Add chaplains to the list of first responders: the emergency dispatchers that take the panicked calls, firemen, paramedics, ambulance drivers, RCMP officers, STARS - the men and women that arrive in the middle of moans, acrid smoke, spilled diesel and burning tires to do their jobs with no fanfare or recognition other than the satisfaction of a job well done. (more…)
Bob JonesApril 7, 2022
The words are a lifeline for surviving Humboldt Bronco players and their families in the wake of the April 6, 2018 bus tragedy. "Always have hope and BELIEVE that everything is possible." (more…)
Bob JonesApril 7, 2022
The BBC asked their listeners what Easter means to them. From the nation that originated Christian world Missions, the responses are a mosaic of perspectives in a post-Christian age. (more…)
Bob JonesApril 6, 2022
Hardened hockey warriors. Veteran coaches. Sports broadcasters. Even, Don Cherry. United by tears. Heartbroken. Beyond words. We are Humboldt. (more…)
Bob JonesApril 6, 2022
It’s been said that the final words of one’s life provide a snapshot or an MRI into that entire life. Some last words become immortalized. (more…)
Bob JonesApril 4, 2022
There are going to be very painful moments in your life that will rock your entire world in a matter of minutes. These moments will change you. Cry. Scream if you have to. But let them make you stronger, smarter and kinder. And lean into faith for a miracle. (more…)
Bob JonesApril 1, 2022
The queue had stretched out of the Bosnian bakery and onto the street. Starving, war-shattered survivors were lining up for their daily bread. It was 4pm, May 27th, 1992 – one month into the siege of Sarajevo. Suddenly a mortar shell fell directly into the middle of the bread line, obliterating 22 lives. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 31, 2022
Younger music fans may wonder at all of the fuss over the death of an aging singer named Aretha. Why her? (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 31, 2022