{"id":26,"date":"2025-06-04T02:18:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T02:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/867189\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-06-04T02:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T02:18:43","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/867189\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rev. Dr. Richard E. Kuykedall<\/strong> has a Master of Divinity degree with emphasis in Philosophy and Theology, and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Creation Spirituality (NOT to be confused with Creationism). Kuykendall is an ordained minister and has served churches for over thirty years. Kuykendall also has led a study group for &#8220;spiritual adventurers&#8221; called, &#8220;Spiritwind,&#8221; for over 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spiritwind is a place where we study all of the world religions, philosophies and spiritual paths. This is what we call in &#8220;Creation Spirituality,&#8221; &#8220;Deep Ecumenism.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuykendall is the author of fifteen books, including, <em>The Dream LIfe of Jesus, Buddhism for Beginners, The Way of the Earth, Sexuality and the Catholic Church, and Spiritwind: A Study Book for Spiritual Adventurers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"820\" data-id=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/867189\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/author.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/867189\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/author.jpg 483w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/867189\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/author-177x300.jpg 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"390\" data-id=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/867189\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/author2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/867189\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/author2.jpg 390w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/867189\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/author2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/867189\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/author2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:463px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rev. 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