Derrick Garland Coy has had a multifaceted career as a pastor, advertising writer, copy editor, filmmaker, financial advisor, entrepreneur, and high school English teacher.

He is a graduate of: The Jamaica School of Theology (Ministerial Studies); Anderson University (B.A., English); and California State University, Northridge (M.A. Education); and studied fi lm production in the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of California, Los Angeles.

He lives with his wife, Diana, in Granada Hills, California, and is the father of three grown children and the grandfather of four.

His blog, "Reflections on the Christian Journey," is found at http://dgcoy.me/.