Biblical Biology: How the Bible and Biology Shape Our Understanding of Life

Woodard, Melvin James: - Dr. Melvin James Woodard III is the pastor and founder of New Salem Baptist Church, Indianapolis, an adjunct professor of advanced human physiology, anatomy and physiology, and microbiology at Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana, and a dual-credit biology and math teacher at Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School, Indianapolis. He is the author of God's Perfect Timing. With fifty-five years of formal education, he has received twelve-plus degrees, including four doctoral degrees.

He has been married to his wife, Lady Beverly Woodard, for thirty-four years, and they have four children and five grandchildren. Jaxon David Michael Jones is the eldest grandchild and "Pop-Pop's" sidekick. Dr. and Mrs. Woodard reside in Zionsville, Indiana. Like David, a man after God's own heart, Dr. Woodard intends to serve "the purpose of God in his own generation" (Acts 13:36 ESV).