Pain Killer: Brantt Myhres Big League Addiction
The last time retired NHL hockey player Brantt Myhres touched drugs or alcohol was Feb. 17, 2008. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 6, 2021
11 GOODWINS: BET YOU CAN’T JUST READ ONE
The longer I live the more I think that humor is the saving sense. No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds. Joanne Goodwin helps me remember the power of well written words. (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 27, 2021
WHERE FIVE BUCKS BUYS SOME WARMTH
You can't buy much for five bucks these days unless you're homeless and you need a place to warm up in Alberta's frigid winter. (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 21, 2021
RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE
Saturday morning, I laced up my running shoes as I’ve done many times during the pandemic. Only this time I wasn’t heading out for a walk, I was on my way to do what the shoes were designed to do. (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 13, 2021
FROM SIBERIA WITH LOVE: THE BANTSEEVS
.It started small with only three people at first. The Bantseevs, Janet & Ilya and their infant son, Josh. An immigrant to Canada, Ilya was from Russia, so at least he spoke the language. But it was tough slogging when the Lord called them to plant a church in Ilya’s home town of Novokuznetsk…a city of about a half million in central Siberia (a four hour plane ride east of Moscow). (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 13, 2021
FIGHTING ADDICTION IN SIBERIA: MISCHA AND VICTOR
“Mischa? Is that really you? We thought you were dead. What happened to you?” (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 12, 2021
HELLO FROM SIBERIA
Здравствуйте. That's Russian for "hello." It comes from the team we lead in Novokuznetsk, Siberia in 2017. (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 12, 2021
3 THINGS I LEARNED FROM A MARATHON MOMMA
You become what you are committed to. Commitment may develop you or it may destroy you but it most certainly will define you. Jocelyn was committed to be a marathon momma. (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 10, 2021
DELIVERING HAPPINESS IN NUNAVUT
Maybe it was the thought of a child opening a box, looking inside, and shouting, “Wow!!” Or maybe it was the idea that an RCMP officer would personally deliver the box to the child’s home. Law enforcement at the door in Nunavut usually means bad news but that officer would deliver an unexpected package of happiness. Whatever, we found ourselves in -33 Celsius wind chill going shopping for somebody else’s child. (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 6, 2021
Melissa Lotholz, Olympic Dreams and COVID
“The plan is to have a plan by the end of September.” Melissa Lotholz (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 3, 2021