Generation Jumping: Losing Those Who Are Not Lost

A Memoir by Steve Beal Sr.

What if the debt we owe our parents is best paid forward, not paid back? This is the story of a legacy paid forward. It’s about leaping into the generation before us to listen, to serve, and to love. It’s an acknowledgment that the amount of vested interest paid into me over my lifetime is not lost on me. It's about learning to respect those who came before us, even if we didn't always agree with them, but we knew they were trying. Through loss and grace, we can find our true purpose and build a legacy of our own.

Many people are lost in the sense that the good news of the Lord Jesus is hidden or unknown to them, or they do not believe in eternal life. Yet, if we open our hearts to God, we can see the precious lessons about love, hope, grief, and faith that lie within every soul’s final chapter on Earth.

In a memoir inspired by the writings within coffee-stained notebooks and notes on funeral home napkins, Steve Beal Sr. offers insights, through his personal experiences, on how faith thrives in the sacred ordinary. While sharing the memories surrounding the final days of several members of his family, he details the countless revered moments of divine mercy that defined a generation. Throughout his inspirational story of faith, Steve reveals how he plodded through loss, including a heart-wrenching farewell to his father, and invites others to witness the delicate give and take between salvation and the inevitability of death, and how divine grace can brighten even the most challenging moments of finality here on Earth.

Born into a lineage of preachers, a devoted Christian draws from his experiences with loss and spiritual journey to testify that faith thrives in the holy ground of ordinary love.

“You only die once—but you can choose to live every day... Generation Jumping is a must-read for anyone determined to never die at all.”