Breaking Free

Luke Gilkerson is the general editor and primary author of Breaking Free. He serves as the Internet Community Manager at Covenant Eyes. Luke has a BA in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Bowling Green State University. He spent six years as a Campus Minister at the University of Toledo. He also understands firsthand the struggles and temptations someone faces when surfing the Internet. Luke’s favorite activities include blogging, reading theology books, starting random philosophical discussions, dating his wife, Trisha, and playing with his two sons, Bradley and Cameron.

Ron DeHaas is the president and co-founder of Covenant Eyes. He has been a mailman, a postal supervisor, an EPA-certified trainer of asbestos abatement, a quantum theorist, and a Putt-Putt Pro, but really Ron is a geologist with a flare for starting businesses. Ron has a BS and an MS in Geology from The Ohio State University and attended the University of Michigan as a PhD candidate. Ron pioneered the concept of “accountability software,” and founded Covenant Eyes in the spring of 2000, and today over 50,000 subscribers enjoy the Internet accountability Covenant Eyes provides. Ron also founded Nehemiah Ministries, a 160-acre retreat and counseling center in south-central Michigan for pastors and missionaries.

Shelley Lubben is the founder and president of the Pink Cross Foundation where she serves as a missionary to the sex industry. As a former porn actress, Shelley fights against the adult industry by acting as an advocate for sex workers and porn performers, and educating people about the abusive and illegal operations in the industry. She also inspires others to stop viewing pornography. She is the proud wife of Garrett and a mother of three daughters.

Rick Thomas is the Founder and President of The Counseling Solutions Group, Inc. in upstate South Carolina. Rick has a BA in Theology, a BS in Education, and an MA in Counseling from The Master’s Seminary. In 2006 he became a Fellow with the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors, for whom he now supervises potential counselor candidates. Along with his counselor training he is a Professional Counselor and Personal Coach. Rick primarily blogs at Counseling Solutions.

Mark Gaither is the founder of Redemptive Heart Ministries. Mark has a Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. He has served as the director of creative ministries and writer for Insight for Living, the radio ministry of Chuck Swindoll. Mark is the author of Redemptive Divorce, a book that offers biblical guidance to the suffering partner, healing to the offending spouse, and the best catalyst for restoration in a broken marriage. He and his wife, Charissa, lead the single adults ministry at Stonebriar Community Church. Mark blogs at MarkWGaither.com.

Bobby (Robert) Scott is the Pastor-Teacher of the Los Angeles Community Bible Church and general editor of Secret Sex Wars: A Battle Cry for Purity. He received his BS from UCLA, and his M.Div. and Th.M. from The Master’s Seminary. He is also an instructor at the Los Angeles Bible Training School, and a visiting lecturer at The Master’s Seminary in Biola University’s BOLD Program. Bobby cherishes his wife Naomi and six children. He blogs at Truth In The City, where he addresses the burning questions of urban culture with biblical truth.