Drew White is the Senior Editor for The Texan. Most recently, he worked as the senior federal policy analyst at the Texas Public Policy Foundation after spending two years in the U.S. Senate serving a...

Drew White is the Senior Editor for The Texan. Most recently, he worked as the senior federal policy analyst at the Texas Public Policy Foundation after spending two years in the U.S. Senate serving as domestic policy advisor for Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). He also worked as a legislative strategist for Heritage Action for America, the political arm of the Heritage Foundation. He received his Bachelor’s degree in political science from Auburn University and attended graduate school at Tel Aviv University. He currently resides in central Texas with his wife, son, and golden retriever, Emmie.

Business woman Dru Hammer was the corporate secretary and board member of the Armand Hammer Foundation for 22 years. For nine years, she worked with the Los Angeles Dream Center, ministering in women’...

Business woman Dru Hammer was the corporate secretary and board member of the Armand Hammer Foundation for 22 years. For nine years, she worked with the Los Angeles Dream Center, ministering in women’s discipleship and victims of human trafficking. She is the CEO and founder of Hammeredheart.org, which helps women and children who have gone through difficult times, through divorce and abuse. She is also on the National Board for Childhelp, a non-profit charity aiding victims of child abuse. In 2024, Dru will be launching gethope.ai, an interactive technology platform where she will answer questions about the relevance of the Bible today. Also, on gethope.ai, Dru hosts a one-year walk-through-the-Bible with her listeners in 15 minutes a day. Dru’s greatest inspiration is her father, Douglas Mobley, who was gifted with a healing ministry and spreading the Gospel around the world. In 1985, Dru married Michael Hammer. The couple have two children, actor Armie Hammer and financier Viktor Hammer. She also has two grandchildren, Harper and Ford, who are the loves of her life.

Dustin Benge (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is an associate professor of biblical spirituality and historical theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a trustee of U...

Dustin Benge (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is an associate professor of biblical spirituality and historical theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a trustee of Union Foundation US. He and his wife, Molli, live in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of The Loveliest Place: The Beauty and Glory of the Church.

Dustin Garrett is a Marketing Specialist for Samaritan Ministries International, where he has served since 2016. In this capacity, he works with the Marketing team and Samaritan members to create adve...

Dustin Garrett is a Marketing Specialist for Samaritan Ministries International, where he has served since 2016. In this capacity, he works with the Marketing team and Samaritan members to create advertising content for social media platforms. Dustin desires to use the resources he has to make people aware of what God is doing through Samaritan and to see the ministry grow. Dustin has been married for 14 years to his wife, Kyndra, and together they have a 3-year-old son named Ren, and a new born daughter named Ember. Originally from the Chicago area, Dustin was a homeless heroin addict for nearly a decade before the Lord miraculously changed his life. He later graduated from Calvary Bible College in 2016. Dustin spends his free time gardening, roasting coffee, and leading the music ministry at his congregation.

Dylan McCabe is VP of Operations at Jumpsix Marketing, a national digital marketing agency. He's passionate about helping businesses and ministries reach their audiences online. A student at Dallas Th...

Dylan McCabe is VP of Operations at Jumpsix Marketing, a national digital marketing agency. He's passionate about helping businesses and ministries reach their audiences online. A student at Dallas Theological Seminary, he strives to promote ministry in the marketplace. He and his wife live in Dallas, TX.

Ray Moore (Chaplain, Lt. Col. USAR Ret.) is a South Carolina native and graduate of The Citadel and Grace Theological Seminary. He has served for over 35 years in pastoral ministry or as a director of...

Ray Moore (Chaplain, Lt. Col. USAR Ret.) is a South Carolina native and graduate of The Citadel and Grace Theological Seminary. He has served for over 35 years in pastoral ministry or as a director of a Christian organization. This includes 19 years of service as a Chaplain in the US Army Reserve, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his role in Gulf War I. Ray is currently involved in the separation of state and education.

E.W. Jackson was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was honorably discharged in 1973. He graduated with honors from the University of Massachusetts in 1975 and from...

E.W. Jackson was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was honorably discharged in 1973. He graduated with honors from the University of Massachusetts in 1975 and from Harvard Law School in 1978. He practiced law for 15 years. He is Bishop of The Called Church and founder of STAND Foundation - Staying True to America's National Destiny (Standamerica.us). He has authored two books: Ten Commandments to an Extraordinary Life and 12 Principles to Make Your Life Extraordinary. Bishop Jackson hosts the National Awakening Conference Call weekly and is a daily talk show host on American Family Radio. He has been a guest on FNC, One America News and other media and written articles for American Thinker, The Washington Times, Western Journal and other publications. He won the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 2013. He and his wife of 49 years, Theodora, reside in Suffolk, Virginia.

Echo VanderWal and her husband, Harry, lead The Luke Commission, a faith-based NGO providing delivering compassionate, comprehensive healthcare to the most isolated and underserved people in the Kingd...

Echo VanderWal and her husband, Harry, lead The Luke Commission, a faith-based NGO providing delivering compassionate, comprehensive healthcare to the most isolated and underserved people in the Kingdom of Eswatini through over 300,000 patient visits per year. All services are provided free to the patient. Echo earned a bachelor’s degree in biology (summa cum laude) from Cedarville University in 1996. In 2011, Cedarville honored the VanderWals with the Alumni of the Year Award. After completing training as a physical assistant at Kettering College of Medical Arts, Echo practiced in surgery until the birth of her triplet sons in 2001. Following the birth of the children, Echo began a successful commercial real estate business, working from home. In 2004, Harry and Echo visited Eswatini, a small country adjacent to South Africa with the highest prevalence of HIV globally, for the first time. After witnessing the devastation of untreated and stigmatized disease, they moved to Eswatini to found TLC and live out their lifelong dream of serving in medical missions in Africa. With deep compassion, leadership acumen, business sense, and a servant’s heart, Echo advocates at the highest levels of leadership in Eswatini for the health of people in Eswatini. Echo has overseen development of TLC’s Miracle Campus from one old barn to more than 25 buildings, including the 130-bed Miracle Campus Hospital providing specialty and critical care. Echo has also coordinated an innovative multi-month onboarding program for over 1,300 participants and championed the construction of Eswatini’s first-ever oxygen production plant during the depths of COVID-19. Harry and Echo have seven children and one grandchild; the couple resides full-time in Eswatini with their family.

Edward Gilbreath is an award-winning journalist and author. An editor at large for Christianity Today, Ed was formerly the editor of Today’s Christian magazine and the founding editor of Urban Ministr...

Edward Gilbreath is an award-winning journalist and author. An editor at large for Christianity Today, Ed was formerly the editor of Today’s Christian magazine and the founding editor of Urban Ministries Inc.’s online magazine, UrbanFaith.com. He is the author of the mini-ebook Remembering Birmingham: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter to America—50 Years Later (IVP, April 2013) and the full-length Birmingham Revolution: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Epic Challenge to the Church (IVP, November 2013). In the late 1990s he was associate editor of New Man, the official magazine of the Promise Keepers men’s ministry. In addition to his editorial work, he has written award-winning articles and is the coauthor of the book Gospel Trailblazer: An African-American Preacher’s Historic Journey Across Racial Lines (Moody, 2003)—the autobiography of the late evangelist Howard Jones, the first black associate on Billy Graham’s crusade team. Among his many articles for Christianity Today are his award-winning profile of polarizing civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and a seminal piece on African American evangelist Tom Skinner and the history of the modern black evangelical movement.

Edward Klein is a well-known editor, writer and public speaker with a distinguished career in American journalism. After serving an apprenticeship as a copy boy for the New York Daily News, he wen...

Edward Klein is a well-known editor, writer and public speaker with a distinguished career in American journalism. After serving an apprenticeship as a copy boy for the New York Daily News, he went on to earn a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, which awarded him a traveling fellowship to Japan. There, he learned to speak Japanese and traveled throughout Asia as a foreign correspondent for United Press International. Upon his return to New York, he joined Newsweek, where he became foreign editor and then assistant managing editor with jurisdiction over foreign and military affairs. From Newsweek, he joined The New York Times. As editor in chief of The New York Times Magazine, he led this flagship publication of the Sunday Times to new heights of public interest and editorial excellence. During his editorship, The New York Times Magazine won the first Pulitzer Prize in its history. Since leaving The Times, Edward Klein has written many articles for Vanity Fair and other national magazines. For Parade, he wrote “Walter Scott’s Personality Parade,” the most widely read column in the English language. His nonfiction books have all appeared on The New York Times Best Seller List. They include: The Truth About Hillary; Katie: The Real Story; Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died; The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House; and Blood Feud: The Clintons Vs. The Obamas. His latest book is Unlikeable: The Problem With Hillary.

Ed Pearce has a long history of supporting entrepreneurial businesses in the city of Dallas as a corporate executive for two separate publicly traded computer software companies, as a partner in a Dal...

Ed Pearce has a long history of supporting entrepreneurial businesses in the city of Dallas as a corporate executive for two separate publicly traded computer software companies, as a partner in a Dallas based venture capital firm, and as an owner of a company providing information management solutions to Energy companies and companies in other vertical markets. He [Ed Pearce] was a founder and previously served on the executive team for Movement Day Greater Dallas, a city transformation ministry, and teaches a young married small group at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas. He [Ed Pearce] and Vip Vipperman founded The Lion’s Den DFW and has been Co-chair for 3 years.

Ed Uszynski (PhD, Bowling Green State University) has been a content specialist for Cru, Athletes in Action, and FamilyLife for over three decades. He also serves as a oneness and diversity consultant...

Ed Uszynski (PhD, Bowling Green State University) has been a content specialist for Cru, Athletes in Action, and FamilyLife for over three decades. He also serves as a oneness and diversity consultant for church and parachurch organizations. He has written for a range of online platforms such as Desiring God, Mockingbird, and The Washington Times. He is a frequent speaker and podcaster on topics of race, sport culture, and marriage. He lives with his wife, Amy, and their four children just outside of Dayton, Ohio.