The next time you’re feeling sad and depressed, pay close attention to your posture. You’ll likely be slumped over with your neck and shoulders curved forward and head looking down. (more…)
Bob JonesJune 13, 2020
This week I got called out by someone in our black community to speak up as a leader on #blacklivesmatter. I was a little taken back because I wanted to remain in a posture of listening and learning. I am bravely stepping out to do what I can to lean into hard conversations presently. (more…)
Bob JonesJune 13, 2020
Thousands of police officers from across Canada and around the world marched through the streets of downtown Edmonton to honour Cst. Daniel Woodall of the Edmonton Police Service, a husband and father of two, slain in the line of duty. (more…)
Bob JonesJune 11, 2020
Claire Woodall was aware something bad was going down on Monday night, June 8th in Edmonton’s Callingwood neighbourhood. She was tuned in not only because of her employment at a local Edmonton radio station, but her husband Daniel was on duty that night with the Edmonton Police Service. He was working in Callingwood. (more…)
Bob JonesJune 10, 2020
COVID restrictions are loosened in Alberta and believers are re-gathering in churches. The biggest concerns appear to be over being asked not to sing, hug as fellowship, and wear masks. We’ve learned a lot in isolation but what if God reserved our most important lesson for now? (more…)
Bob JonesJune 7, 2020
The last six days have been anguished. George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis by a peace officer entrusted with upholding the law and the resulting riots have set America ablaze. Add to that the devastation on so many levels of a worldwide COVID pandemic and it’s not unexpected to feel a magnified sense of despair. (more…)
Bob JonesMay 31, 2020
You can’t be in Connie Jakab’s company very long before you hear her use the phrase, “I believe in hope.” It's not overreaching to say she dispenses hope. Her latest book, Bring Them Closer is a case in point. (more…)
Bob JonesMay 28, 2020
It’s time to rewrite the stories of the broken. For those who feel imprisoned by chains of anxiety, depression, disorders, shame and isolation to find freedom. (more…)
Bob JonesMay 27, 2020
Twenty-one years ago I held Ashley Pearse in my arms. She was breathtaking. In March 1999, Ashley's parents knew little of what lay before her or within her. All they wanted was for their daughter to live her best life. That's why dedicating kids to the God who created them for a purpose is smart. It’s breathtaking now to see Ashley's passion for what God wrote on her heart. (more…)
Bob JonesMay 23, 2020
We've all watched in shocked horror as a Canadian Forces Snowbird fell from the sky over Kamloops, BC Sunday morning. Just two days earlier Jocelyn and I stood with pride as the jets roared over our home in St Albert and neighbourhoods in Edmonton. (more…)
Bob JonesMay 17, 2020