I Hate Hateful People: What God’s Been Teaching me About my Heart of Ungrace

Posted by on Feb 16, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments     Gal 5:14-15 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another. I have been among the many Christian who have hated on non-Christians and hated on fellow Christians for various reasons. I wanted to share 3 things God has been teaching Grace...
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“Colin, You Didn’t Choose an Easy Life”

Posted by on Dec 26, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments About 6 months ago, I was hanging out with a good friend. I was stressing out about the various complications, difficult decisions, and the struggles in my life. I expected some form of sympathy. Instead I got: “Yeah, you didn’t choose an easy life.” I tend to see challenges as adversity to grit my teeth through.  I’ve secretly got an agenda that involves a simple,...
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Excessive Gifts

Posted by on Oct 14, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments Twice in the past 6 months I’ve been the recipient of what I would consider “excessive gifts.” The first was a brand new iPad 2 as a “thank you” for letting someone stay at our house for a couple weeks. The other was an “excessive gift” from a completely anonymous source. The details really aren’t important, but I’ve learned a lot from my...
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Just Another Mouth To Feed?

Posted by on Oct 4, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments Just over 4 years ago, the Colin and Grace Jones family consisted of 2. In just a few short months, we will have grown to a family of 6! Here’s a brief timeline of the past 6 years: 2004: We start trying to get pregnant 2006: We are seeing a fertility doctor, using meds, and eventually artificial insemination, and find out we’re pregnant by the end of the year. Super excited! 2007:...
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And this is the way to have eternal life

Posted by on Jun 30, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments “And this is the way to have eternal life—to know the only true God.” – Jesus “I thought the way to have eternal life was to say the ‘Sinner’s Prayer’… no one said anything about ‘knowing God.’ I don’t like the sound of that. Just tell me what to do, not Who to start having a relationship with.” – Me 4 years...
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How to Pay half your Mortgage while Vacationing

Posted by on Jun 10, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments No: this doesn’t involve some questionable game of chance in a place of ill-repute. Though, I wouldn’t say it is a risk-free proposition, or that it is for everyone. However, it’s worked out really well for us! We are entering into our 3rd summer of renting out our house as a Vacation Rental on VRBO.com. Yep. Other people pay us to stay at our house, while we vacation (typically...
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Family Photo

Posted by on Jun 3, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments This is a family photo taken by a friend and great guy, Jonathan Willis. It was taken spring of 2009 (or 2 kids ago, in Jones lingo).
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Look Beneath the Surface so You Can Judge Correctly

Posted by on Jun 3, 2011 in Blog | 2 comments A couple thoughts I wanted to write down about something God has been teaching me… John 7:24: Look Beneath the Surface so You Can Judge Correctly The problem: We look at the surface and made incorrect judgments: I’ve been written off and written others off as unable to speak into one’s life for being too traditional,  not traditional enough, too charismatic,...
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Focus Needs to Change, Not Circumstances

Posted by on May 10, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments I was reading Psalm 142 the other day and it really struck me. Here’s the flow I seem to get from it: 1. David cries out to the Lord for help from circumstances: 1 I cry out to the Lord; I plead for the Lord’s mercy. 2 I pour out my complaints before him and tell him all my troubles. 3 When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn. Wherever I go, my enemies have set traps...
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Birth Story (Baby Lieve’s dramatic entry into the world)

Posted by on Mar 10, 2010 in Blog | 8 comments Note: If this sounds like it’s all about me, it’s because this is the story of the birth of our child from my experience. I’m sure Grace’s story would sound pretty different, as would Kami and Ben’s side of the story. But this is what I was experiencing. Being that this is one of the most exciting things that I’ve ever been through, I felt like I needed to write it down before I...
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