Max Lucado loves words written, spoken it does not matter. He loves to craft sentences that are memorable, inspiring and hopefully life-changing. In almost 25 years of writing, more than 65 million books filled with his words have been sold.

Max is the only author to have won three Christian Book of the Year awardsin 1999 for Just Like Jesus, in 1997 for In the Grip of Grace, and in 1995 for When God Whispers Your Name. In 2005, Readers Digest magazine dubbed him Americas Best Preacher and in 2004, Christianity Today magazine called him Americas Pastor.

His works have appeared on every major national bestseller list including Publishers Weekly, USA Today, The New York Times, Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, and Christian Booksellers Association. He has been featured in countless media outlets and national broadcasts.

Max Lucado is the Minister of Writing and Preaching at the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, where he has served since 1988. He has been married to Denalyn Lucado since 1981, and they have three grown daughtersJenna, Andrea and Saraand one son-in-law, Brett.

Randy Frazee is Sr. Minister at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. He is the author of The Connecting Church, Making Room for Life, The Christian Life Profile Assessment Tool and Renovation of the Heart Student Edition. A graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, Frazee lives with his wife, Rozanne, and their four children.

Karen Davis Hill delights in writing for children and has written 25 books.  Shes also served as Max Lucados executive editor since 1992.  Karen and her husband, Art, are the parents of two daughters and a son.  They live in San Antonio, Texas.