Knight of St. Francis – Assisi
This is a guest post by Jason Gaboury. He is the Regional Director of New York/New Jersey with InterVarsity. He directs and oversees the work of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship to undergraduates in that massive area!
The yellow edged paper on Mom’s desk had the words printed in elegant script. “Preach the gospel at all times, when necessary use words.” A thin script underneath identified St. Francis of Assisi.
The script, the hand, even the composition of the paper suggested a scriptorium, monks copying aphoristic sayings of the saints by candlelight.
More than two decades later I still think of this quote when I remember my mom. The phrase captured a way of being that extended beyond the pulpit and pastor’s desk of her small parish church. It propelled her into Habitat building projects, compelled her to visit the imprisoned, and made her a companion to the suffering.
Imagine my surprise to learn, after mom’s death, that this quote was something St. Francis never said. Often attributed to St. Francis, the quote above (along with several variants) doesn’t appear in print before the 1990s.
This is a guest post by Carolyn Chow. She wants to give you 5 principles to help you create a vibrant faith community in the workplace.
I had the privilege of doing an hour podcast a few weeks ago with Church Planter Podcast. I was able to share about our InterVarsity work, Release the APE, and my concerns with evangelism in the church today. It was fun to kick around a few thoughts with them. Already, I have had one church planter contact me about partnering to reach a new campus in LA together. Pretty cool.
This is a guest post by Rob Dixon. He serves as the Surf and Turf Divisional Director and lives in Clovis, CA. He’s married to Amy and together they are raising Josh, Lucy, Grace and Lily. In his spare time, you’ll either find Rob out running or in a book. He’ll be starting a DMiss program through Fuller Seminary in March. Rob blogs regularly on issues related to male privilege at 
