ABOUT
Mark Buchanan​ is a pastor, author, and Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Ambrose University. His books include "God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul." He regularly contributes to the Leadership Journal and Christianity Today.
I am a husband and father. A brother and a friend. Once a son, now an orphan—if one can still be an orphan at my age. I am a writer, professor, and speaker. Occasionally, I make some noise on a guitar, sometimes even in front of people. Sitting by a fire with a good book or walking deep in the wilderness is my greatest joy. I love to scuba dive, ride motorcycles, and fish a slow bend in a fast river.
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My goal in life is to be a saint, but more often than not, I settle for smaller victories—like not complaining when I take out the trash or get stuck in traffic. And I’m learning to embrace every small victory as it comes.
BOOKS
I began my career as a writer at age 12 - the year a remarkably creative grade 5 teacher awakened in me the possibilities of language and story. I eventually took a degree in writing, but that was simply to refine and hone what I felt compelled to do anyways, whether well or poorly, paid or unpaid, applauded or scorned.