Stan Lewis

Author Bio:

Stan Lewis is a fifth-generation native of Florida and is married to Kristin and they have three daughters, Brittan, Lauren, and Ashlyn. After graduating from the University of West Florida, he graduated from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity in counseling and a Doctor of Ministry in leadership. Stan served in the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps and on staff in a variety of roles at several churches in the Southeast United States. Stan has done mission work in nearly 30 countries and has trained leaders in open and unground churches, and lectured as a guest professor in Christian universities. Stan currently serves as a board member for two mission organizations, Lantern Vision and Mission Ascend. He is also the author of the books Everyday Apologetics: A 100-Day Journey in Defending the Faith (Books 1 & 2), Unshaken: Grounding Your Faith for the College Journey, and is in the process of publishing his first novel in 2024, Birds of Paradisum. Stan’s passions are missions, photography, skeet, and trap shooting, and spending time in the outdoors. Stan is currently the Lead Pastor of First Baptist Church of Crestview, Florida.

Birds of Paradisum

Birds of Paradisum is a novel that is about one man’s journey to faith and salvation through the use of allegory. This book uses the analogy of two competing airlines that are vying for the souls of their passengers. There is a great deal of symbolism, and most of the characters have a basis in historical…