New York Times bestselling author Jerry B. Jenkins, former vice president for publishing and currently chairman of the board for the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, is the author of more than 180 fiction and nonfiction books, including the bestselling Left Behind series. He is the owner of Jenkins Entertainment, an award-winning filmmaking company, and of the worldwide Christian Writers Guild, aiming to train tomorrow's professional Christian writers. He and his wife, Dianna, have three grown sons and eight grandchildren.