Andrew Farley (born October 31, 1972) is an American
Evangelical Christian, the author of nine best-selling books, including ''The Naked Gospel'' and ''God Without Religion'', and the Lead
Pastor of ''The Grace Church'', in
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock ( )
is the 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of government of Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also the 85th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the northw ...
. He served as an Associate Professor of
Applied Linguistics at
Texas Tech University.
Education
In 2000, Farley received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
Career
For a time, Andrew Farley served as an associate professor in linguistics at Notre Dame college.
Now, Farley is 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
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called The Grace Message with Andrew Farley. He is known as one of the leading voices in the
modern grace movement.
Farley is best known for the book ''The Naked Gospel'' (Harper Collins, 2009), 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) and ''Relaxing with God''. In addition, Farley co-authored ''A Climate for Change'' with his wife Katharine Hayhoe. 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,
Patheos,
PBS, and several Christian networks. In November 2015, he began writing for
The Huffington Post.
Since 2015, Farley has served as president of ''The Grace Message with Dr. Andrew Farley '', a non-profit book and media ministry based in Lubbock, TX that carries the tagline, “Jesus plus nothing. 100% natural. No additives.” His favorite Bible verse i
Galatians 2:20
In more recent times, his organization has started another campus of The Grace Church in Dallas, Texas.
He has appeared on several Christian broadcasting networks including TBN's "
Praise the Lord,", 100 Huntley Street,
Christian Broadcasting Network.
Personal life
Farley is married to
Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist.
Books
* ''The Naked Gospel''.
Zondervan. 2009.
* ''God without Religion''.
Baker Publishing Group, 2011.
* ''Relaxing with God''. Baker Publishing Group, 2014
* ''Heaven is Now''. Baker Publishing Group, 2014.
* ''Operation Screwtape''. Baker Publishing Group, 2013.
* ''The Hurt and the Healer''. with
Bart Millard
Bart Marshall Millard (born December 1, 1972) is an American singer and songwriter who is best known as the leader of the band MercyMe. He has also released two solo albums: '' Hymned, No. 1'', in 2005 and '' Hymned Again'' in 2008. He received a ...
. Baker Publishing Group, 2013
* ''Twisted Scripture''. Salem Books, 2019.
* ''The Perfect You''. with
Tim Chalas.Salem Books, 2021.
* ''The Grace Message''. Salem Books, 2022.
References
External links
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Living people
American male writers
Texas Tech University faculty
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni
American evangelicals
1972 births