Birth Year (-Died Year)

1961

Birth City

Milwaukee

Birth State

WI

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Author and content creator

Biography

Jackie M. Johnson is an accomplished author and content creator who inspires, encourages, and equips readers worldwide with faith-based resources for personal and spiritual growth.

Education/Training

Bachelor of Arts Degree in English/Communications, Trinity International University (Deerfield, Illinois)

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Organizations

* Member of AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association)
* Member of CAN (Christian Authors Network)

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

How to Get Your Nonfiction Book Published: The Basics - Getting Over a Dating Relationship Breakup - Restoring Confidence and Self Esteem after a Breakup or Divorce - Finding Hope When You Need It Most - Surviving Hard Times: Help, Hope, and Encouragement - Dealing with Changes and Transitions in Life - Single at Christmas? Getting Through the Holidays with Joy

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1937

Birth City

Washington

Birth State

IA

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Occupation(s)

Counselor

Biography

My wife and I have been counselors for many years. We lived in Texas for 17 years and returned to Colorado in 1997. I was instrumental in the formation of Rapha, an organization that placed mental health treatment programs in hospitals around the country. I also operated psychiatric/counseling clinics in Houston and San Antonio.

Education/Training

I grew up in the Denver area, graduating from East High School in 1955. I attended the University of Denver, Pasadena Playhouse, and the University of Iowa with studies in Speech and Dramatic Arts. In later life, I returned to school and received a Bachelor's Degree in Biblical Studies and a Master's Degree in Counseling, both from a seminary in Atlanta.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Biblical view of identity and self-worth

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1960

Birth City

Pasadena

Birth State

CA

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Occupation(s)

Author and Academic Advisor

Biography

M. R. Hyde celebrates and explores the known and spiritual world through writing on themes of mercy, justice, humility, and joy. Her religious writing has been praised for its accessibility and her fiction for its absorbing, unusual, original, and humorous nature. M. R. Hyde has written for religious purposes for over three decades and writes fiction for the sheer joy of words. M. R. Hyde has lived in Colorado since 2006 and Colorado Springs since 2008. She is an active member of the Pikes Peak State College writer’s group Nearby Universe. She was an active participant and featured reader of the Colorado Springs Writers Reading Series. 

M. R. Hyde is also an active artist, having shown at several branches of PPLD in 2008, Cottonwood Center for the Arts in 2022, and with a show at Library 21C in July 2023. View the online gallery and where fine art reproductions are available.

Online, M. R. Hyde maintains an online web gallery here, a fiction and art blog here, and a Bible study blog here.

Her books are available for purchase online at Amazon, Smashwords, Lulu, and other fine retailers.

Education/Training

Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts, Point Loma Nazarene University
Master of Arts in Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Speaker Availability

Yes

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Occupation(s)

Homemaker

Biography

Mary Irwin is an expert on the topic of Noah’s Ark and has conducted more than 25 years of research on the subject. She traveled the world with her late husband, astronaut James Irwin, who served on the historic Apollo 15 flight. The pair climbed Mount Ararat numerous times looking for the ark and searched for biblical antiquities throughout the Middle East. In 1972, they founded the nonprofit Christian organization High Flight Foundation. Irwin has published four books on her life experiences.

Education/Training

Two years of college education

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

No

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1944

Birth City

Detroit

Birth State

MI

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Hospice Chaplain - Workplace Chaplain at Centura Health - visiting Associate Professor at Colorado College - Director of Soul Link, Inc.

Biography

Native of Detroit, MI - former Roman Catholic priest - resident of Colorado Springs for 21 years

Education/Training

STM (spirituality) Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley - MA (counseling) University of Michigan - MDiv (theology) University of Notre Dame - BA (philosophy) University of Notre Dame

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Interviews

Organizations

National Certified Counselor

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

CPR for the Soul - Living in the "I" of the Hurricane - A Community of Mystics: A New/Old Way of Being Church - Spirituality in the Workplace - Thomas Merton: Guide for a Seekers Soul

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Biography

I was a DOD civilian field historian for 36 years with assignments stateside and overseas. In 2007 I moved to Colorado Springs to work at Headquarters USNORTHCOM and NORAD.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

Post-Masters studies in Theology, Scripture Studies, Canon Law - Master of Arts Degree in History, Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans, LA - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy, Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans, LA

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Primarily topics from my book, "Bible Appreciation for Catholics." Secondarily, topics from serving 36 years as a USAF Field Historian.

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

I am available to speak on the following topics: 1) The writing experience and working with a publisher, and 2) Seeing Scripture in nature

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Biography

I have always loved Colorado and moved here in 2007. My books reflect my love of the natural beauty and wonderful people who reside here.

Education/Training

Master of Arts, Elementary Education - training in writers' groups and conferences, such as national and regional writer's conferences

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Springs Writers

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

I am available to speak on domestic violence, overcoming fear, life skills, spirituality, parenting, and many other subjects.

Pseudonym

"Schnitz"

Biography

In 2001 I retired to Colorado Springs, drawn by the beautiful mountains and the presence of other retired missionaries in the area.

Education/Training

S.T.M. (Master of Sacred Theology) from Concordia University, St. Louis, MO, 1975

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Holy Cross Lutheran Church - Lutheran Missiological Society

Speaker Availability

No