Merlin Carothers, author of Prison to Praise, Power in Praise and sixteen other titles, is well-known throughout the Christian community.

The force of one very simple idea - that God's people are intended to give Him praise for everything that comes into their lives - is based on scriptural promises. The Bible tells us in Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God. There is nothing that He cannot turn to good and use as a source of spiritual growth to those who love and trust in the Lord.

Merlin believes that when Christians praise God - not just in spite of problems, but for the problems themselves (everything from petty annoyances to serious tragedies) - this praise releases the power of God to use the problem and bring good from it. He cites numerous examples in his books to back up that conviction.