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Get to know C&C
Concepts & Clarity is the brainchild of Karyn Beach ... sort of. C&C was born when Karyn finished a devotional that spoke about how the sheep knew Jesus's name (John 10:14). God challenged Karyn to explain to today's Christians the importance of sheep in biblical times.
An out-of-work instructional designer (professional course creator), Karyn took up the challenge. Before long, she was developing courses on money (Jesus & Money) and biblical women (Beyond Proverbs 31).
Following God's lead, the name Concepts & Clarity came and before she knew it, Karyn was writing a business plan.
This is the result.
With Concepts & Clarity, Karyn hopes to reach young, new and non-Bible reading Christians and help bridge the gap between 21st Century life and biblical times by explaining concepts that often elude modern audiences.
Our mission
Concepts & Clarity believes in equipping people with the motivation and material they need to deepen their faith by providing information that assists with a more comprehensive understanding of biblical concepts.
Our vision
To illuminate and educate in a way that moves people towards personal and spiritual excellence. To speak to contemporary Christians in a way that will encourage their reading of the Bible and knowledge of scripture.
Karyn Beach - In Her Own Words
My parents brought me to church, ... sometimes. I remember, when I was about 7, at Sunday School, one of the teachers asked where I had been. The question seemed odd to me and I said so. After a few seconds, I answered truthfully. “Well, my parents don’t bring me every Sunday, and it is certainly too far to walk!"
I was surrounded by the faithful – my parents, grandparents, friends and their parents. So, no one was really surprised when I made my way to the front of the church at age 11 and accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior.
What happened next, I didn’t expect. My mother had been diagnosed with diabetes several years after I was born. For the first 13 years of my life, she was my fun, charismatic, intelligent and amazing mother. But all of that suddenly changed.
Wild blood sugar level fluctuations, heart problems, kidney failure, blindness. In less than a year and a half, my mother experienced it all. And me? I prayed. I prayed for her recovery. I prayed for wellness. I prayed for a miracle. It did not come. At the end of 10th grade, at the age of 15, my mother passed. My fledgling faith faltered. I was still a believer, but I didn’t trust God. If he could take my mother when I needed her the most, how could I trust him?
So for the next 25 years, I believed but I prayed with one eye open. Always waiting for something to happen, a shoe to fall. It is impossible to have faith when you don’t have trust.
It took a conversation with a friend for me to see the truth. My friend had lost her father at 20 and she told me that my mother’s death had nothing to do with me. It was between my mother and God. She pointed out how the Lord had protected and provided for me over the years.
I couldn’t deny what my friend was saying. She was right. I'd lived in six states at an adult and traveled to several countries and never got into a bad situation. I was always surrounded by good people. What I thought of as luck was always on my side. This revelation started me along the road I am still on now. The past 15 years have been arduous. Depression, a suicide attempt, questioning my faith and dogs (lots of dogs). Most recently, losing my job, home, my dad and living in a women's shelter.
It has been made even more difficult because I have decades of experience being self-reliant and doing things myself. Now, I am trying to rely on God and trust in Him.
I am committed to learning to hear and listen to the voice of God. I feel I have also been called to help Christians learn and understand more of the Bible.
Let’s do this! Together!
Amen!
