{"id":13,"date":"2022-03-17T16:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2022-10-24T16:29:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T16:29:03","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Larry-Coleman-portrait-author-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Author Picture\" class=\"wp-image-15 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Larry-Coleman-portrait-author-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Larry-Coleman-portrait-author-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Larry-Coleman-portrait-author-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Larry-Coleman-portrait-author-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Larry-Coleman-portrait-author-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Larry-Coleman-portrait-author-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Larry-Coleman-portrait-author-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Larry-Coleman-portrait-author.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Larry Coleman&nbsp;is a retired minister with a heart for the lost. For over forty-five years, he pastored in small churches in the Pacific Northwest, often farming on the side. He and his wife, Donna, continue to serve the Lord, taking every opportunity to share the gospel.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent posts<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid has-dates wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/?p=2244\" aria-label=\"A Hard Lesson\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/isaac-macdonald-XS9YlWVKGv8-unsplash-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/isaac-macdonald-XS9YlWVKGv8-unsplash-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/isaac-macdonald-XS9YlWVKGv8-unsplash-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/isaac-macdonald-XS9YlWVKGv8-unsplash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/isaac-macdonald-XS9YlWVKGv8-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/isaac-macdonald-XS9YlWVKGv8-unsplash-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/isaac-macdonald-XS9YlWVKGv8-unsplash-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/isaac-macdonald-XS9YlWVKGv8-unsplash-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/isaac-macdonald-XS9YlWVKGv8-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/?p=2244\">A Hard Lesson<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-11-02T16:27:57+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 2, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">II Chronicles 33:11 states, \u201cWherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/?p=2244\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: A Hard Lesson<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/?p=2237\" aria-label=\"In God We Trust\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coin-melter-Df5jZcO9Yss-unsplash-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coin-melter-Df5jZcO9Yss-unsplash-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coin-melter-Df5jZcO9Yss-unsplash-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coin-melter-Df5jZcO9Yss-unsplash-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coin-melter-Df5jZcO9Yss-unsplash-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coin-melter-Df5jZcO9Yss-unsplash-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coin-melter-Df5jZcO9Yss-unsplash-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coin-melter-Df5jZcO9Yss-unsplash-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/coin-melter-Df5jZcO9Yss-unsplash-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/?p=2237\">In God We Trust<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-10-26T17:17:27+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 26, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Psalm 84:12 says, \u201cO Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.\u201d&nbsp; The first U.S. coin to read, \u201cIN GOD WE TRUST\u201d is the 1864 two-cent piece\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/?p=2237\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: In God We Trust<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/?p=2233\" aria-label=\"The Doorkeeper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ruben-hanssen-EVnw-Y1Bxyg-unsplash-183x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ruben-hanssen-EVnw-Y1Bxyg-unsplash-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ruben-hanssen-EVnw-Y1Bxyg-unsplash-625x1024.jpg 625w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ruben-hanssen-EVnw-Y1Bxyg-unsplash-768x1258.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ruben-hanssen-EVnw-Y1Bxyg-unsplash-938x1536.jpg 938w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ruben-hanssen-EVnw-Y1Bxyg-unsplash-1251x2048.jpg 1251w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ruben-hanssen-EVnw-Y1Bxyg-unsplash-300x491.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ruben-hanssen-EVnw-Y1Bxyg-unsplash-600x982.jpg 600w, https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ruben-hanssen-EVnw-Y1Bxyg-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/?p=2233\">The Doorkeeper<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-10-19T18:08:10+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 19, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Psalm 84:10 says, \u201cFor a day in thy courts is better than a thousand.&nbsp; I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/coalmanpublishing.com\/?p=2233\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Doorkeeper<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Coleman&nbsp;is a retired minister with a heart for the lost. For over forty-five years, he pastored in small churches in the Pacific Northwest, often farming on the side. He and his wife, Donna, continue to serve the Lord, taking every opportunity to share the gospel. 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