The author has been a committed Christian and active member of the same church for forty-one years; he was a youth leader, a deacon, then an elder, and a pastor. He was a lay preacher and a directo...view moreThe author has been a committed Christian and active member of the same church for forty-one years; he was a youth leader, a deacon, then an elder, and a pastor. He was a lay preacher and a director of a successful company. Through the prison fellowship in New Zealand, he wrote and recorded Bible teaching tapes for prisoners, some of which were also broadcast.view less