Fred J ParryFred Parry is a Christian writer dedicated to helping men understand how the Word of God can transform their lives while empowering them to develop more meaningful and fulfilling relationships with God, their families, and other men. Parry is a forme County Commissioner for Boone County, MO, and Publisher Emeritus for a group of magazines based in Columbia, Mo. Parry is a native of Liberty, Mo., and a 1986 graduate of the University of Missouri. He began his career working for newspapers in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh, Penn. He is a former member of the advertising faculty at the Missouri School of Journalism. He worked as an advertising executive for the Gannett newspaper chain before he and his wife started their own publishing company in 1994. Fred has now spent more than 35 years in the publishing industry. He is the founding publisher of more than 15 magazines. In addition to his publishing career, Fred spent nearly 8 years as a daily radio talk-show host and three years producing weekly commentaries for a local CBS Television affiliate. Parry has written and published eight Christian men's devotionals based on various books of the New Testament, including James, Matthew, Ephesians, Romans, Thessalonians, Galatians, and Philippians. Parry is the founder of the annual CoMo Christian Men's Conference, which has attracted the nation's leading pastors (Tim Tebow, Matt Chandler, Craig Groeschel, Lee Strobel, Levi Lusko, Robert Lewis, etc) to Columbia, MO, over the last 12 years. He also leads a weekly Bible study for 50 businessmen on Friday mornings. Fred was married to his late wife, Melody for 30 years. Together, they had two sons, Max and Nick. Read More Read Less