Author. Poet. Storyteller.

Ben is a former college soccer player and, although he doesn’t quite understand how and when it happened, he is now a writer of words.

After multiple injuries and chronic illness forced him to abandon his hopes of playing professional soccer, Ben dove headfirst into writing as a means of escape, expression, and faith. Without any agenda, he began journaling his exchanges and interactions with the Lord in a notebook, often hunched over the side of his bed due to his illness. Through a series of wonderfully absurd events, this notebook became a manuscript that led to the release of his debut book, In Our Suffering, Lord Be Near. Now, as Ben publishes his first book, he is seeking to inspire the often-silenced voices of the sick, lost, lonely, and hopeless.

This honest pursuit, along with the unwavering support of his family, also led him to come forward about the sexual abuse he endured as a collegiate athlete. His unexpected discovery of the profound grace of God, combined with his intense experiences of pain and suffering, motivate him to speak with directness, write with vulnerability, and tell the story of the broken.

He recently launched an online journal called Evensong, which is a weekly writing shared with readers interested in communal prayer, and released his first book with HarperCollins - Zondervan in July of 2024.