AMY-Award winning news columnist Derek Maul loves life with a passion and is committed to sharing his joy with others. His five Upper Room books offer inspiration, encouragement, and unique insight into the spiritual journey. Derek's writing has been featured in The Tampa Tribune, Newsweek, USA Today, Guideposts Magazine, Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Christian Science Monitor, Presbyterians Today and The Presbyterian Outlook - as well as many international devotional publications. He also writes for several on-line venues, including coach Tony Dungy's AllProDad.com. Derek won his "AMY" for faith-based journalism, and is in increasing demand as a conference leader and keynote speaker.Derek worships at Wake Forest Presbyterian Church in Wake Forest, NC, where his wife, Rebekah, serves as senior pastor. Their son, Andrew, lives in Tashkent with his bride, Alicia; their daughter, Naomi, lives in Virginia with her husband, Craig Campbell, and their two children.

The Mauls share their empty nest with a huge labradoodle named Scout.