John G. Butler, was born and raised in a small rural community in north-central Iowa. He has been a Baptist minister for over half a century and pastored for over thirty-five years with pastorates in Williamsburg, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois; and Clinton, Iowa. He is a veteran of the United States Navy, attended Tennessee Temple University and graduated from Cedarville University. Butler is also the author of the Bible Biography Series-a twenty-five volume series about major Bible characters; the Study of the Savior-a ten volume series about Jesus Christ, and the Daily Bible Reading-a unique four volume devotional series that emphasizes expository Bible study.