I’ve been gone for a while… but not quiet.

It’s true! I’ve been away for a bit. Not because I ran out of things to say, but because a handful of reaction‑farmers tried planting rotten crops in my Facebook garden… and even on my website, JoshCJonesAuthor.com.

For the record, if they’re going to plant anything, plant tomatoes. I don't like them very much, but at least then I can make salsa.

I’m not angry. I’m grateful. They’ve given me so much material that now I have the opposite problem: deciding which project deserves my focus first.

It’s like having too many snacks in the pantry. You want to eat them all, but you also don’t want to die.

I still have several manuscripts waiting in the queue, but the new material that’s emerged is too important—and too timely—to ignore.

The work matters. The truth matters. And the conversations ahead are too important to sit out.

What’s Coming Next

A Poetic Booklet on America’s Tilted Scales

This is a smaller project, but a powerful one!

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It’s a poetic reflection on how America’s scales of justice, equity, and race have tilted, and how many people have become blind to the imbalance.

Feelings, fear of offense, and the desire to belong have replaced clarity and truth.

It’s like watching someone insist their phone is “totally charged” while it’s literally at 2%.

Denial doesn’t change reality, it just makes the shutdown more dramatic.

A Book on America’s Contagion of Foolishness

This is the one pulling at me the strongest. It came about from a question someone asked me on my website... well, a question with a few accusations sprinkled throughout their message. It was asked after reading my blog, which is also a video and audio podcast, "The Right Side: Not just the winning side."

If the one who asked the question is reading this blog, I didn't forget or ignore you; your answer is coming soon, as well as the addressing of the accusations that were brought forth.

This piece tackles the cultural mess we’re facing; especially the confusion surrounding immigration, foreigners, lawfulness, and the meaning of true compassion. Not the manipulated, feelings‑only version. Not the “compassion means no accountability” version. But the real, biblical, morally grounded kind.

I break down how compassion and accountability are not enemies. In reality, they are partners. Kind of like peanut butter and jelly.

And the modern habit of shouting “compassion!” while dismissing poor and destructive choices is not only culturally foolish, it’s biblically inaccurate.

If compassion were “anything goes,” then the book of Proverbs would be one page long and just say, “Good luck. Peace out.”

A Clear Look at Christianity, Islam, and Judaism

Another project explores the differences between these three major religions, and the surprising similarities rooted in a shared lineage.

Most people don’t realize Judaism existed for thousands of years before Islam ever appeared. That’s like discovering your great‑grandpa had a whole life before you showed up. Shocking, I know.

Understanding that timeline changes the conversation.

God and the Sciences

This work examines how honest science consistently aligns with Scripture. When we look at the world without bias, we find that science doesn’t disprove God, on the contrary, it often confirms what the Bible said long before modern discovery caught up.

In other words, the Bible wasn’t guessing. Besides, if it were guessing, it would’ve guessed my metabolism would improve with age. It did not.

Ah, hope deferred. lol.

More is coming—and soon!

If you’ve been waiting, watching, or wondering… stay tuned. The next wave of writing is on its way, and it’s going to speak clearly and boldly.

And yes, even though some of this will be serious, I’ll bring a few more dad jokes. Someone has to keep the internet humble, right?

By the way: I asked AI to create a social share image from this blog and the picture at the very beginning is what it produced. What do you think about it? I think it did a decent job. And on the first try!