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▬ ME AND NL ▬ Newfoundland Boy is a podcast about me and the Canadian province of Newfoundland. ▬ WHERE TO LISTEN ▬ There's a new episode every Tuesday. Listen wherever you find your podcasts. Or at the host site https://newfoundlandboy.buzzsprout.com/. And even on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/@waynejonespodcasts/podcasts. Full transcripts also available for most episodes. ▬ JOIN MY EMAIL LIST ▬ Receive an email and never miss an episode. Sign up: https://newfoundlandboy.ca/join-my-email ...
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cu·​ri·​ous - adjective: an active desire to learn or to know In the Bible we see God leading with grace and curiosity in dealing with the sin of Adam. In the same way, let us be open to conversational relationship with God & with one another - always rooted in the grace and love of Christ for us. Check out the Youtube channel to watch this episode…
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Can God really use me? This is the question of many great men and women of God in scripture & throughout history. God is raising up Christians who will not be content to stand by another day or allow the world to disregard His sovereignty any longer. Be brave, Beloved! Check out the Youtube channel to watch this episode. Thank you for tuning in & I…
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have a comment? text me! Accent on the first or last syllable; never the middle; and no mumbling ▬ Sources: → The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd ed., 2005, https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195418163.001.0001/acref-9780195418163. || → Davy Holden [@davyholden]. “How to Pronounce ‘NEWFOUNDLAND’ for Dummys,” TikTok, March 8, …
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Join me as I discuss the spiritual vulnerability we face in our desire for the tidy, empty house & how self-help culture & moral indignation are making the world worse. Check out the Youtube channel to watch this episode. Thank you for tuning in & I'd love to hear from you - follow Renamed Beloved on social media.…
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have a comment? text me! Newfoundland is actually Newfoundland and Labrador. Sort of. ▬ Sources: → Canada Gazette, Part II, December 6, 2001, https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2001/2001-12-06-x1/pdf/g2-135x6.pdf.|| → “List of Administrative Divisions by Country,” Wikipedia, August 25, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_administrative_di…
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Join me as I discuss the journey of deconstructing my faith during seminary & the Lord's grace to keep pursuing me even when I rejected him. Praise God that Jesus was a carpenter & is in the business of CONSTRUCTION and building up! Check out the Youtube channel to watch this episode. Thank you for tuning in & I'd love to hear from you - follow Ren…
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have a comment? text me! Newfies like their own kind of steak ▬ Sources: → Coles, Terri. “Why Newfoundland Is Obsessed with Bologna.” MyRecipes, February 13, 2018, https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/why-newfoundland-is-obsessed-with-bologna. || → Nolan, Dick. “Piece of Bologna.” The Best of Dick Nolan. 1975. YouTube, September 24, 2015, https://…
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Worship music should be theologically & biblically sound. I've come across some weird "Christian" music recently. Let's talk about that & how music impacts us spiritually whether we realize it or not Check out the Youtube channel to watch this episode. Thank you for tuning in & I'd love to hear from you - follow us on social media.…
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have a comment? text me! There is not just “one” Newfoundland English. There are many variations in vocabulary and pronunciation and grammar across the province. But some things are very common. ▬ Sources: → The Dialect Atlas of Newfoundland and Labrador. Memorial University. 2012. https://dialectatlas.mun.ca/. || → Dictionary of Newfoundland Engli…
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Beloved, we are called to be the light of Christ in a world of darkness. Join me and my sister, aka pastors wife, aka mom of two, aka one of my best friends ever - as we discuss coming to Christ others around you, sharing the hope of the gospel, and receiving the fullness of God's gifts for you. Check out the Youtube channel to watch this episode. …
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have a comment? text me! SHOW NOTES ▬ I take a day trip to a community with my last name, but a name that’s not the name of a saint: St. Jones Within ▬ Sources: → Blue Star Juniper. “St. Jones Within.” YouTube, Apr. 26, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkQ8bosW5Ik. || → Chris Anderson. “St. Jones Within.” YouTube, Deb. 11, 2021, https://youtu.…
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Beloved, God wants you to speak BOLDLY of the redemption and grace you have received through Jesus Christ. You were made for such a time as this to live in victory and not in isolation or shame. Join me as I discusses the reasons why God wants to use your story for his glory TODAY. I will also talk about how sharing our testimonies is a powerful ex…
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have a comment? text me! ▬ My guest is Josh Menchions, who’s a standup comedian and also runs the open mic called Last Minute Comedy at the Peter Easton Pub every Wednesday night. ▬ ▬ Josh Menchions ▬ https://joshmenchions.ca | https://campsite.bio/joshmenchions || ▬ STAND-UP NEWFOUNDLAND ▬ https://standupnfld.ca/ | https://www.instagram.com/standu…
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have a comment? text me! I interview a scholar about the Republic of Newfoundland. I slso spent a great deal of time trying to convince the person who runs the Republic of Newfoundland Instagram page to be a guest on the show as well, to tell listeners about his perspective on what he calls “the movement.” You can see the show notes for the detail—…
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have a comment? text me! The source of my minimalistic tendencies in both my domestic space and my personal relationships ▬ Sources: → Jordan B. Peterson [DrJordanBPetersonClips]. “Say the truth and nothing else.” YouTube, July 11, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_so2g0sH3vY&ab_channel=JordanBPetersonClips → Wayne Jones. Less and Less: Person…
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have a comment? text me! The St. John’s Diocese of the Catholic Church has to pay over $100 million to settle sexual abuse claims at an orphanage ▬ Sources: → John Gushue and Terry Roberts, “$104M awarded to sexual abuse victims of Mount Cashel and N.L. priests,” CBC News, July 5, 2024, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/church-mo…
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have a comment? text me! My interview with Nadine Baldow, a Berlin-based artist whose show Alive Matter runs in St. John’s, Newfoundland, from May 24 to July 6 ▬ Sources: → I visit the exhibition: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8t4qmXugYl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== → Eastern Edge Artist-Run Centre, “Nadine Baldow: Alive Matter…
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have a comment? text me! SHOW NOTES ▬ Is home the place where you were born, the place where you’ve lived your life, a place that you love, or a place you never really find? ▬ Sources: → “ Government Unveils New Provincial Licence Plate for Come Home Year,” VOCM 16 Nov. 2021, https://vocm.com/2021/11/16/government-unveils-new-provincial-licence-pla…
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have a comment? text me! My interview with Marjorie Doyle, author of Mary Foley, Mary Doyle (Boulder Books, 2024) ▬ Sources: ○ Marjorie Doyle’s site: https://www.marjoriedoyle.ca/ ○ Boulder Books: https://boulderbooks.ca/product/mary-foley-mary-doyle/ ○ Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/Mary-Foley-Doyle-Unravelling-mothers/dp/1989417914/▬…
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have a comment? text me! My interview with Nicole Penney, Assistant Archivist at MUNFLA, Memorial University’s Folklore and Language Archive ▬ Sources: ○ Memorial University, MUNFLA, https://www.mun.ca/munfla/ ○ Painting of W.J. Kirwin, one of the editors of the Dictionary of Newfoundland English, located at the Folklore and Language Archive, St. J…
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have a comment? text me! Newfoundland English, a puzzling complaint for a Zimbabwean doctor to hear, and my own experience with health care in St. John’s ▬ Sources: ○ Canadian Medical Association, How Is Health Care Funded in Canada?, https://www.cma.ca/how-health-care-funded-canada ○ CBC Radio, “Dr. Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia’s Journey from Zimbabwe to…
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have a comment? text me! I celebrate Mothers Day in person with my mother ▬ Sources ▬ ○ Mike Ellis, Newfoundland Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Newfoundland Terms and Phrases, Gibbs Smith, 2019 ▬ ○ “molasses,” Dictionary of Newfoundland English, edited by G.M. Story, W.J. Kirwin, and J.D.A. Widdowson, 2nd edition with supplement, 1990, https://ww…
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have a comment? text me! Is St. John’s the oldest city in North America? ▬ Sources ▬ ○ Joan Rusted. St. John’s: A Brief History. Breakwater Books, 2011 ○ Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/ ○ “List of Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities,” Wikipedia, May 15, 2024, https://en.wiki…
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have a comment? text me! Sarcastic greeting cards and good people ▬ Sources ▬ ○ Photos of a restaurant, greeting cards, and a dress, https://photos.app.goo.gl/KkXdgY4he9sTwA2U8 ○ Oxford Dictionary of English, 3rd edition, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780199571123.001.0001 ○ “Tilt Cove,” Wikipedia, February 20, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org…
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have a comment? text me! I haven’t been from Newfoundland in a very long while ▬ Sources ▬ ○ “List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador,” Wikipedia, November 1, 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_municipalities_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador ○ Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills, St. …
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Welcome back to the Renamed Beloved Book Club. Today we are continuing our discussion of The Crucifixion of the King of Glory by Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou with a focus on Part II of the book. Read along with us: The Crucifixion of the King of Glory Disclaimer: As Amazon Affiliates, Renamed Beloved earns a small amount from qualifying purchases…
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have a comment? text me! ▬ A bit about me, a bit about Newfoundland and this podcast, and a story about my mother’s and my adventure at a skeety donut shop ▬ Sources ▬ ○ “Skeet (Newfoundland),” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeet_(Newfoundland) ○ Dictionary of Newfoundland English, edited by G.M. Story, W.J. Kirwin, and J.D. A. Widdowson…
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Join us as we respond to this question regarding worship. Does it really matter what we do? What does the Bible teach us about how we should approach worshipping God? Send us your questions on social media or via email and we would be happy to answer them in upcoming episodes. Check out our Youtube channel to watch this episode. Follow us on Facebo…
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Welcome back to another edition of the Renamed Beloved Book Club. Today we are continuing our discussion of The Crucifixion of the King of Glory by Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou. Read along with us: The Crucifixion of the King of Glory Disclaimer: As Amazon Affiliates, Renamed Beloved earns a small amount from qualifying purchases Check out our Yo…
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Beloved, we hope you enjoy our Q&A episode as much as we enjoyed filming it! Send us your questions on social media or via email and we would be happy to answer them in upcoming episodes. Check out our Youtube channel to watch this episode. Let us know what other books you'd like to hear us talk about by reaching out to us on social media! Follow u…
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Welcome back to another edition of the Renamed Beloved Book Club. In honor of Holy Week, we are beginning our discussion of the book The Crucifixion of the King of Glory by Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou. In this episode we start slow and discuss the rich Introduction. Tune in for upcoming editions of the Book Club as we dig deeper into this exciti…
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Happy Easter, Beloved. Join us as we attempt to wrap our minds around the mysteries of God's love & the gift of salvation that is displayed in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Thank you for tuning in & we'd love to hear from you! Check out our Youtube channel to watch this episode. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Tiktok Please l…
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Join us in this final book club discussing 12 Ordinary Men by John MacArthur where we deal with the last apostle, Judas Iscariot, and talk through events before and after the apostles infamous betrayal of Christ. We hope that taking some time to reflect on Judas will encourage you to soften your hearts to God's presence among us today and know that…
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In Part 2 of this series we discuss the importance being grafted in to the root of Christ and talk about the beauty of allowing the Holy Spirit to produce fruit in us for God's glory. We hope that this episode will encourage you to root your identity in Christ in a deep way. God is calling His people to trust Him - He is our Creator and knows what …
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In this episode we begin to wrap up our discussion of 12 Ordinary Men by John MacArthur by diving in to the final group of four among the larger group of twelve apostles. We talk about James, the Less; Simon, the Zealot; and Judas, not Iscariot. Did you remember their names? We sure appreciated a refresher on their stories and unique aspects of the…
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Welcome back to Renamed Beloved Book Club edition. This episode we continue in 12 Ordinary Men by John MacArthur with a focus on Matthew and Thomas. We hope that you will be encouraged by the character of Christ evidenced in both the stories of Matthew and Thomas. God uses the despised things of the world for his glory. He wants to address your gri…
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In this episode we talk about how God reveals his character to us through creation and how scripture is full of connections between how God moves and what we see around us in nature. We hope that this episode will encourage you to grow in Christ and allow God to prune your heart for his good purposes. Thank you for tuning in & we'd love to hear fro…
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Welcome back to another segment of the Renamed Beloved Book Club. Today we continue discussing 12 Ordinary Men by John MacArthur with a focus on the apostles Phillip and Nathanael. In Phillip we learn that despite how things look, with Christ all things are possible. We love the story of Nathanael's call to follow Christ. We hope that you will be a…
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Listen in as we continue our discussion of 12 Ordinary Men by John MacArthur and reflect on the ways graceful transformation is shown in the sons of Zebedee James and John. We hope that our conversation is an encouraging reminder to you that Christ is the author and perfector of our faith! He desires to transform ordinary and sinful people into his…
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Hello, Beloved and welcome back to another episode and our discussion on the Holy Spirit. Join us as we try to wrap our minds around the scope and depth of God's wisdom and divine providence! What a gift we have in our ability to commune with the Holy Spirit. Thank you for tuning in & we'd love to hear from you! Check out our Youtube channel to wat…
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