Keeping up with the Joneses. That's not Bob and Jocelyn. The statement means "you have to keep up with your neighbour's material things." Don't you hate it when your name ends up in an idiom? (more…)
Bob JonesOctober 2, 2021
How does it feel to be on Canadian soil for Thanksgiving weekend? "So grateful." Only if you’ve been held for 775 days in a foreign prison, with no family contact, sleep deprivation, rationed food, death threats and relentless interrogation, can you understand the depth of emotion behind those words. (more…)
Bob JonesOctober 1, 2021
Do you ever wonder how God sees you? Do you struggle with paralyzing thoughts about yourself that border on self-hatred? You’re not alone. (more…)
Bob JonesSeptember 30, 2021
The mayor of Alberta’s greatest metropolis declared September 13-19, “Julie Rohr Week.” Julie Rohr was trending on twitter ahead of the Met Gala. Ryan Reynolds, Charles Adler, Rick Mercer, Glennon Doyle, Connor MacDavid, Colin Mochrie and a multitude of celebrities sent video greetings to her. Julie died on September 16, 2021, six years after a cancer diagnosis but not before finding her way into the hearts of thousands of Canadians. She was 39. (more…)
Bob JonesSeptember 17, 2021
As I turned off the corrugated dirt road, on to the smooth highway I saw it in my rear-view mirror. The beginnings of a lightning storm that would rival any storm I have ever experience before or since. (more…)
Bob JonesSeptember 13, 2021
Things I am reading that I think you'll like. Or at least inform you, inflame you, and definitely move you. (more…)
Bob JonesSeptember 11, 2021
A local service provider, operating out of a church, abruptly went out of business. The clients felt they weren’t given enough advance notice to adequately prepare for the change. One person reacted by saying, “They are a Christian organization. I’m not religious, but shouldn’t they be treating people better than this?” (more…)
Bob JonesSeptember 1, 2021
The last recorded words of Jesus were “I am coming soon.” The question is: “How soon is soon?" The 2,000 year-old question is: “When is Jesus going to return?" (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 31, 2021
Have you ever found something in the back recesses of your refrigerator only to see that the tupperware container no longer holds what you thought was leftovers, but some sickening sewage with a matching rancid odour? You thought it was in a sealed ziplock, yet over time, and with much neglect, your midnight snack has morphed into a grade six science project? (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 20, 2021
On August 4, 2014, Chinese police abducted Kevin and Julia Garratt and held them for 775 days. (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 19, 2021