AUTHORS

Nicole Phillips is a champion for using kindness to overcome all of life’s difficulties, including her own battle with breast cancer. She spreads the message of the healing power of kindness as host of the weekly show “The Kindness Podcast” ... through her weekly column, Kindness is Contagious, which runs in newspapers in North Dakota and Minnesota ... and as a featured weekly guest... learn more

Krista Phillips is the author of Sandwich, with a Side of Romance and A Side of Faith. She enjoys life with her husband and their four beautiful daughters in Tennessee. She is an advocate for congenital heart defect and organ donation awareness and blogs at www.kristaphillips.com.... learn more

Wintley Phipps was born in Trinidad, West Indies and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He attended Kingsway College, a Christian Academy; Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama where he received a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Theology; and earned a Masters of Divinity Degree from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Mr. Phipps holds an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Waynesburg... learn more

Steve Poe, Lead Pastor of Northview Church in central Indiana, got his start in ministry at Caring First Church in St. Joseph, Missouri, where he pastored for 13 years. After coming to Northview Church in 1999, Steve has led with a passion to reach the unchurched. Steve started his career in the business world, first opening three restaurants and franchising two others. He also... learn more

Kara Powell, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary. Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women to Watch”, Kara serves as an Advisor to Youth Specialties and also speaks regularly at parenting and leadership conferences. Kara is the author or co-author of a number of books including Growing Young, The Sticky... learn more

Christina M. H. Powell is the author of Questioning Your Doubts: A Harvard PhD Explores Challenges to Faith (InterVarsity Press, 2014). She trained as a biomedical research scientist at Harvard Medical School and Harvard University, conducting research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She has been a research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and a research associate at Boston University. She is also an... learn more

Katie Powner lives in rural Montana, where cows still outnumber people. Her passion for red shoes and thought-provoking stories originated with her Grandma Julie, who gave Katie her first pair of red All-Stars and read every ridiculous story Katie ever wrote as a child. Katie and her husband have been in youth ministry since 2005 and strive to keep their hearts and home open... learn more

Jim Putman is the founder and senior pastor of Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho. Real Life was launched with a commitment to discipleship and the model of discipleship Jesus practiced, which is called, “Relational Discipleship.” Outreach Magazine continually lists Real Life Ministries among the top one hundred most influential churches in America. Jim is also the founding leader of the Relational... learn more

Rachel Randolph is co-author of Nourished (Zondervan 2015) and We Laugh, We Cry, We Cook (Zondervan, 2013) with her mom Becky Johnson. She lives near Dallas with her husband Jared and their two children. Shocking their meat-lovin’ families, the couple decided to give up meat, dairy, and eggs in 2010. Rachel’s passion for cooking ignited as she set out to make vegan food taste delicious.... learn more

Patricia Raybon, an award-winning author and journalist, writes top-rated books that help believers move big mountains. A writer at Our Daily Bread Ministries, she writes to inspire people in God’s Word – encouraging believers to love God and each other. Her daring, insightful books include My First White Friend, which won a Christopher Award; I Told the Mountain to Move, a Book of... learn more