Michael Pearl was raised in Memphis, Tennessee by parents who were faithful to point him to God. Mike is a graduate of Crighton College in Memphis TN. He worked with Memphis Union Mission for 25 years, while he ministered in hospitals and churches to the many military families. God eventually led him into the ministry of writing on child training and family relationships, which he now feel is his life s work and calling. The result of this work led to the formation of No Greater Joy Ministries (NGJ), a 501(c)(3). Mike s first book To Train Up a Child has sold over 670,000 copies and is availab...