#79.2 Thursday, April 2, 2026

Historical Setting: Jarrow, 794 C.E. The baker and I set out to call upon the neighbor in baker’s complaint but apparently, this neighbor is the monastery. And the baker suffers a dreadful fear of God. Worse yet, he can’t distinguish between God and men of the cloth. He walks behind me with his head bowed.Continue reading “#79.2 Thursday, April 2, 2026”

#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”