ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I want to express my deep gratitude to Alex Field, Ingrid Beck, and the entire team at David C Cook. Your belief in this message and your incredible patience and flexibility with the process was beyond encouraging.

To the elders, staff, and congregation of North Coast Church, thank you again for making pastoring such a joy and for unselfishly allowing me the freedom to also minister to the larger body of Christ. Chris, Charlie, and Paul, you make coming to work a highlight.

A special thanks to Erica Brandt and my incredible wife, Nancy. Your careful editing and candid feedback made the final product far better than the initial pages you received.

Finally, I’m forever grateful to my parents, Bill and Carolyn Osborne, for modeling much of what I have written about in this book. Far too many of my peers have significant father wounds and unresolved childhood issues that sabotage their attempts to walk in hope, humility, and wisdom. I am not unmindful of how much easier it’s been for me to trust my heavenly Father, simply because I was blessed to be raised by an earthly father and mother who daily reflected his love, grace, and faithfulness.

Larry Osborne

Oceanside, CA