J. Warner Wallace

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J. Warner Wallace is a cold-case homicide detective, adjunct professor of apologetics at Biola University, Christian case maker and author. J. Warner was a conscientious and vocal atheist through his undergraduate and graduate work in Design and Architecture (CSULB and UCLA); he always considered himself to be an “evidentialist”. His experience in law enforcement only served to strengthen his conviction that truth is tied directly to evidence. But at the age of thirty-five, J. Warner took a serious and expansive look at the evidence for the Christian Worldview and determined that Christianity was demonstrably true. After becoming a Christ follower in 1996, Jim continued to take an evidential approach to truth as he examined the Christian worldview. He eventually earned a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. J. Warner served as a Youth Pastor for several years, then planted a church in 2006. Along the way, he created and built the Cold-Case Christianity website, blog and podcast as a place to post and talk about what he discovered related to the evidence supporting Christianity. Jim has appeared on television and radio, explaining the role that evidence plays in the Christian definition of “faith” and defending the historicity of Jesus, the reliability of the Bible and the truth of the Christian worldview. Jim also speaks at churches, retreats and camps as he seeks to help people become confident Christian case makers.

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The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life

"Every murder investigation teaches two lessons: a death lesson and a life lesson." Join Wallace as he investigates life lessons he learned as a dete...

Featured on: Monday, July 8, 2024

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Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible

Can the truth about Jesus be uncovered--even without a body or a crime scene? Join cold-case detective and bestselling author J. Warner Wallace as he...

Featured on: Monday, July 19, 2021

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J. Warner Wallace

By: J. Warner Wallace - coldcasechristianity.com - 2018 J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, popular national speak...

Featured on: Monday, December 10, 2018

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Cold-Case Christianity for Kids: Investigate Jesus with a Real Detective

Between the ages of 8 and 12, kids often start to wonder if Christianity is true. In Cold-Case Christianity for Kids, detective J. Warner Wallace draw...

Featured on: Thursday, March 2, 2017

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