Archives: Authors

Ivan Steeds recently retired from a long career in education. He was Publications Editor for many years of Precious Seeds Publications, and edited many volumes in the Day by Day series.

Keith Keyser was born and raised in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA. He was brought up in a Christian home and converted at the age of seven through a knowledge of his sinfulness and Christ’s sufficiency to save. His gift of teaching was discovered and developed in the local assembly in Gilbertsville, PA, where he continues to fellowship (Grace Gospel Chapel). After working in the car rental industry, Keith left secular employment to give all of his time to the Lord’s service in 1999. He is mainly engaged in itinerant Bible teaching and gospel preaching throughout North America, Western Europe, and Asia. He also writes various articles on the Scriptures for Christian publications and websites.

Jack Hay was brought up in Ayrshire, Scotland, and was saved as a boy, baptized at fourteen and received into fellowship of the assembly at Prestwick.  He resigned from his employment in banking in 1972 to serve the Lord in a full time capacity at which time he moved 100 miles north to Perthshire. Over the years he has been involved in work with children, gospel preaching and teaching the word of God.  His labours have taken him to foreign parts, particularly to places where there is a need for the simple teaching of the scripture. He takes an interest in a few places where simple teaching is needed. His writings have been mainly in the form of magazine articles, booklets, and tracts, like Safe, Sure and Happy.  He has contributed to the Old Testament series of the ‘What The Bible Teaches’ commentaries published by John Ritchie Ltd.

Brynmor Jones was born in a little stone cottage in Penygarn, Tycroes, South Wales, in 1902.  He attended the local chapel regularly and as a teenager he was truly born again through hearing the gospel from some ladies who conducted ‘Sunshine Meetings’ among boys and girls in Cearsalem Chapel.  He became associated with the young assembly in Tycroes in 1917. Brynmor Jones had a passion for Bible study, evangelism, and especially for work among young people. His name is still honoured among the older villagers in Tycroes, and by believers throughout South Wales, which is a reflection of his faithfulness in the gospel locally, and of his teaching among the assemblies.  He was called home in 1991, aged 88 years, to be with the Lord he loved and served.

John C. Lennox, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, is an internationally renowned speaker on the interface of science, philosophy and religion. He regularly teaches at many academic institutions and teaches the Bible extensively. In addition to his academic works, he has published books exploring the relationship between science and Christianity.

Sharon Hamilton met James Fleming at Emmaus Bible College. After they were married they were commended by two assemblies in 1984 to the Lord’s work in South America. They served as missionaries first in Peru and are now in Colombia. They are, at present, living in Bogota where they serve the Lord through the Emmaus Correspondence Ministry.

Jean-Paul Berney was a Bible teacher in Quebec, Canada. His objective was to honour God and the Lord Jesus Christ and to edify believers. He went to be with the Lord Jesus and continue his service to Him in November 2011.

Alma Turnbull joined the ministry of EPI as a commended worker in 1981 and for years faithfully dedicated her typesetting and bookkeeping skills until the office moved from Scarborough to Port Colborne. Alma was not able to make the move to Southern Ontario but continues to contribute from her home office with the computer composition of pages for print. This is a tedious but very vital part of the work.

David W. Gooding is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Greek at Queen’s University, Belfast and a Member of the Royal Irish Academy. He has taught the Bible internationally and lectured on its relevance to philosophy and world religions. He has published scholarly studies on the Septuagint and Old Testament narratives, as well as expositions of Luke, John 13-17, Acts, Hebrews and the New Testament’s Use of the Old Testament.

Ronald Harris was born in Mexico of missionary parents and educated at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Along with his wife, Dorothy, he served as a missionary in Mexico since 1951.