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.

Monday, June 16, 2008

The Veritas Forum

This is a plug for a website I'm happy to have found. Although I had listened to a couple of lectures from the Veritas Forum, I only recently thought to look for their website. What is it? "Veritas Forums are university events that engage students and faculty in discussions about life's hardest questions and the relevance of Jesus Christ to all of life."

The link below lists various topics that speakers have addressed over the past dozen years or so. They are scholarly, yet fascinating and accessible. The few presenters I have heard were outstanding. I am currently listening to "Is Jesus the Old Testament Messiah?" by Richard Pratt.

Here's the list of topics: http://www.veritas.org/media/topics

More Christians should avail themselves of good teaching like this. I hope that an increasing number of people will utilize this site.

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2 comments:

Jimmy Gross said...

Dear Clay-
Last night I thought about you and wondered how my old friend Clay was doing. I was blessed to google your name this morning...hoping that today's technology would point me in the right direction. I was lucky to find St. Cuthbert's Island and have been reading various passages all morning. Despite the distance, (and years since we have last seen eachother,) I am reminded on this day how I love my brother Clay...
Thank you for sharing your heart.
May Adonai bless you and keep you. I pray our paths will cross again. You were a special friend to me Clay.
Jimmy

July 5, 2008 at 1:12 PM
Donna Farley said...

Greetings! I'm also a Saint Cuthbert fan-- check out the post on my blog about my forthcoming book, The Ravens of Farne, based on a story in Bede's life of Saint Cuthbert.

http://raftersscriptorium.blogspot.com/2008/02/ravens-of-farne.html

August 26, 2008 at 3:17 PM

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