Heaven Is a Long Way to Go

T. Joe Willey had three separate and distinct careers. The first began with the earning of a PhD in neuroscience from the University of California at Berkeley. He then taught and conducted research on the brain at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, with additional research at the Brain Institute at UCLA. He published 42 peer-reviewed scientific articles along with book chapters, reviews, and abstracts. In 1985 Willey left science and founded the new field of ＂employee leasing,＂ later called Professional Employer Organizations. In creating this new field, he published 13 books and 210 magazine articles and conducted many workshops worldwide. In 1999 Willey turned to journalism to exercise his research and writing skills. Studying 2000 books and other sources, he gathered the information and stories to create a book about his family history. He also researched the history of issues important to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, publishing more than 40 essays.