Rachel Olsen is General Editor and contributing author for the book God’s Purpose for Every Woman (Harvest House, 2007). She’s also a contributing writer to Experiencing God’s Power in Your Ministry (Harvest House, 2006).

“I wasn’t raised in church,” Rachel reveals, “but at the age of 21 Christ reached out and turned my heart right side up. Shortly after, I discovered a small Christian bookstore around the corner from my apartment. I read nearly all the books in that little mom-and-pop shop, and I’m still reading Christian books today. For me, the words in those pages serve as mentor, encourager, challenger and friend. That’s why I write - with earnest hope that my words can do the same for someone else on their journey with God.”

Rachel is a national women’s speaker with Proverbs 31 Ministries. She also serves as Senior Editor, and contributing writer, for the ministry’s online devotions which reach approximately 200,000 women daily. In addition, Rachel serves on the editorial board of, and writes for, the P31 Woman magazine. Her writing can also be seen in regional parenting magazines, at Crosswalk.com, and at her blog “My Life in Chapter and Verse.”

Rachel holds a bachelors degree in journalism, and a master’s degree in communication studies with an emphasis in interpersonal and family communication. She teaches communication courses part-time for the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Rachel enjoys living in a southern, seaside town with her husband and their two grade-school children. “I’m really just a word-geek at heart,” Rachel admits, “who has fallen in love with the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ.”