by Jonni Turner | Feb 28, 2021 | Quest & Journey
This earthly journey of mine takes a metaphorical measure from land and sea. It isn’t marked by day and night, but is always visible to the inner eye. If I look back over it from the perspective of decades though, it is striped by shadow and light. The light bands are...
by Jonni Turner | Jun 30, 2020 | Quest & Journey
Pursuing a quest for truth takes you to no useful destination if you rule out areas of inquiry before you even begin. Only an open mind will inspire questions that move you forward and increase your understanding. What to do, then, if you really, really don’t believe...
by Jonni Turner | Jan 28, 2020 | Quest & Journey
You may wonder what all the recent headlines about Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have to do with you. Surely the lives of wealthy celebrities, let alone members of the British royal family, have little to do with the lives of ordinary citizens. What...
by Jonni Turner | Nov 30, 2019 | Quest & Journey
Do you ever find it confusing when people say they are chosen by God, or others make that claim about them? This is especially hard to understand when “the chosen one” doesn’t act or speak as you would expect of a child of God. As the season of Advent begins and...
by Jonni Turner | Sep 30, 2019 | Quest & Journey
September’s passing at this northern latitude is like a road followed east at sunset. Light is in the rear-view mirror, and where you are going there is only darkness. With small, sharp surprises the air brings unexpected hints of the cold to come. If you experience...
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...
