Monthly Archives: December 2019

Pacing the Cage

Posted on December 27, 2019 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Pacing the Cage by Bruce Cockburn Sunset is an angel weeping Holding out a bloody sword No matter how I squint I cannot Make out what it’s pointing toward Sometimes you feel like you’ve lived too long Days drip slowly … Continue reading →

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Shipwrecked at the Stable Door

Posted on December 20, 2019 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Here is the confluence of a Bruce Cockburn song (released 1988), and an excerpt from Brennan Manning. Manning begins the last chapter of his book “Lion and the Lamb: The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus” (written 1986) with these words: Do … Continue reading →

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Without Love where would you be right now?

Posted on December 13, 2019 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Without Love, the 1973 hit written by Tom Johnston, lead vocalist and songwriter with the Doobie Brothers, draws you in from the first chord. It begs you to sing it – to answer the recurring question, “without love where would … Continue reading →

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A Relic of Anguish

Posted on December 6, 2019 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Kelly Grovier, culture critic with the BBC, “trawled through the artworks on display at the 2019 Venice Biennale” to pick out highlights including this wreck of a cargo vessel. This is what caught my attention: The most haunting work in … Continue reading →

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