James Rutherford graduated from Pacific Life Bible College with a Bachelor of Pastoral Leadership (2014) and from Regent College with a Master of Arts in Theological Studies, majoring in Hebrew, and a Master of Theology, majoring in Old Testament (2018). Currently, he is a PhD student at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia. James serves at and is part of Christ City Church Kitsilano and manages Teleioteti.ca. He is happily married to Nicole and the father of Aliyah. When not writing, he manages the office for several realtors in Vancouver, enjoys cooking, and enjoys hiking the mountains of the West Coast with his family.