DEPRESSION / HOPE IN 5 WORDS
Depression is not a choice. Too many suffer in silence. In a war with myself. I have a black dog. It won’t leave me alone.
Bob JonesOctober 8, 2019
THANKSGIVING NOTES
On Thanksgiving Sunday people were asked to record what they are thankful for. The following is a sample of those expressions.
Bob JonesOctober 8, 2019
MESSY BUT BEAUTIFUL
When my husband told me that our sixteen year old had come out to him as transgender, I laughed. I thought it was some weird joke I didn’t understand. John may as well have said Sam was on a spaceship headed toward Jupiter. I was shocked and confused; it made no sense to me.
Bob JonesOctober 5, 2019
AMANDA’S STORY: NOW IS MY TIME
"Pastor Bob, if there is ever any way my story is able to help, I would love to save someone many unnecessary years of agony." Amanda's agony was a painful part of her past and a redemptive part of her future.
Bob JonesOctober 3, 2019
PTSD And Me: Cpl Craig Silverson’s Story
My friend Craig Silverson is a Canadian veteran of Afghanistan and a brother in the faith. I admire his courage. You can follow Craig on Twitter at @CraigSilverson.
Bob JonesOctober 3, 2019
The Casserole Rules: Death and Divorce
Unless you air your laundry, divorce in the church is as isolating as a child’s temper tantrum during the Sunday morning service. When my husband of 27 years suddenly and unexpectedly left, it was weeks before my large-church-pastors noticed I was missing from Sunday morning services. And even weeks more before someone called to check in.
Bob JonesSeptember 29, 2019
RUNNING TO THE ROAR: BARBARA WINTERS
"When you are dying, you need to be told how loved you are." She was an anonymous hero desperately laboring to save the life of a reservist mortally wounded at the cenotaph of Canada's Unknown Soldier. Who was this woman? Where did she find her courage?
Bob JonesSeptember 28, 2019
THE ONE ABOUT TERRY FOX, RYAN JESPERSEN AND PRAYER
You should have seen them. So well behaved. And their singing was heartfelt. In addition to a Hawk Nelson rendition, they created their own worship terminology - “Whoop! Whoop! Jesus cares!” A chapel for Kindergarten to Grade 4 students. It was my privilege to speak to the students at Ecole Broxton Park in Spruce Grove, Alberta.
Bob JonesSeptember 25, 2019
SHAME-FACED: WHEN LEADERS FAIL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
Justin Trudeau is feeling shame-faced over his blackface, or in his words, “make-up.” Stunning photos and a video surfaced of Trudeau, known for lecturing opposition candidates from a position of moral superiority. In the following 24 hours he would break all of his own rules.
Bob JonesSeptember 23, 2019
12 TRUTHS FROM LIFE AND WRITING: ANNE LAMOTT
A few days before she turned 61, Anne Lamott wrote down everything she knew for sure about life and writing. There's not a lot of certainty in life but Anne does a candid and humorous job of pointing out twelve of her "for sures."
Bob JonesSeptember 18, 2019