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T.D. Jakes: About the author

T.D. Jakes is the author of "Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven," the second selection for CBS This Morning Reads.

He is the founder and senior pastor of the 30,000-member, Dallas-based church, The Potter's House. Jakes has been dubbed "America's Best Preacher," by Time magazine and his show, "The Potter's Touch," reaches 67 million households per month. He has won a Grammy Award, several NAACP Image Awards, and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award.

Bishop Jakes is also the author of New York Times bestsellers "Making Great Decisions" and "Reposition Yourself."

He lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, five children, and two grandchildren.

T.D. Jakes will join "CBS This Morning" on Monday, January 28, 2013. Be sure to tune in for his discussion with Charlie Rose, Gayle King, and Norah O'Donnell, on how conflict resolution and learning to incorporate forgiveness into daily life.

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