Year 2007

Goin' to Town

In search of mental discipline; or trying out Omnifocus for the Mac

You may recall my recent comparison of K.I.T. and Yojimbo. Verdict: K.I.T. wins hands-down. However, I just couldn’t work it into my digi-lifestyle. However, thanks to Richard’s recent post concerning OmniFocus, I’m going to give it a try. What do…

Jeff Noble
November 26, 2007
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Campfire Talk

So long, and thanks for all the Nutts

I got sucked into the Arkansas-LSU game in the third quarter yesterday because Sam was watching it and kept making exclamations like, “Omigosh!” and “Daddy, you’ve got to see this!” and “Wow!” I just couldn’t concentrate, so I plopped down…

Jeff Noble
November 24, 2007
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Church Chew

The need for church planting

In a recent sermon (11/11/07), John Piper of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis made eight observations about church planting (sermon text link): I’ve summarized them here: There are 195,000,000 non-churched people in America, making America one of the top four…

Jeff Noble
November 23, 2007
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Homestead Happenings

Our Story: Back to Arkansas

It was a rather strange experience. We were sitting in the airport lobby of Love Field just outside Dallas sharing soft drinks with David James, the Collegiate Ministry Team leader for Arkansas Baptists. After visiting with him on the phone…

Jeff Noble
November 21, 2007
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Goin' to Town

iPhone changes viewing habits

I don’t think I really began to understand how revolutionary the iPhone, iPod Touch, and yesterday’s iPod video really are until the past two weeks. I was eating lunch with Taylor, and he began to show off all the video…

Jeff Noble
November 20, 2007
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Parchment Reviews

Review: A Call to Spiritual Reformation

Review: A Call to Spiritual Reformation – 2 minutes ago WORTH CONSUMING! I don’t think I’ve devoured and enjoyed a book as much as this one since I read John Piper’s Desiring God. That’s saying a lot! Part of it…

Jeff Noble
November 16, 2007
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Campfire Talk

Pulaski Academy football featured on ESPN.com

Many Monticellonians remember my gleeful celebration as my alma mater defeated the Monticello Billies in a hard-fought game a few weeks ago. As the packed home stands watched in disbelief, the Pulaski Academy Bruins never punted – not even when…

Jeff Noble
November 15, 2007
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Goin' to Town

USA Today’s Candidate Match Game

I played theCandidate Match Game at USA Today’s site,as recommended bya friend,and I wasn’t surprised at the results… Mike Huckabee. I particularly like his ideas about national tax reform. Who are you interested in currently and why?

Jeff Noble
November 15, 2007
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Spiritual Markers

A quote from D.A. Carson

“God is more interested in our holiness than in our comfort. He more greatly delights in the integrity and purity of his church than in the material well-being of its members. He shows himself more clearly to men and women…

Jeff Noble
November 15, 2007
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