About the Author

With 50 years of experience preaching weekly sermons and a decades long radio ministry, Charles Orr is in a unique position to offer an understanding of God’s presence in our lives. Charles is a minister who has been there himself: facing life’s uncertainties … with his own humanity and humility.

Under his guidance as the Senior Pastor, Westwood Presbyterian Church in West Los Angeles became a catalyst for change, launching outreach programs. In 1984, he and his wife, Claire, began a community-based organization, PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) to help men, women and families find homes in cities throughout California. A year later, the church helped launch CHILD S.H.A.R.E., now FOSTER ALL, which has helped thousands of abused and neglected children.

About the Editor

Anne Cooper Ready is a published author of both fiction and non-fiction, bookending a career as a professional journalist, television producer and media/presentation coach. As a parishioner who was guided by Pastor Charles in understanding God’s presence and purpose in her life, she is blessed to edit his sermons with quotes from personalities ranging from Ghandi and Arthur Ashe to Woody Allen and Einstein.