Born in Conway, Arkansas in 1970, Shane received his B.S. in Biology in 1993 and his M.S. in Pathology in 1996. After a life-changing opportunity to give desperate people hope, Shane began putting the lessons learned into print so he could see how hope could be transferred from context to context. In “The Candle”, hope is everywhere and nowhere, much as it is with life. But in the midst of the story, under the easily observed actions, lies, shame and guilt, anger and forgiveness, redemption and restoration emerge; much as life holds for all of us daily.