Michael Card (b. April 11, 1957) is an American Christian singer-songwriter, musician, author, and radio host from Franklin, Tennessee. He is best known for his contributions in Contemporary Christian Music, which couple folk-style melodies and instrumentation with lyrics that stem from intensive study of the Bible. Since his debut in 1981, he has sold more than 4 million albums[1] and has written 19 number one singles.[2] He has also authored several books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner A Sacred Sorrow.[3] Card was born in Madison, Tennessee as the son of a doctor and grandson of a Baptist minister.[1] He received Bachelor's and Master?s degrees in Biblical Studies from Western Kentucky University, and was awarded the university's "Distinguished Alumni Award" in 1997.[1] His studies in physics and astronomy allowed him to support himself while a student by working for six years at a planetarium. As of 2005, he is working on a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Classical Literature.