John Chandlee Turnbull

M.A. TESOL | Ph.D. student, Culture, Literacy & Language, University of Texas at San Antonio

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The shape of fútbol and creation in Colombia

July 12, 2018January 19, 2019John Turnbull Leave a comment

Within 24 hours of arriving in Colombia, we were in Urabá, immersed in the emotional upheavals of a World Cup elimination match between Colombia and England.

Colombia stories

April 18, 2018January 21, 2019John Turnbull Leave a comment

Part of a presentation on April 15, 2018, at Christ Presbyterian Church in Hanover Park, Illinois. The occasion was to raise money for upcoming service in the Colombia peace-accompaniment program.

Accompaniers still needed in Colombia

LinkOctober 27, 2017October 31, 2017John Turnbull 1 Comment

I spent a weekend on retreat from October 6 to 9, training with others from the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship for an accompaniment mission in northern Colombia.

The mistake in ‘The Democrats’ Immigration Mistake’

July 19, 2017January 19, 2019John Turnbull Leave a comment

Based on an inaccurate reading of the evidence, Atlantic writer Peter Beinart’s suggestion that “Democrats should put immigrants’ learning English at the center of their immigration agenda” is likely misguided.

No más muertes

QuoteMay 10, 2017John Turnbull

Porque es importante que la gente despierta esté despierta ... la oscuridad que nos rodea es profunda.

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  • Rhetorical occasions: Arguing for new trolleys June 27, 2021
  • Journalistic decay, epistemological certainty March 7, 2021
  • Personal literacy testimonio February 16, 2021
  • 15 sites of spiritual communion January 3, 2021
  • Headliner: My ten December 21, 2020

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