#70.1, Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne Monastery           The Viking raid on Lindisfarne was swift and brutal. I was a slave waiting with the ships and saw nothing of it but their return to the beach with the loot. Brother Ealdwin, watched from a slit in the tower door and saw it happen.          The VikingContinue reading “#70.1, Tuesday, July 1, 2025”

#46.10, Tues., July 25, 2023

Historical setting: 602 C.E. A cottage in the Vosges          Gabe and I share this private conversation as we brush down the horses Greg and I borrowed and Gabe wants to discuss the issue burning through the night whispers in the novice quarters. “Fear of the Lord” whether required or optional, or interpreted through abusesContinue reading “#46.10, Tues., July 25, 2023”

#46.8, Weds., July 19, 2023

Historical setting: 602 C.E. On the road between Metz and Luxeuil          It was a different kind of authority that Jesus taught in a time when Romans kept the order and Pharisees kept God’s law. Jesus opened that old Jewish vault of always knowing that God is love. He remembered the ancient stories of theContinue reading “#46.8, Weds., July 19, 2023”