James P. Hurd graduated from high school in Orange, California and graduated in anthropology from Pennsylvania State University. He bush-piloted ten years in Latin America with Mission Aviation Fellowship, He returned to Bethel University, St. Paul, where he taught about Amazonian tribal peoples, the Amish of Pennsylvania, and cross-cultural Christianity. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Barbara. His website hosts his blog and monthly ezine: https://jimhurd.com.