SOMETHING INVISIBLE PUT EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE
I don't know if you agree, but something invisible came and put everything in its place. (more…)
Bob JonesApril 2, 2020
CREATIVITY IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC
It's hard to imagine that anyone ever disbelieved that connection on the internet wasn't real connection. Look at all the believers now. That's what a pandemic can do for creativity. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 29, 2020
EMOTIONAL WELLNESS IN THE COVID-19 CRISIS
Five letters and two numbers are adding up to an unprecedented crisis. In a crisis, not only is wellness possible, it is essential. And you can be well when everything around you is not. In the midst of uncertainty, utilize a simple tool to consider the various ways this crisis is impacting you. Your well being in the COVID-19 crisis depends on it. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 26, 2020
11 WAYS TO SOCIALLY CONNECT AT A DISTANCE
Amidst all the calls in nearly every country for social distancing, the most powerful tool we have to slow the spread of the coronavirus, one important fact gets lost: We are fundamentally social beings, and social distancing can carry a heavy psychological price tag. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 22, 2020
God Has His Eye On You: Godwink
Have you had a Godwink? Going to visit an oncology doctor isn't one of most people's favorite things to do on a Friday afternoon. Kristen Fersovitch was dropped off early for her oncology appointment. Kristen needed something to do to pass the time. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 22, 2020
WHAT SPRING DIDN’T KNOW
It was March 2020… The streets emptied, stores closed, and people huddled at home. It was a time of panic. A pandemic. Markets crashed, borders closed, and people pivoted. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 19, 2020
ITS A NEW DAY DAWNING: CORONAVIRUS
The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning. The song lyric came to mind as the sun rose on March 15th. Highway #33 is a familiar stretch of road after eight months of commuting to Barrhead, Alberta. Today, the sunrise was all the more meaningful because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sun came up today. The sun will come up tomorrow. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 15, 2020
2020 MARCH MADNESS: COVID-19
March has always been about madness. Watching college basketball teams from Kentucky, Georgetown or North Carolina play in the annual “March Madness” tournament is a rite of spring. I don’t follow basketball, except in March. Not in 2020. The madness this March is a pandemic named COVID-19. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 12, 2020
THE GOODNESS OF PRAYING: TOMORROW
What good is praying? If God, to whom you pray, knows the future, then the future is already determined. So why bother praying? How can prayer change the future? And if God does not know the future, why bother worshiping? (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 8, 2020
24 Golden Rules For Getting Along With Anyone
When John D. Rockefeller was asked what quality he was willing to pay for the most when hiring employees, he responded without hesitation, "The ability to get along with people." - See more at: http://ministrytodaymag.com/index.php/ministry-leadership/culture/7294-how-to-pastor-difficult-people#sthash.tJgvCZZK.dpuf When John D. Rockefeller was asked what quality he was willing to pay for the most when hiring employees, he responded without hesitation, "The ability to get along with people." - See more at: http://ministrytodaymag.com/index.php/ministry-leadership/culture/7294-how-to-pastor-difficult-people#sthash.tJgvCZZK.dpuf When John D. Rockefeller was asked what quality he was willing to pay for the most when hiring employees, he responded without hesitation, "The ability to get along with people." - See more at: http://ministrytodaymag.com/index.php/ministry-leadership/culture/7294-how-to-pastor-difficult-people#sthash.tJgvCZZK.dpufLife is relationships - the rest is just details. John D. Rockefeller was asked what quality…
Bob JonesMarch 1, 2020