Communion is not a funeral ritual. It is a wedding feast — where the Bride’s veil is lifted, the heartbeat of Christ is honoured, and life is renewed.
Author Archives: Linda Vogt Turner
The Law Written on the Heart: The Amygdala Remembered
Do you see the Cross as wood and nails? Or do you see what I see — the Magdalene’s heart and her heartfelt letters that turn bitter wine sweet?
The Bent Woman
The Bent Woman — the Bride breaking free, standing upright in hope, Christ’s mystery revealed in a prime number pair.
Part of Linda Vogt Turner’s blog series beginning with Priming the Pump and continuing through The Petition of the Bridegroom, What Defines You, and now The Bent Woman.
What Defines You?
What defines us? Is it the names we are given, the work we do, the loves we cherish, the faith we live — or even the last breath we take? In this reflection, Linda Vogt Turner weaves memory, scripture, and the witness of her late husband Gordon and her beloved fiancé Don to show how Christ’s covenant love — fragile yet enduring — defines us still, honouring both mother and father and drawing us into a greater promise.
The Petition of the Bridegroom
From Roman courts to the foot of the Cross, the Bridegroom’s petition reveals the courage to claim covenant love against every obstacle.
The Heartbeat of the Gospel
From Mary Magdalene, the Bride holding the heartbeat of the Gospel, to Simon the Black standing face to face before the Alektor — the call to love, repentance, and covenant faithfulness still resounds today.
From Tangle to Covenant—Peter, the Bridegroom, and the Magdalene
What if Peter was not just a fisherman, but a worker by the sea — and his tangled net a sign of covenant, a Bridegroom’s call, and the Magdalene’s hidden number?
Priming the Pump: The Teacher of John
It took me 40 years to realize the gift of God—the one the Teacher of John spoke of when he encountered the Woman at the Well of Sum Maria. “If you knew the gift of God,and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’you would have asked him, and he wouldContinue reading “Priming the Pump: The Teacher of John”
Simon in the Prince’s Garden
Attending a little worship service yesterday at Bethany-Newton United Church in Surrey, I heard Luke’s rendition of John’s story—the one where Simon Peter casts his nets into the deep. Only this time, I heard it in a slower, more pondersome way. That word—pondersome—is rarely used today. But I’m using it on purpose. Because it isContinue reading “Simon in the Prince’s Garden”
Celebrating Canada Day and the Fourth of July
“Children of a Common Mother”—Celebrating Canada Day and the Fourth of July with light, joy, peace, and hope.
Linda Vogt Turner 