Keeping Up With Jones: The Lonnie Jones Podcast Adventure

Failure is not an option but a reality.  What do I do, how to do I act when things don't go according to plan?  Well if your plans include a failure response strategy then you already have a plan for things not going according to plan. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, L...

The one left holding the bag bears the all the blame... It's an old British phrase but it applies in this case to the parent/child responsibility.  What I put in your bag is my job--good or bad.  What you do with the content is up to you.  In the end you are the one left holding the bag. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  T...

If it is necessary it is possible.  God does not give us commands without providing competency.  We get so caught up in the necessity--I have to do something that is hard, frightening or uncomfortable that we forget about the possibility. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones...

I can't always control my reaction to a thing or a substance.  I can control is access.  Controlling the distance controls the damage. If it's really bad for our kids or for us...just say no. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SW...

The problem with problems is that we don't like it when people point out ours.  But if we listen, accept responsibility and act appropriately we won't end up with a refusal to change or the incorrect change.  In fact we end up with the correct change. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of...

Noticing, not noticing, caring, being careless or caring less are all part of whether we are able to see and respond to the obvious things in our lives.  Other people may be asking for our time, attention or affection in ways we see, don't see or ignore. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of L...

When you find yourself stuck there are a few things you must do:  Admit it, address it and change it.  You can't change the past in the past you have to change the past in the present. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team...

Loosing my temper has never been an issue.  I've always known right where it was and kept in a polished holster.  Anger is not a sin but can lead to sin.  Anger is not always destructive but can destroy things you aren't even mad at.  Careful how you aim that particular emotion. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These...

Are you running your mouth or are you willing to wear your mouthpiece?  Talk is cheap.  Actions are louder than words.  Our SWAT Team (machine guns not skits) has a motto: "Acta Non Verba" which means "Deeds not Words". Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Pro...

It was not much to look at.  It had no redeeming qualities but it was a very special old Chevrolet. That old car would take me to Backwoods Camp, be my ride during my first two years as a youth minister and eventually take me to Harding.  The only thing that made it special...was that I acted like it was special. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and...

I was shocked by his response. The shocking part of it was the fact that he could retain his composure and admit he had been wrong. I guess that one of the qualities that allowed him to be a general. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT...

I don't have the gift of languages.  I struggle to speak English much less Spanish or some non-native language...but I did learn to speak the common dialect - as in the value of finding out what we have in common rather than focus on how we differ or what we don't understand. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from...

Are you being told "No" or are you being turned on a different journey, path or task?  I guess it depends on how you look at things. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi. Support...

I like being nice but it is easier to be confrontational.  I placate myself with phrases like "assertive but not aggressive".  Sometimes it is more important to live up to our covenants rather than just fulfilling our contracts.  Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Li...

Your Life is like is like a vapor.  It appears for a little while and then vanishes away.  So is your goal in life to feel full, be filled full or to be fulfilled? Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor En...

If a problem is defined as a lack of resources; then a dysfunction can be defined as a misuse of resources.  The reasons I have for having things must match the reason God allows me to have things. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, S...

I saw a bumper sticker once that said, "Lord protect me from your followers."  Is our approach to the things we think are really important so passion filled that those who encounter us feel attacked?  Or at least do others perceive our attempts to defend ourselves as attacks? Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories...

"Debt of Honor" is a term Tom Clancy used in a novel.  This was a "debt of trust" and a matter of honor as well.   Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi. Support this podcast...

We age ourselves or speak to our maturity based on our reactions to things.  Tolerance does not equal 100% acceptance, agreement or even validation.  Tolerance is allowing us to see things differently but retain the same value. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed...

"Thou Oh Lord art a shield about me."  To have a shield is one thing.  To be a shield is sacrificial love on an entirely different level.  This episode is dedicated In honor of Police Officers Memorial Week. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Co...

Asking for something and getting it is special.  Wishing for something, longing for something and getting it is more special.  Not in the thing that was given or the deed performed but in the honor you receive when someone knows your heart enough to give them what you don't ask for. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are s...

 Your circumstances don't define you but rather they refine you.  Knowing your true identity and that it is different from the world you were born into is the key to living an authentic life even though authenticity brings adversity. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Lic...

We've talked about being disappointed in finding what you weren't looking for.  Here's an example of being willing to find more than you see. Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor Enthusiast and Quixotic Jedi....

What the sign said and what I found were VASTLY different.  That often happens when people are looking for God...they end up finding people.  It's important not to confuse God with His people or judge God by His people.   Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed P...

If you've ever been splattered with batter you know it's not fun.  It's not the kitchen's fault but the guy in the kitchen who gets the blame when he burns himself.   Life lived is life learned.  Every experience has facts, concepts and applications.  These are stories from the eclectic life of Lonnie Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor, Minister, SWAT Team Chaplain, Outdoor...