Interview with Author Robert Margetts

Special thanks to Robert Margetts, the author of Back from the Abyss – A Spiritual Solution to Nuclear War, for this interview:

1. Please tell us a bit about yourself and how you came to write this book.

I’m a retired widower with eight children, fourteen grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. I reside in New Jersey. I came to feel uncomfortable with my service (USAF) after a powerful conversion experience to Jesus in the Catholic Church. Eventually, I had to be true to my conscience and refused to continue as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Crew Commander. I was given a trial and dismissed from service for incompetence. That was the spark to write this book because the charge was trumped up and totally unjust.

2.     How did you come up with the title of Back from the Abyss: A Spiritual Solution to Nuclear War?

I was struggling for a title. After a friend read my book, he suggested, Back from the Abyss. A Spiritual Solution to Nuclear War. 

3.    Your book is a powerful testament to your life experience in the armed forces and your choices as God changed your “heart of stone to a heart of flesh.” Can you briefly tell us how God worked in your life to soften your heart of stone?

After my conversion to the Catholic faith, I was open to experiencing more of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit led me to deep healing and deliverance. The only thing that changed my heart was the Holy Spirit. He heard my desire to be set free and heard my prayer, and did His wonders on me.

4.     Why do you think everyone should read your book?

The nuclear war threat is very real. We are at a place where action must be taken to avoid the threat we all face. Prayer is a very real solution.  I know that prayer has given us time. If we use our time for prayer and turn to God, there will be a time of peace. On top of this, atonement needs to be offered for the sixty-five million unborn children who have perished through abortion since 1973.

5.     In the synopsis of your book, you write that we “desperately need to face the nuclear age with the heart of God and not with our own thinking…”  Can you give us concrete examples of how we can face the nuclear age with the heart of God?

Jesus gave us the key to bring His love to others, that is, mercy, forgiveness, and respect. Jesus sat down at the table with the sinner. We should do the same, especially since we are sinners too.

Thank you, Robert, for the wonderful interview!

Buy Robert’s book here.