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The Pledge

The top two officers of the national setting of the United Church of Christ recently released a statement on the...
Bob Turner
May 16, 2024
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The Meaning of Ascension

Read Luke 24:44–53 The ascension of Jesus has puzzled people from the very beginning, and since the Enlightenment...
Bob Turner
May 9, 2024
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A Nation of Neros

Read Isaiah 5:11–17 It is common among preachers and interpreters to assume that the prophets who pronounce doom on...
Bob Turner
May 2, 2024
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Of Sow’s Ears and Silk Purses

Read Acts 8:1–8 Now those who were scattered went from place to place proclaiming the word (v. 4). The overarching...
Bob Turner
April 25, 2024
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Mansplaining the Resurrection

Read Luke 24:1–12 But these words seemed to [the male disciples] an idle tale, and they did not believe [the women]...
Bob Turner
April 18, 2024
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The Other Side of the Bedside

I had a learning experience this week. But before I get into that, let me first thank everyone who visited me in...
Bob Turner
April 4, 2024
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Vile and Despicable

Read John 13:1–17, 31–35 The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him...
Bob Turner
March 28, 2024
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A Pregnant Pause

Read Philippians 2:1–11 And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of...
Bob Turner
March 21, 2024
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Prove Jesus Wrong

Read John 12:1–11 You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me” (v. 8). There are certain...
Bob Turner
March 14, 2024
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Healing and Hope

Read Exodus 6:1–13 Moses told this to the Israelites, but they would not listen to Moses, because of their broken...
Bob Turner
March 7, 2024

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