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  • Griffin Gooch

    A(n almost fully trained) theologian who loves science and good stories - Fuller Grad, Aberdeen Student - published in Christianity Today, Mere Orthodoxy, Inkwell, Christ & Pop Culture, Front Porch Republic, Peer, and Fare Forward.

  • Kyle Brooks

    Jesus Follower || Husband || Father || Urban Church Planter || Full Time Peacemaker || Author of Through the Valley || MDiv, ThM in Philosophical Theology

  • Bradley Gray

    Pastor at Stonington Baptist Church. Writer at Grace Upon Grace and 1517. Author of ‘Finding God in the Darkness’.

  • Alicia Hamilton

    Author of Eternity in Our Hearts and Wonder. Loves discipleship, the local church, and drinking coffee on my back porch. Probably reading Jane Austen.

  • Alyson Punzi

    mama | widow | award-winning author of "He Always Hears," a picture book that helps children lament.

  • jackie white\ud83c\udf00

    to love the world more & to live fully alive. writing for the same reason I always have - to get it out, to explain, to relieve my full life & brain for a bit✨

  • Caroline S. Beit-Beale

    Poems and Prose. Motherhood, Faith, Wishes, Hopes, Dreams, Fairy Dust, and a Sprinkle of Science. Second Year Medical Student.

  • Josh Benadum

    Josh Benadum is a disciple-maker and community builder active in Orlando, Florida. He and his wife Meri serve a burgeoning network of house churches, and collaborate with Youth for Christ, Stadia Church Planting, and Brave Future.

  • Luke Griege

    A daily newsletter on things misconstrued and cast aside.

  • AJ Augur

    Lighting up what you already sense: identity, eternity, and an eyes-up life. Plus the kind of writing community we all need.

  • Kenny Klinglesmith

    Former worship pastor turned tech salesman. Sharing thoughts on this cultural moment, the Church, and the moments that become memoir. Writing from Austin, TX. Published in Premier Christianity. Email: [email protected]

  • Ali Earthman

    Saint. Sufferer. Poet. | Sharing poems and essays that lift weary eyes to our eternal hope in a fallen world. | Author of Momentary Afflictions.

  • Andy Sullivan

    The world God has given us is extraordinary, full of wonder and adventure. In response, I'm seeking to build a space where we explore Scripture and creation with our holy imagination to better see the beauty in the mundane.

  • Anna Letke

    poet, culture watcher, writer, believer

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