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Of blogs and email lists ~ when the mysterious arrives

by Jonni Turner | Jul 31, 2019 | Quest Log

A sailing captain waits for invisible gusts of air to move a ship where it needs to go. A paddler seeks an emergent liquid swirl to call the canoe into water. A new blogger wonders when to get out of trial mode and into the weeds of email lists and building a...

Listening to the Bible ~ hearing God in Robert Alter’s new translation

by Jonni Turner | Jun 30, 2019 | Holy Words

Keeping your own ideas and thoughts to the forefront when reading the Bible is a little like being that person who hears without listening during a conversation. You are just waiting for someone to finish so you can have your say. (Yes, I have been guilty of this,...

The birth of the Santa Fe Institute ~ guiding a spiritual quest

by Jonni Turner | May 29, 2019 | Quest & Journey

Who or what have been the guiding lights on your quest? On your journey? Sometimes a guide will be important to both. The death last week of Murray Gell-Mann reminded me of a discovery that shifted my spiritual quest onto a new path. This was the story of the Santa Fe...

Keeping a Lenten spirit ~ poetry and the contrite heart

by Jonni Turner | Apr 30, 2019 | Arts & Letters

Easter Sunday is a trumpet peal of light and glory at winter’s end. The Lord is risen indeed, and all sing Alleluia! Thus begins Eastertide, the most festal season of the Christian church. Easter also marks the end of Lent, season of penitence and prayer and, among...

A blog-posting experiment ~ from mountains to molehills

by Jonni Turner | Apr 2, 2019 | Quest Log

When I began blogging, every step of the way seemed like a major obstacle. I felt like Link, the prehistoric human in the movie Encino Man, whose first reaction to modern inventions was extreme alarm. I viewed my theme software, WordPress, and my original blog host...
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