by Jonni Turner | May 31, 2021 | Holy Words
The title question is deceptive. Since God is omnipresent, he is always near. The real question is why you are not aware of it. But God is not all that goes missing in the ticking minutes of your life. At any given time, the average human being is only conscious of...
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 | 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 | Jul 31, 2020 | Holy Words
Are you one of those blessed by the mystical? Perhaps you believe it’s beyond you or that it doesn’t exist at all. Mystical experience, or the sudden awareness of God’s presence, is a common phenomenon in the lives of human beings. Yet it’s almost completely missing...
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...
