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Henry Vaughan (1621-1695) was a Welsh metaphysical poet, author and translator writing in English, and a medical physician. (Source: wikipedia.org)

Ellen Vaughn is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker who has written or co-written twenty-four books. As former vice president of executive communications at Prison Fellowship, she collaborated with the late Chuck Colson on a number of his seminal works. She speaks at conferences, often travels to interview Christ-followers in...

Palma Vecchio (c. 1480-1528), also known as Jacopo Negretti, was a Venetian painter of the Italian High Renaissance. He is called Palma Vecchio in English and Palma il Vecchio in Italian ("Palma the Elder") to distinguish him from Palma il Giovane ("Palma the Younger"), his great-nephew, who was also a painter. (Source: wikipedia.org)

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (c. 1599-1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He is generally considered one of the greatest artists in the history of Western art. He painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family and commoners, culminating in...

Carol Veldman Rudie is an instructor in the School of Continuing Education at the University of Wisconsin, Milkwaukee. She was previously the coordinator of outreach education at the Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis, MN, where she used her college teaching skills to research and present Russian art and culture. She has...

JonCarlos is a worship pastor, professional musician, and co-founder of SOAR, the School Of Artistic Refinement, a non-profit school of the arts for young students of all backgrounds in Minneapolis, MN. (Source: commonhymnal.com; joncarlosandgabriella.com)

Gabriella Velez is a singer, songwriter, worship leader, teacher, and co-founder of SOAR, the School Of Artistic Refinement, a non-profit school of the arts for young students of all backgrounds in Minneapolis, MN. (Source: commonhymnal.com)

Nikolaj Velimirović (1881-1956) was bishop of the eparchies of Ohrid and Žiča (1920–1956) in the Serbian Orthodox Church. An influential theological writer and a highly gifted orator, he was often referred to as the new John Chrysostom. He was glorified in 2003 as a saint by the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church as Saint Nikolaj of Ohrid and Žiča. (Source and photo: wikipedia.org)

Sharon Veltema is a teacher for spiritual growth and math instructor at Unity Christian High School in Hudsonville, MI. She coordinates the chapel program at Unity and works with students to plan and lead worship four mornings a week. In addition to chapel work, Sharon teaches math in the high school and...

Dr. Osvaldo Vena is faculty emeritus in New Testament Interpretation at Garrett-Evangelical Theologicaly Seminary. He graduated from Buenos Aires Bible Institute of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, Bethel Theological Seminary in St. Paul, MN, Princeton Theological Seminary, and ISEDET (Instituto Superior de Estudios Teológicos) in Buenos Aires. He was ordained...