Welcome

Welcome. 

I’m Keith Jones, and I’m glad you’re here.  I’m a Presbyterian pastor, husband, and father. 

My days include church life, a full-time job, family responsibilities, and the ordinary challenge of paying attention to God in the middle of it all. I’ve been writing here since 2008. Over the years, it has become a collection of devotionals, sermons, prayers, and reflections on the ways the Gospel meets us in everyday life. My hope is that something here will help you pause, spend time with Scripture, and recognize the grace of God at work in your own life. 

The heart of this blog is a series of short weekday devotionals. We move through books of the Bible a little at a time, considering what a passage reveals about God and how it speaks into our lives. You don’t need to catch up or start at the beginning. Read the latest reflection and join us where we are. 

For help finding your way through the Bible, I work on a series called Books of the Bible in Five Minutes, offering short video introductions to individual biblical books. Each overview explores the book’s story, its major themes, and its place in the larger story of God’s redeeming love. If you’ve ever opened a biblical book and wondered what you were supposed to notice—or why all those names were there—this series is for you. 

For a longer reflection, I also share sermons from Highlands Presbyterian Church. These offer more time to explore a passage, consider its context, and ask how we might live faithfully in response. 

I write from within the Reformed Christian tradition, with a conviction that Scripture continues to challenge, comfort, and surprise us. I believe the church’s long history offers wisdom for the present, and that difficult questions deserve patient attention. It is easy to hurry through a day, become absorbed in responsibilities, and overlook the people and gifts right in front of us. Writing these reflections helps me return to Scripture and listen again. You’re welcome here whether you’ve spent your whole life in church, are finding your way back, or are simply curious about Christian faith. Start with whatever catches your attention. If something encourages you, consider sharing it with someone who might need it, too. Thank you for spending a little of your day here. I hope these words help you notice God’s presence—and carry that awareness into whatever comes next. 

In Christ,

Keith