About

I am a 5-time New York Times bestselling collaborator and author, having penned more than 40 books. Even with more than 1.5 million copies in print, I’m still an author of rare books. I even saw several copies of my books in the bargain bin at Barnes & Noble . . . directly next to titles by Stephen King—which was pretty cool in an ironic sort of way.

My seminal work on media literacy is LEARN TO DISCERN (Zondervan) which, at the time of it’s release in August of 1992, was the first Christian Booksellers Association (CBA) book to carry a warning label.

Since that time, I’ve been young, I’ve been old; I’ve been male, and I’ve been female—five of them, actually; I’ve been saved, and I’ve been unsaved; and I’ve written about romance, politics, faith, marriage, entertainment and backpacks. Sometimes I write fiction, sometimes non-fiction, sometimes I mix and match as needed (otherwise known as creative license).

Along the way I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with Tim LaHaye (co-creator of the Left Behind series), Grammy Award wining Point of Grace, Skip Yowell (founder of JanSport), David Gibbs (attorney for the Terri Schiavo case), Dennis Rainey (President of FamilyLife), and Jim Daly (President of Focus on the Family).

One of my favorite books, The Devil in Pew Number 7, is a New York Times best-seller and was featured on The Dr. Phil Show. If all goes according to plans, SONY will be making a movie of that incredible true story. Maybe I’ll get a bit part.

Prior to my twelve-year caveman-like existence churning out books, I served as the Youth Culture Specialist for Focus on the Family. In that capacity, I was the founding editor of PluggedIn magazine and conducted the multi-media seminar A Generation at Risk in more than 300 North American cities.

I’ve debated Frank Zappa in a State Senate hearing, and Luther Campbell (2LiveCrew), Wendy O. Williams (the Plasmatics) Kool Moe Dee, and some dude from Suicidal Tendencies on national TV. Rumor has it my stellar debate on The Phil Donahue Show might be one of the reasons why Phil retired from television—sounds good to me. By contrast, my interview on Good Morning America didn’t cause anyone to close up shop.

I’ve had the privilege of serving as an Associate Publisher and Acquisitions Editor for HarperCollins Christian Publishing for three years. As of Black Friday 2013, I returned to authoring books on the other side of the desk. After penning three books in 2014, I took the position of Editor-in-Chief at Regnery Faith on January 1, 2015. In 2016 we headed to Colorado for a role as the Vice President of Content and Product Development at Focus on the Family.

Beyond the Job

While my work has me racking up thousands of frequent flier miles, I prefer to stay close to home with my four incredible children—well, one’s married and left the fold—and with my wife of 23 years, Leticia, who is an amazing woman.

My hobbies include songwriting, playing guitar (’72 Gibson SG), playing cards, carpentry, and dabbling in various entrepreneurial endeavors.  At the moment, we live south of Nashville, Tennessee and love it—although I spend my free time dreaming of living in Seaside, Florida.