Darril Deaton has served as pastor, counselor and Bible teacher for over four decades. His personal journey through adversity and tribulation has led to a deeper, Biblical understa...view moreDarril Deaton has served as pastor, counselor and Bible teacher for over four decades. His personal journey through adversity and tribulation has led to a deeper, Biblical understanding of God's love and purpose for his life. As a pastor, the author has accompanied people through some of life's darkest trials. Through it all, God could be seen lovingly working all things for good..As a Chaplain to victims and a First Responder, Deaton has been an eyewitness to the tragedy, devastation, and destruction of terrorist attacks and natural disasters, from NYC after 9/11 to the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He has witnessed the sort of cruelty one human could perpetrate against another, leaving families, communities, and individuals to make sense of it all.Yet through all that has happened, God was still loving, faithful, and ready to help put the pieces together. There always seemed to be a divine reason why things happened the way they did.The author holds a degree in history from Regents College and the Doctor of Ministry degree from Trinity Theological Seminary. He is also the author of the book, The Wonder of Worship.view less