Dr. Timothy George and Robert Smith, Jr. introduce a series of homilies given at the funeral of the late Rev. Dr. James Earl Massey.

James Earl Massey was Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor-at-Large at the Anderson University School of Theology. He was also Pastor Emeritus and founding pastor of the Metropolitan Church of God in Detroit. The author of many articles and contributions to composite works, his several books include The Responsible Pulpit, Designing the Sermon, The Burdensome Joy of Preaching, and Sundays in the Tuskegee Chapel. Dr. Massey preached and lectured at more than 100 colleges, universities, and seminaries in the United States and on four continents.