Gary B. Swanson is the editor of Collegiate Quarterly and Cornerstone Connections. Previously he edited Listen magazine, taught academy English for nine years, and authored a book for teens called Sit Down Till You're 35! How to Survive Your Teenage Years in a Middle-aged Church. He is also the author of The Great Tennis Shoe Dilemma, The Moose, the Goose, and the Kingdom of God, and My Father Owns This Place. He lives with his wife, Suzette, in Silver Spring, MD. His two grown sons have flown the coop.