It's Not A Bad Thing To Hope

Ted Kluck has written for ESPN the Magazine, USA Today, Sports Spectrum Magazine, and ESPN.com Page 2. Ted has authored or co-authored several books including Facing Tyson: 15 Fighters, 15 Stories, Paper Tiger: One Athlete's Journey to the Underbelly of Pro Football, Why We're Not Emergent (by Two Guys Who Should Be), and Why We Love the Church. In 2010 Ted founded Gut Check Press, a small publishing house, where he holds the title Co-Founder and Secretary of the Interior. Ted also co-hosts The Happy Rant Podcast, The Gut Check Podcast, and Kluck. He has played professional indoor football, coached high school football, trained as a professional wrestler, served as a missionary and teaches journalism at Union University. Ted lives in Jackson, TN, with his wife and two sons. He's a frequent speaker at conferences and events.

Josh Lofthus (pronounced Loftis) is a podcast producer and has been working in the ministry (pastoral, Biblical counseling) for over 10 years. He would be considered by most to be a cigar snob and what some might call a flannel aficionado. You can find him at his blog joshlofthus.com and on podcasts such as Kluck and The Reformatory. Josh loves the local church and strives to be what he calls a "kinder 1689'er.”