Tim Gustafson (Gus) lives with his wife, Ann Agrimson, and kids Clair and Peter in Minneapolis. Gus has a BA in English and Religion from Luther College, an MA in New Testament Studies from Luther Seminary, and a PhD in English from the University of Iowa. He teaches writing and works within the lower-level academic bureaucracy at the University of Minnesota Twin-Cities. He is a compulsive writer of songs, hymns, and poetry, and an avid guitarist. He plays regularly in his home congregation, as well as at coffeehouses, parties, libraries, and other places where people might (and might not) expect to hear music.