Historical Setting: An unknown time in a cold land This woman in shackles speaks in the comfortable language of Frankish Gaul. She tells me men are most often killed when they are captured and the women are taken as slaves. So, she says, I should be fortunate they only wrapped me in heavy chains.Continue reading “#63.3, Thurs., Dec. 5, 2024”
Category Archives: Bible Stories
#62.6, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
Historical Setting, cold unknown There are stories of saints like Father Columbanus befriending wolves. Father Columbanus stood tall with a comforting authority but never a threatening dominance. Dear God, as I find new strength, may I have these saintly virtues. Amen. But… I doubt my circumstances and the virtues of a saintContinue reading “#62.6, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024”
#61.15, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024
Historical Setting, Samhain in an unknown time and darkness It is a dark hovel with an earthen floor and no fire though there is the damp smell of decay. Life before must have been long ago. My hair and beard are spread all around me, long and unruly like long dark flickers of coronaContinue reading “#61.15, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024”
#61.8, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024
Historical Setting, 631 C.E. Traveling northward on the Rhine This next stopover is in another Roman city on the Frankish edge. Here a river crossing with horses can be done with a boat made by the Wends to transport war horses on these northern rivers. Theoretically, these boats can also be carried or draggedContinue reading “#61.8, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024”
#60.7, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. We were talking about the nature of life and that the one thing that defines life is the constancy of change. Growing, coming and going, keeping and letting go, these are all things of change. Life is never stagnant. In fact, the opposite ofContinue reading “#60.7, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024”
#60.3, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. Layla has come to see her mother and she brought a kitten to give as a gift. Now Hannah is telling me it is an infant reminder that the castle fields are seeded with ancient superstitions pretending evil spirits into life. She tells meContinue reading “#60.3, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024”
#58.9, Thursday, July 18, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. The monastery, Luxeuil My sons and I follow the procession of monks chanting the hours of late afternoon. Psalm 62:5-7, (here chanted again, fresh with our own prayers). For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is in God. God alone is my rockContinue reading “#58.9, Thursday, July 18, 2024”
#57.6, Thursday, June 13, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Vosges Mts. It is the poet’s wedding when God is Word, and Word is unspoken breath. It is the deaf priest who hears of the love by watching the lips – I – Open in anticipation Love – tongue to teeth, then open, then touch of theContinue reading “#57.6, Thursday, June 13, 2024”
#56.14, Thurs., May 30, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Vosges Mts. “So, Brandell, while Gaia was interrogating the nuns, did you find the monks as intimidating as the last time you met with the brothers?” “No Papa, it was really very fine. I think my own brother, Gabe put them up to it. But I’ve been commissioned toContinue reading “#56.14, Thurs., May 30, 2024”
#55.4, Tues., April 9, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Vosges Hannah just came back from her visit to see Layla. Nothing of her report puts our worries to rest. “Papa, Momma, we were right to worry. Layla has bruises. It will be several months more before the baby is born and her husband makes no secret of theContinue reading “#55.4, Tues., April 9, 2024”
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