THE AUTHOR

Lorin Bradbury has served as pastor of the United Pentecostal Church in Bethel, Alaska since 1993. During that time, the church has grown from a fledgling mission work to a thriving church impacting the region. Prior to moving to Bethel, he pastored United Pentecostal Churches in Hoonah (1976-1982) and Juneau (1982-1988), Alaska.

He earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree from the University of Alaska Southeast, a Master of Science Degree in Counselor Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Mississippi. Additionally, Dr. Bradbury completed post-graduate work in Clinical and Counseling Psychology at Region III Mental Health Center in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Dr. Bradbury is licensed to practice psychology in the State of Alaska. Currently, he has an established private practice in Clinical and Forensic Psychology in Bethel, Alaska.

He has published articles in the Pentecostal Homelife Magazine, Preserving Christian Homes, Pentecostal Herald, Pentecostal Life, Alaska-Yukon Witness, and the Forward. For Eight years, he wrote adult Sunday school lessons for Word Aflame Press. In 2013, he published Starting Points: A Balanced Diet for Your Church. That was followed by Starting Points for Revival in 2017 and Starting Points: The Gospels in 2023. In 2020, he published the first volume of Treasures from an Old Book: Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World. In addition to writing Christian literature, for fourteen years, Dr. Bradbury wrote a weekly newspaper column in the Delta Discovery titled Ask Dr. Bradbury answering questions on mental health.

Dr. Bradbury and his wife, Bonnie, have been married since 1971. They have five children and twelve grandchildren.