Eric Eichinger is the author of The Final Race, a biography about Eric Liddell, of Chariots of Fire fame, released by Tyndale House Publishers. He earned a B.A. in Theatre from Michigan State University, and ran on the varsity track and field team. Eichinger served for two years in New York as a youth worker, and two years in mainland China as an English teacher where he met his wife, Kara. He was ordained into the office of the holy ministry in 2006 and currently serves as pastor of Bethel Lutheran Church in Clearwater, FL. Eric resides in the Tampa Bay area with his wife, their three children and a feisty dachshund, Doppelbock.