F. LaGard Smith (1944 – N/A) is an American preacher, author, and legal scholar whose ministry has emphasized biblical truth and Christian living through extensive writing and teaching over five decades. Born in Houston, Texas, to a family that moved across Shawnee and Tulsa, Oklahoma, Lancaster, Texas, and Birmingham, Alabama, specific details about his parents and early life are not widely documented. He attended Florida College before earning undergraduate and law degrees from Willamette University in Oregon, later serving as a District Attorney in Malheur County and an administrator for the Oregon State Bar. Smith’s preaching career unfolded through his academic roles and prolific authorship rather than traditional pulpit ministry, beginning with 27 years teaching law at Pepperdine University (1971–1998), followed by stints at Lipscomb University, Liberty University School of Law, and Faulkner University’s Jones School of Law until retiring in 2013. His sermons took the form of books like The Daily Bible (1984), a chronological NIV compilation that became a bestseller, and Troubling Questions for Calvinists (2007), delivered through lectures and writings that challenge theological and cultural norms. Married to Ruth, with whom he lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and the English Cotswolds, he continues to write and speak on faith, law, and social issues.