Christopher D. HudsonChristopher D. Hudson

Christopher D. Hudson has contributed to many Bible reference and novelty books, including Bible Brain Busters, Mysteries of the Bible, and the What the Bible Says About series. He lives in northern Illinois with his wife and three children.


Chris's mission is to help people read, understand, and apply the Bible. He has contributed to over fifty Bible projects, sixty study guides, and over a hundred books.

Chris is the author or editor of:

Heaven & Hell: Are They Real Navigating the Bible The Bible: 100 Ways it Can Change Your Life Layman's Concise Bible Commentary The Illustrated Book of Bible Lists Once-A-Day At the Table Family Devotional: 365 Daily Readings and Conversation Starters for Your Family Bible Atlas & Companion (Barbour) 40 Day Bible Adventure (Barbour) Fascinating Bible People (Barbour) What the Bible Says About series (Barbour) 12 Volume QuickNotes Simplified Commentary Series (Barbour) Angels and Miracles (American Bible Society/Time, inc.) The Life of Christ (American Bible Society/Time, inc.) Inside the Mysteries of the Bible (American Bible Society/Time, inc.) The Year Long Bible Reading Series (TheBiblePeople.com) Bible Jumble (Tyndale) Bible Jumble for Kids (Tyndale)

In addition to writing and editing, Chris is passionate about softball and baseball and has coached athletic teams at the youth, high school, and college levels. He's a graduate from Wheaton College (IL) where he served as the Head Softball Coach between 2006-2012.

Chris has been an active teacher in his church for nearly twenty years and lives outside Chicago with his wife and three children.

Yotzerenu – Potter

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The apostle Paul wrote, “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 1:6). “Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the

Lo Shanah – Unchanging

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How does the fact of God’s unchanging nature give you confidence and security in a world that is full of changes? “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not

HaShem – the Name

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Calling God by the name “The Name” was a way of honoring God’s holiness (devout Jews considered it blasphemous to refer to him as YHWH). “The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with

Parakletos – Advocate

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The good news of the gospel is that as spiritual “criminals” (sinners), we have an advocate in Jesus Christ. “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if

Or Goyim – Light of the Nations

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Every hit movie or great novel features the proverbial “plot twist.” You’re sitting there munching on your popcorn, when suddenly the story veers off in a direction you never imagined.v “I, the LORD, have called

Tsaddik – Righteous

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Sometimes we feel ashamed or anxious, overwhelmed, lonely, or sad. And often we feel such things when we shouldn’t, such as guilt over something that wasn’t our fault, or anxiety about an imaginary problem. “The

Ori – My Light

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Imagine a tent full of Boy Scouts with only one flashlight to share. Midnight hikes to the outhouse would surely turn into comical adventures as all those scouts try to follow one small beam of

Sane – The God Who Hates

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When we describe God as the God who hates, don’t we validate all the critics who insist that God is an angry God—the ones who claim that God is unreliable, unstable, even unrighteous? “The arrogant