R. L. (Robert Lee) Berry

Born in 1874 and dying in 1952, Robert Lee Berry wrote under the name R. L. Berry. Surviving editions and library records connect him with devotional and religious writing, including Adventures in the Land of Canaan, Around Old Bethany, Steps Heavenward, and A Celestial Pilgrimage.

Berry's books were published through the Gospel Trumpet Company and are closely associated with the Church of God movement centered in Anderson, Indiana. His writing is remembered for its clear, accessible style, using story, allegory, and everyday language to explain Christian experience and spiritual growth.

That directness is part of why his work still finds readers today through archives and ebook collections. Even when he was writing about faith, doctrine, or the inner life, he did it in a way that aimed to be practical, encouraging, and easy to understand.