William B. Bradshaw, PhD, is the perfect author for this book. He is a graduate of: the University of Missouri with a BA degree in English; Yale University Divinity School with an MDiv in Pastoral Care; and a PhD in Old Testament Theology from the University of St. Andrews in the country of Scotland. After twenty-four years in the full-time ministry, Dr. Bradshaw transitioned into the private sector. He assisted not-for-profit institutions in various matters, emphasizing fundraising development, long-range planning, program development, problem-solving, and resolving internal disputes. He then served as the President of two colleges, one in western Kentucky and the other in downtown St. Louis, Missouri.Thanks to his extensive experience in numerous areas, Dr. Bradshaw's characters, events, and setting ring true. His experiences as an ordained minister, college president, college chief financial officer, and fund-raising specialist provide credibility to the story line. While the characters and events in this story are fictitious, this mesmerizing story is based on Dr. Bradshaw's research and academic knowledge. And it should be noted that Bradshaw has a knack for spinning a really good story.Dr. Bradshaw and his wife, Betty June Green Bradshaw, grew up across the street from each other and have been married since 1954. They now live in Prairie Village, Kansas, in the Meadowbrook Assisted Living facility. The Bradshaws are the parents of three daughters and one son and have ten grandchildren.
