Thom Turner

Thom Turner teaches English at Nyack College and is a senior editor at Generate magazine. He blogs at Everyday Liturgy, part of the CCblogs network.

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The turning over of traditional tables

May 13, 2011 by Thom Turner

Speaking to a professor at Liberty University, Frederica Mathewes-Green was surprised to find out that the professor and some of the young people at Liberty were going to a Celtic liturgical service at a local Baptist church (link; relevant conversation starts at the 28:50 mark).

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Do you want a "thy" with that?

Mar 03, 2011 by Thom Turner

As I have been working on more “theological translations” of some older prayers a brief conversation with a friend has kept popping up in my mind:

“I find as I try to encourage people to read and learn ancient prayers that the thees, thous and thys are enough to discourage people from ever considering it.”

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Presence over production

Jan 19, 2011 by Thom Turner

I’ve noticed my life slowing down to a crawl lately. Well, not probably a crawl by any stretch of the means, but a crawl for me. I am reading less and producing less than I did before. I think it’s because we have a three month old…

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O Antiphons: A theological translation

Dec 09, 2010 by Thom Turner

My friend Tim Ghali asked me to contribute some liturgy for an Advent service, and I chose to use the O Antiphons as a base. The O Antiphons are the daily prayers for services during the week proceeding Christmas Day.

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