Brandon Gilvin is the author of Solving the Da Vinci Code Mystery, co-author of Wisdom from The Five People You Meet in Heaven, and is co-editor of Split Ticket:Independent Faith in a Time of Partisan Politics and Help and Hope: Disaster Preparedness and Response Tools for Congregations, as well as co-editor of the WTF? (Where's the Faith?) series, all available on Chalice Press.Brandon studied Religious Studies and Creative Writing at Hiram College in Hiram, OH, and received his Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt University in 2002. In both his undergraduate and graduate work, he sought to find intersection points between human creativity, a life of faith, and working for justice. In doing so, Brandon found passions for innovative, imaginative ministry and working to ask (and occasionally answer) difficult questions about globalization, human rights, and engagement with grassroots issues. While a student at Vanderbilt, Brandon interned at the Quaker Peace Centre in Cape Town, South Africa as a Peace Educator, an experience that further helped him develop his sense of vocation. Following graduation, Brandon served as a Pastoral Resident at Central Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky. While there, he was deeply involved in the life of the church - teaching, leading worship, providing pastoral care and developing programs. In 2004, he returned to Africa through Global Ministries, serving the All Africa Conference of Churches in Nairobi, Kenya, as the Programme Executive for Communication, leading communication efforts for the network of more than 190 churches, denominations and ecumenical councils. He then served a year as the North American Regional Secretary of the World Student Christian Federation in Toronto, Ontario, where he worked with students interested in faith-based social activism. From Toronto, Brandon headed to Olathe, KS, where he served Saint Andrew Christian Church as Associate Pastor. While at Saint Andrew, Brandon focused on Social Justice, Adult Education, and Young Adult Ministries. He taught classes on Biblical Studies, Sex/uality and the Bible, Political Theology. He then served as the Associate Director of Week of Compassion, the Relief, Refugee and Development Ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).Brandon writes with creativity, innovation, and highly values scholarly integrity in his approach to Sacred Texts. Brandon is available as a speaker, consultant, and freelance writer.Brandon and his wife Lisa reside in Kansas City.