Authors
Timon Cline
Timon Cline is a native of Memphis, TN and grew up in Dakar, Senegal. He is a graduate of Wright State University, and is concurrently pursuing a J.D. at Rutgers Law School, and a M.A. (Religion) at Westminster Theological Seminary. In his spare time, he enjoys reading political biographies and John le Carré novels, reminiscing about the Cleveland Cavaliers’ championship, and watching The Office for the nth time. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Rachel.
Christian Background: The son of a Southern Baptist preacher and missionaries, Timon was doomed to be Baptist from the outset. In college Timon began to more seriously contemplate the roots of his beliefs and read broadly across theological traditions. In the end, he remained, to the undoubted shock of his parents, a Baptist of the Reformed persuasion (as all good Baptists should be, he thinks). He has been greatly influenced by the writings of Puritans like Thomas Watson, Richard Sibbes, and Jonathan Edwards. Some of his other favorite Christian authors and theological influences include: Carl F.H. Henry, Reinhold Niebuhr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, G.K. Chesterton, J.I. Packer, Chuck Colson, and C.S. Lewis. Of course, C.H. Spurgeon, the patron saint of Baptists, is a prerequisite favorite. He and his wife attend Bethel Baptist Church in Cherry Hill, NJ. You can follow him on Twitter @tlloydcline.
Jarrett Dickey
Jarrett teaches religion and humanities as an adjunct faculty member at Sinclair Community College and Miami University Middletown. In addition to teaching, Jarrett is the assistant pastor of a house church, where he helps with preaching, teaching, worship leading, and discipleship. Jarrett married his high school sweetheart, Hannah, in 2005, and they now have four small children. Jarrett holds a bachelor of science degree in biology from Ohio Northern University and a master of divinity degree from Emory University, Candler School of Theology. His hobbies include guitar, hiking, bird watching, crossword puzzles, sports, reading, and writing.
Christian Background: From the ages of 0-22, Jarrett faithfully attended several different United Methodist churches. While in theology school, he attended and interned at two Vineyard churches, the second of which became Anglican just after his internship there ended. After completing his degree, Jarrett moved home to Ohio and began hosting a church in his home. The house church he pastors includes Christians who were raised in a wide variety of traditions. When he thinks theologically, Jarrett is inevitably rooted in his Wesleyan upbringing.
TJ Humphrey
TJ is a student at Nashotah House Theological Seminary and aspiring to be ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. He is an avid reader, especially in works that deal with relational ontology, liturgical theology, and the ecclesial life of the Church. For fun, TJ loves to spend time with his family, travel, go backpacking in the mountains, watch a good hockey game, sip on a good bourbon, and geek out with a good theology book.
Christian Background: TJ spent most of his youth oscillating between agnosticism and atheism. He came to know the Lord whenever he was 16 and was a Baptist for several years after his conversion. Even though he always had a love for the Baptist churches that he was a part of, he also felt as though something was missing. So, he began to explore other denominations and traditions. He settled for a while in the Christian Reformed Church and served as a Commissioned Pastor for several years. He continued to explore the Anglican and Eastern Orthodox traditions on the side, however, and he and his family sensed that God was nudging them towards Anglicanism. Simultaneously, TJ also experienced a call to the priesthood. Now he and his family are happy to call the Anglican tradition their “home.”
Daniel Hyland
Daniel is a Catholic writer and voice artist living in the Shenandoah Valley with his wife and daughter. He believes in the power of beauty in life, nature and art as a tool of evangelism, and seeks to follow Christ through study, work and prayer. His favorite book of the Bible is the Song of Songs because of the stunning intimacy it presents both with regard to the sacrament of marriage and the marital union with God to which every soul is called in Christ. He is the proud owner of a small collection of facial hair, charitably termed a mustache.
Christian Background: Daniel was raised a Presbyterian Christian by a devout father who served as an elder and frequently read to him and his five siblings at bedtime from The Dangerous Journey, a baroquely illustrated version of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress; and an equally devout mother who homeschooled all six children, taking them into the woods almost every day for long afternoon walks through the forests and winding creeks near their house. He attended L’Abri in Massachusetts during the summer of 2011 and studied theology and philosophy from 2011-2013 at an Evangelical Christian college in Minnesota. In the culmination of five years of study and prayer, he was joyfully received into the Roman Catholic Church at the 2016 Easter Vigil and made his first Holy Communion. He attends Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Winchester, VA.
Christian McGuire
Christian is a student at Patrick Henry College, pursuing a B.A. in Government. He self-identifies as a San Jose native, although he has also lived in Oklahoma, Berkeley, and Minnesota. He enjoys coffee, reading anything that was not written during the Victorian era (Dickens has never been his friend), and most importantly, re-watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He also operates a personal blog, which you can find here.
Christian Background: Christian was raised in an evangelical, Calvinist family with a deep love for Christ. However, his conversations with members of other Christian traditions gradually led him to question some of his preconceptions. After six years of research into Scripture, Church History, miracles, and philosophy, he was confirmed into the Catholic Church. His favorite Christian thinkers include G.K. Chesterton, John Henry Newman, and Saint Augustine, his confirmation saint.
Articles by Christian | Personal Website
Jacob Prahlow
Jake is first and foremost a Christ-Follower. Married in 2012 to Hayley Prahlow, he is currently working on his PhD in Historical Theology at St. Louis University. Jacob received his MA in Religion from Wake Forest University (2014), holds a BA in Theology from Valparaiso University (2012), studied theology and worldviews at Oxford University – Trinity College and the Summit Oxford Study Centre (2011), obtained an AA in Liberal Arts from Southwestern Michigan College (2010), and received a certificate in critical thinking and worldviews from Summit Semester (2009). He loves spending time with his amazing wife, reading, hiking, shooting, and blogging at Pursuing Veritas.
Christian Background: Jacob was born, baptized, and confirmed in the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS). During his teenage years his family moved to Michigan, where they began attending a non-denominational Bible church. Following graduation from high school, he sought to expose himself to as many forms of Christian faith as possible, and has spent extensive time engaged in a Church Search. He and Hayley currently attend and serve at The Rock Church of Saint Louis’s South County Campus.
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Jacob Quick
Jacob is a displaced Texan who lives in Belgium, where he and his wife, Annie, are students. Jacob recently completed an MPhil in continental philosophy at KU Leuven. Jacob earned an MA in analytic philosophy from Northern Illinois University in 2015 and a BA in theology from Moody Bible Institute in 2012. Jacob enjoys travelling, reading, and discussing theology and philosophy with friends. His particular interests center around the intersection of philosophy, Christianity, and animal ethics.
Christian Background: Jacob grew up in a devout, loving, Christian home. He began his Christian journey in the Church of Christ and since has regularly attended a variety of churches, including Southern Baptist, non-denominational, Presbyterian, and Anglican. In May of 2016, Jacob and Annie were confirmed in the Anglican church, where they continue to explore and experience the richness of God’s love.
Jeff Reid
Jeff is fascinated by stories. In particular, he is enthralled with the authors’ ability to capture concepts and bring those concepts to life. Driving this delight is his interest in theology and philosophy. Ultimately, he is excited by opportunities to help others understand abstract ideas through skilled artistic work.
Christian Background: Jeff grew up primarily in non-denominational churches. During his teen years, between listening to recorded sermons and conversations with friends, he developed a Reformed/Calvinistic theological leaning. Currently, he would identify as a Reformed Baptist. However, this is combined with the understanding that other traditions could have beneficial insights that he has not yet encountered.