Wise Words for Today

You must get in your mind that the God who spoke the universe into existence also has spoken over you. The only reason His Word cannot manifest in your life, as He has spoken it, is that you have not fully accepted the reality of its power and who you are….You must remember at all [...]

Prodigals, Wastels, and Rogues

Mick Turner
Scripture is filled with great teaching stories. Both the Old and New Testaments contain golden nuggets of wisdom, often hidden in the form of parables and dramatic tales of one kind or another. The problem is we often gloss over these stories because we have read or heard them many times. This sense of [...]

Wise Words for Today

 
This may sound too simple, but the abundant life that Jesus promises is ushered in through the choices we make in the ordinary moments of life. Even those who change the world, who make a difference in history, who live life rather than simply watch it, have at least one common characteristic among them: they [...]

Spiritual Optimism and Personal Vision

L. Dwight Turner
A fundamental component of living a life of spiritual optimism is the birth, development, clarification, and realization of your personal vision. Solomon tells us in Proverbs that without vision, the people perish. The same principle is true for all of us. We may not physically die without having a personal vision to guide and [...]

Spiritual Doldrums

L.D. Turner
Growing up as I did on the coastline, I had numerous friends who were into sailing. I would go out with them from time to time and I vividly recall those experiences when there was just no wind available to catch our sails and, novices that we were, we just sat there baking in [...]

The Implications of Covenant Relationship

L.D. “Mick” Turner
Of late I have been exploring the issue of “Covenant” in general the provisions of the New Covenant in particular. I think the theme of covenant is one which we Christians do not invest much thought in. As I explore the issue at more depth, I am increasingly aware of just how tragic [...]

The Fragrance of God

L. Dwight “Mick” Turner
* A number of readers have asked that I post this essay, which was originally posted over a year ago, in its updated form. So, here it is – an bit of writing that brings back many fond memories of my grandfather.
This morning when I woke up and shook the fog out [...]

The Christian Faith: A Future Vision

Mick Turner
As the new century begins to unfold, we often hear many so-called and often self-proclaimed “experts” on culture and religion predicting the extinction of Christianity. If one listens closely to these pundits, it would seem the faith is already in its death throes, gasping vainly for its final breath. Are these doomsday prophets correct? [...]

Wise Words for Today

As the fruit to the tree and the water to the spring, so is action to thought. It does not come into manifestation suddenly and without a cause. It is the result of a long and silent growth; the end of a hidden process which has long been gathering force. The fruit of the tree [...]

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Mick Turner
  Although many things in the modern world conspire to deafen us to the subtle voice of the Father, rest assured that his voice is indeed there. God calls to us continually, asking us to put down our nets and, like the fishermen disciples of old, come and follow. Jesus tells us in John 6:44 [...]