is a stay-at-home mother and home educator. Tracy lives in Magnolia, Texas, along with Jason, her husband of twenty years, and their seven beautiful children. She recently gave birth to her tenth child, Roman Brooklyn, on November 1... read more
Patricia Raybon In addition to Tyndale's I Told the Mountain to Move, Patricia Raybon is the author of the critically acclaimed My First White Friend, which won a Christopher Award and a Books for a Better Life Award. An associate professor of journali... read more
Dwight "Ike" Reighard
Dr. Dwight "Ike" Reighard is the Senior Pastor of Piedmont Church in Marietta, Georgia whose personal mission statement is: "To help people exchange ordinary living for an extraordinary life." He is the author of Treasures From the Dark <... read more
Paul C. Reisser
is a family physician in private practice with three decades of experience in primary care medicine. A member of Focus on the Family's Physicians Resource Council, he served as lead author of the Complete Guide to Family Health, Nutrition, and... read more
Teri K. Reisser
Teri Reisseris a marriage and family therapist who has counseled hundreds of couples and led workshops on marriage for Focus on the Family and others. With her husband, Paul, she coauthored A Solitary Sorrow, a book about post-abo... read more
Jessica Shaver Renshaw
has degrees in theology, English literature, and (almost) pastoral counseling. Widowed, Jessica and second husband Jerry Renshaw are "five years into their honeymoon." They share three grown children and four grandchildren, and live in Long Beach,... read more
Lois Richer
Author Lois Richer made her debut in 1997 with the launch of the women's inspirational fiction imprint Steeple Hill. Today, with over a dozen titles and three quarters of a million books in print worldwide, Richer continues to build a huge fan bas... read more
Scott Rigsby
is a doubleleg amputee, an athlete, and a professional speaker whose message is "Do the unthinkable." His mission is to encourage people to do more than they thought possible in pursuit of big goals. He has completed more than 20 triath... read more
Francine Rivers
Francine Rivers began her literary career at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in English and journalism. From 1976 to 1985, she had a successful writing career in the general market, and her books ... read more
Bev Rodgers
Drs. Tom and Beverly Rodgershave Ph.D.s in clinical Christian counseling and have operated Rodgers Christian Counseling in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the past 28 years. Fifteen years ago they established the Institute for Soul Healing ... read more
Tom Rodgers
Drs. Tom and Beverly Rodgershave Ph.D.s in clinical Christian counseling and have operated Rodgers Christian Counseling in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the past 28 years. Fifteen years ago they established the Institute for Soul Healing ... read more
Robert T. Rogers
Robert Rogers has a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a master of business administration degree from Keller School of Management. An accomplished songwriter and pianist, Robert studied music education at Ander... read more
Jerry Root
wrote both his MA thesis and Ph.D. dissertation on Lewis. He has taught college and graduate courses on Lewis every year since 1980 as well as lecturing on Lewis throughout America and many other countries. He is a... read more
Barbara Rosberg
Dr. Gary and Barb Rosberg are championing marriage for the cause of Christ by coaching husbands and wives to achieve a great marriage for a lifetime . . . and for the sake of the next generation. They are cofounders of the national ministry Americ... read more
Gary Rosberg
Dr. Gary and Barb Rosberg are championing marriage for the cause of Christ by coaching husbands and wives to achieve a great marriage for a lifetime . . . and for the sake of the next generation. They are cofounders of the national ministry Americ... read more
Penny Pierce Rose Penny Pierce Rose was raised a Southern Baptist by loving parents from Texas and heard God call her while attending church camp at the early age of nine. But high school peer pressure to party and college liberalism took her off the straight-and-narr... read more
Joel C. Rosenberg Joel C. Rosenberg is the New York Times best-selling author of The Last Jihad, The Last Days, The Ezekiel Option, The Copper Scroll,Dead Heat, and Epicenter, with more than one million copies in print. A communications ... read more
Michael Ross Michael Ross is the Editor of Breakaway, Focus on the Family's magazine for teen guys. Communicating with teens and families is his passion. He is a speaker, a columnist for Living With Teenagers magazine, and the author of more than 14... read more
Tony Rufo
is a communications and ministry executive, marketing consultant, and writer. A student of American pop music since his childhood, he has written many articles on music and media. He received his BA in advertising and psychology from Roosevelt Uni... read more
Douglas J. Rumford is senior pastor of the innovative Colonial Presbyterian Churc in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the author of several books and has written numerous articles for such publications as New Man magazine, Moody magazine, Christ... read more
E. Michael Rusten Mike and Sharon Rusten are not only marriage and business partners; they also share a love for history. Mike studied at Princeton (B.A.), the University of Minnesota (M.A.), Westminster Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Trinity Evangelical Divinity... read more
Sharon O. Rusten Mike and Sharon Rusten are not only marriage and business partners; they also share a love for history. Mike studied at Princeton (B.A.), the University of Minnesota (M.A.), Westminster Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Trinity Evangelical Divinity... read more
Leland Ryken is professor of literature at Wheaton College. He has written several literary books and worked on the English Standard Version of the Bible.... read more
Philip Ryken is senior minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, previously pastored by the late James Montgomery Boice.... read more