Authors

Greg L. Bahnsen (MDiv, ThM, Westminster Theological Seminary; PhD, University of Southern California) was Scholar-in-Residence at the Southern California Center for Christian Studies in Irvine. A distinguished scholar, author, and debater, he wrote and lectured extensively in the areas of apologetics and biblical law.

Dan C. Barber (MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary) is pursuing doctoral studies.

William B. Barcley (MATS, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; PhD, Boston University) is pastor of Sovereign Grace Presbyterian Church and adjunct professor at Reformed Theological Seminary.

Matthew Barrett (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of Christian theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as the founder and executive editor of Credo Magazine. He is the author of several books, including God’s Word Alone: The Authority of Scripture, Reformation Theology: A Systematic Summary, and Owen on the Christian Life.

Michael P. V. Barrett (MA and PhD, Bob Jones University) is president of Geneva Reformed Seminary, the Theological Seminary of the Free Presbyterian Church of North America. He is also an ordained minister in the FPC serving as an associate minister of Faith Free Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina. His other works include Beginning at Moses: A Guide to Finding Christ in the Old Testament; Complete in Him: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying the Gospel; The Beauty of Holiness: A Guide to Biblical Worship; and God’s Unfailing Purpose: The Message of Daniel.

Jerram Barrs is professor of Christianity and Contemporary Culture and Resident Scholar of the Francis Schaeffer Institute at Covenant Theological Seminary.

Ford Lewis Battles (1915–1979) received his PhD from Hartford Theological Seminary. Battles was a visiting professor of church history at Calvin Theological Seminary and also taught at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Hartford Theological Seminary. He is widely recognized as one of the foremost Calvin scholars of recent years.

S. M. Baugh (MDiv, Westminster Seminary California; PhD, University of California, Irvine) is professor of New Testament at Westminster Seminary California. He has taught Greek since 1983, written commentaries, and contributed exegetical articles in numerous publications.

Johan Herman Bavinck (1895–1964) was a pastor in the Dutch Reformed Church and a missionary in Indonesia. He was also professor of missions and practical theology at Kampen and Free University in Amsterdam, where his uncle, Herman Bavinck, famously served as professor of dogmatics. 

Dr. Hans Bayer (MA, MDiv, Ashland Theological Seminary; PhD, the University of Aberdeen in Scotland) taught for ten years at the German Theological Seminary in Giessen, where he also planted and copastored a church. Since then, he has served as professor of New Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Bayer has published English and German monographs, essays, and dictionary articles, primarily on the Gospels and the book of Acts.

G. K. Beale (PhD, Cambridge University) is the J. Gresham Machen Chair of New Testament and professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. He has taught at Grove City College, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Wheaton College Graduate School, and is a past president of the Evangelical Theological Society.

Robert C. Beasley is a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary in California and a church elder. He is founder of COMPS InfoSystems, where he was CEO until he retired to devote more time to teaching and writing. He is also author of Proverbs for Promise Keeping, The Wisdom of Proverbs: An Essential Guide, and with his wife, Amy, Wisdom for Women.

Joel R. Beeke is president of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, where he also serves as professor of systematic theology and homiletics. He is a pastor of Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

E. Calvin Beisner (MA, International College) is spokesman for the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation. He is a ruling elder in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and the author of several books on the application of Christian theology to life.

Richard P. Belcher Jr. is Professor of Old Testament and Academic Dean at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte. He is author of The Messiah and the Psalms and commentaries on Genesis and Ecclesiastes and has a decade of pastoral experience.

Mark Belz (MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary) has served as moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. He and his wife, Linda, have two grown children and four grandchildren.

Jim Berg is a certified biblical counselor as well as a professor of biblical counseling at BJU Seminary in Greenville, South Carolina, and the founder of Freedom That Lasts Ministries. He is the author of numerous books, including Essential Virtues: Marks of the Christ-Centered Life and Created for His Glory: God’s Purpose for Redeeming Your Life.

Sharon W. Betters is a pastor’s wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, as well as MARKINC Ministries’ cofounder and director of resource development. She is the author of several books, including Treasures of Encouragement and Treasures in Darkness, and the coauthor of Aging with Grace. She also writes Daily Treasure, an online devotional.

Chap Bettis, founder of the ministry The Disciple-Making Parent, is a former lead pastor and the author of numerous resources for parents and grandparents. He and his wife, Sharon, have four adult children.

Nathan Bierma is an author, voiceover talent, and podcaster. 

Brad Bigney, senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Evangelical Free Church in Florence, Kentucky, is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Free Church of America. He is also a member and certified counselor of the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors and a member of the Association of Biblical Counselors.  

Jeffrey S. Black is a pastor at Calvary Chapel in Philadelphia and adjunct faculty member of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation’s School of Biblical Counseling in Glenside, Pennsylvania.

Mark J. Boda (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary; PhD, University of Cambridge) currently serves as professor of theology at McMaster University and professor of Old Testament at McMaster Divinity School.

Loraine Boettner (1901–1990) was a theologian who studied under C. W. Hodge at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is best known as the author of The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination.

James Montgomery Boice (BA, Harvard; BD, Princeton; ThD, University of Basel) was the pastor of historic Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.

Horatius Bonar, an accomplished preacher and writer, is best known as the author of some of our favorite hymns, including “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say” and “Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face.”

Douglas Bond, author of more than thirty books, is director of the Oxford Creative Writing Master Class; a two-time Grace Award book finalist; a hymn writer and editor; a speaker at conferences and churches in five continents; and a leader of church history tours in Europe.

Robert R. Booth is pastor of Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nacogdoches, Texas, and the director of Covenant Media Foundation. He and his wife, Marinell, have three grown children.

Frank A. Brock, former president of Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia (1987–2002) and current president of the Covenant College Foundation, serves on the boards of the Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities, the Maclellan Foundation, the McCallie School, and the Chattanooga Resource Foundation.

Nate Brooks serves as an associate professor of counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theology Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He counsels at Courage Christian Counseling, focusing on abuse, trauma, grief, and chronic pain and illness. His writing has been featured by Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and other outlets. Disrupted Journey is his third book.

Shawn Brower has a doctorate in educational leadership and is a multiple state-championship-winning soccer coach. He is the high school principal of Briarwood Christian School in Birmingham, Alabama.

Lydia Brownback is the author of several books and a speaker at women’s conferences internationally. Her past work includes director of editorial for Crossway’s Book Division; writer-in-residence for Reverend Alistair Begg; and broadcast media manager for Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, where she produced The Bible Study Hour radio program with James Montgomery Boice. Lydia holds degrees from Syracuse University and Westminster Theological Seminary.

Camden M. Bucey (MDiv, PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is pastor of Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois, and president of Reformed Forum.

Denny Burk (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of biblical studies at Boyce College. He has served as the editor of The Journal for Biblical Manhood & Womanhood and blogs at www.dennyburk.com, where he frequently deals with gender and sexuality from a biblical perspective.

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was a born storyteller. Even when she was a young child living in Manchester, England, her greatest pleasure was in making up stories and acting them out, using her dolls as characters. When she was sixteen, she was brought from England to Tennessee by her fatherless, poverty-stricken family. There she started to write stories in a clod little attic room, and they eventually made her famous. She published more than fifty books, but the most beloved are Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Secret Garden, and A Little Princess. She said of herself, “With the best that was in me, I have tried to write more happiness into the world.”

J. Lanier Burns (ThM and ThD, Dallas Theological Seminary; PhD, University of Texas, Dallas) is senior research professor of theology at Dallas Theological Seminary. Since 1973, he has served as the president of the Asian Christian Academy in Bangalore, India.

Matthew D. Burton (BS Business Administration, Samford University; MBA, Georgia State University) is founder and president of Narwhal Capital Management.

Aimee Byrd is a Bible study teacher, speaker, and author who also blogs about theology and the Christian life. She lives with her family in Maryland, where she is a member of New Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church.