Jonathan Tony's Blog

Though it’s not popular to say at high school graduations, it’s powerful to know your limits. To know what you can’t achieve despite your strongest efforts. Nothing is impossible for God, but some things are impossible for you. So what’s your job? What’s God’s job?

I haven’t watched the show “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” yet, but I’ve heard good things. I haven’t watched it because I think I’ve lived it. My dad had his own Tidying Up show while I was growing up called, “Throw It Out Immediately.” He’d constantly donate or get rid of stuff we weren’t using. […]

These are my journals from the last ten years. (My books are included because they are basically journals with much better editing.) I’ve written down thoughts, stories, ideas, songs, and prayers. Sometimes I even print out emails and text threads and paste them in because I want to remember a conversation, and also I get […]

Youth: Your elders have lived way more life than you. They���ve seen the results of many various issues and ideas. They have a first hand experience of history to reference. They���ve earned their $2 discount at the movies. You should listen to them. Elders: Don���t complain about the laziness of younger generations and then get […]

I grew up when ���Nick at Nite��� aired shows from the 50s and 60s. I even remember the days when Nickelodeon would air The Dick Van Dyke Show at noon. It���s crazy how all of that has changed. I worry that most of our youth will not grow up knowing the dangers of poorly placed […]

The day is finally here! The day that some of you have been waiting for, some of you forgot was coming, and some of you had no clue about. My new book is available! It’s called��Almost Already: Insecurities, Failures, and Other Fun Things Nobody Likes to Talk About.��You can pick up a copy in Print, […]

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I recently told my friend Steffan, “I’m thinking about making videos out of my blogs. I think it can be a new medium for generating content.” He said, “That’d be cool! However, I would only do that if it’s something you really wanted to do. If someone can’t spend three minutes reading your blog, I […]

Last year I released my first book. I didn’t have a publisher or agency helping me, so I was kind of making it up as I went. I botched the grand release of it, and the people who wanted to buy the book couldn’t actually buy it at first. Since then I’ve found typos and […]

In my last post I talked about how I decided to quit writing for a night. Am I dramatic? Maybe a little. But if you doing anything creative, there has to be at least a little bit of Jenna Maroney in you. I mentioned how my wife helped snap me out of it. When I […]