Parables, Power, and Perseverance Jonathan Turtle January 8, 2021 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Commentary, Exegesis, Good Book Club Mark 4:1-6:29 By Jonathan Turtle In chapters four through six of Mark’s Gospel, the reader is introduced to the purpose of Christ’s parables, the nature of Christ’s power, and the perseverance required of C... Read More...
Confronted by the Word Jonathan Turtle December 4, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Commentary, Lay Voices on Preaching By Jonathan Turtle It is undoubtedly the case that exposure to the Bible — hearing it, reading it, praying it, meditating upon it — is central to the Christian life. Anglicans, of all people, heirs to the Th... Read More...
The Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt not Murder Jonathan Turtle September 9, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, Ethics, Ten Commandments Part of a series on the Ten Commandments. By Jonathan Turtle At face value the prohibition against murder is perhaps the easiest one to keep. As a moral law that is written on our hearts and that can be a... Read More...
Reflections on Praying from Home Jonathan Turtle August 12, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry By Jonathan Turtle It’s Sunday morning and I am on holiday. My family (wife plus four children aged 9, 7, 4, and 2) and I have just finished saying Mass in the oratory I have erected in the modestly sized st... Read More...
Wholly to this One Thing Jonathan Turtle June 9, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary, Ministry By Jonathan Turtle Christian priests and ministers of the gospel are called with precision and urgency to a single burning passion. Yes, particular individuals may have many and varied interests but the offi... Read More...
The Genesis of the World by the Word Jonathan Turtle January 6, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Commentary, Contributors, Good Book Club John begins his Gospel with a recapitulation of the creation account in Genesis.
How to Save a Dying Church Jonathan Turtle November 22, 2019 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary, Contributors, Humor If you’re a Christian in the West chances are your church is in decline. And if you are a mainline Christian in the West well, you had a good run.
Love, but Not Like That Jonathan Turtle October 10, 2019 Anglican Church of Canada, Commentary, Contributors If we want to understand what Christian love is, we must begin not by talking about ourselves but by talking about the God who loves and whose love looks like Jesus Christ and him crucified for the remission of our sins.
