Mark A. Lawton is a consulting minister and writer who has clasped Jesus? hand for six decades. Mark is the author of a memoir, Hot Wheels with Jesus: A Life of Intimacy with God, a 2025 Cascade Writing Contest Finalist. His additional writing credits include multiple pieces in Scholars Crossing, Brain Injury Hope Magazine, and the Healing Voices Journal. In 2024, he graduated with high distinction from Liberty University?s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.