Resource Authors

Dr. Paul Neeley is the curator of global worship resources at Global Christian Worship and a former instructor at the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies.

Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-92) was a British Baptist preacher and prolific author of sermons, commentaries, books, poetry, hymns, and devotionals. (Source: wikipedia.org; photo: public domain)

Dr. Mark D. Roberts is a Senior Strategist for Fuller's Max De Pree Center for Leadership, where he focuses on the spiritual development and thriving of leaders. He is the principal writer of the daily devotional Life for Leaders and the founder of the De Pree Center's Flourishing in the...

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...

Karoline M. Lewis is the Marbury E. Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, where she has taught since 2007. Lewis is the author of A Lay Preacher's Guide: How to Craft a Faithful Sermon (2020), Embody: Five Steps to Leading With Integrity, SHE: Five Keys...

Rev. Paul Stratman is pastor at St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam, WI. He previously served in churches in Minnesota and Michigan. He is a graduate of Northwestern College and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. (Source and photo: ssbdwels.com)

Rev. Scott E. Hoezee is an ordained pastor in the Christian Reformed Church in North America and has served two congregations. He was the pastor of Second Christian Reformed Church in Fremont, MI, from 1990-1993. Then from 1993-2005 he was the Minister of Preaching and Administration at Calvin CRC in...

Rachel G. Hackenberg is an ordained United Church of Christ minister, and currently serves as Publisher for The Pilgrim Press. She is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and Colgate University. Her achievements include the Jagow Prize in Homiletics (2007), Joe R. Engle Preaching Fellowship (2009), and Adese Fellowship (2020). Her...

Dr. Matthew Skinner is Professor and Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Chair in New Testament at Luther Seminary. His teaching experience covers the full range of the New Testament canon. His published work focuses on the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the cultural realities displayed in these writings, and...

Dr. Richard Stracke maintains the site Christian Iconography. He is professor emeritus of English and Foreign Languages at Augusta University, in Augusta, GA. (Source: christianiconography.info)