Mike Turner

The Church According to ChatGPT

I have a friend who built a successful marketing and communications business to religious groups by merging his high-level technical skills with a broad…

Oct 1 • 

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September 2025

America Looks for Faith in the Charlie Kirk Memorial Service

Charlie Kirk’s memorial service Sunday afternoon was an unforgettable moment for the 20 million people who watched it. Rarely had so many national…

Sep 25 • 

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Charlie Kirk's Assassination and the Shaking of America

Like everyone else, my thoughts on Charlie Kirk’s assassination on Wednesday are so painful and jumbled that it’s hard to sort them out.

Sep 12 • 

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The Right Kind of Ambition Begins with Worship

Ambition can lead to good or evil.

Sep 10 • 

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Is Fear Holding You Back?

Fear is epidemic in modern life, maybe not for everyone all the time but surely for most people much of the time.

Sep 3 • 

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August 2025

College Football Isn't a Religion but Sometimes It Feels that Way

I published this post a few years ago but since the college football season begins in a few days I think it bears repeating.

Aug 27 • 

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Online Church: Blessing, Curse or Both?

Many churches live streamed their worship services before COVID, but it was during the worst of the virus's hysteria that online church took off.

Aug 21 • 

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Faith Is the Roadmap through Life's Seasons

Eight months ago I began a new season of life.

Aug 13 • 

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A Deeper Faith, A Greater Love

The painting at top—“The Sacrifice of Isaac” by the 17th century Italian painter Caravaggio—depicts the biblical account of Abraham sacrificing his son…

Aug 7 • 

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July 2025

Three Years of Soul Work

My weekly essay—I call it “Soul Work”—is three years old this month!

Jul 30 • 

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The Closing of the Evangelical Mind

Substack—the online platform where I along with about a million others post our literary efforts—isn’t just about writing.

Jul 24 • 

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The Texas Flood, the Mystery of Suffering and the Grace of God

The rain began Thursday morning, July 3.

Jul 17 • 

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