Editors:
N.
J. Lindquist
is the author of two adult mysteries, five novels and three
discipleship manuals for teens, and a Christmas play. An inspiring
motivational speaker and a writing teacher, her mandate is to
encourage people to become all that God created them to be.
Wendy
Elaine Nelles
is an award-winning journalist, writer, editor and speaker
with wide-ranging experience in the corporate, not-for-profit
and publishing sectors. Her news articles, features and profiles
have appeared on the front pages of Canadian Christian publications.
Contributors:
Janette
Oke, who wrote the foreword, is one of Canada's
best-selling authors. Now semi-retired, she
has 49 books currently in print.
Carolyn
Arends
is a recording artist, author and speaker who has released
9 albums and two books. She is known for a warm, engaging style
that leaves her audiences feeling they’ve found a new
best friend.
Brian
Austin has
had more than 80 articles and poems published. He has a passion
for audio poetry, and loves books. He works in a Bible Book
Store and also serves as Church Librarian.
Paul
Beckingham,
a professor at Carey Theological College, has authored more
than 60 creative and faith-based articles, which have appeared
in more than 15 Christian and secular publications, including
Crux, The Atlantic Baptist, and FaithWorks
(USA).
Paul
Boge
is a professional engineer and has written numerous film reviews,
book reviews and articles. He’s been active in inner city
rescue work and recently spent two months teaching at an orphanage
in Kenya.
Mark
Buchanan lives
on Vancouver Island. He is a pastor, the husband to one wife,
father to three children, and author of four books.
Brad
Burke,
MD, is a Canadian Christian medical specialist, speaker, and
author who took a five-year sabbatical from practicing medicine
to research and write the compelling series, "An MD Examines."
Donna
Carter
is a dynamic, sought-after speaker because of her clarity, humour,
and the light bulb moments she triggers. A co-founder of Straight
Talk Ministries, her passion is to help people apply faith to
everyday life.
Keith
Clemons is
a five-times-award-winning author who uses fiction to highlight
current issues. When he isn’t writing, Keith makes TV
and radio appearances where he discusses trends that impact
church and society.
Donna
Dawson and
her husband live in rural Southwestern ON. At age 27, she surrendered
her life to Christ and now writes freelance articles and faith-based
thriller novels.
Angelina
Fast-Vlaar is
a retired college instructor who has written two books and various
articles and poems. An inspirational speaker, she uses her wide
range of experience to communicate hope and encouragement.
Grace
Fox is
an author and speaker who helps women develop a fearless faith
in Jesus Christ. With contagious desire, she shows how God’s
truth can empower women to conquer fear.
Jean
Chamberlain Froese is
the founding executive director of Save the Mothers. She lives
and works overseas eight months a year in Uganda, and is in
Hamilton, Ont. annually from May to September, where she’s
an assistant professor and directs McMaster University's International
Women's Health Program.
Thomas
Froese has
been a journalist for over 20 years. He currently writes columns
for Canadian newspapers from the Arab world, Africa, and beyond.
His first book is coming out in 2008.
W.
Harold Fuller,
author of 12 books, has ministered on six continents, including
editing African Challenge, Africa’s largest circulation
monthly. Retired, he and his wife Lorna continue writing and
editing.
Sheila
Wray Gregoire is
a popular speaker and author of four books. She loves encouraging
women to focus on God's best, rather than the size of the dust
bunnies under their bed!
Bonnie
Grove is
an innovative thinker and writer who has developed several social
programs currently in use in Alberta. Her first Christian non-fiction
book, Living Out of Your Strengths, is coming out later
in the year.
Deborah
Gyapong's
journalism career spans more than 20 years in television, print
and radio, including 12 years as a producer for the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation’s television news and current
affairs programming.
Jane
Harris-Zsovan
is an author and journalist who digs into the political and
social issues that make Canada unique. Writing in both mainstream
and Christian media, she helps us understand Canada's destiny
and our role in achieving it.
David
Kitz
is an award-winning author and an actor, who through the medium
of books and drama, brings God's word to life.
Marcia
Lee Laycock is
an award-winning writer and speaker. Her work has appeared in
magazines and newspapers in Canada and the U.S. and been performed
on CBC radio.
Keturah
Leonforde has
one life mission—inspiring individuals to identify and
achieve theirs. Whether as an award-winning author, consultant,
coach or presenter, Keturah's passion has helped countless individuals
pursue their God-given destiny!
M.
D. Meyer is
the award-winning author of three books, and editor of four
anthologies. She mentors, edits and teaches writing classes,
giving encouragement and practical help to novice and aspiring
authors.
Denyse
O'Leary has
been a freelance writer since 1971. She specializes in science
news of interest to faith communities for such publications
as Christianity Today, Faith Today, and the Christian
Times. She has three award-winning books.
Don
Ranney
is an orthopaedic surgeon who performed leprosy reconstructive
surgery in India. As associate professor at the University of
Waterloo he established the School of Anatomy. Publications
include 112 scientific articles, four non-fiction books, six
short stories and one novel.
Diane
Roblin Lee is
an award-winning author, speaker and former TV Host of Nite
Lite and Raiders of the Lost. She has produced
20 books, five of which were privately commissioned.
Eleanor
Shepherd has
had more than 90 articles published in Canada, the United States,
France, Switzerland and New Zealand. She is also a speaker in
Europe and North America, and even hosted a radio call-in show
in Paris, France.
Ray
Wiseman is
a former pastor, video engineer and now author who has written
eight books, fiction and non-fiction, and more than 900 magazine
columns, articles and editorials. He typically tackles tough
issues.
Carmen
Wittmeier completed
her MA in English at the University of Alberta in 1999 and taught
college courses, edited novels, and wrote fiction before joining
World Vision Canada in 2007. She has one book, Affirming
the Birth Mother’s Journey.
Eric
E. Wright's
six non-fiction books reflect his desire to make biblical truth
simple, inspiring and relevant. His suspense fiction targets
the general reader. He is a teacher, preacher and editor of
the Fellowship LINK magazine.
Ron
Wyse brings
to his reflections on marriage almost twenty years in a cross-cultural
marriage, life on three continents, as well as training in both
Scripture and counselling.
