Welcome to
John Rabins' Author Website
John Rabins hails from Monterey Park, California, located 14 miles east of central Los Angeles. After serving 25 years in the U.S. Air Force, followed by a 22-year optometry career, he now spends much of his time writing. His writing career actually began within days of his loss of home and rental property in the June 11, 2013 Black Forest fire. Unbelievably, that same day his father in California died.
These tragedies made John receptive to God’s sharing some rich life lessons that he published in 2020 as the award-winning Defined by Fire: Seven Life-Changing Lessons from Devastating Tragedy.
FIND OUT WHAT I DISCOVERED . . . about navigating through tragedy to victory. This insightful article will be delivered to your email inbox, and you'll be subscribed to my newsletter.
In mid-2018 John embarked on a 90-day, 4,320-mile bike ride across the country, from Astoria, Oregon to Yorktown, Virginia. This served as a healing journey for him, during which he penned 16 powerful devotions, contained in the eBook Spiritual Musings from the Saddle of a Bicycle. His dog Obee “helped” him prepare for this arduous trip (see photo below)!
He is currently working on a series of articles regarding cutting edge issues that divide us as a country, flagship topics such as skin color, gender identity, and sanctity of life. These will be compiled into a book entitled Spiritual Musings from the Headlines of a Newspaper: A Toolkit for Christians Navigating a Culture of Lies. The hope is that it will be useful for Christians needing better tools for engaging with those caught up in the lies so prevalent in today’s world.
The Write Angle: Impressions on Paper is the author’s monthly newsletter, which you’ll receive automatically once you’ve signed up to receive his gift, Five Spiritual Directions for Moving from Tragedy to Victory. In the newsletter, you’ll discover more about what he’s writing and what he’s been up to. You’ll find out where he’ll be speaking and what writing conferences he’s planning to attend. You may periodically be invited to provide input into a piece he is working on.
