For every person whose name blazes across the pages of our heritage of history in the large letters of a Tyndale, Bunyan, Wesley, Spurgeon or Lloyd-Jones, there are tens of thousands of ‘little people’ who have courageously and faithfully maintained a stand for the truth and have extended the borders of the Kingdom of God. It is upon these that the Lord builds his church and they are equally important in God’s large strategy for the gospel. Most of us are precisely that—just little people. Here is the story of some of those little people whom Paul takes great delight in introducing into his letters.

Author

Brian Edwards was pastor of Hook Evangelical Church in Surbiton, Surrey for twenty-nine years where he remains a member. His current ministry is preaching, lecturing, writing and editing. He is the author of sixteen books including two historical biographies (William Tyndale and John Newton), two on the history and theology of revival and 'Nothing but the Truth' (the inspiration and authority of the Bible). He and his wife Barbara have also written a marriage preparation book – 'No Longer Two'. Brian is also Series Editor for the popular Day One Travel Guides and co-authored 'Travel through the British Museum with the Bible'. Since the death of his wife Barbara in 1998 Brian continues his writing and preaching ministry. He has two sons and three granddaughters.