Ok, so maybe you aren’t really asking this question. But maybe you are? Either way, please allow me to introduce myself.
I am Kyle Jones. That’s not remarkable really. My life, by most measurements, is basic. If I were a house, I would be your typical, run-of-the-mill, small-town-America home. You know the kind I’m talking about: 3BR/2BA with a yard, a private fence, and a garage (Gosh, I need to fix that garage door). While that may tell you something about me, it leaves out all the good stuff.
Let’s continue with the house analogy:
The Foundation of My Life
I do not merely bear the title “Christian” like I bear the title “Husband” or “Father” or “Son.” It is not part of me, it is me. I joyfully and wholeheartedly agree with Paul’s assessment of this new life in Christ: “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 (ESV, my preferred Bible translation)
As every home has a foundation, so does every life. By God’s grace, I have built my life upon Christ, the Solid Rock. I strive each day to see all of life through a Christ-centered lens, with God’s Word as my guide and the Holy Spirit as my helper. I hope to share more about what that looks like through this blog.
The Framework of My Life
The framework goes on top of the foundation and determines what the rest of the house looks like. Three distinct roles define the framework of my life: husband, father, and pastor.
Husband
I married Patricia on December 6, 2008. She and I had both graduated college and turned 22 earlier that year. Friends throughout college, the stars aligned, and we started dating in March 2008. We could not wait to be married. Our wedding was simple. We made our covenant vows to one another under God and in the presence of many friends and family members.
Simply put, Patricia is my good thing, my precious lot. The lines have fallen in pleasant places for me. I have been Patricia’s husband for nearly 12 years now, and when I say I love her more now, I don’t say it hyperbolically. Though she is beautiful on the outside, she radiates with beauty from within. “Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30 (ESV)
Father
Patricia and I have four children: Welles Kyle (7), Bear Wyatt (4), Winnie Kate (3), and Haddon Caleb (1). The Lord has been kind to grant us children. It’s a life full of joy and hardship that translate into lessons learned and love shared. I am striving to be the kind of dad who guides his children into a life of deep faith in Jesus Christ and genuine love for others.
Pastor
New Life Community Church called me to be their Lead Pastor in September 2014. There are still days where it seems surreal that God has placed me in this role, though I am delighted he did. Shepherding the people of NLCC as an under-shepherd of Christ brings tremendous joy to me. These people love the Lord, the Scriptures, and one another fiercely. I hope the Lord grants me many decades of making disciples with these people.
The Rooms and Contents of My Life
Once you have the foundation and the framework, then you get to arrange the rooms and their contents. Sure, you will have bedrooms, a kitchen, bathrooms, a living room, a dining room, etc. but you get to design them and fill them up however you like. The best part? You can change it all up in a few months or years. Just throw on some fresh paint there, put a little shiplap here, buy new furniture and “voila!” you have a new look to your home—it’s still your home but it reflects your current style and interests more accurately.
Our lives are this way. Our foundation doesn’t often change, unless something—or better yet, Someone—bigger than us transforms us; and the framework may change occasionally, with marriage, childbirth, or career changes. However, the rooms and their contents are subject to rapid and repeated change. With maturity, we take on new interests, pick up new hobbies, gain wisdom, build relationships, and much more. And so, the rooms and their contents get overhauled—out with the old, in with the new. That’s part of what makes life so special!
Why are you here?
I am here to put words to my thoughts. I want to use this unremarkable life to spread the glory and fame of Jesus. And this blog grants me another avenue to do just that. In the coming days, weeks, months, and years, I will strive to examine a multitude of topics on life and theology through a Christ-centered lens.
My prayer? May the Lord use this site to strengthen our faith in Jesus and love for others.
KJ Writes 