David L. Lipe was born at Charleston, Mississippi, on February 11, 1949. In 1990, he began teaching Bible and Humanities at Freed-Hardeman University. In 1994, he became Director of the Annual Bible Lectureship at Freed-Hardeman. In February 2003, he was selected for the rank of Distinguished Professor by the FHU Board of Trustees. In December, 2010 Dr. Lipe retired from Freed-Hardeman and accepted the work as minister for the Sycamore church of Christ in Cookeville, Tennessee. He was a professor of Bible and Humanities at Freed-Hardeman University for over 20 years and continues to serve as Director of the Freed-Hardeman University Annual Bible Lectureship.