Introducing the Guest Bloggers

As I take a break from blogging next week, I want to introduce four brothers who will be filling in for me.

Dane Ortlund serves as Senior Editor in the Bible Division at Crossway Books. His PhD is in New Testament studies from Wheaton College Graduate School.

Dane is the author of A New Inner Relish: Christian Motivation in the Thought of Jonathan Edwards and the forthcoming Defiant Grace: The Surprising Message and Mission of Jesus.

Dane is married to his college sweetheart, Stacey, and they have two boys.

Dane blogs at Strawberry-Rhubarb Theology.

Jared Wilson is the pastor of Middletown Springs Community Church in Middletown Springs, Vermont.

He is the author of the book Your Jesus Is Too Safe and the curriculum Abide.

His next book, Gospel Wakefulness, will be published by Crossway in October.

Jared and his wife Becky have two girls.

Jared blogs at The Gospel-Driven Church and can be followed on Twitter.

Scotty Smith is the founding pastor of Christ Community Church in Franklin, Tennessee and a council member of The Gospel Coalition.
He also serves as adjunct professor at Covenant Theological Seminary, and teaches at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando.

Scotty has written five books:

Unveiled Hope (with Michael Card)
Speechless (with Steven Curtis Chapman)
Objects of His Affection
The Reign of Grace
Restoring Broken Things (with Steven Curtis Chapman)

On September 1 Baker will publish his next book, Everyday Prayers: 365 Days to a Gospel-Centered Faith.

Scotty and Darlene, his wife of 35 years, have two adult married children.

His gospel-centered prayers are blogged daily at Heavenward, hosted by TGC.

Robert E. Sagers is a PhD student in systematic theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he serves as Special Assistant to the Senior Vice President for Academic Administration (Russell Moore).

Originally from West Linn, Oregon, Robert is an adjunct instructor at Boyce College, and co-teaches a Bible fellowship class at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville.

Robert contributes to the Evangel blog and can be followed on Twitter.