Mr. Gage has served in full time ministry for over 50 years, including eight years at Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL, eight years at First Baptist Atlanta with Dr. Charles Stanley, and twenty years at Valley Baptist, Bakersfield, CA. In addition, he has played trumpet professionally since 1966 and has served as Associate Director of Bands at Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, where he conducted a 118-piece symphonic string orchestra and an 80-piece concert band. Mr. Gage brings his varied experience into authoring a dozen books, which are included on this site.