Although Sunday routines were engraved into her life, Jini Kim doesn’t think she really knew the full meaning of being a Christian. (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 8, 2021
Writers know how to share. If you share freely there will always be more. This radical proposition runs contrary to human nature and dogs with a bone. Writers by nature and function are dogged by the call to listen to life and then freely empty their souls of the things they've heard. Think of your favorite writer. I wager that they're you're favorite because they excel at sharing. The Writers Group at North Pointe is learning the value of sharing. We help each other become better writers and better people. Read how you can get involved here..."Writers Connect" Writing And Life Anne Lamott is laugh-out-loud funny and alternately cranky and kind throughout her book, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions On…
Bob JonesJuly 13, 2018
Marathons take energy, focus, stamina and work. Grueling work. So does writing. My wife Jocelyn had this crazy idea that WE should run a marathon. In 2007, in our mid-50’s we followed Forrest Gump’s lead, started running and never looked back. Marathons Over the next ten months we ran thousands of kilometers in training. Up hills. Down hills. Snow. Rain. Heat. Thirst and hunger. Yes, hunger is a constant companion of marathoners. Energy bars, water, good shoes, dry socks, perseverance and endurance are a marathoner’s greatest assets. Plus being a little crazy. After 10-mile and Half-marathon races for practice, Jocelyn and I completed all 42.3kms of the International Marathon in Niagara Falls, Ontario - October 2007. We crossed the finish…
Bob JonesJune 4, 2018
When life hands you a bucket of lemons you can either become bitter or make lots of lemonade. Ruth Johnstone has been pouring lots of glasses of the latter to thirsty travelers. She's accumulated awesome insights to the amazing abundance of potential that is in each of us, to rise above the ashes of our circumstances. When Troubles Fall Like Lemon Drops is Ruth's account of the sixteen year process of learning and understanding what was happening to her husband, Steve a victim of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) - a subtle, invisible presence that showed up like a thief in the night. I met Steve Johnstone in 1982 at the prime of his career when we worked in neighboring churches…
Bob JonesJuly 13, 2016
I once was lost in the woods, like literally….lost in the woods. It was the first winter camping expedition for army cadets, and I was the civilian officer in charge of 30 grunts. I was arriving late into camp with my fellow officer, it was dark, and we were convinced it was the right drop off point to the camp when we asked our driver to drop us off. It wasn’t. Sarah Ball writes with a courageous vulnerability. She is a gifted blogger, speaker, author and a mom of five. Sarah will tell you candidly that sixteen years ago she was living on welfare, abandoned with two children, broken, and lost. Four years ago she couldn’t get out of bed,…
Bob JonesMarch 6, 2016