About the Author

Lindsay Hardin Freeman is a Minnesota-based Episcopal priest, author, and mother. She has won over thirty awards for journalistic excellence and is the author and/or editor of eight books, including Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter, published by Forward Movement, and The Scarlet Cord: Conversations with God's Chosen Women. She also has written two children's books, The Spy on Noah's Ark and Other Bible Stories from the Inside Out and Meet the Saints: Family Storybook, published by Forward Movement. She is married to Leonard Freeman, a poet, priest, and teacher, and has two sons and four stepchildren.

Roger Speer is a lifelong servant of The Episcopal Church. He has served with mission, congregational, diocesan, national, and international formation initiatives during an exciting tenure as a youth minister. At heart, Roger is an artist and craftsman. He holds degrees in art education and graphic design, as well as various training certifications that he uses to produce new ways to express the gospel with as much innovation as possible. He is husband to Fran and father to Fynn.

Melody Wilson Shobe is an Episcopal priest who has served churches in Rhode Island and Texas. A graduate of Tufts University and Virginia Theological Seminary, Melody is currently working on curriculum development for Forward Movement. She served as the editor for The Path: A Journey through the Bible and is a coauthor of Transforming Questions, both published by Forward Movement. Melody, her husband, and their two daughters live in Dallas, Texas, where she spends her spare time reading stories, building forts, conquering playgrounds, baking cookies, and exploring nature.