by Jonni Turner | Jan 31, 2019 | Quest & Journey
In recent years, wily entrepreneurs have turned book production in the speaker-promotion genre into a process: Sit down for a series of interviews, have them transcribed, let professional writers and editors shape the material to express your message, have graphic...
by Jonni Turner | Dec 31, 2018 | Quest & Journey
On the eve of a new calendar year, the new church year is already a month underway, thanks to the season of Advent. That is a blessing in this northern latitude, where darkness once robbed my winters of energy and peace. During Advent, along with other Christians, I...
by Jonni Turner | Jun 25, 2018 | Quest & Journey
Of all the features in the geography of quest, none are so deceptively tranquil as the ponds of truth. These ponds are everywhere. More often than not, you pass them by. After all, you are after bigger challenges: vast seas, tall mountains, unmarked wilderness....
by Jonni Turner | May 24, 2018 | Quest & Journey
Periods of darkness, the absence of light, are part of the human condition. This is true on every level: personal, national, global. Reflecting on our own lives, we can all recognize those passages through darkness marked by loss and defeat, emptiness and the absence...
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 | 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...
