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Jocelyn: Parsing Through Memories

The smile lit up her face as she held the garment up. For 68 years it had been lovingly stored in her cedar chest. Yellowed with age, the lace and seams were brittle, still the garment was beautiful and filled with memories - her wedding dress. (more…)

Bob JonesJanuary 27, 2022

Life Formation Life Stories

I’m Lisa LaFlamme

Lisa LaFlamme is one of the last voices Jocelyn and I hear most nights before shutting off the lights in our living room. Monday to Friday we see the very last thing she does in her day, which is present a news cast. That all changed in June 2022. (more…)

Bob JonesJanuary 22, 2022

Life Formation Life Stories

The Best of Sarah Bessey’s Field Notes: 2021

Sarah Bessey writes “field notes” every week from the middle of her life, telling the truth as she understands it. She will poke and prod you to think about what kind of person you are becoming. (more…)

Bob JonesJanuary 5, 2022

Life Formation

You Are What You Love

Anyone who has ever failed to keep a New Year’s resolution will accept the thesis of You Are What You Love: Human beings don’t do what we know we ought to do; instead, we do what, deep down, we want to do. (more…)

Bob JonesJanuary 4, 2022

Life Formation

Love Is Stronger Than Death

Love is stronger than anything, even death. (more…)

Bob JonesJanuary 4, 2022

Health Matters Life Stories

Mark Tyndall: I’ve Seen a Lot of People Die

Dr. Mark Tyndall dedicated his career to studying HIV, poverty and drug use in multiple places around the world, starting with Nairobi, and now in Vancouver. Mark has seen a lot of people die. Needlessly. (more…)

Bob JonesJanuary 4, 2022

Health Matters Life Formation

Hope For Mental Health: Dr. Cath Thorlakson

Life hurts sometimes. When things get rough, we wonder if there is any hope. (more…)

Bob JonesJanuary 2, 2022

Life Formation Life Stories

Is Busy Bad?

There’s lots of buzz about “busy” being bad. “Simplify your life." "Learn to say, 'No'." "Don't settle for busy.” But is busy, bad? (more…)

Bob JonesDecember 20, 2021

Life Formation Life Stories

A Place at My Table: Susan Wells

Some families share a table that has been passed along for generations, but there's more than mere furniture that is inherited. (more…)

Bob JonesDecember 18, 2021

Life Formation Life Stories

22 Lessons From 22 Years: Abbey Martin

2021 has been the most challenging yet (lol), but on the flip side of hardship is learning, authenticity, growth, and reward. God is good! Abbey Martin (more…)

Bob JonesDecember 17, 2021

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Jocelyn: Parsing Through Memories

I’m Lisa LaFlamme

The Best of Sarah Bessey’s Field Notes: 2021

You Are What You Love

Love Is Stronger Than Death

Mark Tyndall: I’ve Seen a Lot of People Die

Hope For Mental Health: Dr. Cath Thorlakson

Is Busy Bad?

A Place at My Table: Susan Wells

22 Lessons From 22 Years: Abbey Martin