About

Our Founder & Curator of Surprises

Tom Becker

• Husband to Rebecca (m. 1985) and father of five

• Author of Good Posture: Engaging Current Culture With Ancient Faith (Baltimore: Square Halo Books), 2017

• Education

  • Master of Divinity, Covenant Theological seminary, concentration in Christianity & Culture, The Francis A. Schaeffer Institute

  • BS Bloomsburg University of PA, Speech & Communications

• Columnist

  • Side Ways: Quarterly slice-of-life chronicles on just about anything in LancasterOnline’s Sunday Living Section (print too!)

  • Town Character: Monthly explorations of towns, characters, and curiosities on Substack

  • permeability: Short takes on the intersection of Christian faith and culture also on Substack

• Former college Pastor at Bucknell, Susquehanna, Bloomsburg, and Millersville Universities (InterVarsity, R.U.F.)

• Community Advisor with The Open Discourse Coalition at Bucknell University

• Former Teaching Elder and current lay minister at Wheatland Presbyterian Church (PCA)

• Founding member of Lancaster chapter of Strong Towns, Inc.

• Airbnb Super Host and casual inn keeper

• Urbanist, bicyclist, dog therapy partner, pizza maker, road-tripper, town discoverer, hack D.J., roller skater, collector of artists