Laura Wifler is a poet, educator, and writer based in central Iowa. She has authored multiple bestselling, award-winning books for children, including Any Time, Any Place, Any Prayer and Like Me, and is the co-author of the bestselling Risen Motherhood book. She is also the founder of The KidLit Lab, where she helps aspiring and published authors write books children will read again and again. 

Tim Challies is a pastor, noted speaker, and author of numerous books and articles. Tens of thousands of people visit Challies.com each day, making it one of the most widely read and recognized Christian blogs in the world. Tim is the author of several books, including Visual Theology, Epic: An Around-the-World Journey through Christian History, and his ECPA award-winning book, Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God. He and his family reside near Toronto, Ontario.

Jared C. Wilson is Pastor for Preaching and Training at Liberty Baptist Church in Liberty, Missouri and Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Author in Residence at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the author of thirty books, including The Imperfect Disciple and Friendship with the Friend of Sinners. Jared preaches and speaks at numerous churches and conferences throughout the year, and also hosts the For the Church Podcast. He and Becky have been married for 30 years, and they have two daughters. You can visit Jared online at jaredcwilson.com

Brad Hambrick serves as the Pastor of Counseling at The Summit Church in Durham, NC. He also serves as an Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, a council member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, has authored several books including Angry with God: An Honest Journey Through Suffering and Betrayal, and served as general editor for the Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused (churchcares.com) project.

Katie Blackburn is a mother of eight in a beautiful blended family, a writer, teacher, and learner. She is a contributing writer to the Coffee + Crumbs blog as well as one of the podcast's co-host. She is also the author of Gluing the Cracks, The Very Best Baseball Game, and Grace Will Be There: Finding God in the Life We Aren’t Ready For.

Vaneetha Rendall Risner is the author of several books, including This Was Never the Plan: Walking with God through the Heartache of Divorce and her devotional Watching for the Morning. She lives in Raleigh with her husband, Joel, and writes her website about Christ’s presence in suffering, shaped by her experiences of losing a son, living with a painful disability, and walking through an unwanted divorce.