 1 of 2)

During his more than 20 years as a homicide detective, J. Warner Wallace successfully helped identify and convict killers, even without evidence from the scene. He utilizes these same detective skills and techniques to investigate the historical life and actions of Jesus – using the evidence of history alone to confirm the historicity and deity of Jesus. In this interview, Wallace discusses his faith journey and his fascinating detective research proving the claims and historical authenticity of Jesus. (Part 1 of 2)

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The Proof You Need to Believe in Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2)

During his more than 20 years as a homicide detective, J. Warner Wallace successfully helped identify and convict killers, even without evidence from the scene. He utilizes these same detective skills and techniques to investigate the historical life and actions of Jesus – using the evidence of history alone to confirm the historicity and deity of Jesus. In this interview, Wallace discusses his faith journey and his fascinating detective research proving the claims and historical authenticity of Jesus. (Part 2 of 2)

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The Proof You Need to Believe in Jesus Christ (Part 1 of 2)

During his more than 20 years as a homicide detective, J. Warner Wallace successfully helped identify and convict killers, even without evidence from the scene. He utilizes these same detective skills and techniques to investigate the historical life and actions of Jesus – using the evidence of history alone to confirm the historicity and deity of Jesus. In this interview, Wallace discusses his faith journey and his fascinating detective research proving the claims and historical authenticity of Jesus. (Part 1 of 2)