Jeff Thompson accepted Jesus at the age of six at Indian Springs Holiness Campmeeting. Growing up as a preacher's kid, he went on to graduate college as an English teacher. Thompson holds a bachelor's degree from Asbury University, a master's degree from the University of Salamanca in Spain, and a Specialist degree. He taught English abroad in Costa Rica, South Korea, and Spain before spending 30 years teaching English to non-native speakers in the Georgia public school system. An avid reader, Jeffrey has spent decades studying early Christian writers. His previous work includes a historical exploration of a second-century Christian's journey from Egypt to India, tracing the early spread of Christianity. Years of studying the early church have also culminated in Excerpts of Christian Wisdom, a carefully curated collection of reflections from Christianity's earliest writers. Jeffrey Thompson resides in Jackson, Georgia.