by Jonni Turner | Feb 26, 2018 | Quest & Journey
Those who are blessed with distinct seasons know how they pace the passing years, an underlying rhythm to events major and minor, in our world and in our lives. In my small micro-climate, this winter has been unsettled and undecided, one day hurling white gusts at the...
by Jonni Turner | Feb 18, 2018 | Arts & Letters
On my desktop as I write this post is Joel Auerbach’s heart-rending photograph of grieving parents, taken after the school shooting in Florida on Ash Wednesday. A work laden with so many layers and depths of meaning etches itself into the consciousness of millions. It...
by Jonni Turner | Feb 9, 2018 | Quest Log
It is truly said that “the Devil is in the details,” and so it is with websites. Just when you think you’ve got it all together, the little nagging voice that’s been trying to get your attention for weeks succeeds at last. Despite the fact it...
by Jonni Turner | Jan 30, 2018 | Holy Words
In this small corner of the Anglican world, the Sunday past is called Septuagesima. It begins the preparation for Lent, a time of fasting and reflection on how to live and grow into a holy life. When Septuagesima arrives, the very first book of the Old Testament, the...
by Jonni Turner | Jan 23, 2018 | Quest & Journey
The Pilgrim’s Progress is one of those “someday” books I have never read. If that seems odd coming from someone on a spiritual quest, consider this: My awareness of John Bunyan’s Christian allegory stems from a single phrase, “the Slough of Despond.” Other writers...
