Historical setting: 563 C.E., somewhere near in Galleacia A slow start this morning then a pace unhurried. We are still a distance from the turn to follow the river to Bracara. Nic asks someone at this watering place where travelers may spend a night. Again, it seems everyone is speaking the language of the Visigoth’sContinue reading “Post #11.12, Thursday, August 27, 2020”
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Post #11.11, Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Historical setting: Remembering a time, maybe 452 C.E.? The heat of the day is upon us so we find a cool flowing creek to water the horses. Nic asks why they needed the Gospel of John brought all these years after the cult leader was executed. He does say, “all these years after” asContinue reading “Post #11.11, Wednesday, August 26, 2020”
Post #11.10, Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Historical setting: A Dark Age On the Road in Iberia “So, Brother Lazarus, you haven’t yet explained how the ‘Gospel of John’ cures the Iberian heresy. If the sin is dualism, or judging everything either good or bad, a Gospel hardly seems a cure.” “The worry over that heresy started when a cult wasContinue reading “Post #11.10, Tuesday, August 25, 2020”
Post #11.9, Thursday, August 20, 2020
Historical setting: 563 C.E. On the Road in Galeacia “If it wasn’t sex and it wasn’t disobedience what was it that went wrong in the garden that eventually led to the deadly heresy that took the full ‘Gospel of John’ to dispel?” Nic asks, nudging more holy yammer. And I fall right in. “Well,Continue reading “Post #11.9, Thursday, August 20, 2020”
Post #11.8, Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Historical setting: 563 C.E., Iberia We are preparing our horses for the day’s ride. The Great Rose has already tossed his saddle once and now Nic, the least horse experienced of the three of us has taken on the project. Nic proceeds first to be sure I am holding the rein close to theContinue reading “Post #11.8, Wednesday, August 19, 2020”
Post #11.7, Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Historical setting: 563 C.E., a stable in La Coruña The stable boy arrives with the rising sun this morning and shows us things about feeding these horses. The gray is a bit picky about the proper distribution of oats and my horse just takes whatever is in the trough. Umber trusts me to get itContinue reading “Post #11.7, Tuesday, August 18, 2020”
Post #11.6, Thursday, August 13, 2020
Historical setting: 563 C.E., on a beach in La Coruña We walk the horses back to curry them and bed them down for the night. We’re told that Nic’s horse is named “The Rose” because the dapple looks like dew on rose petals, and mine is “Umber” because it is brown. Nic isContinue reading “Post #11.6, Thursday, August 13, 2020”
Post #11.5, Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Historical setting: 563 C.E., maybe, a beach in La Coruña Just now there is a rhythm of hoofs, galloping, pounding as though it were coming up from under the sand! There in the distance on the edge of the water are four horses at full gallop. Nic and I step back as they go rightContinue reading “Post #11.5, Wednesday, August 12, 2020”
Post #11.4, Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Historical setting: 563 C.E., maybe, a beach in La Coruña We‘ve found a stick to mark the sandy beach with a timeline of history while we are waiting here at La Coruña to look at horses. “Laz, obviously a single timeline fails us. You’ve added all these branches for so many philosophies. But whatContinue reading “Post #11.4, Tuesday, August 11, 2020”
Post #11.3, Thursday, August 6, 2020
Historical setting: 563 C.E., Remembering 452 C.E. Hispania “Nic, I should tell you about this land where we are. This dot on our map of sand is the location for the Bishop’s see of Bracara Augusta. I was called to bring the Gospel of John by the Suebi Christians, who were in need because thereContinue reading “Post #11.3, Thursday, August 6, 2020”
Lazarus Ink 