Acknowledgments

The author is especially grateful to three persons:

• Camha Nguyen, my wife who patiently and lovingly supported these efforts for years;

• Aaron Curtis, preacher at the East Foothill Church of Christ in San Jose, CA who prepared the schedule of material which this author relied upon for two and a half years;

• Betty Brown of Jackson, TN, who edited each lesson using notations on each line.

In addition, the author wishes to thank the following:

• Leonard Brown of Jackson, TN for generating the printed copy of each and every lesson for the editor to use; 

• David Barnes, the late Cle Riggins, and David Cooper of Miller Avenue Church of Christ for their role in educating and influencing the author;

• Stephen Mahan, of Morgan Hill Church of Christ for his role in educating and influencing the author;

• John Hall, John Wiegand, and James Tackett , who have all influenced the author’s love of acapella music which is occasionally reflected in the song references in these outlines;

• All those other persons and institutions who have substantially contributed to the author’s spiritual development, including: David Powell, Josh Cook and the North Jackson Church of Christ in Jackson, TN; the late Tom Merritt and the State College Church of Christ in State College, PA; Yoshiya Noguchi and the Ochanomizou Church of Christ in Tokyo, Japan; Brent Willey and the Los Osos Church of Christ in Los Osos, CA; the Wanchai Church of Christ in Hong Kong, China; Dale Pauls and the Stamford Church of Christ in Stamford, CT; Dan Knight, Tom Bost and the Culver-Palms Church of Christ in Los Angeles, CA; Ralph Walker, Mark Brazier and the Natchez Trace Church of Christ in Nashville, TN; the late Dr. Ira North, “Buck” Dozier, Ray Walker, and Nick Boone of the Madison Church of Christ in Madison, TN; Goodpasture Christian School in Madison, TN; the late Tom Holland; Freed Hardeman University in Henderson, TN and countless others who through their messages and examples contributed to the author’s knowledge and experience base.