Jim Bailiff is a retired pastor who, with his wife Beverly, lives in Sarasota, Florida. Dr. Bailiff has authored other books, Mining for Meaning, Anxiety Yields to Faith, Journeying Forward Toward Spiritual Freedom and My Love Affair with a Dog Named Moose. His academic preparation consists of bachelor degrees from Johnson University and East Tennessee State University, a Master of Theology from Vanderbilt University, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Emory University.