Larry Burkett (1939-2003) was an American author and radio personality whose work focused on financial counseling from an evangelical Christian point of view. He was the author of over 50 books including Debt-Free Living, Your Finances in Changing Times, The Coming Economic Earthquake, What If I Owned Everything and more. When Larry was diagnosed with cancer that led to him publishing other books, including Nothing to Fear: The Key to Cancer Survival which Larry used to share his own personal experiences and offer insight to his readers.