Jim Taylor is  one of  Canada's best known  authors and editors among  mainline churches and  denominations. He is the  author of twelve  books including The  Spirituality of Pets,  An Everyday God,  Precious Days and  Practical Love: Caring for an  Aging Parent, and  Letters to  Stephen. He was the  founding editor of the  ecumenical clergy journal  Practice of Ministry in  Canada (PMC) for  fifteen years and  was Managing Editor of  The  United Church Observer  for thirteen years.