It takes a team to accomplish a dream, and that’s certainly true of Chase the Lion. I owe a debt of gratitude to WaterBrook Multnomah for publishing my first book, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. What a joy to celebrate the ten-year anniversary with a sequel.

Thanks for your vision for this book, Alex. After all our shared meals and conversations over the years, it’s wonderful to have a book to show for it! Thanks to Andrew, Carol, Laura, and Julia for your editing eyes! I love this cover as much as any book I’ve written, so special thanks to Mark Ford. And thanks to Ginia, Chris, Brett, Lori, and Kim for helping get this book into the right hands at the right time.

Thanks to my agent, Esther Fedorkevich. You are the best in the business! And thanks to the entire team at the Fedd Agency—Whitney, Lisa, and the rest of the best.

Thanks to the church I have the privilege of serving as pastor, NCC. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else doing anything else! Thanks to our amazing stewardship team and executive leadership team for the privilege of pastoring and the margin to write. And to our staff, you are an all-star team! Special thanks to Jill Wyman, my executive assistant. And thanks to our pastor of prayer, Heidi Scanlon, and the entire prayer team at NCC for your ceaseless prayers for me.

Finally, thanks to my wife, Lora. I love chasing lions with you! And to my three children—Parker, Summer, and Josiah—the joy of being your father is indescribable. Ten years ago I dedicated In a Pit to you. What a joy to watch you grow up and become lion chasers!