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Dr. Rolf Jacobson is Dean of the Faculty, Professor of Old Testament, and The Alvin N. Rogness Chair of Scripture, Theology, and Ministry at Luther Seminary. Prior to that, he served on the faculty of Augsburg University and as Associate Pastor of Como Park Lutheran Church (St. Paul, MN). Known...

Victoria Emily Jones graduated from UNC–Chapel Hill in 2010 with a BA in journalism and English literature and a minor in music, and she has done some postgraduate coursework in worship and the arts at Regent College in Vancouver. Now she works as an editorial freelancer and pursues independent research...

Vie de Jesus Mafa (Life of Jesus Mafa) was an initiative undertaken in the 1970s to help teach the gospel in Northern Cameroon. French Catholic missionary François Vidil worked with Mafa Christian communities in Cameroon to create an enormous catalogue of paintings depicting the life of Jesus as an African...

Meg Jenista Kuykendall is the Project Director for Preaching Reformed at the Center for Public Justice. After 15 years of ministry experience, she is currently a PhD student at Fuller Theological Seminary, studying public and practical theologies—specifically, the disciplines of political theology and preaching. She previously served as pastor at Washington,...

Saint Jerome (c. 342/347–420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Latin priest, confessor, theologian, and historian. He is best known for his translation of most of the Bible into Latin (the translation that became known as the Vulgate) and his commentaries on the Gospels. His list of writings...

John of Kronstadt, born John Iliytch Sergieff (1829-1909) was a Russian Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Most Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was known for his mass confessions, numerous miracles, and charitable work, as well as his monarchistic and anti-communist views. He is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and is known with the epithet "Righteous." (Source: wikipedia.org)

Dr. Marvin Jones joined the faculty of Olivet Nazarene University in 2017; he teaches courses in church music, worship and worship leadership. He previously taught music and directed choirs at Trevecca Nazarene University. He has also served as a worship pastor for more than 30 years, most recently at Trevecca...

Rev. James A. Janda (1936-2010) entered the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) for the Wisconsin Province. Ordained a Roman Catholic priest on May 24, 1972, in Saint Louis, Missouri, Father Jim taught at Sacred Heart Lower School, in New York City, and then served as chaplain at Fordham Weigle Hall. Upon...

Hannah Jones-Nelson is pastor to families of youth at South Church of the Nazarene. She is a graduate of Olivet Nazarene University and Nazarene Theological Seminary. She is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene. Hannah's favorite part of youth ministry is going on different trips with students....

James B. Janknegt is a Christian artist from Texas who is known for transposing biblical stories into contemporary American settings. (Source: artandtheology.org; photo: bcartfarm.com)