Bob Turner

“The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.” —Alexander Hamilton All changes usher in a set of consequences, for better or worse. There are positive consequences that are expected. There are positive consequences that are unexpected. There are negative consequences that are known, but downplayed. There are negative consequences […]

One of the challenges of leading a church that desires to be multicultural is very simple: many of us have never seen one. We’ve graduated from multicultural universities and passed through multicultural airports and stood in multicultural lines at Five Guys. But most of us haven’t been part of a multicultural church. Sure, we can […]

Scripture says that godliness with contentment is great gain. This means that our typical human quest for happiness works backwards from what actually works. If we want happiness, we need to get on the path that leads there, and the path is one of contentment.  Do you find it odd that some of your privileged […]

Paul and Eden had adjusted well to life in Rochester, Minnesota. It was now home. They were there for Paul’s job in IT. A major company recruited him out of college eight years earlier. Great salary. Rehabbed bungalow. Fun neighborhood. Made up for the harsh realities of being really far from home and shoveling snow […]

George Santos lied about some things in his past. Okay, about everything in his past. He lied about where he attended high school (Horace Mann) and college (Baruch) and graduate school (NYU). He claimed he starred on the Baruch volleyball team that beat Harvard and Yale. Baruch did beat Harvard in 2010, but Santos wasn’t […]

*Editor’s Note: On January 7, 2023, 29-year-old Tyre Nichols was pulled over by Memphis police for reckless driving and was tased and pepper-sprayed. He attempted to flee and was then beaten by police officers so mercilessly that he died three days later of his injuries. Bob Turner is the senior minister of the White Station […]

We love to be comfortable. It’s easy; it’s convenient; it’s killing us. Comfort can be a great thing in the moment. But it can have terrible side effects. It promises ease but prolongs misery. That’s why God calls us to be uncomfortable. Biblical Theology Many Old Testament characters are called to an uncomfortable life of […]

Why do some preachers avoid politics in their preaching? Here’s a helpful list… 1. They aren’t very informed. They didn’t major in political science and have never held office. They casually read the news. Would you go to Chuck Todd for an exegesis of 1 Thessalonians or to Peggy Noonan for an essay on small […]