Congratulations

Congratulations are in order for Michael Sciretti who graduated from Baylor University, Saturday, Dec. 19th with a PhD. He completed his work and dissertation with flying colors and earned this hard-won degree with great grace and joy, but also through a lot of hard work. Congratulations also to his wife, Rachel, to his children, Anastasia and Zoe, and to his parents who were all gathered to watch the Graduation Ceremony with Jackie and I yesterday on the Baylor University Campus.

Michael's dissertation, which I watched him write over numerous occasions here at the Retreat Center, is titled: "Feed My Lambs": The Spiritual Direction Ministry of Calvinistic British Baptist Anne Dutton During the Early Years of the Evangelical Revival." . What Michael has done is to research, discover and explicate the learnings and writings of this extraordinary woman mystic from the Anabaptist tradition.

I am grateful for his work, his efforts, and his contributions to our understanding. Now we watch as Michael and Rachel take their next steps in life and ministry from this place forward. The are already contributing much to the contemplative communities in and around Waco, Texas.