Jan van Eyck, "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb," c. 1390-1441 In the early chapters of the Book of Genesis, there are four rivers. Two are unknown to us today; the others are the Tigris and the Euphrates, flowing through present-day Iraq. At the end of the Bible’s narrative arc, there is also a river. John …
Beyond Habel: Creation, eco-justice and Christian discipleship
The Season of Creation Part 3 By Rod Benson Norman Habel’s Earth Bible project and Australian Season of Creation teach Christians to notice dimensions of Scripture that anthropocentric habits of interpretation often obscure. Yet Habel’s work leaves unfinished questions. How should ecological interpretation lead to discipleship? How should Christians committed to biblical authority and the …
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The love that lifts us to glory
A reflection on the classic hymn, O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus Part 3 By Rod Benson O the deep, deep love of Jesus—Love of ev’ry love the best—’Tis an ocean vast of blessing;’Tis a haven sweet of rest.Oh, the deep, deep love of Jesus—’Tis a heav’n of heav’ns to me;And it lifts me …
Held in the current of Christ’s love
A reflection on the classic hymn, O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus Part 1 By Rod Benson Samuel Trevor Francis’s hymn, “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus,” is a compact but substantial meditation on the love of Christ. Commonly sung to Thomas John Williams’s Welsh tune Ebenezer, its surging phrases reinforce the recurring …
Reading Scripture in a Climate Emergency (Part 3)
Ecological hermeneutics in congregational life Biblical interpretation shapes Christian imagination long before it forges explicit ethical stances on public issues. How Christians understand what Scripture teaches about creation, human identity, salvation, possession, hope and responsibility influences how they inhabit the world. Ecological hermeneutics—the interpretation of texts with attention to the intrinsic value of Earth, the …
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