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”
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#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”
#54.4, Tues., March 12, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. A near Trier Gaia, this woman, betrothed to Brandell, already knows my odd notions of peace, “Your pacifistic demands are known by everyone.” She tells me. And it doesn’t even seem to bother her that I am laid out as a dead man in a cemetery. She explainsContinue reading “#54.4, Tues., March 12, 2024”
#54.1, Tues., March 5, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. A burial place near Trier In an aching darkness from nightmares in shadows, I imagine rising from a timeless cavern, maybe to consciousness, or possibly a better dream. I must be waking now in this darkness, in cold, hurt and hunger — voices of earth, not heaven, shout for shovels.Continue reading “#54.1, Tues., March 5, 2024”
#53.9, Weds., Feb. 21, 2024
Historical Setting, 626 C.E. The Vintner’s Cottage on the Moselle This man recites the law precisely. So how does his understanding of this simple message turn into something so completely different than Jesus could ever have intended? I argue, “I know Jesus, his followers and even the lawyer in the conversation were allContinue reading “#53.9, Weds., Feb. 21, 2024”
#53.8, Tues., Feb. 20, 2024
Historical Setting, 626 C.E. The Vintner’s Cottage on the Moselle Face-to-face at the table with this vintner, the old wineskin he pours from has turned to vinegar. So, I already have a clear mind for this argument. We’ve acknowledged a distinction between the edicts of earthly kings and God’s law – something no kingContinue reading “#53.8, Tues., Feb. 20, 2024”
Lazarus Ink 