Bob hails from the beautiful desert of Arizona. Formerly a professor of theology, he now serves as Director of Leadership Development with African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries, assisting pastors and leaders in sub-Saharan Africa. Bob enjoys teaching and writing about the intersection of faith and culture. He and his wife, Julie, live in Dallas. Four active children keep them busy with high school and college schedules.

Joni has her roots in the wilds of west Texas and now lives in Dallas. She enjoyed a successful career in strategic planning before co-founding the LifeSpace project. Joni likes standing in the turbulence where humans meet the divine. Her adventure travels are the source of many photographs used in this website. Joni and her husband, Tim, hold on for the ride as they raise two teenage daughters.