Why "St. Cuthbert's Island"?

Saint Cuthbert was a Celtic monk who lived in the 7th century.
He received visitors at his monastery in Northumbria and was even appointed a bishop, but he yearned for the life of an ascetic. While living at the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne, he sought to spend time with the Lord whenever possible. Early on, he practiced solitude on a small island that was linked to Lindisfarne by a land bridge when the tide was low. This tiny island, known as Saint Cuthbert’s Island, was a training ground of sorts—a place to grow in faith and in love for God.

I chose to name my blog after this island for two reasons:
1) I hope that it will be a place where I can spend time alone with God, growing in my love for Him.
2) Perhaps, when the tide is low, others may find their way to this tiny island
and, by God’s grace, be blessed by what they find there.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

123 Meme

A friend of mine, Michael Halcomb, just "tagged" me to participate in this interesting "meme" (a cultural item that is transmitted by repetition in a manner analogous to the biological transmission of genes. --dictionary.com).


What you're supposed to do is:


  1. grab the nearest book that contains at least 123 pages (no cheating)

  2. turn to page 123

  3. read the first five sentences

  4. then quote the next three sentences in a blog entry

  5. and, finally, tag five more people to do the same.

So, when I got this message at school the nearest book was 4th Grade Spelling. Right now, I'm at home and the nearest book is my Bible.


Page 123 is in Exodus 18. The sixth through ninth sentences are as follows:


Moses went out to meet his father-in-law; he bowed down and kissed him; each asked after the other's welfare, and they went into the tent. Then Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharoah and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardship that had beset them on the way, and how the LORD had delivered them. Jethro rejoiced for all the good that the LORD had done to Israel, in delivering them from the Egyptians.


I tag Darina Brackeen, Jessica Maples, Allison Brown, Joseph Bishara, and Helen Hickman



Side note: This "draft" has been sitting idle for almost 2 years!
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Joseph said...

It may be a couple of years before I get to this! :)

February 1, 2010 at 3:55 AM

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