About Me — Eric Beaty

Hello, I’m new here. Here’s a little about me.

Photo by Eric Beaty

My name is Eric Beaty, and I’m what I call a multifaceted creative.

I use that term because I’ve never been able to pinpoint all of my interests in any other available words. I’ve heard the term “polymath” used to describe people like me, but I don’t accept it, mainly because the word “math” is included, and I prefer writing, music, and other such right-brained activities more so than logical, left-brain things—like math. Seeing as my wife is a high school math teacher, she would vehemently disagree….

But I digress.

I’m first and foremost a Christ follower. (I would use the term Christian, but in this day and age everyone is a Christian, so the term has become almost meaningless.) In that same vein, I’m an ordained (since 2011) Independent Freewill Baptist preacher (since 2007). (But don’t worry, my goal isn’t to be preachy on this platform. If, however, you’d like to hear some of my sermons, you can visit the “Sermon Archive” on my wife’s website.)

What else? I’m a family man with a beautiful, quirky wife of nearly twelve years and a one-and-a-half-year-old son. Though I adore writing, I’m also a devoted musician with 30+ years of experience playing guitar and singing/performing, mostly in church settings, and I also love to…