About the Author

Thomas E. Clifton is President of Central Baptist Theological Seminary and has served churches in New York, Indiana, and Ohio. He holds degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary, Wright State University, Colgate Rochester Divinity School/Bexley Hall/Crozer Theological Seminary, and William Jewell College. Clifton has published articles in Baptist Leader, Capitol Report and Lectionary Homiletics, and he writes curriculum for Judson Press. He and his wife, Audrey, have two adult children.

Contributors to the work are: Thomas E. Clifton, Robert E. Fulop,  Mike Graves, James Hines, Russel A. Jones, Donald E. Keeney,  Molly T. Marshall, David May, Larry McKinney, Judith A. Todd, and David Wheeler.