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Every life. Every path. Every story matters.

A home for testimony and legacy — three podcasts, a story studio, and a growing shelf of books, all built around the moments that shouldn't be lost.

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The Jones Family Chronicles.

A growing series of read-aloud picture books for ages 4–9, starring the same family from the podcast — funny, faith-filled, and rooted in Scripture. Here are the four newest titles.

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Three shows, one thread of grace.

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Inspirational, life-altering testimonies of redemption and renewal — the remarkable journeys of people who went from adversity to triumph.

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A powerful move of God unfolding across Kenya — the pastors, believers, and churches building the Kingdom with little more than faith, prayer, and open skies.

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For the Family

The Jones Family Chronicles

Lively, faith-filled stories of the Jones family — humor, heart, and Bible-based lessons in 15–30 minute adventures for children and families to enjoy together.

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Why the Spoken Word

A photo shows what someone looked like. A video shows where they were. But a voice shows who they were.

Pictures freeze a moment. Voices bring moments back to life. That is why we tell these stories out loud — and why we keep them.

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For more than 40 years I've worked alongside people, teams, and families in construction, consulting, ministry, and podcasting — and one thing has held true through all of it.

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Inspirational and life-altering stories that will uplift your spirit and ignite your faith. Join us as we delve into the remarkable journeys of individuals who have transformed their lives from adversity to triumph.

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From adversity to triumph.

Each episode features heartfelt stories of redemption, renewal, and the power of faith. From overcoming seemingly insurmountable challenges to discovering newfound purpose and joy, these stories highlight the incredible strength of the human spirit and the transformative power of hope.

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Paths to Glory Kenya

Across Kenya, a powerful move of God is unfolding. Paths to Glory Kenya shines a light on the pastors, believers, and churches building the Kingdom of God — often with little more than faith, prayer, and open skies.

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The Jones Family Chronicles

Step into the lively world of the Jones family — Dad (Andrew), the ever-patient school principal; Mom (Rebecca), the heart of the home with a sharp sense of humor; and their five energetic children: Allison, Addison, Ana, Ava Grace, and little Andy.

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Where giggles meet guidance.

These stories are filled with family fun, sibling antics, church and school adventures, and the everyday challenges kids face — from making new friends to learning about kindness, patience, forgiveness, and more.

Each episode weaves humor, heartfelt moments, and timeless Bible-based lessons into 15–30 minute adventures — perfect for children and families to enjoy together, where ordinary days turn into extraordinary lessons and every story points to God's love.

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Born of the Water and Spirit — book cover Born of the Water and Spirit The Hello That Opens Doors — book cover The Hello That Opens Doors The Name Above Every Name — book cover The Name Above Every Name The Night of the Loudest Storm — book cover The Night of the Loudest Storm

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Read along with the Joneses.

The Jones Family Chronicles is also a children's book series — read-aloud picture books starring the same family you hear on the show. Each book turns one beloved episode into a story you can hold.

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Preserving the moments that matter — through handcrafted, spoken-word audio stories. Your voice. Your family's stories. Your legacy.

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The story of a life — values, lessons, turning points, faith, and the moments that shaped a person, in a beautifully crafted audio episode.

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A spoken-word story honoring a loved one's life, voice, and legacy — ideal for services, anniversaries, birthdays, or family keepsakes.

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A powerful, narrative story for executives, pastors, and professionals who want to share the "why" behind their leadership and calling.

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An ongoing series of original, podcast-style family stories recorded over time — an audio archive for children and grandchildren.

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"What do these stones mean?" — Joshua 4:6

After Israel crossed the Jordan, the Lord told Joshua to gather twelve stones as a memorial — so the story would be told from one generation to the next. We're collecting yours. In about five minutes, tell us about a moment God moved.

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Stories worth keeping, in books worth holding.

The book imprint of the Paths to Glory family. Devotional, memoir, scripture, story — whatever the form, the editorial question is the same: is this worth keeping? When the answer is yes, we make it into something worth handing on.

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Let the Wilderness Finish Its Work

What God Is Doing in the Seasons You Would Never Choose

An honest word for the hardest seasons — the times when the ground won't hold still, the path won't come clear, and the comforts you leaned on go quiet. Scripture calls it the wilderness, and it never pretends the desert is anything less than terrible.

But it refuses to let the desert have the last word. In the hands of God, the wilderness is not punishment but preparation — the one ground that grows what comfort never could. Robert Johnson has walked that road himself, and he does not hurry you past the pain of it. He walks the whole way.

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Where Mercy Found Me

A devotional collection drawn directly from the Paths to Glory podcast — twenty-five testimonies selected and adapted for quiet reading and reflection.

Each chapter carries one story of redemption, healing, or restoration, paired with scripture and space to sit with what God has done. The same voice that shaped the podcast, now in a form you can hold, mark, and pass on.

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A Verse and a Half

For the Barzillais of This Generation

You have read past him a hundred times — an old man who carried bread to a hungry king in the wilderness, asked for nothing, and vanished in half a chapter. Scripture never forgot him.

The Bible is full of such people. Each is given a single verse, or a verse and a half, and yet the whole story would not have held together without them. A Verse and a Half gathers twenty-eight of these overlooked saints — the midwives who defied a Pharaoh, the slave girl whose mercy healed her captor, the armorbearer with no name at all — and asks who they were, and what hung on their faithfulness that they never lived to see.

Somewhere in these pages you will recognize someone. Perhaps yourself.

The names the world forgets, heaven remembers.

A Children's Series

The Jones Family Chronicles

Meet the Joneses — a big, warm, faith-filled family of five kids, a mom and dad who lead with patience and humor, and a Papa whose stories always have a point. In every book, an everyday moment turns into a gentle lesson about the things that matter most: kindness, honesty, forgiveness, and trusting God in the small stuff.

These are stories for the whole family — funny enough to make kids laugh, true enough to spark a real conversation at bedtime, and rooted in Scripture without ever feeling like a lecture. Each one stands on its own, so you can read them in any order, and each ends the way the best family nights do: together, and usually with something sweet.

Gather close. Papa has a story for you about your favorite family… the Joneses.

Each book is based on an episode of the Jones Family Chronicles podcast.

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The Whisper That Grew Legs

A funny, heart-warming story about the power of our words — for the whole family.

It started with one little sentence about a cheese sandwich. But by recess, the whole school was sure there was a rat the size of a dog in the teacher's lounge — and that poor Addison had fainted dead away! Somewhere between the playground and the third-grade classroom, a tiny, harmless comment grew legs, a tail, and whiskers… and started hurting people.

When seven-year-old Ana realizes her "just for fun" rumor has raced all the way around the school, she learns that saying "sorry" is only the beginning — and that the words we choose can either tear people down or build them up.

Join the Jones family — five kids, two patient parents, and a storytelling Papa — for a gentle, giggle-filled lesson about gossip, honesty, and kindness, woven through with Scripture and the warmth of a family that loves each other (even on chaotic Tuesday mornings).

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When the Weather Turned Inside Out

When the weather turns stormy, it isn't always outside.

At the Jones house, the trickiest weather blows in at the breakfast table, in the school lunch line, and right before church. A tower of chore cards comes crashing down. A big kid cuts the line. And a sippy cup of grape juice finds the one good dress at the worst possible moment.

Little hearts have big storms — and the five Jones children are learning what to do when theirs roll in. With a little help from Mom, Dad, and a whistling teapot, they discover a simple family secret for the stormy moments: Count. Cool. Choose. Count to ten. Cool down. Then choose kind words instead of hot ones.

Warm, gentle, and genuinely funny, When the Weather Turned Inside Out helps children ages 4–9 learn to be slow to anger and quick to love — one deep breath at a time. Rooted in Scripture (Proverbs 16:32 and James 1:19, KJV) and told with the same heart and humor families loved in Book One, it's a read-aloud that sparks real bedtime conversations about self-control, forgiveness, and grace.

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The Secret Mission of Kindness

A warm, funny story about the hardest kindness of all — being kind at home.

It starts on an ordinary Tuesday. When the Jones sisters spot a new boy being teased over his dinosaur lunchbox, Allison marches right over — and just like that, the whole crew catches the kindness bug. Before the last bell rings, they've started a secret club and launched Operation Secret Mission of Kindness: a thank-you card for the tired school secretary, a rescued box of crayons, a lonely new friend pulled into the spelling game. By the end of the day, their secret club is a roaring success.

Then they get home. One glittery pen, two sisters who both want it, and a great splat of pink glitter across Ana's homework later, Mom asks the question that turns the whole day around: where did all that kindness go?

That night, Dad opens his Bible, and the Jones family discovers a gentle truth — kindness is easy when everyone is watching. The real test is at home, where nobody sees but your family and God.

Warm, gentle, and genuinely funny, The Secret Mission of Kindness helps children ages 4–9 learn that real kindness begins at home, with the people closest to us. Rooted in Scripture (Ephesians 4:32 and Galatians 6:10, KJV) and told with the same heart and humor families loved in Books One and Two, it's a read-aloud that sparks real bedtime conversations about kindness, forgiveness, and grace.

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The Long Line and the Longer Lesson

A warm, funny story about the hardest thing a kid can do — wait.

It's an ordinary Tuesday, and Dad has announced the day's lesson: patience. The Jones children are about to get far more practice than they bargained for. There's the longest grocery line in town, a checkout that crawls slower than Christmas morning, and an ice cream shop with one scooper, ten families ahead, and — the unthinkable — no rainbow sprinkles left. And just when Allison's brand-new chore chart is finished, one rolling red ball and a tipped cup of water turn it into a rainbow puddle.

Through every test, Mom and Dad keep gently pointing the way: patience isn't boring — it's brave. It's strength that whispers instead of shouts. And when the bubbling-over moments come, the Joneses discover a simple family secret for the hard, slow waits: Wait. Breathe. Pray.

Warm, gentle, and genuinely funny, The Long Line and the Longer Lesson helps children ages 4–9 learn to trust God's timing instead of throwing a fit. Rooted in Scripture (Romans 12:12 and Isaiah 40:31, KJV) and told with the same heart and humor families loved in Books One through Three, it's a read-aloud that sparks real bedtime conversations about patience, trust, and grace.

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A Very Sleepy Night

A rainy night. A restless girl. And a dream that carries the whole Jones family back to the days of Noah.

When Allison can't sleep, she drifts into a vivid dream where she and her family are helping Noah build the Ark! As the hammers pound and the neighbors laugh, each of the Jones children learns what it really means to trust and obey God. Addison wants to organize the animals her own clever way. Ana keeps trying to sneak in extra pets. Ava Grace comforts the frightened ones, and little Andy wanders off after the elephants. But when the first raindrops begin to fall, they all discover the same wonderful truth: the safest place in the whole world is right inside God's "yes."

Warm, gentle, and funny, A Very Sleepy Night is a Noah's Ark bedtime adventure about obeying God even when no one else understands. Rooted in Genesis 6:22 (KJV) and made for read-aloud cuddles, it's perfect for ages 4 to 9.

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Born of the Water and Spirit

A warm, joyful story about the new birth — and the little light that leads a friend all the way Home.

It starts up in the pines. When a quiet new camper named Abigale stands alone in the doorway of Cabin Seven, sure there's no room for one more, the Jones girls do the smallest, biggest thing there is — they make room. Ana takes her hand, Allison gives up a whole morning to be her buddy, and by the last campfire Abigale asks a question that surprises even her: could she come to their church?

She comes. And she keeps coming back — until one Sunday at dinner she asks the biggest question of all: how does a person come to Jesus?

What happens next surprises even the girls. Allison and Addison — children themselves — open the Book and show their friend the old apostolic way: repent, be baptized in the name of Jesus for the remission of sins, and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. With Dad's gentle nudge from the doorway — "you just point; the Lord does the rest" — the sisters watch their friend be born of the water and of the Spirit. And Allison, who always wanted every answer, learns that the most important thing she ever did was open a book and get out of the way.

Rooted in Scripture (Acts 2:38, KJV) and told with the same heart and humor families love, Born of the Water and Spirit is a tender, joyful read-aloud about repentance, baptism in Jesus' name, the gift of the Holy Ghost, and the truth that a child is never too young to be a light.

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The Hello That Opens Doors

A warm, funny story about the smallest, biggest thing a kid can do — say hello.

It's Friendliness Week at school, and the Jones children are on a mission: find the people who need a hello, a place to sit, or a little extra patience. That turns out to be trickier than it sounds. There's a brand-new girl standing at the end of the lunch line with nowhere to sit. There are two shy third-graders too scared to ask if they can play. There's a grumpy neighbor with a runaway dog and a stern hand-painted sign. And there's the queen bee of Addison's lunch table, who isn't not friendly — she just forgets to start.

One sunflower sticker, one saved seat, one gently-caught dog, and one straight-again fence at a time, the Joneses discover a simple family secret for opening doors: the Friendly Five — Look, Listen, Learn, Invite, and Encourage. And they learn that friendliness isn't a banner or a bench or a project. It's a family decision, made over pancakes and practiced in hallways, that a hello can be holy when it makes room for someone else.

Warm, gentle, and genuinely funny, The Hello That Opens Doors helps children ages 4–9 learn to notice the people on the edges and welcome them in. Rooted in Scripture (Proverbs 18:24, KJV) and told with the same heart and humor families loved in Books One through Six, it's a read-aloud that sparks real bedtime conversations about kindness, hospitality, and making room.

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The Name Above Every Name

A warm, funny, true story about the most powerful Name there is.

It starts as an ordinary Saturday. Grocery list in hand and coupons clipped, the whole Jones family heads to the big warehouse store with one simple rule: everyone stays close. But somewhere between the cereal boxes and the bouncing balls, two-year-old Andy wriggles free and toddles out of sight, and in one heart-stopping moment the aisles feel a mile wide.

That is when Mom and Dad show the children what to do when fear comes calling. Right there on the floor of a busy store, the family joins hands and calls on the Name of Jesus. Their fear does not vanish, but it bows, and a scary Saturday becomes the day the Jones kids learn that the Name of Jesus is not just a word. It is the authority of God Himself, near in the big moments and the small.

Rooted in Scripture (Acts 4:12, KJV) and told with the same heart and humor families love, The Name Above Every Name is a tender, joyful read-aloud about prayer, trust, and the power of the Name of Jesus.

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The Night of the Loudest Storm

A warm, comforting story about trusting God when the night gets loud.

It starts as a calm Arizona evening. Homework is finished, hair is brushed, and Baby Lamb is tucked in for the night. Then the sky snaps open. One giant crash of thunder rattles the windows, the lights flicker, and the whole Jones house goes from cozy to scared in a single heartbeat.

Out come the blankets. On comes the lantern. And just when the storm is at its loudest, the phone rings with a "dogmergency" from across the street: Mr. Thompson's little dog Pickles is hiding under the bed, shaking like a leaf. So the whole family heads out into the pouring rain to help.

What follows is a blanket fort named the Trust Fort, an old friend's story about a storm long ago, one small verse from Psalm 56, and a quiet discovery that changes everything. The thunder keeps rolling, but something inside has settled. Because storms do not decide peace. Jesus does.

"What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee." — Psalm 56:3 (KJV)