by Jonni Turner | Aug 31, 2019 | Arts & Letters
It may seem strange at the end of a long, hot, febrile summer to call to mind a piece of music from a chillier season half a year away. Written in the Middle Ages and traditionally sung in spring, the Hymn of Kassia is heard in public once in the church calendar,...
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...
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...
by Jonni Turner | Mar 26, 2019 | Theology & Science
What do you think of each year as spring approaches? My thoughts turn to western Europe and visiting family and friends there. Signs of the season arrive weeks earlier in Denmark and England than they do here on the northeast coast of North America. Leaving in late...
by Jonni Turner | Oct 2, 2018 | Theology & Science
You may wonder how a scientist born almost 400 years ago could be relevant to your search for understanding in modern times. John Ray’s quest combined a love of God with a thirst for understanding the created world. He was especially concerned for people who seemed to...
