by Robert A. Allen (Author)
Time is running out. A successor must be in place before megachurch pastor Ernst Edwards dies. He must meet the qualifications delineated by the apostle Paul in 1 Timothy 3. He must also gain the approval of Serenity Edwards, who has been tasked with the choice. Serenity's loyalty to her father compels her acceptance of the task. Her fear that he is playing matchmaker complicates matters, since all four candidates are young and single. InSpire Ministries, already the source of a worldwide revival, could march into the future in four different directions. Daniel Ellicott oversees a thriving missionary outreach in Afghanistan. Michal DeLoran and his Prophet videos dominate the contemporary Christian music scene. Sports evangelist Billy Wilson fills athletic venues with the story of his rescue from addiction to drugs. Benjamin Morris embodies the biblical scholarship that has attracted a worldwide audience to InSpire Ministries in the past. Traveling to interview each candidate on his home turf, Serenity must balance her urgent concern for the future of her father's ministry with the passionate yearnings of her own heart.
Author Biography
Robert A. Allen has moved between pulpit and lecture hall over fifty years of ministry. Pastor of churches large and small, and professor of speech, drama, and homiletics, in retirement his focus has turned from nonfiction to fiction. He continues to teach as an adjunct professor at Liberty University online and the University of Northwestern, St. Paul. His favorite title, bestowed upon him by his children and grandchildren, is Storyteller.