James R. Cissell, a writer and Methodist minister, lived in South Dakota with his wife Marie and their two daughters, Amy and Elizabeth. A man with a wry sense of humor and a love of hymns, Cissell wrote about his passions: family, faith and Christian music. He died in 2012. His previous publications include The SING-ular Faith: A Daily Devotional with Charles Wesley, Books 1 and 2, and The Dragon Cast Down: Book I. He also co-authored The Journey West: Chaos Theory 101 with his brother, Michael Cissell.