Author Stephen W. Hiemstra (MDiv, PhD) is a slave of Christ, husband, father, tentmaker, writer, speaker . . . He lives in Centreville, VA with Maryam, his wife of more than thirty years. Together, 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 working in more than 5 federal agencies, he published numerous government studies, magazine articles, and book reviews. A Christian Guide to Spirituality (July 2014) was, however, his first published book. A Spanish edition, Unia Guía Cristiana a la Espiritualidad, was published in September 2015. Life in Tension (August 2016) is his latest published work. Read more about Stephen's publications at T2Pneuma.com or purchase them on Amazon.com. Stephen is a second career tentmaker who divides his time between Hispanic ministry, blogging with an online pastor theme, and occasional consulting in financial engineering. This online ministry includes Bible studies, book reviews, guest posts, and spiritual reflections. 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 studied in Puerto Rico and Germany, and speaks Spanish and German. Correspond with Stephen at T2Pneuma@gmail.com or follow him on T2Pneuma.net and @T2Pneuma. His author website is: StephenWHiemstra.net.
