Resource Authors

Bishop Robert Barron serves the Diocese of Winona-Rochester (MN). He is the founder of the Catholic ministerial organization Word on Fire, and his website, WordonFire.org, is viewed by millions of people each year. Barron has published numerous books, essays, and articles on theology and spirituality. Barron is a graduate of Catholic...

Rev. Doug Bratt retired in 2024 after serving churches in Iowa, Michigan, and Maryland. He has been an ordained minister in the Christian Reformed Church for nearly 33 years. (Source: thebanner.org; photo: sscrc.org)

David Bast is one of Groundwork's original, founding co-hosts, and retired from Groundwork in May 2021. He also served as the President and Broadcast Minister of Words of Hope for 23 years until he retired in January 2017. Prior to his ministry and work at Words of Hope, Dave served...

John Birch is a trained minister in the Methodist Church (UK) and is an award-winning poet and writer of prayers which he gathers along with other ancient and traditional prayers at faithandworship.com. He currently has several books of prayers published either in paper form or as downloads, and is also...

Martin Bernigeroth (1670-1733) was a German engraver who lived and worked in Leipzig. (Source and photo: de.wikipedia.org)

Frederick Buechner (1926-2022) was an American writer and theologian, and the author of more than thirty published books. His work encompasses many genres, including fiction, autobiography, essays, sermons, and other nonfiction. Buechner's books have been translated into twenty-seven languages for publication around the world. Buechner's writing has often been praised...

Rev. Dr. Phillip Brandt has served St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Portland, OR since July of 2019. Prior to that, he served as a professor at Concordia University in Portland; Pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church and School in Roseburg, OR; and Pastor of Cross of Christ Lutheran Church and...

Carolyn C. Brown is a Certified Christian Educator in the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA). She has more than thirty years' experience in Christian education with a variety of congregations covering five states, and is also a member of the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators. Her blog, Worshiping with Children, provides...

Joyce Borger is a program manager at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. She curates and develops practical worship planning resources and manages the reformedworship.org website. She has served as editor of several musical collections, including Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs (Faith Alive Christian Resources, 2013) and Psalms for...