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A Surprising Initiative

        Read 2 Kings 6:8–23         2 Kings 6 records an incident in which the prophet Elisha escapes being...
Bob Turner
October 10, 2024
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Prison or Possibility

        Warning: do not read Ecclesiastes if you are depressed. You may choose to end it all.         That’s...
Bob Turner
September 26, 2024
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Things Above

        This past Sunday we witnessed the baptism of young Luca Edmund Mayer, a high-spirited and delightful...
Bob Turner
September 19, 2024
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Fear vs. Trust

The fear of others lays a snare,         but one who trusts in the Lord is secure (Prov 29:25).         Proverbs...
Bob Turner
September 12, 2024
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How to Think

        The other day I started reading a book I have had on my to-read list for years: A People's  History of the...
Bob Turner
September 5, 2024
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Workin' Man Blues

I keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day. Might get a little tired on the weekend after I draw my pay,...
Bob Turner
August 29, 2024
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Hagar: An Apology

        Last Sunday I preached on Hagar as part of my summer sermon series on minor characters in the Bible. After...
Bob Turner
August 22, 2024
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Queen Vashti and the Glass House

Read Esther 1:1–21         It’s hard to tell sometimes whether the writer of the book of Esther is telling the...
Bob Turner
August 15, 2024
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Thomases

Read John 20:19–29 Thomas speaks for all of us doubters, realists, pessimists, those who want to believe but are...
Bob Turner
August 8, 2024
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Lo-Ammi: Not My Son

Read Hosea 1:2–10 In the eleventh chapter of the book that bears his name, the prophet Hosea depicts God as a...
Bob Turner
August 1, 2024

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