You can ask your smart phone questions or directions or consult your computer for answers on this or that, but only God s Word offers wisdom for this life and for eternity. Following on the heels of Greg Laurie s first Essentials book, this second volume delves into the nature of God, the essence of our salvation in Christ, and the mystery of faith. The book wraps up by offering practical counsel for understanding the will of God, for grappling with the demands of discipleship, and for fighting a successful battle against our enemy, the devil. Greg Laurie is the pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowships in Riverside and Orange County, California. Harvest is one of the largest churches in America with over 20,000 members. He also holds large-scale evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades. More than 4,405,000 people have attended Harvest Crusades, from Angel Stadium in Anaheim to Madison Square Garden in New York City as well as in Australia and New Zealand. More than 370,900 people have made professions of faith through these outreaches. Greg is featured on the nationally syndicated radio program A New Beginning, broadcast on 500 radio outlets worldwide. He has authored over 70 books including Signs of the Times, Start! To Follow, Hope for Hurting Hearts, Married.Happily., Essentials, What Every Christian Needs to Know, Upside Down Living, and The Greatest Stories Ever Told. He has written study notes for the best-selling New Believer's Bible and for Start! The Bible for New Believers in the New King James. Greg has been married to Cathe Laurie for 38 years and they have two sons, Christopher and Jonathan, and five grandchildren.