Jim Jenkins (1965-present) was born in Lansing, Michigan, but spent most of his childhood in L.A.-that's Lower Alabama, not Los Angeles! He's done college and the Army; not to mention one monastery, two religious communes and a lot of wandering before he finally settled down in Kansas City almost 25 years ago, where he met and married his wonderful wife, Taggie. He has a wide variety of interests, including American and European history, religion, poetry, literature, the great outdoors, and beauty-wherever it may be found. He has just finished creating "The Word: " a collation of the Biblical