Fred Parry is a professional Christian writer dedicated to helping men understand how the Word of God can transform their lives while empowering them to develop more meaningful and fulfilling relationships with God, their families, and other men. Parry is a former County Commissioner for Boone County, Mo, and Publisher Emeritus for a group of magazines based in Columbia, Mo. Parry is a native of Liberty, Mo., and a 1986 graduate of the University of Missouri. He began his career working for newspapers in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh, Penn. He is a former member of the advertising faculty at the Missouri School of Journalism. He worked as an advertising executive for the Gannett newspaper chain before he and his wife started their own publishing company in 1994. Fred has now spent more than 30 years in the publishing industry. He is the founding publisher of more than 15 magazines. In addition to his publishing career, Fred spent nearly 8 years as a daily radio talk show host and three years doing weekly commentaries for a local CBS Television affiliate. Parry has written and published four Christian men's devotionals, Walking With James: Becoming The Man God Intends You To Be, Walking With Ephesians and Walking With Matthew (Illumify Global Media), and Walking With Romans (Carriage House Publishers). Parry is the founder of the annual CoMo Christian Men's Conference which has attracted the nation's leading pastors (Tim Tebow, Matt Chandler, Craig Groeschel, Lee Strobel, Todd Wagner, Robert Lewis, etc) to Columbia, Mo. over the last eight years. He also leads a weekly Bible study for 30 businessmen on Friday mornings. Fred has been married to his wife, Melody for 28 years. Together, they have two grown sons, Max and Nick.Walking With James (978-0-692-11366-0)Walking With Ephesians (978-1-7923-2685-1)Walking With Matthew (978-0-578-81446-9)Walking With Romans (979-8-9857824-0-0)
