Robert P. Vande Kappelle is professor emeritus of religious studies at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He is the author of thirty-four books, including biblical commentaries, volumes on ethics and church history, and discussion guides on faith, theology, and spirituality. Recent titles include Wading in Water, Deep Splendor, Deeper Splendor, Rebuilding the Temple, Holistic Happiness, and the second edition of Love Never Fails, an inspiring biographical tribute to his parents, Jacob and Bertha Vande Kappelle, career missionaries to Latin America.