by Darlene L. Turner | Oct 25, 2021 | Coffee and Conversations with Women of the Bible, Darlene L. Turner, Peacemakers – Coffee with Abigail | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
The fallen leaves crunch under my boots on my way to a table on the tearoom’s patio. The warm fall air and spectacular display of colors bring a smile to my face. Cardinals whistle in the surrounding trees. Their songs hush the urgency of the moving traffic in the...
by Darlene L. Turner | Aug 23, 2021 | A Controlling Heart – Coffee with Delilah, Darlene L. Turner | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
I stare at the notes I’ve written for this interview and wonder—what did God want me to share about Delilah’s story? The woman labeled as the naughty girl of the Bible couldn’t possibly have anything to teach us. Could she? I rub my arms in an attempt to soothe...
by Darlene L. Turner | Aug 9, 2021 | Darlene L. Turner, Deliverance - Coffee with Mary Magdalene | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
Mary Magdalene pushes her tunic sleeves up, revealing scars crisscrossed like a busy highway intersection. I can’t help but stare. She follows my gaze. “They’re ugly, huh?” Instead of pulling her sleeves down, she shoves them higher and rests her arms on the...
by Darlene L. Turner | Jun 28, 2021 | A Scarred Woman – Coffee with Rahab, Darlene L. Turner | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
“Who cares about a prostitute?” A newspaper article of a slain young woman clutches my heart like a vise, squeezing until my breath escapes. I rub my chest hoping it would relieve the ache from the callous remarks. Has our world really gotten this heartless? I shake...
by Darlene L. Turner | Jun 7, 2021 | A Brave Heart - Coffee with Deborah, Darlene L. Turner | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
I close the current issue of Time magazine after reading the article Deborah: A Woman Fighting in a Man’s World and wonder how I can cut the zillion questions tumbling through my mind into the short time I have to interview this amazing woman. I take a deep breath....
by Darlene L. Turner | May 24, 2021 | A Heart of Courage - Coffee with Queen Esther, Coffee and Conversations with Women of the Bible, Darlene L. Turner | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
I check my watch and rush through the entrance of Starbucks, scolding myself for being late. The door slams behind me as if in agreement with my tardiness. Will Esther be uncomfortable in a setting full of strangers in a time foreign to the young queen? I pray she...
