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.”
Faith Worth Imitating
Pastors and Christian leaders in churches and Christ-centered communities have a special role to play in God's Kingdom. We are shepherds, working under the Good Shepherd, who lead people to green pastures and refreshing still waters. We care for people's souls. We cannot and should not take this responsibility lightly. In fact…
Heavy Spiritual Lifting
Those of us who consider ourselves to be pastors and Christian leaders have "heavy spiritual lifting" to do on a fairly regular basis. We preach sermons. We provide counsel. We mentor. We share the gospel message. We visit families in times of celebration and grief. We rebuke and correct. We care for souls. We protect sheep from the enemy. Our work, if we believe it, is a…