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OUR STORIES: WOMEN OF WORTH Uncategorized

OUR STORIES: WOMEN OF WORTH

The following are stories from the lives of women at North Pointe. Daughters...sisters...moms...wives...grammas...their struggles and their strength. Real, sometimes raw, authentic and inspiring. They are shared with the hope that they will propel you into a closer walk with the Lord. Laurie's Story: Freedom From Addiction Laurie understands what it is to descend into addiction and hopelessness. She used to live there. She also knows what’s it like to find freedom and wholeness. Laurie is a freedom fighter now – sharing her story to help others find freedom. Read more here... Rena’s Story Rena ended up in prison because of a crime committed against her. Her story earned her a place on the team of “The Sycamore Tree Project.” The…
Bob Jones
April 18, 2015
JARED’S HOPE Uncategorized

JARED’S HOPE

Jared Hope was on a fast track to what most Canadians would call “The Canadian Dream.” His Junior hockey career was powered by a winning mix of skill and ambition. Originally from Edmonton, he'd been playing in Spokane, Washington since he was 16. Between 1995 and 1996, as scouts lined him up for a first round NHL draft pick, he had three consecutive concussions and was forced to walk away from a pro hockey career. "I remember a counselor telling me I was experiencing a mid-life crisis. She said the depression was normal." Jared didn't feel normal. Building on Ego Determined to build a new life, Jared moved back to Edmonton. He graduated college, went into sales and was making…
Bob Jones
April 5, 2015
THE CROSS EQUALS LOVE Uncategorized

THE CROSS EQUALS LOVE

Jesus came as the answer to the question, "Why won’t God do something?" In the horrific shadows of the murderous cruelty of terrorists, killer storms, kids dying from cancer, the ungodly suffering of vulnerable people...God gives an answer. God's Answer God offers Himself. He gives His best. "For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 (NLT) Jesus, the Son of God and Son of Man is God's way of healing a broken world. Right On Time "Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented…
Bob Jones
April 3, 2015
PROMISES OF 313 YEARS OF MARRIED LIFE Uncategorized

PROMISES OF 313 YEARS OF MARRIED LIFE

I was in a meeting with seven veteran leaders from North Pointe. As I looked around the room it dawned on me that we all had one thing in common - marriage. Some quick math revealed we totaled 313 years of marriage experience. Surely we must have something good to offer others from our experience. So I asked them their secrets to wedded bliss. Secrets of Happy Marriages "Be flexible.  Blessed are the flexible." "Marry a great girl." "Embrace the journey!" "On our 32nd anniversary I gave my wife a sympathy card." "Find a spouse who is easy to get along with." "To keep your marriage brimming with love in the loving cup, whenever you're wrong, admit it; whenever you're…
Bob Jones
March 31, 2015
RYDON HAROLD BOUCK’S STORY (UPDATED) Uncategorized

RYDON HAROLD BOUCK’S STORY (UPDATED)

Rydon's parents believe in miracles. They watched their preemie son fight for his life with the aid of doctors and nurses in two hospitals and the prayers of family and friends each breath of the way. "Thanks again to everyone at North Pointe for your prayers and support. Words cannot describe how blessed we feel to have come so far." Looking at Rydon now, you'd never know the journey he's been on, so read about it below. Rydon Bouck faced more dire circumstances at 25 weeks old than most people experience in 25 years or an entire lifetime. On January 13, 2015, Rydon Harold was born to Kolby and Elise Bouck – son #3. Elise had endured a very difficult…
Bob Jones
March 28, 2015
ST PATRICK: MORE THAN SHAMROCKS AND SNAKES Uncategorized

ST PATRICK: MORE THAN SHAMROCKS AND SNAKES

March 17th is St. Patrick's Day - a fun excuse to wear green, speak with an Irish accent and drink green colored beverages. But there's so much more to the day and the man, Patrick. The Saint Ain't Irish Patrick is probably the best known "saint" in the world. Typically, establishing clear insight into people who lived over 1500 years ago is a challenge because of a lack of information. Patrick presents the opposite challenge - there is so much written about him that it is hard to separate fact from folklore. What we do know for sure is: * Patrick was English not Irish. * Patrick did not wear green. * Patrick did NOT drive all the snakes out…
Bob Jones
March 18, 2015
Storm Uncategorized

Storm

If this was the ONLY book you read this year by a Christian leader you would draw the incorrect conclusion that the Church reeks. I think it rocks...and I think deep down Jim Cymbala feels that way too. He is negative about the state of the Church, critical of pastoral priorities and practices and is of the opinion that very little good or godly is going on in North American ministries. Hard to Argue With Prayer Pastor Cymbala repeatedly states that he has written the book out of humility and concern and certainly not from a perspective that he has all the answers. He then goes on to give his answer to all of the problems in the Church –…
Bob Jones
March 15, 2015
Shawn’s Story: Wrestling For My Life Uncategorized

Shawn’s Story: Wrestling For My Life

Shawn Michaels made his career in an industry that often has no basis in reality. It is a world of "the camel clutch," "pile drivers," and "submission holds." In his biography, "Wrestling For My Life" Michaels tells the story of a different kind of submission hold - one that was based in reality. I watched him grapple with the likes of "The Undertaker," "Ravishing Rick Flair," "Triple H" and "Stone Cold Steve Austin" in the WWF and the WWE. Michaels was one of the bad guys - a wrestler and a man people loved to boo - cocky, arrogant and self-centered. He was a self-described addict, drunk and a pill-popper. He lives his life now in the center of reality…
Bob Jones
March 11, 2015
ARE YOU IN GOD’S WAITING ROOM? Uncategorized

ARE YOU IN GOD’S WAITING ROOM?

WAIT is a word we hate...at least I do. I get frustrated waiting on fast food or waiting behind the slow car in the fast lane. Aren’t we all in a rush to get to the next place or the next thing? My cell phone battery malfunctions at the worst of times. “I just had 34% battery life and now it's dead!” Waiting for the phone to recharge only takes a few minutes but feels like eons. “Come on!” We live in one of the most individualistic cultures in the world, which means we want what we want — and we want it now, and it better be quick and easy. Waiting on God An impatient mindset often carries over…
Bob Jones
March 8, 2015
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MOSHE Uncategorized

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MOSHE

When was the last time you had to pinch yourself so you wouldn’t miss the moment you were living? For me it was feeling the sea breeze on my face and the wooden deck of the boat beneath my feet as we silently glided across the surface of a sea called, “Galilee.” PINCH. Could this have been the very place that 2000 years ago, Jesus, awakened by his anxious disciples, spoke calm to a furious storm? Were the hills on the horizon the long ago home of the Gaderene who was possessed by a legion of demons? Might it have been at this spot that Jesus appeared, walking on the water on a moon lit night, and invited Peter to become…
Bob Jones
February 22, 2015