Phillip Wade Martin holds a B.A. and M.A. from Amridge University, both summa cum laude, and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Humanities with a Great Books concentration at Faulkner University. He teaches World Religions and Humanities as an adjunct instructor at the University of West Georgia and North Georgia Technical College. Before the classroom and the pulpit, Phillip was a professional musician who once performed for Mikhail Gorbachev. He preaches with the Eastside Church of Christ. As Vice President of Fundraising for the Hutchinson Bell endowment at Florida College, he co-leads study tours to the Bible lands and Europe that fund student scholarships. He writes at phillipwmartin.net. Phillip and his wife Jill live in Sharpsburg, Georgia, and have three grown children. He was born and raised twice in the bay.