Mark a PiersonMark A. Pierson (M.A. Concordia University, Irvine; M.Div., Concordia Theological Seminary) serves as pastor at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Long Beach, CA. He has taught theology and philosophy at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate levelsand is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. His published essays have appeared in Learning at the Foot of the Cross: A Lutheran Vision for Education; Theologia et Apologia: Essays in Reformation Theology and Its Defense; Making the Case for Christianity: Responding to Modern Objections; The Resurrection Fact: Responding to Modern Critics; and Objections Overruled: Answering Arguments Against Christianity. He and his wife, Kelly, have three daughters. Read More Read Less