Historical Setting: Jarrow, 793 C.E. By the time I can begin reading I will be so knowledgeable of Bede I might be able to read this history with his own voice. Now Wilbert says he, himself, was the scribe for the elder monk on his death bed. “I was called to his bedsideContinue reading “#73.13 Wednesday, October 29, 2025”
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#73.12 Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Historical Setting: Jarrow, 793 C.E. Elderly Wilbert is telling me of the life of the Venerable Bede who wrote the book I came to read. My condition of life and life again makes me feel argumentative. I’d mention that such writings are limited by a monastic life from childhood through death with only aContinue reading “#73.12 Tuesday, October 28, 2025”
#72.8, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne The bishop is reading the gospel. Everyone agrees it should be done as grueling as it is. Now there is wonder – is this the reading of only one gospel? Or is the reading of “the gospel” the whole four of them? Two hours into it, with only aContinue reading “#72.8, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025”
#72.7, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne The bishop continues reading. In chapter ten of Matthew, the followers of Jesus are commissioned to go out like “sheep among wolves.” At this reading, these men listening are in the clothing that speak this metaphor accidentally too well. The monks wear the wools and these king’s men, pretendingContinue reading “#72.7, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025”
#72.6, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne The bishop orders, “Stand for the Gospel!” When the worshippers are the community of monks, he never issues this order because the benches are stacked away and everyone is already standing, as are the monks today, standing in the back of the room. It is the dignitaries and guests forContinue reading “#72.6, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025”
#70.7, Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne Monastery I opened the beautiful pages of this gospel to a place where I know I will find Jesus’s love for all the people interconnected as the vine. [John 15] Usually, I can look past these intrusions of fear and judgment and just picture Jesus as I remember himContinue reading “#70.7, Tuesday, July 15, 2025”
#70.6, Thursday, July 10, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne Monastery Ealdwin still chips away at the stone. I say, “Seeing everything from a Christian point of view may have skewed my understanding of the Vikings.” “How is that possible that truth can only be known from a Christian point of view?” “I’ve heard that said.” From this place byContinue reading “#70.6, Thursday, July 10, 2025”
#70.4, Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne Monastery On this terrible day Brother Ealdwin and I have been burying the dead left in the wake of the Viking raid. There are more empty cells where monks lived, than are the number of bodies we buried. Apparently, more monks than just Brother Ealdwin escaped death, but theyContinue reading “#70.4, Tuesday, July 8, 2025”
#69.6, Thursday, June 12, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne Monastery Some of the marauders are returning to the boats with blood on their swords and laden with the booty they’ve stolen. No one from the monastery is chasing them. Gunnar knows my Christian nature and he chooses me to help in opening what might be Christianity’s greatestContinue reading “#69.6, Thursday, June 12, 2025”
#69.4, Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne Island The red shirts have the longships pulled onto the sand facing the sea waiting for the signal. We talk among ourselves. “I was once a Christian.” “I am still a Christian.” I answer. “How can you be a Christian when we belong to the pagans andContinue reading “#69.4, Tuesday, June 10, 2025”
Lazarus Ink 