Pastor · Engineer · Author
For more than forty-six years I have preached the Word from the pulpit. Since 1984 I have built and taught technology in the working world. My books and my software grow from one conviction: truth is meant to be lived out, Monday through Saturday, where real people carry real burdens.
Two callings, one aim
Some teaching never leaves the study. Mine refuses to. I write the way an engineer thinks and a pastor preaches: explanation, illustration, and application — with application above all. The goal is not a head full of abstractions but a life that glorifies God in the ordinary hours, where faith is tested and proven.
Every book in the series, and every tool I build, is shaped to be clear, concrete, and useful in the real world.
The Books
A series that takes the great books of the New Testament out of Sunday and into Monday — verse by verse, in plain language, for people who live their faith in the real world.
Also made for groups. Each book in the series doubles as a ready-made guide for a small group, a Sunday-school class, or a home Bible study — discussion-friendly and verse by verse, whether you join a group or start one.
James is the Proverbs of the New Testament — and he refuses to let faith sit still. This verse-by-verse walk through James is for the believer who is tired of faith that only lives in the head, and for anyone facing a hard season who needs a faith that stands up under pressure.
Now available in hardcover, large-print, paperback, and Kindle. Ideal for personal reading or group study.
When suffering comes, what holds? Peter writes to a church under pressure, showing a faith refined and proven in the fire.
View on AmazonStanding firm in the truth in an age of confusion and counterfeit teaching. Releasing soon — the next book in the series.
Coming next weekA 28-day devotional on the theology of suffering — for those who live with chronic pain or illness and struggle to reconcile what they feel with what they believe.
View on AmazonSoftware & Ventures
Practical software and services for real problems, from the workbench of a thirty-year technology professional.
A clear, guided path out of debt with four proven payoff methods — because one size does not fit all. The spreadsheet edition is available now on Etsy; a Windows app is on the way.
Etsy link comingProfessional, search-optimized websites and digital solutions for small businesses and ministries. Read about the services I offer.
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About Robert
I have pastored and planted churches for more than forty-six years and now shepherd a congregation in Irving, Texas. I am also bi-vocational — I have built a career in enterprise technology since 1984, including twenty years at IBM. That second world keeps me honest. I do not write from an ivory tower; I write from the same Monday-through-Saturday grind my readers know.
Judy and I have walked together since 1980. God gave us eight children, all homeschooled, and twenty-three grandchildren so far.
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