Editor/author Edwin Alan Salhany is the son of missionary parents, a lifelong disciple of Christ and an avid student of the Scriptures. A cum laude graduate of Southern Missionary College ('78), with degrees in theology and applied religion, Alan is also a master mechanic and successful business owner.  He has served as an industrial arts, Bible and history teacher, school administrator, youth leader, church elder, and lay-preacher. His favorite areas of study include Bible history and chronology, eschatology, and the prophetic significance of the Jewish Tabernacle/Temple services and festivals.

     Alan and his wife Sue, reside with their family in Ethridge, Tennessee, where they serve their community through their natural foods business, and their church as local leaders.