I am a retired university professor with a PhD in developmental psychology. I have served as teacher, administrator and counselor. For more than 35 years, I have been a lay pastor, with responsibility for Christian education curriculum development, teaching, with occasional preaching.
I enjoy writing, and it seems I have been a writer most of my life, first as a newspaper reporter, then as a contributor to academic journals. I have written more than 130 essays, on such themes as faith, grief and humor, and more than 900 devotionals.
People ask about the name of my website. My father was a Congregational Christian minister. In honor of his favorite seminary professor, Edward Increase Bosworth, he named me Stanley Bosworth Escott. The “30” comes from my time as a reporter where -30- was the symbol for “The End” at the bottom of copy submitted for typesetting. This tradition might have started as a reference to John 19:30, where the crucified Jesus says “It is finished.” Whatever its origin, Bosworth 30 is, in fact, Stan Escott, reporter, researcher, author.
I am a Korean War a veteran and a lifelong Midwest “flat-lander.” But I love travel, and delighted in the food and the people of Tuscany; the history, castles and pubs of England and Scotland; and the beaches, sunsets and changes of season encountered while camping and exploring California, Michigan, Wisconsin and Colorado. While I have not as yet traveled to the Holy Land, I have, through extensive study and research, deepened my knowledge and understanding of Biblical geography and events. My novel, A Life for Barabbas, is based on much of that research.
I am a widower with four children, seven grandchildren and a growing number of great-grandchildren. My partner, Carol, and I are currently parenting Sir Oliver, a handsome and smart Shih Tzu/Maltese, who delights us.
