Jim HoffineJim Hoffine is a teacher and author located in Helena, Alabama (near Birmingham). After obtaining his Ph.D (ABD) from the University of Wisconsin in Hebrew and Biblical Studies, he returned to Birmingham to live and work. Unable to find employment inhis academic field, he relied on his musical skills as a lounge musician to pay the bills for over 20 years. He survived that environment, and a few other obstacles, and came out a wiser and happier man. Read More Read Less