About the authorEdmond Smith (BD with honors, University of London) is a retired Primary school teacher and Baptist pastor. He is the author of 'A Tree by a Stream' (1995); the aut...view moreAbout the authorEdmond Smith (BD with honors, University of London) is a retired Primary school teacher and Baptist pastor. He is the author of 'A Tree by a Stream' (1995); the autobiographical 'The Silver Poplar' (2009), winner of the Australian Caleb Prize for a work of nonfiction;' Mirrors in Mark' (2014); 'The Scandal of God's Forgiveness' (2017); and 'Unexpected' the sequel to The Silver Poplar (2022). He lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife of more than fifty years, and together they have three children and seven grandchildren. He continues to preach and teach in the church community.view less