BOB JONES
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How would you answer the question, “What do you want in a leader?” The number one answer? Integrity. Would you be surprised to know that’s not who we actually follow? According to Andy Stanley, we value integrity, but we follow clarity. (more…)
Bob JonesJanuary 9, 2021
Life as a writer opens up so many opportunities to hear the extraordinary stories of every day people. Here's a few stories for your inspiration. (more…)
Bob JonesJanuary 3, 2021
So which subjects did our readers find the most interesting and engaging in 2017? Not surprising, the most popular posts on our site involved stories of people who are real. #1 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AT RISK IN CANADA Is Trinity Western University a canary in the coalmine? Bob Kuhn, president of TWU certainly thinks so. On November 30 and December 1, TWU brought their arguments before the Supreme Court of Canada to defend their right to be a faith-based, accredited law school in Canada. Kuhn says “the very essence of religious freedom in Canada” is being threatened. Why I agreed with him. Read more here. #2 MY ENCOUNTER WITH GOD: AKIANE KRAMARIK Akiane Kramarik’s atheist parents were surprised when their three-year-old…
Bob JonesDecember 31, 2020
Jim Stockdale was an American Vice Admiral in the USN, captured and imprisoned during the Vietnam War. He was held and tortured for seven years. Stockdale's profound observations about resilience can help get you through 2021 and beyond. (more…)
Bob JonesDecember 30, 2020
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The year 2020 felt like a decade unlike any other and Dickens' words from the first sentence of a Tale of Two Cities seem eerily precise in capturing the unfolding realities of this moment. For decades nothing really changes and then a decade of changes happens in a week. Get used to different. (more…)
Bob JonesDecember 26, 2020
2020 was… well… unique. In what other December could someone writing in jest, “I believe in mandatory vacations” create a social media firestorm. (Please read again to note the use of the word “vacations”.) And that about sums up the year for the Jones family. (more…)
Bob JonesDecember 22, 2020
There is something about the sunrise that fills me with a sense of possibilities. It’s a new day. Opportunity. Do you awaken for the dawn? (more…)
Bob JonesDecember 20, 2020
We are calling Canada to rally together for mental health, especially after all that Covid has brought. Don't miss this year's Let's Talk Hope conference NATION WIDE online on Bell Let's Talk Day, January 28, 2021 (more…)
Bob JonesDecember 17, 2020
Brave Dreamers sounds like a tribe you’d want to join. After all, doesn't everyone want to be known as a brave dreamer? The chief dreamer in this tribe is Connie Jakab of Calgary. Connie is brave and likeable. How can you not like someone who holds up sparklers as an expression of her personality? She does heart work. (more…)
Bob JonesDecember 16, 2020