I’m Ken Jones, and this is A Classic State of Mind, with A Word About … Puppies I’ve noticed something about myself, lately. I don’t like what I’ve noticed, but I’m not sure there’s much I can do about it. I’m a lot more like our new puppy than I would like to be. Oh,…
As I prepare these weekly thoughts here at Classic State of Mind, I often pray for people I will never ever know or see who might be listening to my voice. It’s a very humbling thing to know someone might be listening who is desperate for an encouraging word or a truth that will never…
Hi. I’m Ken Jones, and This is A Classic State of Mind, with a word about: The Hill No one told me, when I was younger, that over the course of my life as a parent, I would receive a lot of different kinds of calls from my kids. I remember with great clarity, for…
I think one of the most commonly asked questions in the English language is a question most of us don’t really ask because we’re curious about the answer. In fact, I think it would be safe to say that a huge percentage of the time, we already know the answer we’re going to get before…
Hi. I’m Ken Jones, and this is A Classic State of Mind, with a Word About … Masks I grew up in a neighborhood that had tar and gravel streets. Once a year, usually late summer or early fall, men would come by our neighborhood with street-sweeping machines to sweep off all the old gravel…
Hi. I’m Ken Jones, and this is A Classic State of Mind, with a Word About … Reading We live in what could be called a frenetic and confusing world. One of the ways I try to stay on track with my life, especially in the midst of so much uncertainty, political rhetoric, slant, spin,…
Hi, I’m Ken Jones and this is A Classic State of Mind with a word about … Beginnings. Every year, it happens. During the last few days of the old year, and the first couple of days of the New Year, my wife and I and our son who lives with us take a trip…
Hi. I’m Ken Jones and this is A Classic State of Mind, with a word about … Endings. As a writer, I know that the most important sentence any author can write in a book is the first sentence. Keeping a reader’s interest as you begin is such an important thing. But equally important —…
I’m Ken Jones, and this is A Classic State of Mind, with a Word About …Shame Once not so long ago for God, I suppose, he did a very strange thing. On an ordinary day, the Lord, the Son of God prepared to take his leave of heaven. I cannot say what the weather was…
Hi. I’m Ken Jones, and this is a Classic State of Mind, with a true story about … The Christmas Card. It was nearly Christmas, and a man I know well was grateful when Friday evening finally came. It had been a very long week. When he arrived home that night, he saw his wife…