<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Reflections of a Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflecting on life's journey, one post, video, and purchase at a time]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:08:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jonprox.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Yada Jesus]]></title><description><![CDATA[While talking with Porky (my friend) yesterday he asks, “Jon, when’s your next blog and what’s it about?” I answered and said, “Oh, I don’t know, I’m thinking ‘Yada Jesus.’”  He smiles and says, “Yada, yada, yada?”  I paused and said, “No-no-no, it’s much more than that, it’s Yada Jesus.” Folks; stop, think, and read that little dialog with my friend again… it speaks volumes of where many are right now, and this is the very reason my heart aches.  This is why I speak up in church trying to...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/yada-jesus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d1b97f535e7bcd269de380</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:29:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_edc142ca577d4fd7a6217e4d6517930d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_904,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is the Holy Spirit?  What is Real Faith?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of the Godhead, the Trinity;  who’s who, where are they, and how do I relate? Now I realize this is like trying to explain the theology taught through a four year seminary degree, but I’m not going there, I wish to keep it simple.  Remember too, that I am dealing with the thought, “Can I grieve the Holy Spirit beyond recovery.”   So here we go… First, God the Father is in Heaven, a ‘Holy Realm’, and we have already grieved Him to the point that our relationship with Him has been broken . ...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/who-is-the-holy-spirit-what-is-real-faith</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c52f365ed83abd8bbbc1b7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:14:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_ce69b629941d4e76bf65172e8efdec2c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can We Grieve the Holy Spirit Beyond Recovery?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Alexis Fotos Last week I wrote about how concerned Jesus is about false prophets in the last days, because folks, they are among us.  There seems to be an increase on social media lately about doubting God’s Word, “What’s It Really Saying?”  Isn’t this the very thing Satan said to Eve? “Did God really say…?” So what about our doubts, what about our thoughts when we don’t understand, what have I been taught to believe?  A long-time childhood friend once said to me, “We need to unlearn...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/can-we-grieve-the-holy-spirit-beyond-recovery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c16f00e26320a33935243b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:58:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_ce69b629941d4e76bf65172e8efdec2c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Salvation... What is It? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Thomas Didgeman I’d like to start by pointing out that Jesus was very concerned about “False Prophets,” especially in the “Last Days,” and gives serious warnings to the saints. (Matt. 7:15, 24:11, 24:24)  And the reason I am writing now, is that my heart is broken and my Spirit is hurting.  I am home alone on a Sunday morning missing “True Fellowship” with other believers for this very reason… #*%@!! Ok, hold on, maybe I should start again… …I’m 71 years old this year and I guess you...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/our-salvation-what-is-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b975f39f707efd84e1a943</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:43:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_1992278f899c45a6bbd3cb3fee788aa3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are We Ready?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prepared as a bride adorned for her husband  -  Revelation 21:2 I start my day every morning the same way, time with the Lord. In my study I came across something very interesting.  “The Year of Jubilee,” have they ended or do they continue in God’s calendar?  Remember that the “Year of Jubilee” is when all debts are forgiven! Well, to my surprise the next extraordinary “Year of Jubilee” is in the year 2033.  Extraordinary because this is exactly 2000 years after the death and resurrection of...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/are-we-ready</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b217df19a7028f2bc0103e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:40:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_287d63a010994161899390432d8d45b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Again, “Taken Too Soon?”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Cheney Orr: Charlie shaping politics for the younger generation. September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk was murdered by an assassin...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/again-taken-too-soon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c3eb8a1532656afe57e6c6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:53:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_52c8bd9d48e2498a8acefa7d9799b8ed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_683,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You Worthy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Goran Horvat “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, And for thy...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/are-you-worthy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6888e1722e3108f38b9a37a3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:17:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_2457cf64f16b43c3a69d0ab8f1649516~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ I’ve Made My Peace With God]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Daniel Reche We all long for peace, that place of rest and comfort. It may come at the end of a busy day or with the sunrise of...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/i-ve-made-my-peace-with-god</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687e4b7901d745d5ce056544</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 14:23:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_d0bb3452de8345c38af1e0c7ec8d649c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Poem by Dad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo from iStock  by "pluskieferpix" “To My Son”  At first you needed my strong arms, And they were willing too; God’s fatherhood I came...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/a-poem-by-dad</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6817a5ad80e2422fe51c1fb1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 17:48:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_9aed2c60d37e4aafab2c15e747a806bc~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_960,h_502,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shameless Plug.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I never thought I could write a book, but I did and I blame my eldest son Joshua.  See, he comes to me one day and says, “Dad, I want you...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/shameless-plug</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680d25897a112d76174cbf47</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 20:46:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_a93dba20aaed44c5999a14b58906aac4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_290,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Know vs. To Have Known]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oleg Breslavtsev // Getty Images We all have friends and some are closer than others, but I want you to think of your closest friend of...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/to-know-vs-to-have-known</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f68a214f0456bc835eb356</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:09:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_611d3b35500c408591109a876d827246~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Worship, What Is It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Jeffery Whittingham as featured in Maui Magazine I have been visiting quite a few different churches lately, and I have begun to...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/our-worship-what-is-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e4335c89f652c76e893ab6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:06:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_378a497b05ff43538f8e66ee791b1c47~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Religion”-A Curse Word in Heaven]]></title><description><![CDATA[Folks, I’ve been writing now for five years about my  relationship with Jesus, what He has shown me through life’s trials and hardships,...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/religion-a-curse-word-in-heaven</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b5071ca4f2f4b836071e2f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 22:27:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_3001a89446f54c819be2100159001621~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_498,h_638,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep Yourselves In The Love Of God]]></title><description><![CDATA[How often do we meditate on the love of God?  Will we ever know the depth of His love?   I mean Valentine's Day is coming up.  It is the...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/keep-yourselves-in-the-love-of-god</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67a0cea5e66022f6e68a124d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:23:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_1b6ab8b4be2b4c42900a2e58a72994c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love All]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been retired for a little while now, but it wasn’t that long ago that at my workplace political debates were heard everywhere. ...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/love-all</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677c1935dae421393b498efa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:07:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_7713adc9d7d6468ebbcb41814bcf35dd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prayer and the Sovereignty of God]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know I may risk a following here, many will disagree with me, and we all have an opinion on the subject, but if God is sovereign then...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/prayer-and-the-sovereignty-of-god</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67643e64414039a202c78b9c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:51:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_5f503a5c29734f9d855889e60d0c9ba1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Beginnings ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Originally published after Christmas 2020; edited for today. Throughout my childhood years and long into my adulthood Christmas had...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/new-beginnings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6762f9929da3ce087ac8f77c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:01:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_449bc0a07a2e46e6ab28423e77085649~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is Powerful]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I heard a message from a visiting speaker about how through one man’s sin, Adam, all humanity has been separated from God...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/love-is-powerful</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67560071b2f85d7142a0df07</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 20:31:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_9502394768d242e48e5896e1f0bcf7a8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Airplane Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in 1976 at twenty-one years old, I was a young airplane pilot trying to fill my logbook with flight hours for the hopes and dreams...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/my-airplane-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6754abaae5111e7d066b8a79</guid><category><![CDATA[Past Posts]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 21:16:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_43a985ebe5014344ba0be06f5ad663bb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just a Passing Through]]></title><description><![CDATA[Originally published sometime in 2020. So much is going on in our world today: microchips, 5G, Starlink, NeuroLink, nanotechnology,...]]></description><link>https://www.jonprox.com/post/just-a-passing-through</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6754a93653635f825088fac7</guid><category><![CDATA[Past Posts]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 20:08:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ff57_9341f3241beb48a2b60a6428532cacec~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Prox</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>