My home life growing up was quite dysfunctional; I am the youngest of four, and knew from an early age that my mother never planned for a daughter. (more…)
Bob JonesDecember 5, 2022
What says Canada more than someone wearing a snowmobile jacket in a snowstorm holding a maple leaf flag tied to the end of a hockey stick, eh? Except when the Canadian holding the stick is facing off against a line of police in riot gear brandishing batons and weapons. (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 20, 2022
It’s time to rewrite the stories of the broken. For those who feel imprisoned by chains of anxiety, depression, disorders, shame and isolation to find freedom. (more…)
Bob JonesMay 27, 2020
The clock on the wall recorded the time as 09:37. For Kevin Garratt time was something he had lost. (more…)
Bob JonesJanuary 5, 2020
Michael Yankowski is a writer, aspiring theologian and an urban homesteader. He was also a burned out motivational speaker. (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 9, 2019
Commitment will set you free. Sounds counter-intuitive? If it does you’re not alone. In fact, at one time I thought of commitment as the antithesis of freedom. FREEDOM Now, when I think about my life I see the commitments I’ve made actually freed me to become the person I am today. I realize that I couldn’t have followed through on the really hard things I’ve done without commitment. There would be no University degree in Mathematics or a graduation from Bible College. I couldn’t have gotten married and certainly not become a parent. I couldn’t have become a pastor. And there is no way under heaven’s blue sky that I could have helped relocate Central Tabernacle to where North Pointe…
Bob JonesMay 9, 2018
Just before Christmas 2017 the Government of Canada gifted a stocking full of coal to Christian charitable groups requesting funding for its Canada Summer Jobs program. Only those non-profit groups that hold the same views as the government on matters of abortion, and sexual moral norms will be eligible to apply. Ideological screening has become the new vogue for groups requesting funding for the program. Canada Summer Jobs Paula Simons, a self-declared pro-choice feminist and I, rarely land on the same side of political issues. I have to give Justin Trudeau’s government all the credit for uniting us on this issue. Simons wrote on January 17, 2018: “I find myself deeply disturbed by a new federal rule that says any small…
Bob JonesMarch 7, 2018
Matthew McConaughey (center) and Mahershala Ali (center left) star in THE FREE STATE OF JONES The credits rolled and we couldn't move. It wasn't that the 139 minute film had left us in want of fresh air but actually wanting more. Free State of Jones is the best Civil War-era film I've ever seen and it ended far too soon. Civil War Infatuation It was 1965 and our family was heading out of Ontario on a spring break holiday to South Carolina. It was the centennial of the end of the Civil War and what I saw started an infatuation with the "Blues and Greys," the "Stars and Bars," the folklore of General Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J.E.B. Stuart,…
Bob JonesJune 29, 2016
Laurie understands what it is to descend into addiction and hopelessness. She used to live there. Laurie also knows what's it like to find freedom and wholeness. She's a freedom fighter now - sharing her story to help others find freedom. I've known Laurie and her family for almost ten years since they started attending North Pointe. LAURIE'S STORY: FITTING IN I grew up in a religious home and had good parents, but I was never sure where I fit or found acceptance. When I was 12 years old I discovered alcohol, and instantly I felt like I was able to make friends and be the life of the party - I finally fit in. For years I drank on…
Bob JonesNovember 26, 2014