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Life Formation Life Stories

A City Turns Blue for Cst Woodall

Claire Woodall was aware something bad was going down on Monday night, June 8, 2015 in Edmonton’s Callingwood neighbourhood. She was tuned in not only because of her employment at a local Edmonton radio station, but her husband Daniel was on duty that night with the Edmonton Police Service. (more…)

Bob JonesJune 10, 2020

Life Formation Life Stories

IN THE LIGHT OF RACIAL JUSTICE

COVID restrictions are loosened in Alberta and believers are re-gathering in churches. The biggest concerns appear to be over being asked not to sing, hug as fellowship, and wear masks. We’ve learned a lot in isolation but what if God reserved our most important lesson for now? (more…)

Bob JonesJune 7, 2020

Life Formation Life Stories

KINGDOM NORMAL WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW

The last six days have been anguished. George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis by a peace officer entrusted with upholding the law and the resulting riots have set America ablaze. Add to that the devastation on so many levels of a worldwide COVID pandemic and it’s not unexpected to feel a magnified sense of despair. (more…)

Bob JonesMay 31, 2020

Life Formation Life Stories

BRING THEM CLOSER: MENTAL HEALTH AND FAMILIES

You can’t be in Connie Jakab’s company very long before you hear her use the phrase, “I believe in hope.” It's not overreaching to say she dispenses hope. Her latest book, Bring Them Closer is a case in point. (more…)

Bob JonesMay 28, 2020

Life Formation Life Stories

ASHLEY: A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS

Twenty-one years ago I held Ashley Pearse in my arms. She was breathtaking. In March 1999, Ashley's parents knew little of what lay before her or within her. All they wanted was for their daughter to live her best life. That's why dedicating kids to the God who created them for a purpose is smart. It’s breathtaking now to see Ashley's passion for what God wrote on her heart. (more…)

Bob JonesMay 23, 2020

Health Matters Life Formation

GOD’S WAYS: GROWING PAINS

You cannot become who you need to be by remaining what you are. (more…)

Bob JonesMay 13, 2020

Life Formation

FROM A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY

Cue the Star Wars music. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away it is a period when Church Online in Alberta is viewed as a Rebel outpost. Well, it wasn’t really that long ago. How about February 2020? (more…)

Bob JonesMay 10, 2020

Health Matters Life Formation

MENTAL HEALTH AND THE CHURCH

Think about how we respond to mental illness in the church. A woman diagnosed with cancer experiences sympathy, hugs, prayers and casseroles. A woman diagnosed with a mental illness experiences silence, suspicion, blame, and far too often, shame. That’s called “stigma.” There is no stigma with cancer, heart disease or diabetes. How did we get to the place where those who are struggling with their mental health feel like they must hide in shame? (more…)

Bob JonesMay 8, 2020

Health Matters Life Formation

WE RISE AGAIN: THE WOMEN PHYSICIANS CHOIR

Music moves us. And heals us. We Rise Again excels at both, making it one of Canada's favorite songs of the Covid crisis. (more…)

Bob JonesMay 1, 2020

Life Formation

DON’T LEAVE ISOLATION WITHOUT IT

Before you know it, the curve will flatten, serology tests will increase, and isolation will be relaxed. The eyes of Canadians are on Americans and Saskatchewan as they pave the return from physical distancing. (more…)

Bob JonesApril 25, 2020

Life Formation

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