W. Mark Lanier

A devout Christian, Mark is also the founder of the Lanier Theological Library , one of the nation’s largest private theological collections. He teaches a weekly, 750-plus-member Sunday school class focusing on Biblical literacy at Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston. He is a prolific author as well. His works examining faith include Christianity on Trial (IVP, 2014), Atheism on Trial (IVP, 2022), and Religions on Trial (IVP, 2023), along with a series of daily devotionals from Baylor University Press: Psalms for Living (2016), which received the 2018 Illumination Book Award in the Devotional category, Torah for Living (2018), Minor Prophets for Living (2024), and New Testament Letters for Living (2024). He has also authored the legal practice text Lanier’s Texas Personal Injury Forms. Mark considers his greatest achievement to be his family. He is the father of five wonderful children and lives in Houston with his wife, Becky. Books