43 YEARS OF ADVENTURES IN SAYING YES
Forty-three years ago I had a lot of hair and some experience. Now I have almost no hair and a bit more experience. That's all because Rev. Bruce Fisher invited me to serve on his pastoral team at Central Tabernacle in Edmonton. I said, “Yes.” (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 3, 2019
The Real Deal: The Velveteen Pastor
“The Boy’s Uncle made me Real,” the Skin Horse said. “That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can’t become unreal again. It lasts for always.”(Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit(1922) (Avon Books Edition, 1975), pages 12-13) (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 24, 2019
RCMP PARADE DAY
In my shoe-shine box there is a tin of Kiwi Parade Gloss shoe polish. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 28, 2018
WHEN EVIL STRIKES
Inside Commonwealth Stadium the Edmonton Eskimos football team were racking up their sixth straight loss of the season. That was bad enough. Outside Commonwealth, one man went on a Saturday night rampage leaving a police officer and four pedestrians injured. An ISIS flag was found in his vehicle. (more…)
Bob JonesOctober 5, 2017
Adena’s Story: Taking My Best Shot
Adena's story is a God-sized dream. (more…)
Bob JonesOctober 8, 2014
WHAT SAYS LOVE BETTER THAN…
To love is to give. To give us to love. Love does. (more…)
Bob JonesDecember 4, 2013
Undetoured in Facing the Greatest Challenge of Life
I first heard Zig Ziglar in 1997 in Edmonton. Zig is the kind of communicator who makes you wish that your first time hearing him won't be your last. Zig has been one of the most admired communicators of our time. His positive attitude and energetic style has inspired millions worldwide. In 2007 he had a fall that resulted in a serious brain injury. He lost his short term memory and developed extreme positional vertigo. The "old Zig" was gone. He was facing his greatest challenge. In 1997 I heard Zig say, "Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting back up is a choice." In 2008 the "new Zig," "got back up." Since then he has traveled with…
Jones BobApril 12, 2011
ONE OF OUR HEROES – MANDI SCHWARTZ (1988 – 2011)
This morning (April 3rd) we prayed for Mandi Schwartz, as we have many times before at NP. Mandi has faced cancer - leukemia to be exact - since 2008. At 10:35AM our time today Mandi passed away. She was only 23. Women's Hockey Player Mandi was a student athlete at Yale, a women's hockey player from Wilcox, Sask. We first heard about her through Jen Matichuk, a Yale teammate from North Pointe. Jen tried to help Mandi by initiating a drive to sign people up for bone marrow donations. Mandi and her family are well known in the hockey world - one brother was drafted by St Louis, a Canadian Junior Player and the other brother playing NCAA hockey in…
Jones BobApril 3, 2011
Undetoured
April 4th. Not April 1st. This is the day the 167 Ave detour begins, and its no April Fools joke. For 7 months a route that sees over 17,000 cars a day drive by North Pointe will be shutdown. Over the past five years, dozens of families and hundreds of people have been able to connect with North Pointe because of their familiarity with our facility and sign. The shutdown is a short-term pain. A new 167 Ave will be built, along with a new sub-division. In the next two years it is anticipated that 3,000 residences will be built and over 10,000 people will become our "next door neighbours." So, what can you do with a detour? Take the…
Jones BobApril 1, 2011