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THEY CALL ME JFRANKTANK: JAMES FRANKLIN Uncategorized

THEY CALL ME JFRANKTANK: JAMES FRANKLIN

As a professional football player, James Franklin has learned to avoid getting sacked by 300lb rushing lineman and the crushing weight of unfulfilled dreams. Franklin played his last NCAA college game by winning the 2014 Cotton Bowl in front of a national TV audience and 72,000 fans in Arlington, Texas. He now spends all of his game time for the Edmonton Eskimos on the sidelines signalling in plays to Mike Reilly. His faith, family and focus have kept him in the game. Positive Parents Franklin was born in Edmond, Oklahoma, on July 23, 1991. His father’s ministry work kept them on the move when he was young, taking them to Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Missouri before setting in Corinth, Texas, when…
Bob Jones
September 7, 2016
WHY WE SEND YOUTH MISSIONS TEAMS Uncategorized

WHY WE SEND YOUTH MISSIONS TEAMS

Like many others before them, the Anomaly Missions Team to Mexico returned home far richer than they left. Their increase wasn't in gold or gems but in priceless experiences and golden memories. Pastor Jeremy Gifford has been leading ministry teams south of the border for the past six years. Every trip, like every team, is unique. The 2016 team consisted of eighteen members, aged fifteen to twenty three along with Pastor Jeremy and Kerri Wagensveld (whose age remains a closely guarded secret). Peter and Bonnie Kozak from North Pointe moved to Vicente Guerrero, Mexico to serve as missionaries over a decade ago. They've hosted all of our missions teams. The onsite ministries include an orphanage, special needs care, a halfway…
Bob Jones
August 31, 2016
7 ARTISTS: IMAGINATIVE / PASSIONATE / ORIGINAL Uncategorized

7 ARTISTS: IMAGINATIVE / PASSIONATE / ORIGINAL

Their creativity flows from their passion for a purpose or a person they love. Some create because they want to.  Others create because they must. Either way, artists stir our imagination. The world is a more beautiful place because of them. 7 Artists Of North Pointe 1. Hannah Kaup - Honey And Betts Hannah's enthusiasm is contagious and everything she touches glows. She posts about style, travel, beauty, family life and shopping for her following on Instagram and her website. Hannah's a mom to two pre-schoolers and a husband in law school.Read more in You Can't Out Give God and Hannah's Story. 2. Timothy Fowler - A Platter For Life Timothy Fowler recently retired as a Vice President with Aramark…
Bob Jones
August 28, 2016
3 LESSONS FROM THE UNHAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH Uncategorized

3 LESSONS FROM THE UNHAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH

How to pack for a trip to the world’s least happy place? No, the destination is not Calgary after another dismal season for the Flames. This trip will take you in the opposite direction of Disneyland, the happiness capital of the world. The location is identified in the World Database of Happiness (WDH). Least Happy Nation In The World Ruut Veenhoven, the Director of the WDH, is a Dutch sociologist and world authority on the scientific study of happiness. He’s described as “the godfather of happiness.” According to Ruut the least happy nation in the world is - Moldova - a part of the former Soviet Republic. Moldova is sandwiched between the Ukraine and Romania – two equally unhappy places…
Bob Jones
August 24, 2016
PRECIOUS HERITAGE OF PERSECUTED FAITH Uncategorized

PRECIOUS HERITAGE OF PERSECUTED FAITH

She held her breath under the church floorboards fearing the sickening thud of her mother’s body. Her terrified mind reeled, considering how horribly life had changed since the invasion from the North part of Korea. This is a guest post from Dr Ron Powell about his wife, Anna's mother. Ron is the Youth Ministry Director and Field Education Director at Vanguard College, Edmonton, AB. He and his family are volunteer leaders at North Pointe. The Piano Sure, they were poor and fatherless but in my mother-in-law, Myung Ja Kim’s mind, life had been ideal. She remembered when the Christian pastor had come to the village to start the little church. The best thing about it for her was the piano.…
Bob Jones
August 21, 2016
JOIN THE ADVENTURE WITH BEAR GRYLLS Uncategorized

JOIN THE ADVENTURE WITH BEAR GRYLLS

Adventurer Bear Grylls says that his faith in Jesus is stronger than his fear of what others might think of him. And there are a LOT of people who think about Grylls - over 1.5 billion. That’s how many viewers see his TV program Man vs Wild every week. His humor, easygoing nature and regular willingness to defy death makes for obvious chemistry behind the camera. Man vs. Wild, was the number one ranked reality show in the US in 2015 and number five in China. Bear Grylls' face is one of the most easily recognized in the world. Christian Faith Is Grylls' Backbone Grylls is an adventurer and he earned that title the hard way – from completing the…
Bob Jones
August 17, 2016
11 OLYMPIC CLASS ATTITUDES Uncategorized

11 OLYMPIC CLASS ATTITUDES

Every Olympic medal winner has attitude. In fact medals aren't won without a winning attitude. The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude is more important than facts, than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. You have a choice everyday regarding the attitude you will embrace each day. 11 Olympic Attitudes 1. “Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made." Gabby Douglas, Gold medal 2012 2. "I used to beat myself up everyday if I did not win an event. I am quite open about those things now and that has been a big change."…
Bob Jones
August 10, 2016
GRACE OF MANY COLORS: HEATHER’S STORY Uncategorized

GRACE OF MANY COLORS: HEATHER’S STORY

When I first held Heather Enright's book in my hands I knew I was touching a rare treasure.  Grace of Many Colors isn't your typical coloring book. Before even one crayon touches a page of this book it gives off a colorful hue of hope. My friend, Colleen passed the book on to me. She heard Heather's inspiring story about creating her book. "It was scary, thrilling, surreal and inspiring to produce this book. It was a labor of love to redeem back everything that cancer had stolen from me. I'm using it to help anyone battling cancer - for every book purchased I'll give one away to a cancer patient." At first, Colleen couldn’t think of any friends with…
Bob Jones
August 7, 2016
REVELATION FOR ALL ITS WORTH Uncategorized

REVELATION FOR ALL ITS WORTH

The Book of Revelation is the most controversial book of the Bible. Its also the only one of the Bible's sixty six books that promises a blessing to those who read it. A Missed Blessing Ironically, Revelation is one of the least read books of the Bible. Why? Its pages contain crazy images of beasts, judgements, numbers, trumpets, vials, seals and symbols. Don't let them deter you from the central revelation of the book - Jesus. 9 Revelations About The Book Of Revelation The Book of Revelation... 1...is not an almanac of when things will occur or a chronicle of what things have occurred. 2...does not foretell the future, rather it tells how the future is breaking in on the…
Bob Jones
August 3, 2016
LIVING LANDSCAPES: REJOICE, PRAY, GRATITUDE Uncategorized

LIVING LANDSCAPES: REJOICE, PRAY, GRATITUDE

Many of the following thoughts may seem strange, maybe unrealistic to apply. The more I look into it, the more I see quite the opposite. These things are actually the very best tools to take you through life in the most amazing way, no matter what the circumstances. "I have spent a lot of time wondering what God’s will for my life is. Am I using my time here on earth the way that He had planned for me? Is the work that I do in line with His will or is it leading to something more, something maybe more spiritual, more purposeful, eternal type work." Thanks to Jim Kapteyn for this guest post. His wife, Kathy is facing the…
Bob Jones
July 31, 2016