The Cutting Edge

Gage founded Boys and Girls Country for struggling youth in Hockley, Texas,

and Wounded Ministers, a Christian psychotherapy ministry for hurting ministers and their families in a retreat setting at no charge.  He is the author of 13 books including the religious best seller, two million copies sold and distributed, Pulpit In The Shadows, two million copies distributed of All My Friends are Dead, and Go Tell- The Soul Winners Encyclopedia, How To Get Started Right, Excuses, Excuses, Excuses, and the booklet How To Be Born Again.  Gage has been featured in publications from Newsweek to Baptist state papers, 300 radio and television talk shows and national media including PTL, 700 Club, PBS specials, The Old Time Gospel Hour, the Phil Donahue Show, What's My Line, To Tell The Truth, and Paul Harvey News where he was called the "James Cagney" of the pulpit. He was elected President of the SBC Evangelism Conference in 1984, and appointed Chairman of Crossover for the SBC in Indianapolis

Gage has spoken on many state conventions, pastors' conferences and evangelism conferences throughout the nation. In 1999, Gage received the James T. Draper, Jr. Leader Life Award, recognizing significant achievements of ministers.

Freddie and his wife Barbara are members of First Baptist Church Euless, Fort Worth, Texas, where Dr. Claude Thomas is the pastor.