Description: Spirituality is lived belief. When we pray, worship, or reach out to our neighbors, we live out our beliefs. A Christian Guide to Spirituality provides 50 daily devotions focusing on the Apostle's Creed, Lord's Prayer, and Ten Commandments. Christian spirituality starts with God, not with us. Hear the words; walk the steps; experience the joy!
Brief description: Author Stephen W. Hiemstra (MDiv, PhD) is a slave of Christ, husband, father, tentmaker, writer, speaker . . . He lives with Maryam, his wife of thirty years, in Centreville, VA and they have three grown children. Stephen has been an active writer throughout his career; both as an economist, and as a pastor. As an economist of 27 years in 5 federal agencies, he published numerous government studies, magazine articles, and book reviews. A Christian Guide to Spirituality is, however, his first published book. Stephen is currently a second career tentmaker dividing his time equally between Hispanic ministry and blogging with an online pastor theme-this online ministry normally takes the form of offering bible studies, writing commentaries on helpful books, and reflecting on spiritual topics. As a hospital chaplain intern, he worked in the emergency department, a psychiatric unit, and an Alzheimer's unit. He is an elder in Centreville Presbyterian Church. He has a masters of divinity (MDiv, 2013) from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. His doctorate (PhD, 1985) is in agricultural economics from Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. Although a U.S. citizen, Stephen lived and studied both in Puerto Rico and Germany, and is conversational in both Spanish and German. Please correspond with Stephen at: T2Pneuma@gmail.com or follow him on social media. Stephen blogs (T2Pneuma.net) and Tweets (@T2Pneuma) actively. His author site is: StephenWHiemstra.net ISNI: 0000-0000-2902-8171
Review Quotes:
You have my blessing. It's a book that needed to be written. It will do a lot of good.
- Peter John Kreeft, Boston College
Stephen provides a helpful, accessible guide using the classic catechetical structure of the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments.
- David A. Currie, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
This is a book for those who want to understand how best to have a living faith and an ever deepening devotional and experiential knowledge of God.
- Stephen Macchia, Pierce Center for Disciple-Building