Rick Lawrence is an award-winning author, journalist, cultural researcher, editor, and national speaker. He creates and leads interactive training for church and cultural leaders, parents, and teenagers and is the creator of highly innovative and interactive professional online training courses. He’s authored hundreds of magazine articles and is the author, co-author, or editor of thirty-nine books and curriculums. He’s the general editor of the #1 bestselling Jesus-Centered Bible, and his latest book is The Suicide Solution: Finding Your Way Out of the Darkness. He created and hosts the popular podcast Paying Ridiculous Attention to Jesus, now in its sixth year. Rick is married to Beverly Rose and has two daughters, Lucy Rose and Emma Grace.