as a non-voting member of the board. In late August 2013, Schuller was diagnosed with esophageal cancer that had spread to the lymph nodes. A follow-up examination in September 2013 presented Schuller with the possibility of undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy that could extend his life. Arvella Schuller died on February 11, 2014, aged 84. The Schullers had been married for 63 years. Schuller died early on the morning of April 2, 2015, at a nursing facility in Artesia, California, aged 88. His funeral was held at Christ Cathedral, the former campus of the Crystal Cathedral. He was interred next to his wife at the Christ Cathedral Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Garden Grove, California. Writings Schuller authored over 30 hardcover books, 6 of which made The New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, including: Way to the Good Life (1963) Your Future is Your Friend (1964), Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Reprinted 1991 by Cathedral Press. A devotional on the 23rd Psalm. Move Ahead With Possibility Thinking (1967) Self-Love (1975) You Can Be the Person You Want to Be (1976) Toughminded Faith for Tenderhearted People (1979), Thomas Nelson, Self-Esteem: The New Reformation (1982) Tough Times Never Last but Tough People Do (1983), Thomas Nelson The Power of Being Debt Free (1985); Thomas Nelson Publishing, Living Positively One Day at a Time (1986) Success Is Never Ending, Failure Is Never Final (1990) Life's Not Fair, But God Is Good (1991) Possibility Thinking (1993) Prayer: My Soul's Adventure with God (1995), Doubleday If It's Going to Be It's Up to Me (1997) My Journey: From an Iowa Farm to a Cathedral of Dreams (2001) Hours of Power (2004) Don't Throw Away Tomorrow (2005) References Further reading 1926 births 2015 deaths American evangelicals American people of Dutch descent American sermon writers American spiritual writers American television evangelists Christians from California California Republicans Hope College alumni New Thought writers People from Garden Grove, California People from Alton, Iowa Reformed Church in America ministers Writers from California Writers from Iowa Deaths from esophageal cancer Deaths from cancer in California Schuller family