After serving for more than 40 years in the pastoral ministry, L. Dale Redlin is happily retired. He grew up in rural South Dakota, he served in the military, he spent a few years farming, and then enrolled in the pre-theological course at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN. After seven years of studies, Redlin graduated from Immanuel Theological Seminary. He has written five other books: God's Promise Kept Volumes I and II, My Father's Business, Sheep and Shepherds, and Poems of Prayer & Praise. Pastor Redlin currently resides in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area, where he enjoys being closer to family.