J. Warner Wallace

J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker and best-selling author. He continues to consult on cold-case investigations while serving as a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is also an Adj. Professor of Christian Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, and a faculty member at Summit Ministries. J. Warner presently serves as a chaplain for his agency and holds a BA in Design (from CSULB), an MA in Architecture (from UCLA), and an MA in Theological Studies (from Gateway Seminary).

Who The Heck Do You Think You Are, Officer

Life Off-Duty

Who The Heck Do You Think You Are, Officer?

Today’s guest post is from Chad Campese, a police officer for over twenty years, author of the book Confession of a Christian Fraud, and...

J. Warner WallaceAugust 23, 2022

Three Important Questions To Balance In The Wake Of Gun Violence

Engaging Culture

Three Important Questions to Balance in the Wake of Mass Shootings

Unsurprisingly, our national conversation about guns intensifies following any well-publicized shooting or murder, especially if it occurs in a school or public setting. These...

J. Warner WallaceAugust 2, 2022

Are All Cops Racists Should We Defund The Police

Nature of Law Enforcement

Are All Cops Racists? Should We Defund The Police? (Video)

Recent claims of racism and misbehavior have been devastating to the law enforcement community. As a result, all of us, as officers, investigators and...

J. Warner WallaceJuly 26, 2022

How To Reverse the Damage From Years as a Police Officer

Life Off-Duty

How To Reverse the Damage From Years as a Police Officer

Today’s guest post is from Chad Campese, a police officer for over twenty years and author of the book Confession of a Christian Fraud....

J. Warner WallaceJuly 19, 2022

Afraid To Die You’re Probably Not A Christian

Working as a Believer

Afraid to Die as a Police Officer? You’re Probably Not a Christian

The older I get, the more aware I am of my own mortality. While I still think of myself as the same person I...

J. Warner WallaceJune 28, 2022

Be Prepared As A Police Officer Suicide Rates May Rise As Christianity Wanes

Engaging Culture

Be Prepared as a Police Officer: Suicide Rates May Rise as Christianity Wanes

The suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain renewed a national conversation about suicide and it’s causes. As a homicide detective, I saw an...

J. Warner WallaceJune 21, 2022

Engaging Culture

The Shifts Behind the Shootings

During briefings as a patrol officer, I scanned the crime reports from the prior week, looking for patterns, trends and changes. If, for example,...

J. Warner WallaceJune 14, 2022

Four Things for Christian Police Officers to Remember in the Wake of Mass Shootings

Engaging Culture

Four Things for Christian Police Officers to Remember in the Wake of Mass Shootings

Much is being written now about the recent mass shootings in our country, and as a Christian and a law enforcement officer, there are...

J. Warner WallaceJune 7, 2022

A Christian Police Officer's Response to School Shootings

Articles

A Christian Police Officer’s Response to School Shootings

Unsurprisingly, our national conversation about gun violence intensifies following any well-publicized shooting or murder, especially if it occurs in a school or public setting....

J. Warner WallaceMay 31, 2022

Police Officers Know What Motivated The Last School Shooter… And What Will Motivate The Next One

Engaging Culture

Police Officers Know What Motivated the Last Mass Shooter… and What Will Motivate the Next One

In these days following the mass shootings in Milwaukee, Buffalo, Houston and Laguna Woods, many of us are searching for elusive answers. While news...

J. Warner WallaceMay 17, 2022

J. Warner Wallace

Life Off-Duty

Who The Heck Do You Think You Are, Officer?

Engaging Culture

Three Important Questions to Balance in the Wake of Mass Shootings

Nature of Law Enforcement

Are All Cops Racists? Should We Defund The Police? (Video)

Life Off-Duty

How To Reverse the Damage From Years as a Police Officer

Working as a Believer

Afraid to Die as a Police Officer? You’re Probably Not a Christian

Engaging Culture

Be Prepared as a Police Officer: Suicide Rates May Rise as Christianity Wanes

Engaging Culture

The Shifts Behind the Shootings

Engaging Culture

Four Things for Christian Police Officers to Remember in the Wake of Mass Shootings

Articles

A Christian Police Officer’s Response to School Shootings

Engaging Culture

Police Officers Know What Motivated the Last Mass Shooter… and What Will Motivate the Next One

Engaging Culture

Why Christians Need to Support the Police (Podcast)

Investigating Christianity

Cops Know the Gospel Accounts Can Be True, Even if the Eyewitnesses Waited Years to Write Them

Working as a Believer

Being “On Target” With Christ

Working as a Believer

Cops Serving Cops: Answering God’s Call to Serve and Support Our Own

Working as a Believer

Cops Serving Cops: Answering God’s Call to Serve and Support Our Own

Engaging Culture

Why Christians Need to Support the Police (Podcast)

Investigating Christianity

Cops Know the Gospel Accounts Can Be True, Even if the Eyewitnesses Waited Years to Write Them

Working as a Believer

Being “On Target” With Christ

Working as a Believer

As Christian Police Officers, the “Burden of Proof” Should Shape Our Interaction

Investigating Christianity

If You’re a Detective, This is Your Most Important Investigation (Video)

Working as a Believer

Running “Code” for Our Own

Working as a Believer

How My Christian Faith Impacted My Life as a Detective (Video)