Year 2008

Spiritual Markers

Jesus takes the wheel of American Idol

For those of you who didn’t watch last night’s American Idol, you missed a profound shift in the cultural understanding of the power of faith in God. Throughout its insanely dominating reign over the airwaves, AI has had contestants verbalize…

Jeff Noble
April 10, 2008
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Parchment Reviews

Review: Getting Things Done

I’d heard so much over the past year about GTD this and GTD that. I had no idea what folks were talking about until Richard Poole began blogging about his desire for personal organization and how using the “Getting Things…

Jeff Noble
April 10, 2008
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Goin' to Town

U.S. has slowest “high speed” internet?

Watch this 8 minute video featuring Walt Mossberg as he discusses before a panel in Finland the necessary steps for the digital revolution to take the next step in the United States. He points out that the U.S. has the…

Jeff Noble
April 8, 2008
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Campfire Talk

What’s your homepage?

Top ‘o the week t’ya! I’m curious this morning… what do you have set for your homepage when your browser comes up? Here’s mine:

Jeff Noble
April 7, 2008
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Homestead Happenings

Mourning duck damage

I just can’t believe it. Twice in one week, I have inadvertently broken two priceless family heirlooms (no wise cracks there, please). The first accident came Wednesday evening as I was putting clean coffee mugs back into the cabinet after…

Jeff Noble
April 5, 2008
5 Comments

Campfire Talk

Stealing from a church?

The following video is one church’s response to the folks who took their trailer with sound equipment, Bibles, children’s ministry items, and everything this new church owned, basically.I’d encourage you to watch it and see how grace can drastically impact…

Jeff Noble
April 4, 2008
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Goin' to Town

First-time blogging and Tumblr

“Blogging” is such a huge, insurmountable concept for most people. Even if they journal or write regularly, the thought of trying to produce a blog – the technicalities, the how-to’s, etc. are overwhelming. After all, for someone who simply wants…

Jeff Noble
April 2, 2008
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Homestead Happenings

Rain and preaching

I left Little Rock Sunday morning early so that I could arrive in Newark, Arkansas in plenty of time to visit with pastor/friend Jody Smotherman. It rained on me the entire way there, and as I exited Highway 167, the…

Jeff Noble
April 1, 2008
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Goin' to Town

WordPress theme winner, blog commenting, and networking

Woohoo! Just got word this past week that I won a premium WordPress theme from ithemes.com. Many thanks to Ian Stewart over at themeshaper.com for the contest. All you had to do was… Just let the community know what you…

Jeff Noble
March 31, 2008
3 Comments

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