Jon has served twenty-two years in national security and is a PhD candidate at Amridge University. He and his wife Courtney have been married for twenty wonderful years and have three amazing kids (Lizzie, Kate & Gavin) plus a crazy little Aussie (Finn). They currently work with the college-age ministry of the Chase Park Church of Christ in Huntsville, Alabama. In their free time, they enjoy long walks through Middle-earth and Regency England.