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HOW TO HAVE YOUR BEST YEAR EVER

I was about to embark on my best year ever.  I just didn't know it at the time. All I knew is that I had an idea that would move me out of my comfort zone. For years I'd talked about writing a book. Now was the time to stop talking and get it done. Out Of The Comfort Zone In my wildest dreams I didn't foresee that within two years the book would be published, sell over 4,000 copies and win a Canadian national award. Your dreams and mine may not be the same but achieving them will follow a shared path. I couldn’t shake the thought that the year would be great if I not only achieved my…
Bob Jones
December 28, 2018
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NORTH POINTE STRONG

Preparing for round 3. It's not exactly what I had planned for Christmas this year. The timing of my "bad" days will put me right on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. With all that has been going on we weren't able to host our annual events or have the house filled with family and friends on a rotating basis. It's been a bit hard knowing that my favorite season has been and continues to be tainted by all this. Angela Hawrylak is a fighter. She is battling cancer - the fight of a lifetime. This is her second bout. In 2013 she was diagnosed with Non Hodgkin's Follicular Lymphoma - stage 3. Angela possesses a resolute courage that is helping…
Bob Jones
December 19, 2018
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WHY THE WRIGHT BROTHERS GOT IT RIGHT

115 years ago today (December 17, 1903), the brothers Wright on a field in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, lifted off to the sky and into history. Their 59-second flight at an altitude of 120 feet and at the speed of a jog was all it took to set in motion the winds of technological of change. Samuel Langley A few hundred miles away, Samuel Langley was recovering from his humiliation over a similar attempt that ended in failure when his test flight landed in the Potomac River. The Wright brothers and Langley were trying to achieve the SAME goal - they were both building the SAME project. BOTH the Wrights and Langley had a bold goal - build the world's…
Bob Jones
December 12, 2018
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ADVICE TO YOUNG LEADERS: GEORGE H.W. BUSH

“I love you more than tongue can tell.” When George H.W. Bush was preparing to accept the Republican presidential nomination in 1988, he sent his speechwriter a list of notions that he believed best represented him. “Words I like: family, loyalty, kids, freedom, grandkids, caring, love, heart, decency, faith, honor, service to country, pride, fair play, tolerance, strength, hope, healing kindness, excellence...I like people; I’m proud of the USA; I like sports; I’m experienced; I love kids.” Yes, he loved kids so much he mentions them twice. President Bush passed away on November 30, 2018. Family is the cornerstone of his legacy. Family First There are things that could be said critically about his Presidency but make no mistake -…
Bob Jones
December 9, 2018
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THE GIRL WITH THE HOLES IN HER HEART

When you’re seven years old and God spares the life of your little sister you want to say “Thank you” in a big way. That’s why Aden Yerichuk will be in the foyer of North Pointe offering hot chocolate for everyone  on Sunday December 9th and 16th. The Gift Of Twins It was Aden’s idea to send any donations he receives for his festive beverages to the Stollery Children’s Hospital. It’s his birthday on January 8th and Aden doesn’t plan to be at a party. Not every seven-year-old looks forward to being at a hospital on their birthday but that’s Aden’s chosen location. He will present the Stollery a gift on his birthday and it will come wrapped in gratitude.…
Bob Jones
December 5, 2018
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CHRISTMAS 2018 AT NORTH POINTE

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year and for good reason. Celebrate Christmas 2018 at North Pointe starting Sunday December 2nd. The four Sundays of Advent remind us of and prepare us for the real message of Christmas - the good news of Jesus. "For to us a child is born... And he will be called     Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,     Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6 Christmas 2018 at North Pointe is shareable. Copy and post this link on social media to let your friends and community know about Christmas 2018 at North Pointe. Christmas is about joy and joy is contagious. Enjoy the Christmas music of Kayla Kimo, Christmas treats and the fractal snowflakes of Mary…
Bob Jones
November 28, 2018
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NOW ITS PERSONAL: PROSTATE CANCER

“Pastor Bob, you look horrible.” At first I didn't like my mustache either. But then, it grew on me. Doing Good A friend told me, “If I grew a mustache, my wife wouldn’t kiss me for a month. How do you get away with that?” My unfiltered response was, “What makes you think I’m getting away with it?” I grew a stache not so I could look good, but so I could do good. You know. MOvember. Now, three weeks into MOvember and suddenly the cause is personal. Sobering Stats There are too many men and the wives and kids who love them, going through horrible times because of cancer. A close friend was diagnosed with testicular cancer two decades…
Bob Jones
November 25, 2018
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THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT: CHRIS HADFIELD

Col. Chris Hadfield is out of this world. To be correct - WAS - out of this world. He's made two flights on the Space Shuttle, and commanded the International Space Station, but it was Hadfield's zero-gravity rendition of David Bowie's Space Oddity and his breathtaking photographs that earned him superstar status. How great is it that eight hundred grade six students heard tales from outer and inner space from a real live Rocket Man at North Pointe. Commander Coach In his pre-talk walk-through, the Commander quickly let it be known that he's a detail guy. Audio and video techs, and even a school board representative, were coached on his precise expectations. Behind the scenes he graciously posed for pictures…
Bob Jones
October 21, 2018
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ALBERTA’S CANNABIS REALITY: IT’S THE ECONOMY STUPID

In a province where billionaires made it big gambling on petroleum, Aurora Cannabis is betting on a new kind of oil in Alberta. Recreational cannabis sales go legal in the land of the maple leaf on October 17th and Aurora has the munchies for market share. Recreational? Aurora isn't blowing smoke in boasting a market cap of about $4.3 billion. It will be on the forefront of a new technology to extract cannabis oil at an industrial scale. Along with a second site in Medicine Hat, the company is set to produce 200,000 kilos of marijuana per year. The Budweiser of weed - that's Aurora's aspirations as the leading provider of marijuana in the world. Are we about to smell…
Bob Jones
October 12, 2018
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37 REVOLUTIONARY THOUGHTS FROM A DIGITAL APOSTATE

(Photo by James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images) All healing begins with gratitude. That's a fine thought for a Thanksgiving Monday or any day for that matter. Jeff Einstein has a lot of similar thoughts. And he's on a mission to to confront arrogance and dogma and put God first so you can last. Digital Apostate In the early 80's Einstein was a bona fide media pioneer - referred to by The New York Times as "the Mick Jagger of the digital world." Early in the 21st century, however, and well before the rise of social media, Youtube and smartphones, Einstein morphed from digital media pioneer to Digital Apostate. He asserted that addiction to all things media and all things digital had already…
Bob Jones
October 7, 2018