Reaching Out and Saving Lives: Preventing Suicide
September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. (more…)
Bob JonesSeptember 9, 2019
An Ode To Autumn
A change is in the air. A great mellowing is at work. It’s in the breeze, in the trees, inside each and every one of us. And somewhere, not far off, the smoke of backyard firepits is seasoning the darkening sky. Autumn. (more…)
Bob JonesSeptember 8, 2019
MAKE SOMEONE’S DAY: 27 ACTS OF KINDNESS
One small, thoughtful gesture can make someone's day. How a simple kindness can change a person's life. (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 31, 2019
STAR GIRL: TANIS POST’S STORY
Tanis Post fought for life, love, and the beauty of each day. Married for only fifteen years to Chris Post, they shared a romance that would fill ten lifetimes. (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 29, 2019
DR MARK TYNDALL: FIGHTING OUR WORST TENDENCIES
My cousin Mark is a big deal. A big, controversial deal. Mark is Dr. Mark Tyndall, one of Canada’s top infectious disease experts. He spent four years conducting HIV research in Kenya. His name appears on numerous papers in some of the world’s top medical journals. Many of those studies, completed during his 11 years at the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS in Vancouver. He is the Lead of Research and Evaluation for the PHSA Opioid Overdose Response Team and a Professor with UBC's School of Population and Public Health. (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 25, 2019
JUSTICE FOR SERENITY STARTS WITH ME
A four-year old Alberta girl named Serenity died on Sept. 27, 2014. When she arrived in hospital a few days earlier she was suffering from catastrophic injuries, including a fractured skull and starvation. She was hypothermic. There were signs of sexual abuse. A forensic pediatrician determined her injuries were inconsistent with a fall. There were repeated reports of abuse during Serenity’s care. (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 15, 2019
MAPPING THE SOULSCAPE OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
Michael Yankowski is a writer, aspiring theologian and an urban homesteader. He was also a burned out motivational speaker. (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 9, 2019
2020 ISRAEL AND JORDAN TRIP OF A LIFETIME
Going to Israel will give you a whole new view of Jesus, the Bible and your faith. I'm not over-promising in saying that. Every one of the over 60 people who have traveled with us to the Middle East, including Jocelyn and I, came away with something more than money can buy. Jocelyn and I hope you will come with us in November 2020 for a life changing, unforgettable experience. Details and costs in this post. (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 8, 2019
Brene Brown: The Conversation That Left Her Speechless
Brene Brown is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers including ones I've read: Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong. Their essential themes are the same. The path to a meaningful, loving life comes through a willingness to be vulnerable and a rejection of the socially produced shame that convinces us we, or our vulnerabilities, are not worthy of love. (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 2, 2019
SILVER DOG: THE LAST GOODBYE
Their deaths gutted our world. Each one passed away as a result of cancer and died in our arms. The associated grief was surprisingly intense. It was so intense that I was embarrassed I could feel so deeply about pets - Tammy... Sprite... Silver. They were Goldens and like family. (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 1, 2019