Ancient Christian Wisdom
for Everyday Life

Wisdom for those with the wild ambition of getting as close to Jesus as they can on earth and living the kind of life that God desires every single day

Welcome to the Daily Monastic. I’m Barnabas the Monastic.

I have a wild ambition in life: get as close to the Lord Jesus Christ as I can while on earth. I attempt to do that by learning to become a modern monastic. I explore and integrate ancient Christian monk wisdom in my modern everyday life. I write about it here. Feel free to write to me about your own journey. I currently reside in the “Great White North.”

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Church as Base Camp

Many followers of Christ view the Sunday worship service or the Catholic mass or "going to church" as the most important thing a believer does every week. In fact, we seem to put a lot of emphasis in preparing for Sunday activities week after week. A lot of energy and resources go into making worship services the way they are today. I'm not here to…

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Excited about Church

Several weeks ago, I was at a gathering of Christian leaders. We discussed about the upcoming generations of believers. Some lamented about how the next generations don't seem all that interested in "going to church" (this was from a North American context). I humorously pointed out that many in the current generation don't seem all that excited…

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