Daniel Darling is the senior pastor of Gages Lake Bible Church in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Daniel received a bachelorÂÂ’s degree in pastoral ministry from Dayspring Bible College. For nine years, he was a writer and editor with Victory in Grace, the international outreach of Dr. James A. Scudder. Daniel was the managing editor of the monthly devotional magazine Victory in Grace and the Web content manager for victoryingrace.org. He also wrote for their radio and television broadcasts.

Daniel is the author of Crash Course: Forming a Faith Foundation for Life and Teen People of the Bible: Celebrity Profiles of Real Faith and Tragic Failure, nominated for a Gold Medallion Award by New Hope Publishers. He has also been published in Focus on the Family, Marriage Partnership, Pray!, In Touch magazine, and many other Christian publications. He writes a weekly teen column for Crosswalk.com and is a regular contributor to Stand Firm and Enrichment Journal. Daniel has been interviewed on Christian radio and television, including The Sandy Rios Show, Harvest TV, Steve Brown Etc, and many others. Daniel has also traveled extensively to India and the Middle East. Daniel and his wife, Angela, have three children and reside in Round Lake, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago.