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JONES FAMILY 2020 CHRISTMAS LETTER

2020 was… well… unique. In what other December could someone writing in jest, “I believe in mandatory vacations” create a social media firestorm. (Please read again to note the use of the word “vacations”.) And that about sums up the year for the Jones family. (more…)
Bob Jones
December 22, 2020
Life FormationLife Stories

LEADING PE0PLE TO JESUS IS HEART WORK

Brave Dreamers sounds like a tribe you’d want to join. After all, doesn't everyone want to be known as a brave dreamer? The chief dreamer in this tribe is Connie Jakab of Calgary. Connie is brave and likeable. How can you not like someone who holds up sparklers as an expression of her personality? She does heart work. (more…)
Bob Jones
December 16, 2020
Life Stories

CONTAGIOUS COURAGE WITH VAHEN KING

We all know life isn't easy. Many people are facing impossible challenges. Maybe you or someone you know are struggling to find hope, and paralyzing fear keeps them from moving forward. I know because that was me. (more…)
Bob Jones
December 6, 2020
Life FormationLife Stories

THE PINE-SCENTED PROFESSOR: DR. PETER MURPHY

Dr. Peter Murphy was a legend as well as a lecturer, known to virtually every forester in Alberta and many across Canada. His favorite place in the world was in the Alberta forests and mountains. A close second was anywhere with anyone he could pass on his passion for forestry. Peter spent the last day of his 90 years, tending the White Spruce Forest in St Albert. (more…)
Bob Jones
November 14, 2020
Life FormationLife Stories

THE POWER OF A DREAM: MATT JOY

Matt Joy had a desire to serve his country in uniform that went back to his college years. When 9/11 happened, he remembers vividly wrestling with the idea while he was doing his undergrad in Theology. Ultimately, he chose to stay on the course because of a strong sense it was what he was meant to do. Little did he know that God had a plan in mind that would allow him to say yes to both directions. (more…)
Bob Jones
November 12, 2020