The author, Maynard Wright, has served in the U.S. army during the Korean war from 1953 till 1956 and received an honorable discharge in 1956. His formal education was at Chattanooga State Technical Institute in 1972 with an associate degree in nuclear technology. His post graduate work includes membership in the National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists (NRRPT). Maynard has preached for over twenty years, mostly in South Georgia. He is now fully retired and living on a small farm in the country in Baxley, Georgia.