James J Stewart

J-J Stewart was born in Long Beach, California. It was a three-generation household including his parents, his mother's father, and his brother. When J-J was four, he started performing his older brother's piano lessons, so lessons were started for him as well. After graduating with honors from high school, he went on to Long Beach City College and Cal-State Long Beach. Eventually he earned a degree in piano and voice. J-J then decided to go into full-time Christian service, moving to Fort Worth and Texas Christian University. After getting his professional degree and becoming ordained, J-J accepted a position in California.

Less than two years later J-J returned to T.C.U. to earn his doctorate. Along the way he also picked up a certificate in clinical pastoral counseling. In the 1980's J-J became intensely interested in evangelism. About that time he began to grow spiritually as he intensely studied the Bible. J-J also trained as a consultant in evangelism and church growth. Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida in August of 1992, and in the spring of 1993 J-J went there to do hurricane relief work, which took him nearly three years. J-J developed a system of Bible study and disciplined himself to adhere to it, rising an hour earlier each morning to do so. In December of 1999 J-J moved to Eugene, Oregon in order to be closer to his brother. At that time J-J began work on his first novel. After retiring from pastoral ministry in 2009, he began to spend more time writing. Prayer is his lifestyle.