Historical setting: 584 C.E. Ligugè “The light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it.” [John 1:5] It was the metaphor of message in the letters we inked. It happens every day, and sometimes after a thunderstorm. A glorious refreshing lightness overcomes darkness. The great human lust for dualities isContinue reading “Post #24.9, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021”
Author Archives: J.K. Marlin
Post #24.8, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. Ligugè This time I paint the dove from the back. Triangular, yes, but its head is forward with legs extended for the landing on the head of Jesus. Maybe it’s a more awkward position than a nestled dove but it is true to nature and yet a triangular wingspread isContinue reading “Post #24.8, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021”
Post #24.7 Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. Ligugè “It’s relentless! The stiff, unbent, notions get painted over the ancient stories and called doctrine. It is as though God needs to be reinvented in each war of Bishops called Councils.” I plead with the master of the inks. “Scrape it clean and start again, Brother Lazarus.” Continue reading “Post #24.7 Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021”
Post #24.6, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. Ligugè With a fine, strong hair for a brush I’m now at an artist’s bench to fill a circle of art on the page of John 1:32. My subject will be a dove landing on the wettened head of my friend and teacher, Jesus. The dove finds respite from theContinue reading “Post #24.6, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021”
Post #24.5, Thursday, September 9, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. Ligugè The stable master is a caldron of bubbling royal rumors, and now he is telling me of a commoner, a son of a slave, turned into a count by King Chilperic. He goes on, “So this is how the fellow, Leudast, sleezzeled his way to the high placeContinue reading “Post #24.5, Thursday, September 9, 2021”
Post #24.4, Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. Ligugè Now there is a stirring among the horses and the doves flap and fly immediately into the rafters. The stable master is at the doorway, surprised to see another monk here in his own assigned workplace. “I came out here for some hairs of horses for my paintContinue reading “Post #24.4, Wednesday, September 8, 2021”
Post #24.3, Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. Ligugè In my plea to read the Gospel of John as poetic metaphor and less as literal things of earth I ended up promoted to an artist’s bench. Apparently, my sketch of vining grapes was more beloved than my argument against Trinity. So I’m assigned to illustrate a border circleContinue reading “Post #24.3, Tuesday, September 7, 2021”
Post #24.2, Thursday, September 2, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. Ligugè We are considering using more art in our copy of the Gospel of John. I make a sketch that doesn’t speak of the currently popular idea of Trinity to let the sketch itself argue the issue. I suggest the room we have on the page for art show theContinue reading “Post #24.2, Thursday, September 2, 2021”
Post #24.1, Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. Ligugè We are at our work stations in the inks instructed to slow-walk the copying of John’s Gospel because there is no next assignment waiting. We will use more art and smaller letters to take up our time. But I fear art is so definitive and this Gospel of John,Continue reading “Post #24.1, Wednesday, September 1, 2021”
Post #23.13, Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. Ligugè Leave wide margins in John he says, so the artists will have plenty of space. And what will artists do with all that plenty? Will they simply make everything of God as three somethings? My sister Mary, a beloved first follower of Jesus never imagined the Gospel wouldContinue reading “Post #23.13, Tuesday, August 31, 2021”
Lazarus Ink 