Hi, I'm Brian Jones.
You don’t have to live overwhelmed and anxious.
Most people are carrying too much and moving too fast. The noise never stops.
The pressure never lets up. Many want peace but cannot seem to find it.
I know that ache because I have lived it.
For years, I was driven and overworked. The pace eventually broke me. Sleepless nights. Anxiety. Depression. A body and mind pushed beyond their limits. All of this while serving as the pastor of a growing church that spoke about the peace of God every Sunday.
Something had to change.
That change began when my wife and I moved to a small property on the edge of a forest. Long walks. Still mornings. Deer at dawn. Hawks overhead. Life slowed to the pace of creation, the pace God designed for the human soul.
In that slowing, I discovered what I had missed. Peace is not found by managing life better. It is found by living differently.
The verse that reshaped my life became my ambition:
Hi, I'm Brian Jones.
You don’t have to live overwhelmed and anxious.
Most people are carrying too much and moving too fast. The noise never stops.
The pressure never lets up. Many want peace but cannot seem to find it.
I know that ache because I have lived it.
For years, I was driven and overworked. The pace eventually broke me. Sleepless nights. Anxiety. Depression. A body and mind pushed beyond their limits. All of this while serving as the pastor of a growing church that spoke about the peace of God every Sunday.
Something had to change.
That change began when my wife and I moved to a small property on the edge of a forest. Long walks. Still mornings. Deer at dawn. Hawks overhead. Life slowed to the pace of creation, the pace God designed for the human soul.
In that slowing, I discovered what I had missed. Peace is not found by managing life better. It is found by living differently.
The verse that reshaped my life became my ambition:
“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you.”
“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you…”
— 1 Thessalonians 4:11
1 Thessalonians 4:11 NIV
My Mission
I help overwhelmed and anxious people live out the life-giving way of Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Through writing, teaching, and reflection, I help people slow down, take Jesus seriously, and learn how his sayings actually lead to peace.
Each year, I write a book focused on one deep struggle of the soul such as anxiety, distraction, exhaustion, or the loss of meaning.
Each week, I write Brian Jones Letters, a quiet newsletter sent from the forest’s edge to help people pay attention, recover peace, and walk faithfully with Jesus.
My Mission
I help overwhelmed and anxious people live out the life-giving way of Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Through writing, teaching, and reflection, I help people slow down, take Jesus seriously, and learn how his sayings actually lead to peace.
Each year, I write a book focused on one deep struggle of the soul such as anxiety, distraction, exhaustion, or the loss of meaning.
Each week, I write Brian Jones Letters, a quiet newsletter sent from the forest’s edge to help people pay attention, recover peace, and walk faithfully with Jesus.
Who I Am
I am the founding pastor of Christ’s Church of the Valley in suburban Philadelphia, a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, and the author of four books.
I am married to Dr. Lisa Jones, the father of three daughters, and Papaw to two grandchildren.
When I’m not writing or teaching, I’m often outdoors, hiking the trails of Pennsylvania or tending a small hobby farm, letting daily, ordinary work slow me back into God’s rhythms.
Who I Am
I am the founding pastor of Christ’s Church of the Valley in suburban Philadelphia, a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, and the author of four books.
I am married to Dr. Lisa Jones, the father of three daughters, and Papaw to two grandchildren.
When I’m not writing or teaching, I’m often outdoors, hiking the trails of Pennsylvania or tending a small hobby farm, letting daily, ordinary work slow me back into God’s rhythms.
An Invitation
You do not need to have everything figured out.
You only need to begin where you are.
If you are weary, anxious, or spiritually tired, my work is here to help you slow down and rediscover the peace Jesus promised.
Come walk the life-giving way of Jesus.
Brian
An Invitation
You do not need to have everything figured out.
You only need to begin where you are.
If you are weary, anxious, or spiritually tired, my work is here to help you slow down and rediscover the peace Jesus promised.
Come walk the life-giving way of Jesus.
Brian
BRIAN JONES
BRIAN JONES