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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 Stories

REWRITING THE STORIES OF THE BROKEN: CONNIE JAKAB

It’s time to rewrite the stories of the broken. For those who feel imprisoned by chains of anxiety, depression, disorders, shame and isolation to find freedom. (more…)

Bob JonesMay 27, 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

Life Stories

OPERATION INSPIRATION: SNOWBIRD DOING HER JOB

We've all watched in shocked horror as a Canadian Forces Snowbird fell from the sky over Kamloops, BC Sunday morning. Just two days earlier Jocelyn and I stood with pride as the jets roared over our home in St Albert and neighbourhoods in Edmonton. (more…)

Bob JonesMay 17, 2020

Life Formation Life Stories

FROM THE FRONTLINES: JORDAN MAJEAU

We like to post pictures of good moments. Joy is an emotion worth sharing. Celebrating your wins, feelings, gratitude, and happiness are not necessarily evidence of narcissism gone wild. If you are enjoying a victory, I'm genuinely happy for you. (more…)

Bob JonesApril 12, 2020

Health Matters Life Stories

LOVE IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC

The risk of catching COVID-19 in Alberta is low. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take the high road and face reality during this pandemic. (more…)

Bob JonesMarch 14, 2020

Life Formation Life Stories

WHEN A MONSTER CAME HOME: SUFFERING

I was five years old when my mother, who had divorced my father when I was two, met a monster and moved him into our house. He was a violent child molester who tortured me for the better part of a year, and the abuse was too graphic to describe here. (more…)

Bob JonesMarch 1, 2020

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