Gregory E. Lang

Gregory E. Lang is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has sold nearly 6.8 million copies of his inspirational gift and devotion books, including Why a Daughter Needs a Dad, Why a Daughter Needs a Mom, and Letters to a Friend. He has published more than forty books, appeared 17 times on the New York Times bestsellers list, and is an accomplished photographer.

With a Ph.D. in Child and Family Development, Lang served 13 years as the Executive Director of a Christian medical ministry serving the poor and uninsured of metro Atlanta. He lives near Atlanta with his wife, two daughters, and three grandchildren.

Says Lang: "I love sushi (the real stuff, as in uni, jellyfish, and idako, not the frou-frou California rolls adored by the undaring masses) and offal (yep, glands and unmentionables), bacon and bourbon flavored dark chocolate, long road trips with my navigator asleep in the seat next to me, black coffee all day long, the smell of rain, and improv cooking (you'd be surprised what you can make with leftovers and a good squeeze of sriracha sauce). I'd rather be poor, naïve and found than rich, sophisticated and lost. If I could do it over again I wouldn't because it was the pain and misery and bloody mistakes that took me to my knees and led me to Jesus. One day I mean to start a small neighborhood church for the folks who think they aren't welcome in a church. I plan to work to the age of 75 and then go part-time so I can enjoy sleeping late more often than just on the weekends. And, the Lord willing, I hope to outlive my wife so that it is I who she depends on right to the very end."