Rick Leland writes from the Red River Gorge area of Kentucky and the beach town of South Haven, Michigan

He's been a professional writer for over 20 years, with six books and hundreds of published works, including a trilogy called "Jesus at Walmart", a true story called "An Amish Awakening", a devotional named "Living the God Imprinted Life", and a new book called "Jesus Doesn't Have Facebook".

He has a Christian Ministry degree from Indiana Christian University and trained for two years with the Christian Writers Guild.

Music is a passion for Rick and recently switched from playing the mandolin to leaning to play the guitar. He really sees himself more as a songwriter than a musician and enjoys collaborating with skilled musicians.

A runner for over four decades and is now opening a new chapter in that endeavor by taking up trail running.

He recently lived in Copan Ruinas, Honduras to learn Spanish and experience the culture. He took an odd piece of the culture back with him and has decided to forgo owning a car for next season of his life as do countless Hondurans. That is, they use a motorcycle for their transportation. The small ones, with the 125CC being the most popular. He has his sights on a blue Honda Grom.

Rick loves to visit a variety of styles of churches and always endeavors to be an encouragement when he visits.