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FREEDOM IS NOT FREE: A CANADIAN’S STORY Uncategorized

FREEDOM IS NOT FREE: A CANADIAN’S STORY

Freedom is not free. I should not – I must not forget – that peace is won at the cost of precious life. Flanders Fields, not strawberry fields, remind me of that truth. Free nations must do everything to keep the peace. Where peace is threatened by force, it must be met with force. Canada's role as "Peacekeeper" has been a part of our nation's pride. That role has shifted recently to "Peacemakers" - fighting to win the peace in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. The decision to withdraw Canadian combat support against ISIS is now another change in direction. Lonya D’Orsay is a part of the community of believers at North Pointe. Her husband, Dan, is retired military. He served…
Bob Jones
November 21, 2015
HOPE FOR A WORLD OF TROUBLES Uncategorized

HOPE FOR A WORLD OF TROUBLES

2015 made "ISIS," "radicalized," and "terror" into all too familiar terms. American journalist, James Foley, was one of the Westerners who was murdered by ISIS. Foley had been kidnapped while filming the war in Syria in November 2012. “A world of troubles” was Foley’s aptly named blogsite. A troubled world forces you to think about your future or that of your grandchildren. What kind of future awaits them? Where is the hope for a world of troubles? 6 Ways To Cope 1. Refuse the ostrich syndrome. Putting your head in the sand and hoping everything will be magically better when you take it out won't work. 2. Resist the prophetic shoulder shrug.  "It can't be helped. Its the End Times…
Bob Jones
August 24, 2014