Author: Jonathan Niemeyer
Located in: Cincinnati, Ohio
Submitted: May 29, 2002
Tell us a little about yourself. Jonathan Niemeyer is an attorney for a midwestern
corporation and lives in Cincinnati with his wife
and two children. Mr. Niemeyer has been published
in legal and sports related publications, and
this is his first Christian book.
What was your motivation behind this project? Due to the "Jabez phenomenon", many may now think
that the secret to eternal life is praying to God
to be personally blessed, and praying to God to
enlarge their territories. However, as followers
of Christ know, although the Prayer of Jabez may
be a useful prayer tool, the true key to
salvation and to closeness with God is not the
prayer of a little known Old Testament figure. If
Jabez's prayer holds the signficance placed on it
by Bruce Wilkinson, why did Jesus not mention
Jabez even once during his 30 plus years on this
earth?
Instead of focusing on a simple prayer,
Harvesting Spiritual Fruit is based solidly on
Galatians 5:22-23, the fruit of the spirit --
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control -- and
on dozens of other references to scripture which
relate to and bolster this significant passage of
Paul's letter to the Galatians.
In September 2001, my daughter, in kindergarten
at a Christian elementary school, was charged
with memorizing Galatians 5:22-23 as her
scripture verse of the entire year. As my wife
and I helped our daughter to memorize this
crucial passage, an idea was born, which has now
made its way into print.
Hopefully, Harvesting Spiritual Fruit will be as
convicting for you as a reader as it was for me
in writing it. Good luck and God Bless!
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? Max Lucado, Lee Strobel, Stormie Omartian and
Patrick Morley.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: "Mr. Niemeyer focuses on the everyday
practicality of [Galatians 5:22-23] in a personal
style that feels as though he is speaking
directly to you." Cincinnati Enquirer - May 7,
2002
