Dr. Joel R. Beeke (Ph.D., Westminster Seminary) is president of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, professor of Systematic Theology and Homiletics, and a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is also the editor of a family periodical (Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth), and the editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books. Joel is a frequent speaker at evangelical conferences around the world (including many homeschooling conferences), and a prolific author — especially in the area of marital, parental, and family guidance. He and his wife Mary have been blessed with three children and five grandchildren.