COVID-19 Archives

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Talking About the Last Pandemic: Bill Gates

The TED conference in Vancouver drew lots of attention. Bill Gates was the featured speaker. Yes, that Bill Gates, the one who is the voodoo doll of COVID conspiracies. (more…)

Bob JonesApril 23, 2022

Life Formation Life Stories

On The Road of Lamentations

Reflections on the last two years could fill up a book similar to the Old Testament book of Lamentations. (more…)

Bob JonesMarch 12, 2022

Life Formation

What I’m Reading That I Think You’ll Like

Things I am reading that I think you'll like. Or at least inform you, inflame you, and definitely move you. (more…)

Bob JonesSeptember 11, 2021

Life Formation

Should Christians Be Held to a Higher Standard?

A local service provider, operating out of a church, abruptly went out of business. The clients felt they weren’t given enough advance notice to adequately prepare for the change. One person reacted by saying, “They are a Christian organization. I’m not religious, but shouldn’t they be treating people better than this?” (more…)

Bob JonesSeptember 1, 2021

Life Formation Life Stories

I Am Very Not Fine

A couple of weeks back I talked about our church pausing in person ministry not our government. Maybe it’s time to do it again. I am very not fine. (more…)

Bob JonesMay 13, 2021

Life Formation

GOD IN WHAT YOU’RE GOING THROUGH

Where is God in this pandemic? Could it be that God is near, closer than you realize? The story of an ordinary Joe shows that you can grow through what you're going through. (more…)

Bob JonesMarch 27, 2021

Life Formation

OUR CHILDREN ARE HEROES TOO

We are at war. In a war, no one sets out to be a hero, they just do what they must and in the chaos of battle they become heroes. They don't describe themselves as courageous. "I'm just doing my job." (more…)

Bob JonesApril 19, 2020

Life Formation

WHAT SPRING DIDN’T KNOW

It was March 2020… The streets emptied, stores closed, and people huddled at home. It was a time of panic. A pandemic. Markets crashed, borders closed, and people pivoted. (more…)

Bob JonesMarch 19, 2020

Health Matters Life Formation

ITS A NEW DAY DAWNING: CORONAVIRUS

The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning. The song lyric came to mind as the sun rose on March 15th. Highway #33 is a familiar stretch of road after eight months of commuting to Barrhead, Alberta. Today, the sunrise was all the more meaningful because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sun came up today. The sun will come up tomorrow. (more…)

Bob JonesMarch 15, 2020

Health Matters Life Stories

LOVE IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC

The risk of catching COVID-19 in Alberta is low. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take the high road and face reality during this pandemic. (more…)

Bob JonesMarch 14, 2020

COVID-19

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