John Cunyus Bio

John Cunyus is a free-lance writer. He
spent twenty years as an local church
minister, serving  congregations in Pilot
Point, Weatherford, Houston , Lake
Jackson, and Dallas, all in Texas.  A
cradle member of Central Christian
Church of Dallas, Texas, he is
dually-affiliated now also as a member
of Greater Mount Pleasant Baptist
Church, Dallas, Texas.   John is in a
relationship of accountability to the
Baptist Ministers Conference of the
Central Dallas Metroplex.  

He is the author of fifteen books (so
far).  Cunyus publishes the website
www.JohnCunyus.com.

Cunyus is a sixth-generation Texan
and  a graduate of Rice, Texas
Christian, and Pacific Western
Universities.  

In September, 2006, he published
Flames in the Jungle, first in a series
of Action/Adventure novels set in
Colombia, South America.

In November, 2006, he published
Flames of Faith: A Thumbnail Guide
to World Religions, which he
originally wrote as a study guide after
the September 11th terrorist attacks.  

A followup to Flames of Faith,
The Buddhist Method: A Path
Beyond Suffering,
is available now through bookstores.

In 2007, Cunyus followed up
Flames in the Jungle with a sequel,
Toromillo the Hunted.

A third novel in the series, Angel of
Death, remains unpublished, as does
an outline of book four.  

In 2008, John began working on "a
fresh translation" of the Latin Old
Testament into everyday modern
English.  This project, through
Searchlight Press, is ongoing.

Book One in the series is The Way of
Wisdom: Job, Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon.  

Book Two is The Audacity of Prayer:
A Fresh Translation of the Book of
Psalms, published in April 2009.

The third volume is The Jagged Edge
of Forever: Deuteronomy, Daniel
and the Minor Prophets.  

Volume four is Beginnings: A Fresh
Translation of Genesis, published at
Christmas 2009.

Volume Five, The Latin Torah: Fresh
Translations of Genesis, Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy,
was published in January 2010.

John is married to the former Rocio
Lizarazo of Colombia, South America, is
the father of four children.
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John Cunyus is freelance writer working in North
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Daddy, taken by Catie,
February 1, 2008
Catie and David, by Daddy
January, 2008
Grace and David, by Daddy
October, 2007
Martha and Grace greeted by Catie
September, 2007
My four,
David, Grace, Catie, and Martha,
by Daddy,
Bossier City, Louisiana,
Thanksgiving 2007
My beautiful wife, Rocio.
Early 2005.