Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If you read every reply in Werner Herzog's voice, this is a rather entertaining thread. 010
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I hate it in these situations when they then trie to convince me that "they've always been like that." Uh, no. 110
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026For ten years now, our family has been celebrating this blessed day.youtu.be9/21/16YouTube video by Demi Adejuyigbe 021
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Reading @kkdumez.bsky.social's new book something clicked for me about my first spiritual formation. I long knew about the roles of dispensationalism and inerrancy, but Live Laugh Love revealed a third missing piece...nabinbrazil.orgMy Missing Piece - A Review of “Live Laugh Love” by Kristin Kobes Du Mez — NAB in BrazilI’ll leave it to female readers to reflect on their experiences as Du Mez tracks what it means to be a totally fascinating woman, the curious life of Elisabeth Elliot, Multi-Level Marketing friendship... 020
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Kix or Cheerios. Looking back the whole "kid tested" bit for Kix was such trickery. Ya, we tested it, and it sucked. But did test it, I guess. 030
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026My guess is that person had to watch a Five Nights at Freddy's movie and had to pitch something the next day. 020
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Is preaching like magic? Well, yes and no...nabinbrazil.orgThe Mysteries that Separate a Mere Preacher from a Beloved Pastor — NAB in BrazilHave you ever been in a crowd and something felt off…or the very opposite, electric? How does an audience just “know” such things. Well, it's a mystery… 010
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026In this piece I got to connect two of my favorite things: being a missionary and reality television.alifeoverseas.comReality TV and the Newly Arrived Missionaryby Brandon Jones Here in Brazil, our family subscribes to Brazilian cable television, which features both Brazilian shows and foreign shows that are dubbed in Portuguese. Among our favorite dubbed … 010
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026In our home you get to make everyone else watch a movie on your birthday. More than once Field of Dreams has been my pick and my wife and kids just don't get it for all the many reasons you lay out. But for us who had Dads who took the time to have a catch in the yard after work, it's pure magic. 000
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026mailchi.mp/53b926c1537a... Our latest newsletter is out!mailchi.mpKeeping Up with the Joneses - NAB Newsletter August 2026 000
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Last weekend I got to tell people that jump the shark comes from a scene in a tv show where a "cool" character jumped over a shark in water skis. They had no idea. BTW they were the ones who first used the term with me and asked me if I knew what it meant. 010
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Brazil stands by, ready to dominate in their Havaianas 120
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Not from Argentina, but Japan's got Mario canon covered 050
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026A lot of trench coats are about to be sold in silicon valley. 000
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026oh absolutely. Money doesn't change some people, and Greinke certainly proved it didn't change him. 110
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Don't forget this gem: "I like guacamole. Now, I don’t really love it. They [Chipotle] changed their guacamole from $1.50 to $1.80. I mean, $1.50 is already pretty high. So they changed it to $1.80, and I’ll never get guac. It’s not about the guac itself, I just didn’t want them to win." 1370
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Kansas too, although I'd make the case they could fit Argentina just as well as Michigan does. 020
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Brian Fellowes warned us about this. That chatbot is gonna screw up our credit:tiktok.com#SNL #dwaynejohnson #jimmyfallon #tarantula TikTok video by JustCate32 000
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026True, the fact that Buccee's is like a busy airport terminal with gas pumps in its parking lot should be a fun discovery for many this summer. 020
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Thanks for sharing this. The power of empathy is so strong that even some evangelicals have tried to rebrand it as a "sin." 010
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026This guy doesn't know about the Slugerrr hot dog case in Kansas City. law.justia.com/cases/missou...law.justia.comCoomer v. Kan. City Royals Baseball Corp.Plaintiff brought this negligence action against the Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation after he was allegedly injured when he was hit in the eye with a hotdog thrown by Sluggerrr, the Kansas Cit... 020
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026My son, who's in his early 20s loved this movie, and I think in part because he can relate to your points here. One other thing that stood out to him was when Bear first turned to Reddit for help, only to receive conflicting answers. One another note, I think the price of the willow was $6.99 130
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Theologians for conservative evangelicals would not be on board with that, but when it comes to a percentage of people attending their churches who think that, I couldn't say. 130
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Also God being "non-binary" is pretty much the boring, mainstream position of just about every Christian denomination. 180
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026It's possible you've already come across this piece by @eliothiggins.bsky.social. But if not, you might find it useful: skywriter.blue/@eliothiggin...skywriter.bluePage by Eliot Higgins | @eliothiggins.bsky.social🧵 Democracy feels like it's in a rough state at the moment across the globe, and we hear various explanations, like polarisation, extremism, disinformation, and loss of trust. But what if those explan... 010
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Pretty soon these squads will be like an eastern european soccer team with every name ending in "-er" instead of "-ic" 080
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I never worked food service, but bitterwaitress was lots of fun to read 030
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Introduce yourself with ten bands you’ve seen live: • Arcade Fire • Death Cab for Cutie • Weezer • Ben Folds • Guster • Barenaked Ladies • 21 Pilots • Yo La Tengo • Wesley Willis • Bryan Adams 060
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026AP has a pretty good article about the upcoming World Cup from a soccer / competitive standpoint too. I imagine during the knockout rounds hotels will be booked just fine, but until those matches are set the group stage will be underwhelming as it's been diluted, extending the whole tournament.apnews.comFIFA’s big experiment may have made the World Cup too big for its own goodA supersized World Cup with more teams, more games and even more host nations than ever before leaves a big question hanging over the biggest sporting show on earth: How much is too much? 020
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026One other factor is that so many who bought in an inflated market four years ago presume they can now sell it for even more money. Or people use comps in their neighborhood from that inflated market. Either way, asking prices are too high in a weak economy. 160
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026There's also Dexter and everyone calling Padmé "m'lday" after never saying that in the previous movie. 000
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Only one word can describe this lookstatic.klipy.comSNL: Will Ferrell's Scrumtrulescent MomentALT: SNL: Will Ferrell's Scrumtrulescent Moment 030
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Our latest missionary newsletter is out!mailchi.mpKeeping Up with the Joneses - NAB Newsletter May 2026 020
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 11/05/2026In a good way I found Marilynne Robinson's commentary on Genesis a lot like Katherine Sonderegger's works on theology. What stood out most was providence...nabinbrazil.orgIt's Providence All the Way Down: On Reading Genesis (and Exodus) as a Calvinist — NAB in BrazilIn Grand Rapids I encountered another branch of Calvinism, a much older branch that always has and always will baptize its babies. From them I learned to appreciate the load-bearing role of divine pro... 020
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Times like these I miss Three Year Letterman: George III has zero SEC titles!!!! 050
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 10/04/2026The view of the Lincoln Memorial from Arlington National Cemetery, for one: www.npr.org/2026/02/21/n...npr.orgVietnam Veterans sue to block proposed 'Independence Arch' near Arlington National CemeteryThe lawsuit challenges President Trump's plans for "Independence Arch," a 250-foot structure proposed for Memorial Circle. 020
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Every neighborhood has a sizable Catholic church that all are mostly empty, but everyone eats fish on Good Friday. Today is a preparation day of sorts where every store has a pop-up fish market with the longest line of people waiting to get theirs for tomorrow. But what is Good Friday really about?nabinbrazil.orgWhat's Good about Good Friday? — NAB in BrazilIn Brazil the Friday of Holy Week is called Holy Friday, not Good Friday. Is there a difference? 000
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026My historian mentor had a mantra that was permanently embedded into our skulls: "Never trust secondary sources!" 020
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Very ironic timing with Palm Sunday coming up in which Jesus leads a sort of anti-military parade:nabinbrazil.orgThere’s Always Some Dude Behind a Podium: A Palm Sunday Reflection — NAB in BrazilOn Palm Sunday as God’s people we can gather to imagine once more a peaceable kingdom and at its center our righteous and victorious Savior. 040
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026All I could think of were those old SNL skits where the coach came to grab the mike and scold all the kids at an assembly by reminding them that everything happening is being done "FOR YOU!" 001
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Thanks for sharing. This movie has so many layers of generational trauma, and your point about death is right at the center of its story. 060
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026On Palm Sunday as God’s people we can gather to imagine once more a peaceable kingdom and at its center our righteous and victorious Savior....nabinbrazil.orgThere’s Always Some Dude Behind a Podium: A Palm Sunday Reflection — NAB in BrazilOn Palm Sunday as God’s people we can gather to imagine once more a peaceable kingdom and at its center our righteous and victorious Savior. 020
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Joe, I've read your writing for decades, and this is among your best ever. As a Royals fan it was easy to have fun whenever team Italy, Venezuela, or Bobby Witt, Jr. were on the diamond. And even Bryce Harper seemed to get it last night. Joy is something desperately needed today. 010
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Doggy pajamas could work.youtu.beLA@MON: Lasorda gets Youppi! tossed from the gameYouTube video by MLB 011
Brandon Jones @bcjoneskc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I don't know man, the thing about strait fights....the strait always wins. 010
