My Father’s Hands
I knew this day would come, but even in knowing I was not prepared for it to happen. I miss my father's hands.
Bob JonesMay 29, 2021
Ken Gaetz: Good News At The End Of The Road
Resilience is the ability to withstand, adapt and grow in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy and stress. It’s the ability to transcend despite all the odds. Resilience is the single quality we all need now to go where no one has gone before.
Bob JonesMay 28, 2021
Peter And Evie’s Happily Ever After
"Happily" can be "ever after." Peter and Evie Kozak know this to be true.
Bob JonesMay 24, 2021
Israel’s Iron Dome and God’s Love For Gaza
It’s now 8 a.m. in Israel as I type this. I am bleary-eyed and nervous. I second-guess every noise I hear. Is that the rumble of a garbage truck? Or is it Iron Dome? Is that a siren in a neighboring city? Or is it an ambulance or the noise of my kids watching TV?
Bob JonesMay 15, 2021
I Am Very Not Fine
A couple of weeks back I talked about our church pausing in person ministry not our government. Maybe it’s time to do it again. I am very not fine.
Bob JonesMay 13, 2021
A Letter To My Granddaughters
Dear Quinn and Lena, my granddaughters. I know you’re too young to read this now. I’m writing before the fact so that whatever happens in your life, this note will remind you of important, unshakable truths.
Bob JonesMay 12, 2021
Happy Mother’s Day
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” (Elizabeth Stone) Thoughts for Mother's Day 2021.
Jones BobMay 6, 2021
Parents, Pandemic, and Crossing Canada in a Mercury Sable
My parents emphasized the importance of family as long as I can remember. They prioritized eating meals together, travelling together and praying together. I'll never forget one non-stop, cross-country ride in a new-to-us, white Sable.
Bob JonesMay 1, 2021
Teen Poet: Stop Falling My Tears
Wellington Chiobvu's dream is to be a writer, a poet to be precise. He is a creative and his prose comes from the heart.
Bob JonesMay 1, 2021