Alex Becker, Author at The Presbyterian Outlook

Alex Becker

Alex Becker is the associate pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Malvern, Pennsylvania. When he’s not blogging, hanging around the church or doing whatever it is pastors do, he enjoys spending time with his wife, taking long walks on the beach (or anywhere, really), reading books and blogs and backs of cereal boxes, and playing with his zoo of dogs and cats.

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My dream for the church: Missions and Mars

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An ordinary ordination

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Finding God at the beach

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The correct way to pray

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#DoSomething

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The game of life: What I learned about ministry and myself from board games

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