Kurt is a Christian and a member of a vibrant Christian church on the Big Island of Hawaii. He also loves to write. So, in addition to all the usual temptations writers face, Kurt has to fight off the lure of beautiful beaches, pounding surf, great weather, and lush golf courses. Can you imagine?

By way of background, Kurt retired a few years back as the chairman and co-founder of an investment management / financial advisory firm in California. He spent 36 years in that industry, the last 27 in the firm he founded. Over that time, he also wrote two investment books and articles in publications ranging from Forbes to the San Francisco Chronicle to Pension World.

But now that’s ancient history. Kurt lives a quiet life with his family on a tropical island, so he should be hanging out at the beach, playing golf, taking it easy, right? Well, he does all that from time to time, but what gets him fired up these days is writing about his Christian faith on this web site, KurtBrouwer.com. He has covered a wide range of topics like these:

Was Jesus Always Nice?
Why Do Bad Things Happen?
Love never fails
Would you like a little joy in your life?
The Last Disciple of Christ

A few years back, Kurt did a study for his church on the Apostle John. If you’ve ever been obsessed by anything, you’ll understand what happened. Kurt couldn’t stop researching, digging, diving into the life of John and other first century Christians. Kurt read books by early church historians who wrote quite a bit more more about the disciples, but they often contradicted each other. Further, they never really delved into the daily lives and motivations, joys and sorrows of the first Christians.

Kurt took all of his research and knowledge, all the insights and details he had acquired and turned it into a series of Christian historical novels based on research and Biblical knowledge.

The first three books in the series are now available on Amazon.com: The Last Disciple: Crisis in Jerusalem, The Last Disciple: Escape to Antioch, and The Last Disciple: Exile in Ephesus.