Author Archives: Linda Vogt Turner

If like many people, you struggle with The Emmaus Story and wonder who the heck is Cle opas? You’re not alone. Most people just shrug their shoulders and zero in on the fact that Jesus appears after the Resurrection to a couple making their way home from the vicinity of the Cave where they haveContinue reading “Clé Opa! The Emmaus Couple and Jesus”

This past Sunday I participated in a discussion group. The leader asked. “Do you believe the death and resurrection of Jesus actually happened?” The consensus within the group was yes. If one can’t believe the death and resurrection, what point is there in being a Christian? I suggested that the death and resurrection were symbolic.Continue reading “Do you believe the death and resurrection of Jesus actually happened?”

Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Full of remorse for having caused the Master Teacher any shame, Judas hangs herself on the tree. Wait did I just say herself? Jesus the Master Teacher of Israel is the co-respondent of the Woman Trapped in Adultery.  The only way this Woman can go and sinContinue reading “Mary Magdalene, Judas, and the Whistle Blower”

On Palm Sunday, my church was full of people shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!” 10 And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?” All this was done that it might be fulfilledContinue reading “The Talking Donkey”

This past Sunday, April 2, was the 5th Sunday of Lent. The Scripture reading was Ezekiel 27:1-10 and John 11: selected verses. The Sermon Title was “Breath and Bones.” The opening hymn was “As Comes the Breath of Spring”. Sunday’s texts  remind people that with the wind and rain of Spring, a valley comes toContinue reading “Lazarus”

A philosopher from the philosophic tradition of Timaeus has exhausted all his savings. He sits outside his home near the street leading to the Academy where he spent his life teaching and philosophizing on the Cosmos and the meaning of life.  The once renowned Teacher, has little if any income and no money to travel.Continue reading “Bartimaeus, the Blind Man”

This past Sunday was the third Sunday of Lent, the Sermon Title was “Beyond Labels.” The Psalm was 95: 1-5 and the Scripture reading was Exodus 17:1-7 and John 4:1-19. Labels and Titles are handy when one needs to sort things out. Labels are not so great when they’re used to sort some people intoContinue reading “Beyond Labels”