GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS ABOUT THE LOCAL CHURCH
If a local church is a representation of how Jesus can to be seen, what are people observing in a pandemic?
Bob JonesJanuary 31, 2021
BERNIE, ED, MEMES AND MOMENTS
A picture is worth a thousand Berns or maybe 100,000 memes. But the photojournalist whose picture of Bernie Sanders captured the imagination of the world isn’t viewing its fame through a lens of artistic triumph.
Bob JonesJanuary 24, 2021
7 THINGS TO DO TODAY TO MAKE YOUR LIFE COUNT
The most important day you will ever experience is today.
Bob JonesJanuary 15, 2021
WHY CLARITY MAKES OR BRAKES LEADERS
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.
Bob JonesJanuary 9, 2021
TOP 2020 STORIES FOR YOUR INSPIRATION
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.
Bob JonesJanuary 3, 2021
THE 5 MOST POPULAR POSTS OF 2017
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.
Bob JonesDecember 31, 2020
RESILIENCE IS THE WORD FOR 2021
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.
Bob JonesDecember 30, 2020
36 THOUGHTS ON THE DECADE OF 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.
Bob JonesDecember 26, 2020
JONES FAMILY 2020 CHRISTMAS LETTER
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.
Bob JonesDecember 22, 2020
SUNRISE: AN INVITATION TO LIFE
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?
Bob JonesDecember 20, 2020