Historical Setting: Lindisfarne of Northumbria, 793 C.E. As we walk with the visitors to the causeway, I’m hearing more divisive talk of the old debate. The patron I walk with tells me of a monk at Jarrow who wrote a book of the history of these people affirming the singular righteousness of Rome. It’sContinue reading “#73.3 Tuesday, October 7, 2025”
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#59.4, Thursday, August 8, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. farm in the Vosges Mts. Ana asked for a prayer aloud for this stranger, Vizsla, who is grieving his mother’s passing even though my mind and my heart are all only on Ana at this time. She wants me to speak the prayer words aloud, so together she and IContinue reading “#59.4, Thursday, August 8, 2024”
Post #26.2, Weds., Nov. 3, 2021
Historical setting: 588 C.E. Forest Primeval We’ve found the druid and a band of the pagan tribe; maybe we found them by coincidence or perhaps by the synchronicity of the holy. The druid asked Daniel if we have come to join in the festival of Samhain. Daniel answers, “We’ve come to pay homageContinue reading “Post #26.2, Weds., Nov. 3, 2021”
Post #17.5, Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Historical setting: 6th Century Gaul The monk we have found in his cave near death whispers to us of “thin places.” What does this mean? Explanations of thin places are only spoken through whispers as poetry. One preaches of the thin places she noticed in a story of Elijah. She said, “Sometime youContinue reading “Post #17.5, Wednesday, February 10, 2021”
Post #5.12 Thursday, February 27, 2020
Historical Setting: 562 C.E. Gaul Speaking with young George, we find these fallen stones are a fine place for me to begin our chat. “The bishop mentioned you had a interest in this place that was once a church and, like me, you are also a scribe. Maybe we can share gifts and findContinue reading “Post #5.12 Thursday, February 27, 2020”