Russell Earl Kelly (b1944) was born in Miami, Florida, grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated with honors from high school in Marietta, Georgia in 1962. He served in the U. S. Air Force fro...view moreRussell Earl Kelly (b1944) was born in Miami, Florida, grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated with honors from high school in Marietta, Georgia in 1962. He served in the U. S. Air Force from 1962 to 1966 and earned 22 semester hours in Chinese Mandarin from Yale University before serving overseas as a Chinese linguist on Taiwan.
After serving five churches during a brief wandering into Seventh-day Adventism from 1972 until 1981 Russ returned to the Baptist faith he has again taught for 25 years.
Though legally blind since 1989, Russell completed his education in 2000 with a PH.D. dissertation on tithing from Baptist-oriented Covington Theological Seminary in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. Using great magnification Russ has not let his disability keep him from much reading, blogging and writing three books.
Russell is married to Janice Lynn Kelly. He has two sons, one stepdaughter and five grandchildren as of 2007. He is available for teaching and preaching whenever the opportunity arises.
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