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About carlsimmonslive

So, you’d like to know more about me, eh? Well, since you asked nicely…. I’ve been an editor and writer for more than a quarter-century. Not entirely uncoincidentally, I’ve also been a Christian for about the same amount of time — it turns out that when you pull all that stuff out of yrself in the course of the creative process, God shows up to deal with it in a way you can’t. That’s been my experience, at least. OK, so more in the ways of particulars: I’m the author of the 6-book Bible study series Growing Out: From Disciples to Disciplers. And I’m not done writing — that why you’re reading this, after all. I’ve also worked and written for a variety of publishers: local newspapers through northern New Jersey, AB Bookman’s Weekly (magazine for the antiquarian-book trade), the U.S. Chess Federation, Career Press (career-based books), Lexis-Nexis/Martindale-Hubbell (law directory), and most recently Group Publishing (Christian books and curriculum). The latter gig gave me the opportunity to develop studies and books for Tony Dungy, Bill Bright, Dwayne Moore and Josh Hunt, among others. If you’d like me to help you, too, check out the Editorial link here. I’ve also been a small-group leader and Sunday-school teacher for more than 20 years, as well as a licensed pastor with the Christian & Missionary Alliance. I’ve had a hand in a few church plants also, including Living Word Church in West Milford, New Jersey, which began in our living room in the fall of 1997. These days, my wife Marion & I live in Loveland, Colorado, and we wouldn’t trade it for anything. So enough about me — how are YOU doing? Drop me a line.