Dr. Tim F. LaHaye, who partnered with Christian writer Jerry B. Jenkins to create the “Left Behind” series whose 80 million books possibly had a “greater” impact on modern Christianity that anything other than the Bible, died on Monday, only days after suffering a stroke.
He was 90, and just weeks ago had celebrated his 69th anniversary with Beverly, the creator of Concerned Women for America.
LaHaye, whose work included founding churches, founding schools and supporting the biblical proposition of a Creator and a creation in numerous ways, was the son of a Detroit autoworker who grew up to be a pastor and evangelical leader.
According to a profile on his own website, TimLaHaye.com, he was born in Detroit on April 27, 1926, to Frank and Margaret LaHaye.
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Craig Mussulman | 7/6/2009
