Jim Wick grew up in church and learned to read by reading the Bible. He began his ministry at the age of 23 by planting a church in Montana and later moved to Oregon where he pasto...view moreJim Wick grew up in church and learned to read by reading the Bible. He began his ministry at the age of 23 by planting a church in Montana and later moved to Oregon where he pastored for a few years before going to college to prepare for further ministry. While earning his Ph.D. he was hired to teach at a four-year Bible college where he taught for many years. After leaving there he went to the Philippines where he served as a missionary for 11 years and planted and developed a Bible School that continues to thrive. After moving back to Oregon with his wife and two teenage children, he felt to continue his ministry by writing from his many years of studying and teaching the Bible.view less