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).

How Evidence Can Help Law Enforcement Doubters Become Devotees

Investigating Christianity

How Evidence Can Help Law Enforcement Doubters Become Devotees

I met Tim Freel several years ago at the Breaching the Barricade Law Enforcement Conference in Elkhart, Indiana. Jim Bontrager invited me to speak...

J. Warner WallaceNovember 29, 2022

Working as a Believer

No One’s Too Tough to Trust the Truth

I love cops. I loved working in Law Enforcement for over 25 years and I loved growing up in a police family. I hope...

J. Warner WallaceNovember 8, 2022

Three Reasons Why Police Officers Should Want Their Politicians To Be Religious

Engaging Culture

Three Reasons Why Police Officers Should Want Their Politicians to Be Religious

An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll measured the degree to which Americans think it’s important for political candidates to have strong...

J. Warner WallaceOctober 18, 2022

6 Leadership Principles I Learned From My Trailblazing Cop Father

Character Development

6 Law Enforcement Leadership Principles I Learned From My Trailblazing Father

I followed my father into a long law enforcement career. It’s not unusual to see kids follow their fathers into this profession; our agency...

J. Warner WallaceOctober 4, 2022

When Your Identity Is Found In Police Work (Or Anything) Other Than Jesus

Your Legacy