Richard Patterson Jr. (M.Div., Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) is vice president of editorial services at Scripture Union/USA. He previously served Scripture Union as children and family ministry specialist (1988-2001) and as vice president of field ministry (2001-2004). His books include Brand-Name Kids: The Loss of Childhood in America, It's the Little Things That Count, Confident Parenting in Challenging Times and a LifeGuide Bible Study, Parenting.