Peter C. Hamilton was born in Kettering, Ohio, in 1952. A 1970 graduate of Fairmont High School in Kettering, he also attended General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan; Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio (B.A. 1975); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas (M.Div. 1978, Ph.D. 1990); and Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio (M.A. 1984). Since 2006, he has served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Marysville, Ohio. Prior to that, he served three other churches in Ohio and three in North Carolina. He and his wife, Joyce, have been married since 1981, and they have two grown children and four grandchildren. His hobbies include writing and performing music on piano and guitar, traveling, and electronics. He enjoys sharing his faith in Jesus Christ with anyone who will listen.