James Fly grew up in Denver, Colorado and joined the U.S. Coast Guard at age 19. After the service, James earned a B.A. in journalism from Pacific Union College, Angwin, California, then edited various church and college publications, plus two weekly newspapers. He lived in Abidjan, Ivory Coast for four years, employed by the Africa Indian Ocean Division of Seventh-day Adventists and later worked in the development office of a Benedictine monastery and seminary college in Northwest Missouri for two. Since 1995, James has co-owned and managed A- Z's Freshair Fare, a small fam-ily health food st...