Ben Kniskern was born on November 25, 1954 (Thanksgiving Day) and hails from Delmar, New York, where he graduated from Bethlehem Central High School in 1972. In addition to authoring four books, he has spent time as a renovator, antique restorer, clockmaker, school teacher, preteen, teen and adult leader, guest speaker, and since 2001 he has been a summer volunteer at the Word of Life Family Campground in Pottersville, New York. Ben is currently in the process of writing his fifth book which will be part three of the "Vineyard" series.