About the Author

Rev. Sam Alexander works as a Unique Self Coach, using his gifts to encourage and challenge people who want to take the next step in their development, whatever that step may be. He has been a Presbyterian Pastor for 20 years, serving churches in Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Bay area and serves as Adjunct Instructor in Homiletics at San Francisco Theological Seminary. What people call "his provocative sermons" have inspired, disturbed, and delighted congregations while seeking to define a faith that deals with reality yet is intelligible to a modern world. He blogs at www.gracecomesfirst.net and is a popular speaker.