L. Edward Hazelbaker

L. Edward Hazelbaker, an Evangelical Christian minister, author, and editor, has served in a number of capacities over the last 44 years, including associate pastor, Bible teacher, writer, and worship leader. He is also a vocalist and musician, and plays bass guitar in the worship band at Cimarron Worship Center in Perkins, Oklahoma.

As a writer, Hazelbaker is best known for providing readers with updated, completely annotated, and unabridged versions of three Christian classics originally written by John Bunyan in the seventeenth century ("The Pilgrim's Progress," "Grace Abounding," and "The Holy War"). These three books make up the Bunyan collection of Pure Gold Classics published by Bridge-Logos.

Hazelbaker's most recent words are "Boot Camp for Christian Writers: A Handbook for Writers and Editors," published in 2023, and "God Cares Enough: The Message of Jonah, published in 2024.