What True Crime Reveals About Human Nature, Identity & Truth With J. Warner Wallace

What can cold-case investigations teach us about human nature, identity, purpose, and truth?

Michael Easley sits down with J. Warner Wallace, former cold-case homicide detective and Christian apologist, to discuss what years of investigating murder have taught him about humanity—and how those observations point back to Scripture.

Wallace explains why people are fascinated by true crime, the three root motivations behind crime, and why proximity matters when investigating a murder. The conversation then moves into a much deeper question: Who are we when our careers, accomplishments, relationships, or abilities change?

Wallace argues that identity is one of humanity's greatest struggles and that Christians need an identity that does not shift. Rather than making Christ one label among many, he describes Christ as the foundation supporting every other role in our lives.

They also discuss aging, retirement, marriage, financial freedom, mistakes, objective moral truth, the nature of humanity, apologetics, and how to faithfully share the gospel while trusting God's power to change hearts.

Key topics covered:

-Why we're fascinated by true crime

-The root motivations behind crime

-What cold cases reveal about human nature

-Identity, purpose, and meaning

-Finding our identity in Christ

-Retirement and identity shifts