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HUMANS OF NORTH POINTE: 2016 Uncategorized

HUMANS OF NORTH POINTE: 2016

Everybody's got a story and yours can inspire the world. That's why we started #humansofnorthpointe in 2016. Once or twice a week we're posting stories of people on North Pointe's Facebook page. Thousands of people have viewed and shared some of the following stories. Search the hashtag #humansofnorthpointe to see all of the stories so far. JOHN ORFINO "I am still alive. But,my speech, my breathing and my physical strength is quickly fading. I am still able to operate my scooter in the house and I try to do everything I can by myself and Judee gets very mad at me because I am so stubborn. Daxon and Espen mean the world to me and are my #1 reason why…
Bob Jones
December 25, 2016
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Uncategorized

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6 "Fearless" was North Pointe's guiding word for the past twelve months. I pray the word will echo into your future in 2017. You will never fear what tomorrow holds if you’ll remember and focus on four unchangeable facts that arise out of Christmas: 1. God's love for you will never change. EVERLASTING FATHER 2. God's Word will never change. WONDERFUL COUNSELOR 3. God's  purposes will never change. MIGHTY GOD 4. God's gracious provision will never change. PRINCE OF PEACE "Fear not for…
Bob Jones
December 24, 2016
FREE MOBILE BIBLE READING PLAN FOR 2017 Uncategorized

FREE MOBILE BIBLE READING PLAN FOR 2017

When you have a sodium deficiency, your body craves salty foods. You might not even notice that you’re craving salty foods in particular, but your body is reacting to that deficiency by creating a desire for something that restores it. When you have a spiritual deficiency, your soul craves life-giving food. Your soul is reacting to a deficiency by creating a desire to be restored. Craving more of God? More out of your faith? More authenticity? Junk food for your soul won't cut it. Over and over again I hear people relate how reading the Bible - consistently - satisfied their cravings. Living Proof "I want to thank God for somehow giving me this idea to read the Bible. It…
Bob Jones
December 22, 2016
ONWARD: TOP 25 BOOKS FOR YOU Uncategorized

ONWARD: TOP 25 BOOKS FOR YOU

“Do you think that’s an appropriate book to be reading here?” In hindsight she was probably being silly. We took her seriously. The rest is history. Starbucked At Tim Hortons The book? Onward by Howard Shultz, founder of Starbucks. Our Ironman Leadership group had chosen Onward as our next book to be dissected in search of leadership and business principles. The problem? We were reading it at the Tim Hortons where we met for our weekly discussions. At the time NONE of our group were patrons of Starbucks. However, since we were reading a book about Starbucks and now that Tim Hortons might not be the most hospitable place to read such a book, why not visit a Starbucks? Onward…
Bob Jones
December 14, 2016
O, NIGHT DIVINE: NPCC’S ROCK CHOIR Uncategorized

O, NIGHT DIVINE: NPCC’S ROCK CHOIR

North Pointe's 10th Anniversary Rock Choir Photo by Shareen Baker If you saw North Pointe's Rock Choir's "O, Night Divine" on December 11th you would understand why it got rave reviews. Pastor Sean and his team gave the glory of Christmas its due with three presentations that left people wishing more could be crammed into sixty minutes. The music of Christmas has its own special power and today's choir presentation was firing on all 8 cylinders. Comments "Best choir, ever!" G. B.  "It was simply beautiful!" M. D. "A fantastic performance, well done." L.W. "It was awesome!!!!!" A.H. "NP has been blessed with great talent and awesome extended family." F. S. Photo by Shareen Baker Photo by Bob Jones Photo…
Bob Jones
December 11, 2016
FINALLY FREE: IN HONOR OF BILLY Uncategorized

FINALLY FREE: IN HONOR OF BILLY

We stood by his graveside, under a deep blue Alberta sky on a bitterly cold December afternoon. Billy was laid to rest like he had lived his sixty-four years – surrounded by caregivers stung by the coldness of life's unfairness. There were eleven of us – myself, two funeral directors family members, caregivers and friends of William S. or "Billy" as he was known.  The biting cold we felt paled in comparison to the endless winter he had lived through. In Honor Of Billy I met Billy when he started to attend North Pointe Church. His caregivers brought him most every Sunday. Front row, right was his preferred place to sit - close to the action. Rarely did a Sunday…
Bob Jones
December 11, 2016
ISIS, COMRADERY AND CHRISTMAS: CANADIANS IN EUROPE Uncategorized

ISIS, COMRADERY AND CHRISTMAS: CANADIANS IN EUROPE

The truth of the matter is that we learned a lot more than we ever expected by living in Europe. Little did we know when we accepted the posting to Germany that we would spend two years witnessing history in the making. Moving To Europe In 2014 we moved our family to a little village just outside of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany. My husband Anas was posted there with the Canadian military. The American base was a big part of our lives for the two years we were abroad as it felt like home interacting with English speaking people and shopping in a North American environment. However, it was always clear that we were far from home as there…
Bob Jones
December 7, 2016
SO, YOU THINK ITS COLD? Uncategorized

SO, YOU THINK ITS COLD?

Amos Chapple Photography There's cold and then there's Siberian cold. I wrote this post when it was -33C with the windchill in Edmonton, Alberta. Thinking about Siberia didn't help me feel warmer but it did keep my mind off how cold it was outside. Its So Cold That... Located in the heart of Siberia, the village of Oymyakon in Russia is widely considered to be the coldest inhabited place on Earth. A temperature of −90 °F (−67.7 °C) was recorded there back in 1933 — the lowest recorded temperature for any permanently inhabited spot in the world. The temperature is so cold that crops won't grow so people are relegated to consuming a carnivorous diet - reindeer meat, raw flesh shaved…
Bob Jones
December 7, 2016
HEARING GOD’S VOICE: SHERILYN GRAFF’S STORY Uncategorized

HEARING GOD’S VOICE: SHERILYN GRAFF’S STORY

When you look up "determined" in the dictionary you'll find Sherilyn Graff's image. Sherilyn is a recent high school grad from North Pointe who followed her heart to serve in world missions. She is a rough and tumble rugby player with a gentle spirit. She's determined to make her life count for God. Sherilyn shares her heart in this post and lets you in on a powerful spiritual experience she had in hearing God's voice. Follow Sherilyn's journey on her Facebook page. This fall, I attended a Discipleship Training School (DTS) through an organization called Youth With a Mission (YWAM). The vision of my program is to send out a ‘wave of youth’ into the world to do missions work,…
Bob Jones
December 4, 2016
DAN PETERSON’S FOUR-YEAR-OLD ANGEL Uncategorized

DAN PETERSON’S FOUR-YEAR-OLD ANGEL

A friend who doesn't get choked up easily - if ever - sent me a link to a story saying "this made me pretty teary." After reading the story I understood why. When Dan Peterson’s wife Mary died in March he fell into a deep depression and was searching for a reason to live. Six months later, he met Norah Wood, a three-going-on-four-year-old girl who decided that she wanted to be his friend. Squirrels and Birthdays Dan spent his days staring at squirrels and was just waiting to die. Norah spent her days going squirrely waiting for her fourth birthday. The two crossed paths in a grocery store. Norah was so excited about turning four that she had to tell…
Bob Jones
November 30, 2016