Richard Van Winkle is the Senior Pastor of the Shepherd’s House, in Lewisville, TX. He is a graduate of Melodyland School of Theology and has been in full-time ministry since 1973. He ministers locally, nationally and internationally, and is also a frequent guest-speaker and teacher at Charis Bible College. Rich was called to preach the […]

George Barna has filled executive roles in politics, marketing, advertising, media development, research and ministry. He founded the Barna Research Group in 1984 (now The Barna Group) and helped it become a leading marketing research firm focused on the intersection of faith and culture before selling it in 2009. Through the Barna Group, George has […]

Major General (Retired) Robert F. “Bob” Dees served for 31 years in the U.S. Army in a wide variety of command and staff positions culminating in his last three assignments as Assistant Division Commander for Operations, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); Commander, Second Infantry Division, United States Forces Korea; and as Deputy Commanding General, V […]

A lifelong writer and award-winning author, Bill Yoh has published two books, as well as business and literary articles and original poetry. Our Way, his first book, received a Gold Award from the Nonfiction Writers Association. His second book, Unvarnished Faith, about a mission trip to Nicaragua and the life lessons it yielded, is now […]

Ben Peterson is a veteran, husband, father and founder of Engage Your Destiny: a ministry to military veterans and their families.Ben served in combat in Iraq during the Surge in 2008-2009 as a Chaplain’s Assistant, the bodyguard and ministry assistant to the Chaplain.Upon returning home, Ben launched a successful sales career in Marketing Sales landing […]

David Barton is founder of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that presents America’s forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our moral, religious, and constitutional heritage. Something interesting happened in 1816 when a young man named Hezekiah Niles decided to write a book on the American Revolution. Niles, who had not lived through the […]

Mark Cowart is pastor of Church for All Nations, a multi-campus church based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He has a deep and fervent love for the United States and serves as director of the Charis Bible College Practical Government School. Learn more about Pastor Mark at www.churchforallnations.com. When I studied American history as an adult, […]

At workplaces, schools, and military installations, many Americans are facing unconstitutional healthcare mandates that would force them to violate their conscience and their personal judgment about their health.  Recent federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the Pfizer COVID vaccine has already led to mandates for military service people, while government leaders and liberal […]