Andrew Farley (author)
Andrew Farley | |
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| Born | October 31, 1972 |
| Occupation | Author, pastor, linguist |
| Notable works | The Naked Gospel |
| Spouse | Katharine Hayhoe |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | |
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Andrew Farley (born October 31, 1972) is an American evangelical Christian, the author of ten best-selling books, including The Naked Gospel and God Without Religion,[1] and the lead pastor of The Grace Church, in Lubbock, Texas.[2] He served as an associate professor of Applied Linguistics at Texas Tech University.[3]
Education
In 2000, Farley received a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[4]
Career
For a time, Farley served as an Associate Professor in Linguistics at University of Notre Dame.
Now, Farley is a pastor, bestselling author, and nationally syndicated radio host. He is also an international conference speaker and speaks at churches, conferences, and universities around the United States and in Canada, and has a nationwide call-in program on Sirius XM called The Grace Message with Andrew Farley.[5] He is known as one of the leading voices for the finished work of Christ.[6] He is also the creator of BibleQuestions.com where millions of Bible questions are answered in over 100 languages.
Farley is best known for the book The Naked Gospel (Harper Collins, 2009),[7] which made him a bestselling author. Farley’s other books include God Without Religion, Heaven is Now, The Art of Spiritual War, The Hurt & The Healer (co-authored with MercyMe)[8] and Relaxing with God. In 2019, Farley published his lengthiest book to date, Twisted Scripture: Untangling 45 Lies Christians Have Been Told.
His writings have been featured on Fox News,[9] Patheos,[10] PBS,[11] and several Christian networks. In November 2015, he began writing for The Huffington Post.[12]
Since 2015, Farley has served as president of The Grace Message with Dr. Andrew Farley , a non-profit book and media ministry based in Dallas, TX that carries the tagline, “Jesus plus nothing. 100% natural. No additives.”[13] His favorite Bible verse is Galatians 2:20.[14] His organization has started another campus of The Grace Church in Dallas, Texas.
He has appeared on several Christian programs and broadcasting networks including TBN's Praise the Lord,[15] 100 Huntley Street,[16] and Christian Broadcasting Network.[17]
Personal life
Farley is married to Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist.[18]
Books
- The Naked Gospel. Zondervan. 2009. ISBN 978-0-310-29306-4
- God without Religion. Baker Publishing Group, 2011. ISBN 978-0-8010-1487-1
- Relaxing with God. Baker Publishing Group, 2014 ISBN 978-0-8010-1518-2
- Heaven is Now. Baker Publishing Group, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8010-1649-3
- Operation Screwtape. Baker Publishing Group, 2013. ISBN 978-0-8010-1447-5
- The Hurt and the Healer. with Bart Millard. Baker Publishing Group, 2013 ISBN 978-0-8010-1562-5
- Twisted Scripture. Salem Books, 2019. ISBN 978-1-62157-902-1
- The Perfect You. with Tim Chalas.Salem Books, 2021. ISBN 9781684511273
- The Grace Message. Salem Books, 2022. ISBN 1684511283
- Gospel Zero. Skyhorse Publishing. 2025. ISBN 9781510782365
References
- ^ Schoppa, Christopher (June 5, 2011). "BOOK WORLD bestsellers". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Arca, Deborah (16 January 2013). "Operation Screwtape: A Q&A with Author Andrew Farley". Patheos. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Faculty in AL & SLS". Texas Tech University. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ Gillis, Charlie (9 November 2015). "A Canadian's quest to use Scripture to help sell climate science". Maclean's. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Andrew Farley – Host". SiriusXM. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ Price, Irie. "Pastor says today's Christians don't need the Old Testament traditions". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ Hendrix, Keiki. "Book Review: The Naked Gospel by Andrew Farley". Blogcritics. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ Merritt, Jonathan (17 September 2013). "Freedom from life's hurts: An interview with Bart Millard of MercyMe". Religion News Service. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ befree (2011-08-06), God Without Religion – Fox News, retrieved 2016-03-30
- ^ "Andrew Farley". Patheos. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Andrew Farley". PBS. Archived from the original on April 23, 2011. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Andrew Farley". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Andrew Farley LIVE". KFYO (AM). Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ Andrew Farley Ministries. Andrew Farley website
- ^ "iTBN – Andrew Farley". itbn.org. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "100 Huntley Street: January 27, 2016". 100huntley.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ Strand, Paul (19 July 2015). "Christians Who Believe in Climate Change". CBN.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ Marsden, William. "Believer among the skeptics: A Canadian's crusade to convert Christians to climate change belief". National Post. Retrieved 15 August 2016.