Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, a research-based, public policy “think tank.” He is a health policy expert and weekly contributor at Forbes.co...

For nearly two decades, Shane Barnard and Shane Everett have been leading influencers of corporate worship around the world. With a mission to write and record music for the Church that is biblically...

For nearly two decades, Shane Barnard and Shane Everett have been leading influencers of corporate worship around the world. With a mission to write and record music for the Church that is biblically based, lyrically rich and sonically engaging, Shane & Shane have released 40 albums; garnered more than 613 million streams; over 100 million YouTube views; and two million combined monthly listeners on Spotify and Apple Music to date. Their signature songs include “You’re Beautiful,” “Psalm 23 (Surely Goodness, Surely Mercy)” and “You’re Worthy of It All,” among countless others. Through the years, Shane & Shane have collaborated with such artists as Michael W. Smith, David Crowder, Keith & Kristyn Getty, Gabby Barrett, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir and Phil Wickham. Their latest recording, ‘Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs, Volume 1,’ released in 2021. Their first project for children and families, ‘Worship In The Word,’ released Jan. 28.

Dallas-based singer/songwriter and worship leader Davy Flowers is celebrating two major milestones with the release of her full-length debut, I Was Loved, as well as the success of the record-breaking...

Dallas-based singer/songwriter and worship leader Davy Flowers is celebrating two major milestones with the release of her full-length debut, I Was Loved, as well as the success of the record-breaking “The Kingdom Tour,” which currently ranks as one of Pollstar’s Live 75 top outings. Flowers’ highly anticipated debut from The Worship Initiative, I Was Loved was produced by Shane Barnard (Shane & Shane) with two tracks produced by Bryan Fowler (TobyMac). A worshipful pop collection exuding intimate joyfulness. Featuring 12 tracks—11 of which were co-penned by Flowers. “Davy has been part of The Worship Initiative community for a while,” says Shane Barnard. “She has always been deeply passionate about Jesus and His living Word, and she's a natural fit with the mission of The Worship Initiative. We couldn’t be more excited to help Davy share her songs and her heart with the world.” Flowers is currently on the road performing with Housefires, special guests along with Jonathan McReynolds on the 37-city “The Kingdom Tour” headlined by GRAMMY®-winning collective Maverick City Music and 16-time GRAMMY® winner Kirk Franklin. Born and raised in Houston, Davy Flowers serves as a resident artist at The Worship Initiative in Dallas, as well as a worship leader at Dallas’ Watermark Community Church. Her music reflects a story of healing and triumph in Jesus, and her passion is to connect broken and weary hearts with the power, presence and love of God through her songs and worship leading.

Grace-Marie Turner is president of the Galen Institute, a public policy research organization she founded in 1995 to promote an informed debate over ideas to transfer power over health care decisions...

Grace-Marie Turner is president of the Galen Institute, a public policy research organization she founded in 1995 to promote an informed debate over ideas to transfer power over health care decisions to doctors and patients. She has served on several federal commissions, including the Long Term Care Commission, the National Advisory Board for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Medicaid Commission. She testifies regularly before Congress, has been published in hundreds of newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today. She edited Empowering Health Care Consumers through Tax Reform and has contributed to numerous other books. Grace-Marie speaks extensively in the U.S. and abroad, including Harvard University, the London School of Economics, Oxford University, and the Gregorian University at the Vatican. She received the 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award for Promotion of Consumer Driven Health Care from Consumer Health World. In the mid-1990s, Grace-Marie served as executive director of the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform. For 12 years, she was president of Arnett & Co., a health policy analysis and communications firm. She worked as a Washington correspondent for the Copley newspapers from 1976-1983 and received several Ring of Truth awards for her writings on politics and economics. She is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico.