by Jonni Turner | Dec 31, 2020 | Arts & Letters
Since early December this year I’ve been plagued by an earworm, and perhaps you have, too. This is hardly surprising amidst a global pandemic during a year like 2020. According to one article, “Earworms are a generally benign form of rumination, the repetitive,...
by Jonni Turner | Nov 30, 2020 | Theology & Science
As we watch and wait for the end of time and the return of Jesus, Advent is a good season for pondering your beliefs about God, what you believe and why. Do you believe in the God who makes himself* known to us in seemingly mysterious ways? Or do you believe in the...
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 | 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...