For the last few weeks, I've been featuring the essayists who wrote for my latest book/album, "Where the River Goes: Meditations on the Return of Jesus Christ in Story and Song." This week, meet poet, priest, and scholar Malcolm Guite.

These last few weeks, I've been featuring the essayists who wrote for my latest book/album, "Where the River Goes: Meditations on the Return of Jesus Christ in Story and Song." This week, meet Ned Bustard and his late wife, Leslie. Together they created Square Halo books, hosted conferences, and produced enormous amounts of visual art, poetry, and beauty.

For the next few weeks, I'm featuring the essayists who wrote for my latest book/album, "Where the River Goes: Meditations on the Return of Jesus Christ in Story and Song." This week, meet author, songwriter, speaker, and essayist Douglas Kaine McKelvey.

For the next few weeks, I'm featuring the essayists who wrote for my latest book/album, "Where the River Goes: Meditations on the Return of Jesus Christ in Story and Song." This week, meet educator, author, mom, and essayist Nicole Howe.

For the next few weeks, I'm featuring the essayists who wrote for my latest book/album, "Where the River Goes: Meditations on the Return of Jesus Christ in Story and Song." This week, meet George MacDonald Scholar, Christian ecologist, retreat host, and essayist Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson.

I'm in the middle of a podcast series featuring the essayists who wrote for my latest book/album, "Where the River Goes: Meditations on the Return of Jesus Christ in Story and Song." This week, meet educator, literary scholar, and essayists Esther Moon.

For the next few weeks, I'm featuring the essayists who wrote for my latest book/album, "Where the River Goes: Meditations on the Return of Jesus Christ in Story and Song." This week, meet writer, father, programmer, and essayist Micah Hawkinson!

For the next few weeks, I'm featuring the essayists who wrote for my latest book/album, "Where the River Goes: Meditations on the Return of Jesus Christ in Story and Song." This week, meet editor, mentor, teacher, and essayist Elisabeth Adams!

For the next few weeks, I'm featuring the essayists who wrote for my latest book/album, "Where the River Goes: Meditations on the Return of Jesus Christ in Story and Song." This week, jazz composer and performer, educator, and essayist for the The Well Trilogy, Ruth Naomi Floyd.

For the next few weeks, I'm featuring the essayists who wrote for my latest book/album, "Where the River Goes: Meditations on the Return of Jesus Christ in Story and Song." This week, meet illustrator, singer/songwriter, mom, and writer Rachel Mosley.