We close on our new house June 12th! I am Beck far from home, I always have been and in a sense will be until I die. When I was little...

Have you ever read the Bible to a kid? I didn't realize how scandalous the Bible was until I tried to read it to my son! It's ful...

Heroes are awesome! My nine year old, Max, is interested in the laser-eyed, high flying kind. But I'm amazed by a different sort of ...

If you're like me the pressure of life presses in more often than you would like to admit. The frantic pace of trying to make ends meet...

For years I have been mystified by passages like James 5:17-18; "Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that...

On this Mother's Day as I sat in church with my two precious children, surrounded by my amazing church family, a whisper of sorrow woun...

My Mom was diagnosed with cancer in November of last year. Thursday evening she spoke about her journey with cancer at a Relay for Life di...

Lately I've been out-running a monster. It's teeth are sharp and sink into the flesh of my soul. Every time I think about the wha...

Spring unfolds her verdant banner early in southern Alabama, inviting us to linger outside. As my little daughter and I enjoyed the backy...

Kermit Gosnell is you, and he's me; without the grace of Jesus active in our lives that is. I came to terms a long time ago that I was ...

I was awakened in the early morning gray by the sound of one little bird singing. His sweet trilling call rang out strong and silver. I had...

The day I picked a young gay man up on the side of the road changed my life. After a half hour ride and an honest conversation I learned ...

"Icy cold had gripped downtown Billings Montana in it’s talons. There was nothing surprising in that, at this time of year a blanket o...

I'm dreading packing. You heard me, packing. For close family and friends the word packing has the drama of cereal when associated w...

I'm writing less and more sporadically these days, and it seems more raw. I thought when I came back from Serbia last October I would ...

How do we display the gospel with our lives, matching words and actions, Jesus like? I love the way the Gospels paint pictures with mustar...

Over the last several months I've wrestled with the concepts of suffering and healing, pain and deliverance in ways I never have befo...

Gordana and Beck Last week I shared a little bit about meeting Gordana when I traveled to Serbia last year. Her work reaching out to t...

I packed the blue bound book inside my suite case and set off in search of God's glory in a land time zones away.  God knew what I...

"We don't want religion or rules, we want you Jesus" a friend of mine recently prayed.  My mouth formed a hearty, "...