While our culture is effectively abandoning any remaining vestiges of biblical authority, the Church unashamedly delivers truth and hope. How is the Christian—and the local church—supposed to operate, grow, serve, and live out the Gospel? We need not guess at the answers. An inspired letter from the first century to a young pastor addressed them all . . . and the answers haven’t changed.
Emphasizing expositional preaching, Stephen Davey is an influential pastor, professor, and author living with his wife, Marsha, in Cary, North Carolina. Serving as pastor-teacher at Colonial Baptist Church since founding it in 1985, his pulpit ministry is extending around the globe through the media/radio ministry, Wisdom for the Heart. Stephen is also president and founder of Shepherds Theological Seminary, where he serves as professor of Biblical Exposition and Pastoral Theology. He and Marsha have four grown children and three grandchildren.