Enter Through Faith January 6, 2026
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In “Enter Through Faith” S5 / E37 of I Took a Right Turn: This podcast begins as usual as we comment on the weather in the Promised Land. Our musical segment opens with an old song that continues to bless I Saw the Light. Next, we share a song that has blessed many for more than a century Amazing Grace, then comes a song that talks about one of the most important things we can ever learn, how to wait on the Lord when we learn this lesson, anything is possible, They That Wait Upon the Lord. Finally, we share another of our homegrown songs: The Book, The Blood, and The Blessed Hope. Then Robert reads another poem from his second book of poetry, Floating Through Time, “How Do We Get There.” Each episode this season includes a poem from this book. Next, we begin our new segment of the Podcast, “A Miracle Moment.” In this new segment, Rosalie shares a miracle so great it has changed here life for all time. We want to invite everyone to send us your miracle stories. Everyone who does will receive one of Robert’s books. We’re very excited about this new segment because we feel God has guided us into this expansion of the Podcast Ministry. Just go to itookarightturn.com and use the message system to submit. Turning to God’s holy Word, we examine at Romans 5:1-2 where Paul tells us that we are united with God in Christ.
The text of the readings form Robert’s book is posted the day after the release of each episode at www.itookarighturn.com All of Robert’s more than forty books are available in paperback, Kindle, and Audible through Amazon. We also invite everyone to visit our online art store, The Pair a Docs Shop where we offer our original paintings, prints and merchandise.
A New You For a New Year January 1, 2026
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Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Have you reached the end of your rope only to find out that it’s much shorter than you imagined? Was last year as good as you hoped it would be? Was it as bad as you feared it would be? Does the uncertainty of the future leave you anxious? Has your own mortality entered like a crack in the ice in your youthful belief in personal indestructability?
But wait there’s more…
Does the randomness of good happening to bad people and bad happening to good people leave you wondering if there’s any rhyme or reason to reality? Is looking for answers to these and many other questions like looking for needles in haystacks? Is the quest to find meaning in life like trying to nail fog to the wall?
If you’ve rejected Christ because of Christians don’t mistake the messengers for the message. Christ told his followers to lake His light to the world, and most have spent the last 2018 years trying to build a lamp and pretending it was the light.
The message is as simple as receiving it: Confess Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead and you will be saved.
That’s it.
It’s not about joining the right club or following the right rules. We don’t need a seminary degree or someone with one to walk us through learning the secret handshake or the Abra Kadabra password. And there is no magic decoder ring. We don’t have to read the Bible from cover to cover. We don’t have to wear the right clothes, beard, or haircut. We don’t have to vote for the right candidates. We don’t have to take an oath to believe the same things that everyone else who confesses Christ as Lord does.
It isn’t about being good enough. That’s one of the great miracles of God’s economy. While we were yet sinners Jesus came and died so that we could live.
It isn’t about becoming a religious robot who says the right things at the right time to the right people in the right place. God is the One who created us with free choice, so we’re free to choose. It isn’t about conformity. God is the One who created us to be an individual and He doesn’t make junk. We are who He created us to be. He has placed us in a certain time and place so that we can become all He designed us to be and do all that He has called us to do. And that means what He created, placed, and called you to be, will be different than what He created, placed, and called me to be. You see it isn’t about cookie-cutter, repeat a formula, and follow the rule book club membership.
It’s about each of us individually confessing Jesus as Lord and each of us individually believing God raised Jesus from the dead and then learning to commune with God, to hear Him speak to us as individuals and then doing what He tells us to do.
If the questions at the beginning of this article float through our minds like storm clouds in a cloudless sky obscuring what should be clear. Let’s give up the battle to do it on our own. Let’s surrender and find victory in allowing God to count the victory of Jesus over sin and death to our account.
It’s so easy we can do it right here right now. We don’t need to be in a meeting, at an altar, or in a special building. We don’t need anyone to hold our hand or even know what we’ve done. We will know. God will know. And once we’re in his hand no one can snatch us out.
I confess Jesus as Lord and I believe in my heart that God raised Him from the Dead. That’s it. All done. The battle is over. The war between us and God is over, and we are one with Him. Welcome to a new you for a new year.
You’ve Got it All December 30, 2025
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In “You’ve Got it All” S5 / E36 of I Took a Right Turn: For the last time we want to announce the new segment of the Podcast that will start in 2026, “A Miracle Moment.” In this new segment, they’ll share some of the many miracles we’ve witnessed in our more than forty years of ministry. We also invite everyone to send us your miracle stories. Everyone who does will receive one of Robert’s books. We’re very excited about this new segment because we feel God has guided us into this expansion of the Podcast Ministry. Just go to itookarightturn.com and use the message system to submit. Beginning this podcast, we comment on current events in the Promised Land including the weather. This week we open our musical segment with One More Mountain to Climb an old song sung in revivals for many years. Then we share a song that holds a special place in the hearts of many Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, next is a song that speaks to many who face the tests and trials of this life Got Any Rivers. We finish the music with another of our homegrown songs: Be Ready. Opening God’s holy Word, we examine at I Corinthians 1:7-9 where Paul tells us that we have all we’ll ever need to follow God. Robert then reads another poem from his second book of poetry, Floating Through Time, “Changes Two.” Each episode this season includes a poem from this book.
The text of these readings is posted the day after the release of each episode at www.itookarighturn.com All of Robert’s more than forty books are available in paperback, Kindle, and Audible through Amazon. We also invite everyone to visit our online art store, The Pair a Docs Shop where we offer our original paintings, prints and merchandise.
What is Christmas Without Christ? December 25, 2025
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What have Santa Clause, Frosty the Snowman, It’s a Wonderful Life, roasting chestnuts, hippos, hula hoops, and barking dogs to do with Christmas?
They may bring warmth to our hearts. They may bring a smile to our lips. Or they may make us groan. Whatever they do to each of us what they all have in common is that they’re glued to Christmas like barnacles to the hull of the good ship lollipop. They’re the accumulated cultural baggage that increasingly obscures the real meaning of a revolutionary blessed event under the camouflage of a socially acceptable winter break.
The ABCCBSNBCCNNMSNBCPBSNPR Cartel tells us constantly that we now live in a post-Christian America. They exalt in proclaiming the end of Christ’s dominant influence on Western Civilization. As a result, we’ve descended from a city on a hill to a modern Sodom and Gomorrah. Our elites call evil good and good evil.
Ever since the nine black-robed masters of America decreed back in 1962 that God was expelled from school we’ve witnessed the steady degradation of our society. The coarseness and vulgarity we’re deluged with on a daily basis was unknown in earlier days. What we call prime time entertainment was once known as pornography. What were abominations and generally accepted as perversions have become the norm while believing them to be against God’s Word is now considered some type of mental disorder. The cabal of self-appointed paragons of pomposity that masquerade as educators, politicians, and journalists cap their war against God when they glory in the right of self-interest to sacrifice the lives of the innocent and demand that the government not only endorse it but subsidize it.
As a natural outgrowth of the city of man’s war against God that defines America’s progressive culture comes the war against Christmas.
Back in the dream time we used to go to Christmas programs at our children’s schools and listen to the little darlings sing The First Noel, Oh Little Town of Bethlehem, and O Come O Come Emmanuel. Now we listen to them sing songs in foreign languages or do beautiful arrangements of sounds that don’t even have a meaning intermixed with a few songs about winter, snow, or maybe animals. It may all be Woke but it sure doesn’t have anything to do with the reason for the season.
Just in case all the tinsel and the twinkling lights have blinded us to what that reason is let me elaborate.
Christmas is all about Jesus the Christ born as a human so that he could bear the sins of the world, die a substitutionary death in our place, rise triumphantly from the grave and ascend into heaven so that we who believe can live in and through Him. That’s what it’s all about. Christmas must be linked to Easter to have any meaning. I’ve met people who never realized that the Jesus in the manger on Christmas was the same Jesus who hung on the cross on Good Friday. I did not meet them in the jungles of some remote island but in America with a church on every corner. This is a clear case of Santa with a coke in his hand winning the advertising debate over the Lamb who takes away the sins of the world. It may all be Woke but it sure doesn’t have anything to do with the reason for the season.
What is Christmas without Christ? It’s a worldly hedonistic overly commercialized gift giving/receiving orgasm perpetrated by humanity’s enemy to keep us from knowing that Christ came to set us free, to reconcile us to God, and to make a way for us to live as a new creation in a new creation.
Not to be Grinch, let me wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Let’s enjoy our family and friends. Let’s celebrate our traditions as we remember Jesus is the reason for the season. Let’s wake up and smell the frankincense and myrrh for without Christ in Christmas all we have is “mas.”
Why Did He Come? December 23, 2025
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In “Why Did He Come?” S5 / E35 of I Took a Right Turn: First up is a discussion of current events in the Promised Land including the weather report. The songs we share are made to fit the season, Christmas all the way: Go Tell it on the Mountain an African American spiritual song and Christmas carol which was derived from oral traditions. It was first printed in an early-1900s compilation of African American folk songs. Another song that’s a staple of Christmas was originally in Latin known as “Adeste Fideles,” the earliest printed version is in a book dating to 1751. In 1841, it was first translated into English as “O Come All Ye Faithful.” Our final cover song expresses the uniqueness of Jesus, There is None Like You. We finish up the musical portion of the Podcast with one of our home-grown songs. As a song writer I always wanted to write a Christmas song. God finally answered my prayers this year and wouldn’t you know it He answered it with a song that fits perfectly into my style as a song writer, A Hymn for Him. Turning to the Bible, we look at John 4:14 and II Corinthians 5:19 wherein Paul speaks to us about why Jesus came and what that advent really means. Robert then reads another poem from his second book of poetry, Floating Through Time, “It’s a Bridge.” Each episode this season includes a poem from this book. We continue to announce the new segment of the Podcast staring in 2026, “A Miracle Moment.” In this new segment, they’ll share some of the many miracles we’ve witnessed in our more than forty years of ministry. We also invite everyone to send us your miracle stories. Everyone who does will receive one of Robert’s books. We’re very excited about this new segment because we feel God has guided us into this expansion of the Podcast Ministry. Just go to itookarightturn.com and use the message system to submit.
The text of these readings is posted the day after the release of each episode at www.itookarighturn.com All of Robert’s more than forty books are available in paperback, Kindle, and Audible through Amazon. We also invite everyone to visit our online art store, The Pair a Docs Shop where we offer our original paintings, prints and merchandise.
Now What Do We Do? December 9, 2025
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In “Now What Do We Do?” S5 / E33 of I Took a Right Turn: We once again share an announcement about a new segment of the Podcast which will start in 2026, “A Miracle Moment.” In this new segment, they’ll share some of the many miracles we’ve witnessed in our more than forty years of ministry. We also invite everyone to send us your miracle stories. Everyone who does will receive one of Robert’s books. We’re very excited about this new segment because we feel God has guided us into this expansion of the Podcast Ministry. Just go to itookarightturn.com and use the message system to submit. We move on to current events in the Promised Land. Next, we move on to a few songs we pray will be a blessing to all who listen: Holy Holy Holy an old hymn that has lifted the spirits of countless believers through the years. Next, we share another song that’s inspired believers through the years: Thou Art Worthy, and then we offer up a song that we first learned back in the great Catholic Charismatic Revival prayer groups: We Exalt Thee. Finishing the musical portion of the Podcast with a homegrown song: I Know Jesus Loves Me. Opening the Bible, we turn to Acts 2:22-23, 37-39 where we receive some real-world advice about how to live. Robert then reads another poem from his second book of poetry, Floating Through Time, “Watch Our Words.” Each episode this season includes a poem from this book.
The text of these readings is posted the day after the release of each episode at www.itookarighturn.com All of Robert’s more than forty books are available in paperback, Kindle, and Audible through Amazon. We also invite everyone to visit our online art store, The Pair a Docs Shop where we offer our original paintings, prints and merchandise.
Is Thanksgiving All About Receiving? November 27, 2025
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In millions of homes throughout America families and friends join to together to celebrate a cherished holiday, Thanksgiving. In countless homes people go through various types of rituals and traditions including taking time to share what they’re thankful for. If we listen to those often hastily prepared statements, we’ll find the vast majority of them refer to what’s been received.
“I’m thankful for my family.” “I’m thankful for health.” “I’m thankful for peace, prosperity, safety, security, a home, a car, a boyfriend, a girlfriend, etc.”
It’s good to give thanks for all we’ve received. It’s even better to give thanks for the Giver and to recognize that it’s all a gift.
The greatest gift of all is Jesus. God gave Him to us as our Savior. It’s through His stripes we’re healed. It’s through Him making Himself poor that we became rich. And it’s through the indwelling Spirit of God that we have access into the wisdom of the ages. And that wisdom teaches us that it’s better to give than receive.
So, this Thanksgiving as we share what we’re thankful for perhaps we should be thankful for all the opportunities we have to give. The Word of God tells us plainly, “If you grasp and cling to life on your terms, you’ll lose it, but if you let that life go, you’ll get life on God’s terms.” In another place it says, “Give away your life; you’ll find life given back, but not merely given back—given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way.”
All around us a world in need of God stumbles through the inky void of uncertainty not knowing why bad things happen to good people, why the evil seem to triumph over the good, or where they’re going when they die. And we have the answer. His name is Jesus.
So how do we share what isn’t just good news but the best news ever with the lost and broken around us?
It isn’t by trying to shove a Bible down their throat. It isn’t by beating them up with doctrines they don’t know repeated in religious speak. It isn’t by trying to scare them to death with stories of what will happen when they die. When we use these time-tested mistakes while trying to share the most beautiful truth in the world, that Jesus came to bring us life, our success rate is perfectly expressed by my favorite band, Casting Crowns, “Jesus, friend of sinners, the truth becomes so hard to see. The world is on their way to You, but they’re tripping over me.”
It’s not about who we are it’s about who He is. It isn’t about what we’ve done it’s about what He did. And it isn’t about what we get it’s about what we give.
I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! May the Lord bless you and keep you may He make His face shine upon you. As we gather with our loved ones on a day set aside for giving thanks instead of offering a litany of what we’ve received let’s give thanks for opportunities to give.
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Understanding the Bible November 25, 2025
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“Understanding the Bible” S5 / E31 of I Took a Right Turn: Starts out sharing again about a new segment to the Podcast which will start in 2026, “A Miracle Moment.” In this new segment, they’ll share some of the many miracles we’ve witnessed in our more than forty years of ministry. We also invite everyone to send us your miracle stories. Everyone who does will receive one of Robert’s books. Just go to WWW.itookarightturn.com and use the message system to submit. Following this we share some of what is going on presently in the Promised Land. Next, we play some songs that glorify God and speak of His action in our lives: He Touched Me a timeless classic by Bill and Gloria Gaither. Following this we share a song that addresses God’s very nature and how it impacts us: The Goodness of God, and then we share a song that has touched uncounted people through the years: Farther Along. And finally, a brand-new home-grown song, one that is played here for the first time: The Shortest Prayer I Know. Opening God’s Word, we dive into Acts 17:1-3 where we learn how to understand the Word of God. Robert then reads another poem from his second book of poetry, Floating Through Time, “Here Today Gone Today.” Each episode this season includes a poem from this book.
The text of these readings is posted the day after the release of each episode at www.itookarighturn.com All of Robert’s more than forty books are available in paperback, Kindle, and Audible through Amazon. We also invite everyone to visit our online art store, The Pair a Docs Shop where we offer our original paintings, prints and merchandise.
God Plays No Favorites November 18, 2025
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In “God Plays No Favorites” S5 / E30 of I Took a Right Turn: Robert and Rosalie start out sharing about a new segment to the Podcast which will start in 2026, “A Miracle Moment.” In this new segment, they’ll share some of the many miracles they’ve witnessed in their more than forty years of ministry. They also invite anyone and everyone to send them miracle stories. And everyone who does will receive one of Robert’s books. Just go to the website WWW.itookarightturn.com and use the message system to submit. This announcement is followed by some rousing songs that make the heart praise God: Put Your Hand in The Hand a song that has sparked outpourings of God’s Spirit in many worship services. Then comes a song that speaks of what we find when we turn to Christ: Just a Little Talk with Jesus, and next they share a newer song by Ray Botz: The Anchor Holds. And finally, one of our home-grown songs: Jesus the Lord. Looking into God’s Word, we turn to Acts 10:34-36 where we learn that we’re all on an equal footing with God, we’re all His creations and He loves us all. Robert then reads another poem from his second book of poetry, Floating Through Time, “Revelation Reveals it All.” Each episode this season includes a poem from this book.
The text of these readings is posted the day after the release of each episode at www.itookarighturn.com All of Robert’s more than forty books are available in paperback, Kindle, and Audible through Amazon. We also invite everyone to visit our online art store, The Pair a Docs Shop where we offer our original paintings, prints and merchandise.
A New You for a New Year January 1, 2025
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Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Have you reached the end of your rope only to find out that it’s much shorter than you imagined? Was last year as good as you hoped it would be? Was it as bad as you feared it would be? Does the uncertainty of the future leave you anxious? Has your own mortality entered like a crack in the ice in your youthful belief in personal indestructability?
But wait there’s more…
Does the randomness of good happening to bad people and bad happening to good people leave you wondering if there’s any rhyme or reason to reality? Is looking for answers to these and many other questions like looking for needles in haystacks? Is the quest to find meaning in life like trying to nail fog to the wall?
If you’ve rejected Christ because of Christians don’t mistake the messengers for the message. Christ told his followers to lake His light to the world and most have spent the last 2018 years trying to build a lamp and pretending it was the light.
The message is as simple as receiving it: Confess Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead and you will be saved.
That’s it.
It’s not about joining the right club or following the right rules. We don’t need a seminary degree or someone with one to walk us through learning the secret handshake or the Abra Kadabra password. And there is no magic decoder ring. We don’t have to read the Bible from cover to cover. We don’t have to wear the right clothes, beard, or haircut. We don’t have to vote for the right candidates. We don’t have to take an oath to believe the same things that everyone else who confesses Christ as Lord does.
It isn’t about being good enough. That’s one of the great miracles of God’s economy. While we were yet sinners Jesus came and died so that we could live.
It isn’t about becoming a religious robot who says the right things at the right time to the right people in the right place. God is the One who created us with free choice, so we’re free to choose. It isn’t about conformity. God is the One who created us to be an individual and He doesn’t make junk. We are who He created us to be. He has placed us in a certain time and place so that we can become all He designed us to be and do all that He has called us to do. And that means what He created, placed, and called you to be, will be different than what He created, placed, and called me to be. You see it isn’t about cookie-cutter, repeat a formula, and follow the rule book club membership.
It’s about each of us individually confessing Jesus as Lord and each of us individually believing God raised Jesus from the dead and then learning to commune with God, to hear Him speak to us as individuals and then doing what He tells us to do.
If the questions at the beginning of this article float through our minds like storm clouds in a cloudless sky obscuring what should be clear. Let’s give up the battle to do it on our own. Let’s surrender and find victory in allowing God to count the victory of Jesus over sin and death to our account.
It’s so easy we can do it right here right now. We don’t need to be in a meeting, at an altar, or in a special building. We don’t need anyone to hold our hand or even know what we’ve done. We will know. God will know. And once we’re in his hand no one can snatch us out.
I confess Jesus as Lord and I believe in my heart that God raised Him from the Dead. That’s it. All done. The battle is over. The war between us and God is over, and we are one with Him. Welcome to a new you for a new year.
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