Bruce Epperly has served as a congregational pastor and university chaplain, university and seminary professor and administrator, and is a prolific author and lectionary commentator. With over forty years joining pulpit and classroom, Bruce recently retired from congregational ministry after serving eight years as Senior Pastor of South Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Centerville, MA . He has relocated from Cape Cod to the Washington DC suburbs to be closer to his family. He continues to teach as Adjunct Faculty
at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC.

Ordained in the United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), he is the author of more than 80 books in theology, spirituality, healing and wholeness, scripture, and clergy wellbeing, including Jesus: Mystic, Healer, and Prophet; The Elephant is Running: Process and Open and Relational Theology and Religious Pluralism; and Simplicity, Spirituality, and Service: The Timeless Wisdom of Francis, Clare, and Bonaventure; The Jubilee Years: Embracing Clergy Retirement; A Center in a Cyclone: Twentieth Century Clergy Selfcare; Francis of Assisi: From Privilege to Activism; Mystics in Action: 12 Saints for Today; Prophetic Healing: Howard Thurman’s Vision of Contemplative Activism; 101 Soul Seeds for Grandparents Working for a Better World; Process Theology: Embracing Adventure with God; 101 Soul Seeds for a Joyful
Retirement. His publications are available on Amazon and from his publishers as well as your local bookstore.

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Karl Forehand is a former pastor, podcaster, and award-winning author. His books include Out into the Desert, Leaning Forward, Apparent Faith: What Fatherhood Taught Me About the Father’s Heart, The Tea Shop, and Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity. He is the creator of The Desert Sanctuary podcast and community. He has been married to his wife Laura for 35 years and has one dog named Winston. His three children are grown and are beginning to multiply! You can read more about the author here.