Monthly Archives: January 2015

The Bridge of Forgiveness

Posted on January 30, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

“If the Bible makes it clear that Christians are a forgiven people,” Gary Inrig writes, “it also makes it clear that we are to be a forgiving people.”  Forgiveness is an unnatural and outrageous act of generosity.  It always costs … Continue reading →

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A Labyrinth Prayer

Posted on January 26, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

The Labyrinth is an age-old sacred circle leading one on a single path to its centre. From that centre – which typifies our centeredness in Christ – one returns to the outer gateway and reentry into life. Walking the pathway … Continue reading →

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Wind of God, Dynamic Spirit

Posted on January 23, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Wind of God, dynamic Spirit by Michael Saward (1932- ) is a hymn on the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4), originally written in May 1966 as a one-verse hymn for a ‘People’s Service’ on BBC Radio 2 on Whitsunday 1966. Saward added … Continue reading →

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“Selah” strewn among the Psalms

Posted on January 19, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Selah is scattered randomly through the Psalms seventy-one times; it never occurs within the text itself but alongside as a notation in the margin; and no one is sure of its exact meaning – though scholars guess it is “pause … Continue reading →

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Acknowledging Our Debt

Posted on January 16, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

In 2009, Stanley Hauerwas published “Hannah’s Child: A Theologian’s Memoir.” In Bishop Robert Morneau’s summary, he notes: Hauerwas wrote: “I am first and foremost a theologian” (192). If we want a summary of his Christian conviction, it lies in the mystery … Continue reading →

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Creation: the theatre of God’s glory

Posted on January 12, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

It was John Calvin who said, “Earth is the theatre of God’s glory.”  Thus Eugene Peterson writes: “Creation is our place for meeting God and conversing with Him… We take box seats in this creation theatre when we pray… The … Continue reading →

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Could the scroll contain the whole

Posted on January 9, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

In 1917, Fredrick M. Lehman penned the hymn, “The Love of God.”  The lyr­ics are based on the Jew­ish poem Hadda­mut, writ­ten in Ara­ma­ic in 1050 by Meir Ben Isaac Ne­hor­ai, a can­tor in Worms, Ger­ma­ny. According to the recorded … Continue reading →

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