Laurie Ann Kraus has been the pastor of Riviera Presbyterian Church in Miami, Florida, since 1988 and she currently teaches liturgy, preaching, and practical theology at the Florida Center for Theological Studies, a multicultural, multidenominational seminary in Miami. She is published in several journals and was the content editor and a contributor to Out of the Depths: Voices of Faith from September 11, a 9/11 anniversary collection of articles and liturgy released in 2002. This is her first book.