Monthly Archives: June 2018

The Bucket List

Posted on June 29, 2018 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

The following is taken from Ann Voskamp’s reflections on the “bucket list”: … I wander into a little Mennonite General Store in a village so small you’d miss it if you blinked too fast. The 100-year-old wooden floor planks creak. … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Poor

Posted on June 22, 2018 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

As Dorothy Day was preparing a supper at St. Joseph’s House on Chrystie Street in New York, she looked around at all her fellow workers and thought how hopeless it was to try keep up appearances: I looked around and … Continue reading →

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A Thirst to be made Thirsty

Posted on June 15, 2018 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

“O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need for further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire. O God, the … Continue reading →

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Dance me to the end of love

Posted on June 12, 2018 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Dance me to the end of love, by Leonard Cohen Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin Dance me through the panic till I’m gathered safely in Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove … Continue reading →

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Learning to Pray from the Heart

Posted on June 8, 2018 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

… In a world that victimizes us by its compulsions, we are called to solitude where we can struggle against our anger and greed and let our new self be born in the loving encounter with Jesus Christ. It is … Continue reading →

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On Ordinary Canvas

Posted on June 1, 2018 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

“This portrait of Christ is to be painted again on the ordinary canvas of our lives.” John Howard Yoder Portraits of Christ are … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: June 2018

The Bucket List

A Thirst to be made Thirsty

Dance me to the end of love

Learning to Pray from the Heart

On Ordinary Canvas

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