Stephen W. Hiemstra
Author Stephen W. Hiemstra lives in Centreville, Virginia with Maryam, his wife of more than thirty-five years. Maryam hails from Iran and teaches high school mathematics and chemistry. Together, they have three grown children.
Stephen worked as an economist for twenty-seven years in more than five federal agencies, where he published numerous government studies, magazine articles, and book reviews. Check WorldCat.org for a complete listing of volumes available in a library near you.
Stephen has published a six-book, Christian spirituality series. He wrote his first book, A Christian Guide to Spirituality in 2014. In 2016, he wrote a second book, Life in Tension. In 2017, he published a memoir, Called Along the Way. In 2019, he published Simple Faith. In 2020, he published Living in Christ. His sixth book—Image and Illumination—was published in 2023.
The Image of God series is now complete: Image of God in the Parables (2023), Image of the Holy Spirit and the Church (2023), and Image of God in the Person of Jesus (2024).
Stephen now has four books in Spanish: Una Guía Cristiana a la Espiritualidad (2015), Vida en Tensión (2021), Imagen de Dios en las Parábolas (2025), and Imagen del Espíritu Santo y la Iglesia (2025). He also published his first book in German: Ein Christlicher Leitfaden zur Spiritualität (2022).
In 2021, he published his debut novella, Masquerade, and rewrote it as a screenplay under the title: Brandishing the Blue. In 2023, he published a sequel, The Detour, and adapted it as a screenplay. In 2024, he published Christmas in Havana, which is now also a screenplay. His most recent novella and screenplay is: Jeez and the Gentile (2025).
Stephen published his first hardcover book, Everyday Prayers for Everyday People (2018). He also published an ebook compilation book, Spiritual Trilogy, that year.
Stephen has a Masters of Divinity (MDiv, 2013) from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. His doctorate (PhD, 1985) is in agricultural economics from Michigan State University. He studied in Puerto Rico and in Germany, and speaks Spanish and German.
Correspond with Stephen at T2Pneuma@gmail.com or follow his blog at https://www.T2Pneuma.net.