and for helping them form lasting relationships. He is the #1 bestselling author
of The 5 Love Languages series and director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants,
Inc. Gary travels the world presenting seminars, and his radio programs air on more
than 400 stations. For more information visit his website at www.5lovelanguages.com.
HAROLD MYRA served as
the CEO of Christianity Today International for 32 years. Under his leadership,
the organization grew from one magazine to a communications company with a dozen
magazines, copublished books, and a major Internet ministry. Myra started his journalistic
career with "Youth for Christ" magazine, which under his leadership became "Campus
Life" magazine. Author of five novels, numerous children's and nonfiction books,
and hundreds of magazine articles, Myra has taught writing and publishing at the
Wheaton College Graduate School in Illinois. He holds honorary doctorates from several
colleges, including Biola University in California and Gordon College in Massachusetts.
Myra has received various awards, among them the prestigious Magazine Publisher's
Award and the James Deforest Murch Award from the National Association of Evangelicals.
The Evangelical Press Association presented him with its highest honor, the Joseph
T. Bayly Award, for his triple career as an editor, author, and publishing executive.
Harold and his wife, Jeanette, are the parents of six children and grandparents
of five. They reside in Wheaton, Illinois.