The author is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and is a retired professional engineer. He served as director of construction for a major regional retailer until his retirement. He and wife Jeanne are the parents of Harold and Joanne, who have given them eight grandchildren. Lerch is the founder of Word to the World Ministries, an outreach to provide at-no-cost witnessing resources. Lerch accepts the Bible as the Word of God and literal history of the world, beginning with Special Creation.