Silencio Coffee Operator

By Michael Kurcina Mike credits his early military training as the one thing that kept him disciplined through the many years. He currently provides his expertise as an adviser for an agency within the DoD. Michael Kurcina subscribes to the Spotter Up way of life. “I will either find a way or I will make…

The Old Fire

Lukewarm faith has become the norm, but the fire of ancient Christianity still burns—if we are but willing to bear its heat. —D. +++ What was once the heart’s natural heat has cooled, and we’ve grown used to the lukewarm—faith tempered, safe, manageable. We live in a time where Christianity is often worn like a…

Eyes Lifted, Path Forward

Repentance is not about dwelling on our past failures, but about lifting our eyes towards God’s Love and stepping forward in trust, toward the new creation we are becoming through Christ’s grace. —D. +++ Repentance is not a matter of turning inward, measuring the distance between who we are and who we think we should…

The Name That Holds

You are not your fleeting thoughts, shifting feelings, or past sins—you are the one Christ has named, the saint He has called His own. —D. +++ You are not the loose thoughts that drift like thistledown, nor the old hurts that settle in the marrow. You are not your failings, not the slip of the…