When James Hurd spread his wings - attending Chicago's Moody Bible Institute, flying airplanes in rural South America, encountering Barbara - he attempted to leave his childhood Fundamentalist Christian faith behind. Later, he realized how much the grace of God had operated in those childhood years. So, today, he says (it's like confessing a sin), "Hello. My name is Jim, and I'm still - sort of - a Fundamentalist..."

James P. Hurd graduated from Moody Bible Institute (Chicago) and Pennsylvania State University. After flying ten years in Latin America with Mission Aviation Fellowship he taught anthropology at Bethel University, St. Paul. He speaks to churches and community groups on the Amish and other anthropological topics and publishes a monthly ezine (Wingspread) at: https://jimhurd.com. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Barbara.