Historical Setting: Jarrow, 793 C.E. My thoughts stray from Bede’s commentary on the history of Church among the Anglia. He wrote in a room with narrow walls. I was expecting to find in this history of the Lindisfarne the actual beating heart and spiritual energy of the creation of that community. It was stolenContinue reading “#74.5 Wednesday, November 12, 2025”
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#74.4 Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Historical Setting: Jarrow, 793 C.E. Now, as I contemplate my own motives for searching Bede’s writings, I find myself clinging to the losing side in a petty debate over haircuts and calendar calculations. I’m still arguing matters of political opinion while I claim my reasons for studying Bede are purely for learning the history.Continue reading “#74.4 Tuesday, November 11, 2025”
#72.5, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne Visiting dignitaries becomes a procession of mourners as each visitor must ponder his own mortality and the fragility of life. Some here count the years until the charted end of the world – Doomsday – scheduled at the end of this millennium. There is the personal hope that this tragedyContinue reading “#72.5, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025”
#72.3, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne The returning surviving monks continue their spiritual practice here. Some see Lindisfarne as the vanguard for the great turning of the millennium. There is the notion that this island was chosen to experience the Doomsday judgement first, expected in 999 C.E. The world has only a little more thanContinue reading “#72.3, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025”
Lazarus Ink 