John Chrysostom

John Chrysostom could perhaps be called an enigma of his day. He had neither desire for politics nor ambition for ecclesiastical advancement. He preferred to live the simple life of an ascetic and had no cravings luxuries that came with life in the metropolitan cities of his day. However, in God's great providence, he is now recognized as one of the Doctors of the Church. What has made him so revered and remembered?

In this short biography Earl Blackburn examines the life and times of this great preacher who has left such a mark upon the Christian Church to this day.

Upon completion of his theological education, Earl Blackburn has served as a church-planter and pastor in the ordained ministry for over thirty-five years and has travelled extensively preaching in pastors' conferences in Europe, Africa and Asia. He authored the book Jesus Loves the Church and So Should You: Studies in Biblical Churchmanship (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2010), and he also contributed to the book Denominations or Associations (Calvary Press, 2001). He has written for a number of magazines and several booklets designed for the person on the street, including Covenant Theology: A Reformed Baptist Overview. As a cancer survivor, he now pastors Heritage Baptist Church, a rebuilding inner-city work in Shreveport, Louisiana. He and his wife Debby have been happily married since A 975 arid .have 'one son Caleb.