The Story of Jesus and Nicodemus (John 3: 1-21) can trap the unsuspecting Christian reader and leave him or her in darkness. It represents the Truth the Church is afraid to proclaim or cannot proclaim because of those who insist Jesus was a celibate “straight” male. Under the cover of darkness, Jesus and the TeacherContinue reading “The Lid on the Story: Jesus and Nicodemus”
Author Archives: Linda Vogt Turner
International Woman’s Day
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International Woman’s Day
The Genesis Story fosters the belief that Woman was created from Man’s rib as a helper. Over the years, this belief has given rise to the idea that women were created to serve the church and their community as helpers and leave the business of politics and governance to men. Below is an excerpt fromContinue reading “International Woman’s Day”
Encouragement
Imagine yourself on a mission to Rome with St. Paul. You’re one of 276 souls on board the Alexandrian ship a centurion found to transport Paul and you to Rome. Many are suffering from sea sickness and are scared. The waves of opposition to Paul and the journey are immense. You have heard Paul isContinue reading “Encouragement”
Ecumenism
Ecumenism is the effort of Christians of different church traditions to develop closer relationships and foster better understandings between churches. I wrote The Ecumenical Affair as a true-life story to lift up the need for visible unity between Conservative and Liberal churches. My book may shock some readers as it does contain a sexually explicit sceneContinue reading “Ecumenism”
The Sweetheart’s Stone
Legend has it that Mary Magdalene was the Heart of the Ocean…the sweetheart’s stone…
Mathematics of the New Jerusalem
Abstract “The holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. . . .” [1]is a prophecy from the Book of Revelation. When I was a very young woman with no education beyond high school, I discovered something so incredible contained within the scriptureContinue reading “Mathematics of the New Jerusalem”
Who Was Mary Magdalene?
Who Mary Magdalene was matters especially in the context of how Jesus related to her. Many people want to know: Who was she? Was she merely one of many female disciples accompanying Jesus? Have traditional roles and sexual morality defined her and kept her from being recognized as Jesus’s counterpart, his equal? What is theContinue reading “Who Was Mary Magdalene? “
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