Ray C. Stedman (d.1992), a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, was pastor of the Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, California, for forty years. He is the author of over twenty books, including Adventuring Through the Bible; Let God Be God; Spiritual Warfare; Psalms of Faith; Hebrews (IVP NewTestament Commentary series), and his classic Body Life; about the purpose of the church.
