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The Casserole Rules: Death and Divorce

Unless you air your laundry, divorce in the church is as isolating as a child’s temper tantrum during the Sunday morning service. When my husband of 27 years suddenly and unexpectedly left, it was weeks before my large-church-pastors noticed I was missing from Sunday morning services. And even weeks more before someone called to check in. (more…)

Bob JonesSeptember 29, 2019

Life Stories

RUNNING TO THE ROAR: BARBARA WINTERS

"When you are dying, you need to be told how loved you are." She was an anonymous hero desperately laboring to save the life of a reservist mortally wounded at the cenotaph of Canada's Unknown Soldier. Who was this woman? Where did she find her courage? (more…)

Bob JonesSeptember 28, 2019

Life Stories

THE ONE ABOUT TERRY FOX, RYAN JESPERSEN AND PRAYER

You should have seen them. So well behaved. And their singing was heartfelt. In addition to a Hawk Nelson rendition, they created their own worship terminology - “Whoop! Whoop! Jesus cares!” A chapel for Kindergarten to Grade 4 students. It was my privilege to speak to the students at Ecole Broxton Park in Spruce Grove, Alberta. (more…)

Bob JonesSeptember 25, 2019

Life Formation

SHAME-FACED: WHEN LEADERS FAIL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

Justin Trudeau is feeling shame-faced over his blackface, or in his words, “make-up.” Stunning photos and a video surfaced of Trudeau, known for lecturing opposition candidates from a position of moral superiority. In the following 24 hours he would break all of his own rules. (more…)

Bob JonesSeptember 23, 2019

Life Stories

12 TRUTHS FROM LIFE AND WRITING: ANNE LAMOTT

A few days before she turned 61, Anne Lamott wrote down everything she knew for sure about life and writing. There's not a lot of certainty in life but Anne does a candid and humorous job of pointing out twelve of her "for sures." (more…)

Bob JonesSeptember 18, 2019

Life Stories

HOPE DOESN’T GIVE UP: ANNE LAMOTT

My love for all things Anne Lamott started with her book, Traveling Mercies. She had me at the introduction. Anne’s candor, sense of humor and humility are irresistible. I am partial to people who exude hope. (more…)

Bob JonesSeptember 18, 2019

Life Stories

CHASING A RADIO DREAM: WADE SOROCHAN’S STORY

Listening to the radio and playing records, alone, was his early escape from a dysfunctional family. Effects of divorce, emotional abuse and abandonment by his mother would surface later in his adult life and bring him to the edge of suicide. (more…)

Bob JonesSeptember 16, 2019

Life Stories

316: BIG COINCIDENCE OR BIG GOD?

There's no need to embellish this story even though it sounds like the stuff of fiction. Facts speak for themselves. On Jan. 8, 2009, in the US college football Championship Game, then-University-of-Florida quarterback Tim Tebow wore eye black with the inscription John 3:16, a reference to the Bible passage that says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (more…)

Bob JonesSeptember 16, 2019

Life Formation

AN OPEN LETTER TO CHRISTIANS

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Dear Christian, I’ve wanted to write this letter for a long time, but I wasn’t sure it would do any good. Like you, I’m on my own journey. (more…)

Bob JonesSeptember 14, 2019

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Reaching Out and Saving Lives: Preventing Suicide

September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. (more…)

Bob JonesSeptember 9, 2019

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The Casserole Rules: Death and Divorce

RUNNING TO THE ROAR: BARBARA WINTERS

THE ONE ABOUT TERRY FOX, RYAN JESPERSEN AND PRAYER

SHAME-FACED: WHEN LEADERS FAIL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

12 TRUTHS FROM LIFE AND WRITING: ANNE LAMOTT

HOPE DOESN’T GIVE UP: ANNE LAMOTT

CHASING A RADIO DREAM: WADE SOROCHAN’S STORY

316: BIG COINCIDENCE OR BIG GOD?

AN OPEN LETTER TO CHRISTIANS

Reaching Out and Saving Lives: Preventing Suicide