Earl F. Palmer is a graduate of The University of California at Berkeley and Princeton Theological Seminary. He has served at University Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Union Church of Manila, Philippines, First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, and as Preaching Pastor in Residence at The National Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC. Earl continues to be active as Pastor at Large in the ministry of teaching, preaching, and writing under the encouragement of the Board of Earl Palmer Ministries, founded in 2008. His other books include Trusting God, The Book That John Wrote, and Salvation by Surprise: Studies in the Book of Romans.