Graham Turner

GUEST BLOG: Can myths be true? Should Christians be more open about acknowledging the mythic nature of certain biblical stories? Would that strengthen or weaken faith communities? Graham Turner, author of Embarrassed, reflects on the role of myth in religious and scientific discourse. It rarely…

GUEST BLOG: Graham Turner, author of God’s People and the Seduction of Empire and Alternative Collects, challenges us to help close the gap between the rich and the poor. For those of us who live south of the border, the sound of a thick Glaswegian accent is as alien as it is ra…

GUEST BLOG: With a new liturgical year just around the corner, we’re focusing on some of our liturgical resources as part of our November #ThemeOfTheMonth: New Beginnings. In this week’s blog Graham Turner, author of Alternative Collects: Prayers to a Disruptive & Compassionate God…

A prayer by #BookOfTheMonth author Graham Turner for Ash Wednesday. We are marred by the madness of contemporary living      and brought low by the strength of our rebellion. We are tired and exhausted      by resisting the brutal forces of egos taken too seriou…

A prayer by #BookOfTheMonth author Graham Turner for the Sunday next before Lent. It is good and frightening for us to be with you, Lord. You both comfort and terrify us. The mighty light that burst brightly at the birth of creation      shines into our inmost beings. We are …

WATCH: Praying can be an ongoing struggle, but this inventive collection could reinvigorate your prayer life. For over thirty years, Graham Turner has served in a variety of parishes, mostly in urban neighbourhoods. Through community enterprises and businesses he has worked tirelessl…

GUEST BLOG: It is easy to adopt the collective delusion that we are generally in control. #BookOfTheMonth author Graham Turner shows that letting go of this notion and embracing our situation could lead to a welcome renewal of our relationship with God. For us to adopt this delusion that we are…

WATCH: How do we make sense of what is happening to us as a world community as the coronavirus spreads across the globe? For over thirty years, Graham Turner has served in a variety of parishes, mostly in urban neighbourhoods. Through community enterprises and businesses he h…

A prayer by Graham Turner for us all as we struggle to deal with the global COVID-19 pandemic. Lord of Life,    today we are a fearful and anxious people. As the viral illness intrudes deeper into our lives    we feel its threat and the menace of its violence. We are…

GUEST BLOG: #BookOfTheMonth author Graham Turner tries to make sense of today’s world by learning some lessons from the Old Testament. It seems that we are drowning in national and global news that is truly alarming. Climate change issues and political populism assault our senses. I am de…

GUEST BLOG: For over thirty years, Graham Turner has served in a variety of parishes, mostly in urban neighbourhoods. Through community enterprises and businesses he has worked tirelessly to help overcome social injustice while also exploring a range of Christian traditions to help deepen his own …

GUEST BLOG: How does someone who swears he will never write a book become a published author? Graham Turner describes his experience of writing God’s People and the Seduction of Empire, our September #BookOfTheMonth. It seems to me there are two sorts of authors. There are those who as ch…

GUEST BLOG: In a deeply moving personal account, Graham Turner reveals his experience of prayer. Graham is author of Alternative Collects: Prayers to a Disruptive & Compassionate God. A little while ago I was asked by my local church if I would say something about my experience of prayer. It …

GUEST BLOG: Graham Turner reveals the story behind his radical new prayers, which will both challenge and nourish. The most important things in life are often messy and require our attention. Sadly, we do not always give these the time they deserve. I find that prayer is just like this; it a mess…

Graham Turner reveals why and how he wrote these radical new prayers, which will both challenge and nourish. Some of us have grown up with the church’s weekly collects and have taken them for granted as part of the liturgy. Others have stumbled into them when they joined a congregation that…

GUEST BLOG: Graham Turner, priest and author of God's People and the Seduction of Empire: Hearing God's call in the modern age, offers his perspective on current global events, and reflects upon the importance of faith in response to the demands of empire.  Hopefully we are all appalled by t…