Author Archives: Linda Vogt Turner

Originally posted on ThePreachersWord:
According to the calendar of usual and little known holidays today is “National Love is Kind Day.” It was created by Rosie Aiello and her daughter Sunny who were “trapped in an emotionally, mentally and financially abusive relationship for nearly 25 years,” according to her web page Love is Kind Network.…

Originally posted on ThePreachersWord:
Yesterday on the Denison Forum, this post appeared on his daily article: “Why I refuse to see “Oppenheimer”—and you should, too”. I had heard about the Christopher Nolan  movie and its impressive weekend opening against “Barbie”, grossing $80.5 million dollars. It’s about the life of the brilliant scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer…

Originally posted on ThePreachersWord:
A commercial airliner is shot down over Ukraine. 298 people tragically lost their lives. And pro-Moscow separatists tied to Russian President Putin are alleged to be the perpetrators of this horrific act of violence. At the same time we are witnessing another bloody conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians. The…

Originally posted on ThePreachersWord:
“The lives of a 6th grade class in East Harlem were forever changed on the day self-made millionaire Eugene Land challenged them with the promise, ‘Stay in school, and I’ll help pay the college tuition for every one of you.’” “One student said, ‘I had something to look forward to, something…

Originally posted on ThePreachersWord:
On this day in history, July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong, an American astronaut, became the first human being to walk on the surface of the moon. Norma Jean and I had only been married 11 months. But I remember it like it was yesterday.?I had an out of town preaching appointment…

Originally posted on ThePreachersWord:
This week at the Wellandport Church in Wainfleet, Ontario, Canada, I’m teaching the adult class in their annual VBS. I love VBS. The unbridled excitement of the children. Their enthusiastic singing. Their eagerness to learn. And the passion of the teachers as they go the extra mile in their preparations to…

Originally posted on ThePreachersWord:
? Norman Vincent Peale once told about finding a big, black cigar when he was a little boy. Quickly he slipped into an alley and lit it up. Peale said it didn’t taste good, but made him feel grown up. Until…. Until he saw his father coming. In a child-like fashion…

Originally posted on Smoodock's Blog:
from Google Images Mark began his narrative with the words: “The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1). Jesus later said that those he would send out as his witnesses had to have been with him from the beginning (John 15:27). Indeed, when…