Jesse Florea has worked at Focus on the Family for nearly 35 years. For most of that time, he served as editor of Focus's children's magazines. Today, he's the editor in chief and oversees Clubhouse Jr. (ages 3–7), Clubhouse (for kids 8–12), Brio (for teen girls), and the flagship Focus on the Family magazine. He also cohosts the NRB award–winning Official Average Boy Podcast with Christian comedian Bob Smiley and the Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast. He has written or cowritten more than 50 books, including three Bibles for teens and kids, the Defend Your Faith devotional, the Case for Christ Young Reader's Edition with Lee Strobel, Average Boy's Above-Average Year, and the Read Again and Again Old and New Testament Bible storybooks. In addition to books and magazines, he covered high school sports for daily and weekly newspapers for 25 years. Ultimately, he was inducted into the Colorado High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2007. Jesse often speaks at Christian conferences around the country, teaching up-and-coming authors how to write for magazines and children. Jesse earned bachelor's and master's degrees in communications from Wheaton College, IL, while minoring in biblical studies. He lives with his wife, Stephanie, in Colorado Springs and enjoys going on adventures with his three children and his grandchildren.