Peter A SpeckhardPeter Speckhard is a Lutheran pastor, amateur (and duly amateurish) poet, lover of language and literature, ardent football fan, devoted husband of high school sweetheart Heidi, and father of six grownup (or working on it) children. His only flaw, ifit can be called that, is that he habitually sits down directly in front of the fireplace, hogging all the heat and ruining the view for everyone else. Hopefully, he didn't do that to you while you were reading this book. He is also the author of Connected to Christ: Why Membership Matters (Concordia Publishing House) which seeks to help a skeptical generation appreciate even the boring, arcane, or laborious aspects of the Christian life in a congregation of fellow sinners and saints. He and Heidi live in Munster, Indiana, not quite empty-nesters, but getting there all too soon. Read More Read Less