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Dr. Karla J. Bellinger is the Founding Executive Director of the Institute for Homiletics, a collaborative initiative between the University of Dallas and The Catholic Foundation. She is also the current president of the Catholic Association of Teachers of Homiletics (CATH). She was previously the Associate Director of the John...

Dr. W. H. Bellinger Jr. is Professor of Religion Emeritus at Baylor University, where he served for decades as Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew as well as Chair of the Department of Religion. Recent publications include "Psalms as a Grammar for Faith: Prayer and Praise" (Baylor University Press, 2019),...

Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516), an Italian Renaissance painter, is considered to have revolutionized Venetian painting, moving it toward a more sensuous and coloristic style. Through the use of clear, slow-drying oil paints, Giovanni created deep, rich tints and detailed shadings. (Source and photo: Wikipedia)

MIcha'el Ben David is a Messianic Jewish singer, and tours with his wife Ashley Ben David. (Source: emetzionmusic.com)

Rev. Dr. Amanda Benckhuysen is a safe church consultant for Thrive and an ordained pastor in the Christian Reformed Church, and she also writes, speaks, and teaches about biblical hermeneutics, the history of biblical interpretation, and Christian feminism. She previously served as Old Testament professor at Calvin Theological Seminary in...

Rev. Alissa Bender is currently the Executive Director of Silver Lake Mennonite Camp in Ontario, Canada. She previously served as pastor of Hamilton Mennonite Church in Ontario, Canada. Prior to that, she served as Associate Pastor at Calgary First Mennonite Church. During her studies at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (Elkhart,...

Bruce Benedict has been the chaplain of worship arts within Campus Ministries at Hope College since June 2014. He also teaches as an adjunct instructor in the Center for Ministry Studies and helps to support the work of Awakening, a high school worship arts camp. He also works to encourage...

Benedict of Nursia (480-547), often known as Saint Benedict, was a Christian monk. Benedict founded twelve communities for monks at Subiaco in present-day Lazio, Italy, before moving southeast to Monte Cassino in the mountains of central Italy. 

Simon Bening (1483 – 1561), a Flemish miniaturist, is generally regarded as the last major artist of the Netherlandish tradition. (Source and photo: wikipedia.org)