Wallace Thornton, Jr. (M.A. in Church History-Cincinnati Bible Seminary) loves to bring the stories and personalities of history to life with spiritual applications for today. To this end he has written contributions to several books and periodicals in addition to his books Radical Righteousness and Patterns to Ponder from Bible Characters. He has also taught church history at three colleges and has spoken at several conferences. The author's pulpit ministry of over twenty years has included a ten year pastorate and numerous preaching engagements in over a dozen denominations.