Rev. Marinelli is an ordained minister, He has formed and been pastor of one church in Wisconsin and was the pastor of another in Alabama. He has also been a youth minister and evangelism director over the years. Rev. Marinelli has authored several books including: ""Original Story Poems"", ""The Art of Writing Christian Poetry,"" ""Pulpit Poems,"" ""Moonlight & Mistletoe,"" ""The Mysterious Stranger,"" ""With Eagles Wings,"" ""Mysteries & Miracles,"" ""It Came To Pass,"" Why Do The Righteous Suffer,"" and ""Believer's Handbook of battle Strategies."" He is also the author of over 80 eBooks on various Christian subjects. The eBooks are all free downloads from his website; www.christianliferesourcecenter.org John is an accomplished Christian poet. He also dabbles in songwriting and writing one act Christian plays. He is the Vice President of Have A Heart For Companion Animals, Inc., a ""No Kill"" animal welfare organization... www.haveaheart.us Rev. Marinelli is now retired from the sales and marketing arena after spending over 40 years in business-to-business and non-profit marketing. He enjoys writing Christian fiction stories, playing chess, singing karaoke and a retired lifestyle in sunny Florida.