Ralph D. Curtin, originally from Long Island, New York, relocated to South Florida in 1987 to direct a large Christian ministry with its focus on Jewish evangelism. Within three years he resumed his ministerial studies, earning a BS and MA in biblical studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. From there he went on to earn a DMin in Christian counseling from the South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary in Deerfield Beach, Florida, where he presided as academic dean and professor of biblical studies. Curtin is presently an adjunct professor for Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois, as well as a pastor emeritus in a large denominational church in Florida. He and his helpmate of over sixty years, Kathy, have two children, seven grandchildren, and one son who is now with the Lord in glory.