Laurie Polich Short

Biography

Laurie Polich Short has served as associate pastor on the teaching team at Ocean Hills Covenant Church in Santa Barbara, California, and as a featured speaker for Compassion International. Short previously served on the speaking staff of Youth Specialties, as a youth pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, and as an adjunct professor at Azusa Pacific University. Short studied at Fuller Theological Seminary and UCLA. Short's books include Tracking God in Your Life (2026), Faith, Doubt, and God's Mysterious Timing (2023), and 40 Verses to Ignite Your Faith (2019).

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The Extravagant Fool

Christian Living

“In The Extravagant Fool, I was reminded of Jim Elliot’s words, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.” This is the lesson Kevin Adams learned — and lived. May his journey encourage your faith.”