Robert Kenneth Jones Weekly Journal
Bob Jones is an innovator in the treatment of addiction and childhood abuse. His writing is an invitation to walk in gratitude. We hope you will join us each Sunday morning and Wednesday afternoon.
Life Is A Banquet
Springtime reminds us to begin anew, to put aside our old worn out worry, hurry and hate that we drag around from the winter chill.
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Expressing Thanks and Gratitude
It is important to set aside a little time to say a heartfelt thank you to the ones who have had an impact on the way that we live, think and believe.
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The Promise and Acceptance of Faith
When we are battered and beaten, God is at our side. When we fall and skin our knees, God is there to be with us. We cannot be separated. This is the truth. Faith is simply an acceptance of that truth.
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Justice, Mercy and Compassion
by Robert Kenneth Jones “Fill the seats of justice With good men, not so absolute in goodness As to forget what human frailty is. ~ Thomas Noon Talfourd How easy it is to judge those who annoy us and those who break the rules! Of course, this is not some new...
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The Beloved Community
God wants a humanity that is characterized by this sort of fearless love which neutralizes the power of evil and transforms it to good.
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Guided by Another Easter
“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” ~ Joseph Campbell Easter shakes us up. It asks us to let go and let God. Easter reminds us that our lives are not our own. We clearly discover that we are not in charge....
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The Good of Good Friday
“Christmas and Easter can be subjects for poetry, but Good Friday, like Auschwitz, cannot. The reality is so horrible it is not surprising that people should have found it a stumbling block to faith.”
~ W.H. Auden”
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The Wisdom of Tigger
by Robert Kenneth Jones "Tiggers never go on being Sad," explained Rabbit.” ~ A.A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner I have always been a Tigger person. His bounce and exuberance can be both wonderful and annoying. But more than anything, Tigger continually revels in...
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The Coming of Spring
Though some cold, snow and ice may show up in the next few days and weeks, the end of their reign is done. Only a few months ago we welcomed the first falling flakes in anticipation of holidays with gatherings of friends and family. Then, after being homebound, scooping too many driveways, being stuck at the side of the road, we moaned at the thought of more winter. When would it ever end!? Well, now is the time.
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How Blessed Are The Peacemakers
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love, Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith, Where there is despair, hope.” ~ Prayer of St. Francis I was at the Vietnam Wall in our nation’s capital for a lighted...
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Violence and Restoration
by Robert Kenneth Jones Broken relationships, active hostility in families, among former friends and associates, open wounds from mistreatment, and plain old misunderstandings leave a heavy burden for our hearts to carry. They crush our spirits. The tendency to hold...
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