Meet Mike Bellah 
Born and reared in Canyon, Texas, Mike Bellah received a Bachelor of Theology degree from Dallas Bible College in 1973, a M.A. in English Literature from West Texas A & M University in 1995 and a Ph.D. in Technical Communication and Rhetoric from Texas Tech University in 1998. Bellah has worked as a Christian camp director, a pastor, and, from 1993 to the present, he has been a college English teacher. Currently, he is Professor of English at Amarillo College where he teaches English Composition, Technical Writing, Creative Writing and a continuing education course on C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia 

Bellah's 1988 book, Baby Boom Believers (Tyndale House), was a finalist for a Christian Booksellers Association Gold Medallion Award. From 1994-2000 he wrote "Midlife Moments," a weekly column in the Amarillo Daily News. Today, Bellah continues to write articles for newspapers, online e-zines and his website, www.bestyears.com. He is an avid reader, bicyclist and hiker. Mike and Charlotte Bellah live in Canyon. They have five children and five grandchildren. 

Read Mike's blog on mikebellah.com and/or become his friend on Facebook. You can email Mike at mike@fortispress.com.