#5 - John van der Veen

#7 - Corey Bordo

Corey D. Bordo is a Finance Professional, the owner and founder of Cocktail Connection, and a wanna-be advice column writer, a politically mercurial pop culture junkie who desperately wants to help. Mostly - he's just my friend.

#6 - Sam Wahl

Sam Wahl, a songwriter / musician, podcaster, Realtor, and a sovereign at heart, global citizen with a fearless approach to truth and transparency. A middle aged man, who has returned to nurturing a relationship with his inner traumatized child in an effort to reward his self imposed sobriety with a thoughtfully curated path of wonder, curiosity and the flow of innocence in order to endure life’s suffering as gracefully as possible.

#5 - John van der Veen

John is a bearded husband, dad, and relentless idea guy who writes with raw honesty about faith, failure, and grace—inviting readers to see God’s hand in the everyday mess. His latest books include One Billion Seconds of Grace: Seeing Hope in the Middle of Life and Still Learning: Notes on Leadership, Life, and Grace. He writes daily at https://fromabeardedguy.substack.com/.

#4 - Angela Carpenter

Angela Carpenter is the Leonard and Marjorie Maas Associate Professor of Reformed Theology at Hope College in Michigan. She focuses on Christian theology and ethics with an emphasis on Reformed theology, and recently published Grace and Social Ethics: Gift as the Foundation of Our Life Together.

#3 - Brent Becker

Brent Becker is Pastor of Community Life at Crossroads Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Adjunct Professor at Grand Valley State University. He has served in ministry roles in California, Washington, Ecuador, along with his wife and four children.