Statio – Feb. 28, 2022

“Statio is being where you are supposed to be before you need to go there. In monastic parlance it is about being consciously committed to what you are there to do, so that your mind isn’t partially distracted by the thing you just left behind. It requires you to get ready for one of these […]

Take the First Step – Jan. 10, 2022

“Where I put my energies and my treasure, my reluctant heart sometimes follows. If any of us had to be fully committed when starting out, very little would ever be begun. It would be like having to decide to marry on the first meeting. What we have to do is to take one step and […]

The Leap

I wasn’t planning on having my lunch ruined when I showed up. I sure wasn’t prepared to hear a hard truth, even one that came from a voice that I trusted, loved, and admired. Mike Little invited me to lunch after I preached a few times at Bread of Life Church. He greeted me with sweet accolades […]

Concrete and Creative – Aug. 16, 2021

“Communion with the Lord inescapably means a Christian life centered around a concrete and creative commitment of service to others.”  -Gustavo Gutiérrez, A Theology of Liberation, pg. 11