About the Author
I.D.E. Thomas is one of a long line of Welsh preachers, and he has travelled extensively in Europe, the Orient, and on the American continent. His sermons have been described in the press as "powerful and passionate," "intellectually articulate" and "spiritually probing." A native of Wales in the United Kingdom, Dr. Thomas has held three pastorates in that country: the Amman Valley, Caernarvon and Llanelli, where he succeeded the Reverend Jubilee Young. For ten years he conducted special preaching missions in the U.K. and the U.S. He also served as Commentator for the B.B.C. (British Broadcasting Corporation). He is currently the Senior Minister of the First Baptist Church of Maywood, California. He also lectures at two Los Angeles seminaries, and has authored several books which have enjoyed wide circulation.